2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

€888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€62,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€387,638
Entries
505
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Iordache Doubles Through Cuza

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a flop of {j-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}, Andrei Iordache check-shoved into a bet of 8,000 by Mihail Cuza and the latter asked for a count. It was deemed to be for 50,500 in total and Cuza made the call to set up the following showdown:

Andrei Iordache: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}
Mihail Cuza: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Mihai Niste was somewhat surprised when he saw Cuza's cards and Iordache immediately improved with the {2-Spades} turn. Cuza needed a four or five to avoid a hefty blow to his stack, but instead, the {8-Clubs} came on the river to secure the double up of Iordache.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Iordache ro
Andrei Iordache
120,000 75,000
Mihail Cuza ro
Mihail Cuza
15,000 -50,000

Tags: Andrei IordacheMihai NisteMihail Cuza

Stancu Doubles Through Gheorghe

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Four-way to the {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Alexandru Gavrilut checked in the small blind and so did Mugurel Stancu in the big blind and Andre Marques Moreira in the under-the-gun position. Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe on the button made it 4,700 to go and Stancu was the only caller.

After the {5-Hearts} turn, Stancu checked with 20,700 behind and faced the jam of Gheorghe. After using all three remaining time banks, Stancu called and was ahead in the showdown.

Mugurel Stancu: {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Gheorghe had plenty of outs, but the {6-Spades} river was not among them.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandru Gavrilut ro
Alexandru Gavrilut
75,000 -14,500
Mugurel Stancu ro
Mugurel Stancu
63,000 23,000
Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe ro
Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe
45,000 6,000
Andre Marques Moreira pt
Andre Marques Moreira
40,000 8,000

Tags: Alexandru GavrilutAndre Marques MoreiraMugurel StancuStefan Aurelian Gheorghe

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Sewell Takes Some More

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Out of the small blind, Stuart Sewell check-called a bet of 7,500 by Ionut Bordianu in the big blind with the turn showing {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades} and the Brit then checked the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Bordianu checked back and Sewell tabled {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a pair of fours and busted nut flush draw.

That was still enough to claim the pot, as Sewell further added to his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Sewell gb
Stuart Sewell
140,000 12,000
Ionut Bordianu ro
Ionut Bordianu
25,000 25,000

Tags: Ionut BordianuStuart Sewell

Sewell Cracks Queens to Best Pandilica

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The initial raise of Jason Gray was called by Florin Pandilica in the cutoff and Stuart Sewell three-bet to 8,100 in the big blind. Gray folded and Pandilica clicked it up to 19,800. Sewell moved all in and Pandilica asked for a count but opted to call before an exact amount was provided by the dealer.

Stuart Sewell: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Florin Pandilica: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop changed nothing, but Pandilica was left with just one out as soon as the {a-Clubs} appeared on the turn. No miracle followed with the {10-Diamonds} river and Sewell doubled for 62,400.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Sewell gb
Stuart Sewell
128,000 33,000
Florin Pandilica ro
Florin Pandilica
19,000 -52,000

Tags: Florin PandilicaStuart SewellJason Gray

Cuza Loses a Big One

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a three-bet pot to the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop, Mihail Cuza in the cutoff and Marian Virlanuta on the button checked to see the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Cuza checked once more and called a bet of 8,000 before checking the {7-Hearts} on the river.

Virlanuta now cut out a bet of 26,000 and Cuza called after some consideration without using a time bank. Virlanuta rolled over {a-Clubs}{10-Spades} for trips aces and that won the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Virlanuta ro
Marian Virlanuta
Day 1A Chip Leader
170,000 65,000
Mihail Cuza ro
Mihail Cuza
65,000 -50,000

Tags: Marian VirlanutaMihail Cuza

Isar and Moanta No More

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mihai Isar was a bigger stack just two levels ago but all those chips vanished and he joined the rail along with Andrei Moanta.

Mugurel Stancu also ended up all in before the flop, for 29,200, but three-bettor Artan Dedusha forfeited his three-bet to 8,000 and sent the cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Artan Dedusha gb
Artan Dedusha
160,000 -10,000
Mugurel Stancu ro
Mugurel Stancu
40,000 40,000
Mihai Isar ro
Mihai Isar
Busted
Andrei Moanta ro
Andrei Moanta
Busted

Tags: Andrei MoantaArtan DedushaMihai IsarMugurel Stancu

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200