With the completed board showing 
, Helder Pinho bet 4,500 and Sorin Flutur just called to get shown 
for two pair by Pinho. Flutur had that beat with the 
for a nine-high straight and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
40,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
With 12,000 in the middle and the turn showing 
, Andre Marques Moreira checked in the hijack and called a bet of 5,300 by Mihail Cuza in the cutoff. They checked through the 
on the river and Cuza tabled 
for trips queens with ace kicker, which won the pot.
Marques Moreira dropped to fewer than one third of the starting stack as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
9,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
The field size on Day 1a has increased to 56 entries and 51 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Mihail Cuza opened and Ana Marquez moved all in for around 6,000 from one seat over. Stuart Sewell clicked it back to 14,000 on the button and that forced out Cuza.
Ana Marquez: 
Stuart Sewell:
The board came 
and Marquez found no help to bow out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Defending 888live Bucharest champion Andrei Racolta has doubled recently to get well above the starting stack, while Daniel Mazilu and Alexandru Arnautu are hovering around that one table over.
Arnautu bet the 
flop for 1,200 and was called by Mazilu only before a second bet of 2,100 on the also resulted in a call. After the 
river, Arnautu carefully cut out a bet of 5,200 while his 30-second shot clock ran down and slid it forward with 10 seconds to go. Mazilu quickly folded and the pot was shipped to Arnautu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
||
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Radu Simionescu opened to 1,100 first to act and was called by Riad Chahaf on the button and Artan Dedusha in the small blind.
"How many callers?" Kfir Ivgi in the big blind asked and Dedusha replied "three and a half," Ivgi called right after.
The 
flop was checked and Dedusha bet the turn for 2,000, only Ivgi called and prompted a "only me and you, fish" from his poker buddy. On the river, both players checked and Dedusha tabled for a pair of aces as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
29,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
27,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
The money bubble has burst in the €230 Opening Event with Sergiu Cornea and Marian Virlanuta among the casualties before the money. Ramlal Basdeo, who had been among the shortest stacks at the start of Day 2, cashed for €410 in 34th place and other players eliminated in the money include Andrei Nodea, Conor Olroyd and Valentin Cristea.
There are currently 24 players remaining with €480 guaranteed so far, the chip leader on the last three tables is Manfred Sierke. Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu, Lucian Bera, Sorin Radulescu, Ionut Decher and Or Amitai also remain in contention.
Radu Catoiu lost some chips early on, doubled, and has now been eliminated as the seat is empty. Two other players also departed from table one and Ana Maria Cosma arrived as a new player with Stuart Sewell, Sergiu Cornea and Stefan Toma all up in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
45,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Andre Marques Moreira was eliminated over on table one and re-entered to get a new seat over on table seven. He was involved in a pot with fellow late registrant Zhiping Zeng and check-called a bet on the 
turn. The river was checked and Zeng showed 
, which the Portuguese had beat with 
.
New entries for Day 1a also include Mihai Niste and Jason Gray, the latter has already boosted his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
32,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
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