Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
€888 Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Lovgren Among Late Casualties
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Having nursed a below-average for quite some time, Sofia Lovgren was just seen while heading out of the tournament area and her table broke right after. There are only 52 players remaining close to the final level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Piturca Flops Best; Dobrescu Bows Out
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Victorio Piturca got his stack of around 30,000 in with the 
and Valentin Dobrescu had that dominated with the 
. The board came 
to see Piturca improve to a pair of nines.
Dobrescu raise-folded to a jam after before getting it in with 
against the 
of Derek Reid. The 
board gave Reid a pair of aces on the turn and Dobrescu went from solid stack top zero in a matter of five minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 45,000 |
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60,000 | |
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30,000 | -13,000 |
Rough Spell for Arda
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Within two bigger hands, Ozgur Arda has lost half of his stack. First he folded to a hefty river bet and soon after he was check-raised by Adrian Voiculescu on the 
flop from 4,500 to 20,000. Arda, who only had some 50,000 behind, gave it some thought and elected to fold, dropping below the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
50,000 | -70,000 |
Roig Mateu Busts Two
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Liviu Catalin Toderita glanced at his first card and moved all in from early position and Ramon Roig Mateu went over the top in late position to isolate successfully.
Liviu Catalin Toderita: 
Ramon Roig Mateu: 
The board came 
and that was it for Toderita.
Shortly after, Johan Guilbert got his last 12,700 in and again the Spaniards reshoved to get heads-up into showdown.
Johan Guilbert: 
Ramon Roig Mateu: 
"That's how I busted on my first bullet, but I had the jacks," Guilbert said while filming the hand with his smartphone. He found no help on the board 
and bowed out, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | 23,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The Rich Get Richer
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A short-stacked Victor Villalba ended up all in and at risk with the 
and Mihail Cuza looked him up with the 
. There was no help on a blank board and the pot was shipped to Cuza, ensuring that the rich get richer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Lubas Goes Runner Runner to Double
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marian Strachinescu opened and received two callers to the 
flop, on which Michal Lubas in the big blind checked. Strachinescu continued for 4,200 and Pedro Gabriel Andrada Martin called on the button. Lubas then check-raised all in for 22,600 and Strachinescu folded, Andrada Martin quickly called.
Michal Lubas:
Pedro Gabriel Andrada Martin:
The turn gave Lubas some more outs, and he indeed got there with the 
river to double in spectacular fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | -25,000 |
|
75,000 | 17,000 |
|
58,000 | 26,000 |
New Big Stacks Emerge
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ozgur Arda has chipped up and shares a table with Riad Chahaf, while the two seat was vacated for just a few minutes. Aldo Monteleone arrived with a big stack and may very well be a contender for the overnight lead with now plenty of chips at the table.
"Ciao Aldo," Chahaf said when he noticed who had just arrived and Monteleone waved back.
In the meanwhile, Konstantinos Sideris has been eliminated and will have to re-enter on Day 1c or Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000 | 18,000 |
|
140,000 | 55,000 |
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120,000 | 40,000 |
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
Busted |
Radulescu Busts Moorman
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The cards of Chris Moorman, which happened to be 
, were all but rushed away while Sorin Radulescu dragged in the pot. Radulescu had held 
and won the flip on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 47,000 |
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Busted |