Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
€888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€387,638
Entries
505
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Cuza Pulls Further Away
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
First to act, Mihail Cuza opened to 2,300 and was called by Andrei Iordache on the button and George Dimuleasa in the small blind. The flop came 
and Dimuleasa checked, Cuza continued for 4,200 and raked in the pot after two quick folds.
With those chips gained, Cuza pulled further away at the top of the leader board while Stuart Sewell still appears second in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
95,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Ivgi Eliminated by Berinde
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kfir Ivgi already had a decent portion of his stack invested and moved all in out of the small blind on the 
turn. Bogdan Berinde in the cutoff quickly called and the cards were turned over.
Kfir Ivgi: 
Berinde: 
Ivgi needed a five to avoid elimination and instead improved to meaningless trips tens with the 
river.
One table over, Ivgi's best friend Artan Dedusha sent Ozgur Arda to the rail to reduce the remaining field further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
62,000
34,200
|
34,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Constantin Joins the Big Stacks
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alexandru Constantin already had a decent stack and that just grew by a couple big blinds more as he sent Gheorghe Caplescu to the rail. A button raise to 2,200 by Constantin resulted in the shove of Caplescu with the 
in the small blind and Constantin called with the 
.
On a 
board, Caplescu found no help and quickly left the tournament area.
With the start of level nine, the late registration for Day 1a has also ended with 67 entries in total, and 34 players currently remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
Busted |
Dedusha Flips Well Against Cornea
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Down to around 16 big blinds, Sergiu Cornea got his stack in with the 
and was called by Artan Dedusha with the 
.
The board ran out 
and Cornea was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Calusaru Doubles Through Constantin
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Calusaru made it 2,300 to go from late position and Alexandru Constantin three-bet to 7,000 on the button. Calusaru four-bet all in for 27,300 and Constantin gave it some thought before making the call.
Adrian Calusaru: 
Alexandru Constantin: 
There was no upset on the board 
and Calusaru doubled, taking a chunk out of Constantin's big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
58,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Constantin Wins Massive Clash
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Danut Chisu and Adrian Voiculescu have been eliminated while Artan Dedusha and Alexandru Constantin shot up to the top of the leader board by quite a margin.
Voiculescu and Constantin clashed and it ann unfolded on a 
flop when a raising war broke out. Voiculescu had already invested 30,000 in the small blind when he faced the jam by the only player that had him covered, and called it off for 92,000 total.
Adrian Voiculescu: 
Alexandru Constantin: 
Neither the 
turn nor the river changed anything and Voiculescu left the table with a "bravo".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
170,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Final Break on Day 1a
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Only 31 players remain and they have been sent into the final 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Poteras Doubles Through Niste
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Despite flopping the nut straight with , Mihai Niste had to forfeit a decent portion of his stack as Denis Poteras got there with via runner-runner full house on a board of 
to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
50,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |