€888 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

03-09-2019 14:56 UTC+3

Drytchak Busts Gheorghe in Big Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a three-bet pot to the flop, two bigger stacks clashed in Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe and Natalia Drytchak.

Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe:
Natalia Drytchak:

Gheorghe needed a heart to remain in contention, but shipped over his above-average stack to Drytchak after the turn and river came up blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalia Drytchak	290,000	165,900
Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe	Busted

Tags: Natalia Drytchak Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-09-2019 14:50 UTC+3

Dedusha on the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Artan Dedusha was spotted while leaving the tournament area and his stack was shipped over to table neighbor Helder Pinho. Aleeyah Jadavji confirmed the hand details and it was a classic flip that decided over the fate of Dedusha.

According to Jadavji, Bogdan Berinde opened to 5,000 in the cutoff and Helder Pinho three-bet the button to 15,000. Dedusha jammed for 65,000 in the small blind to force out Berinde, but Pinho called with . Dedusha had a flip with pocket fives and failed to hold up on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Berinde	170,000	-13,100
Helder Ferreira	165,000	125,000
Artan Dedusha	Busted

Tags: Aleeyah Jadavji Artan Dedusha Bogdan Berinde Helder Pinho

03-09-2019 14:45 UTC+3

Commentators and Players Try to Pronounce Romanian Names

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

https://www.pokernews.com/video/commentators-and-players-try-to-pronounce-romanian-names-11862.htm

03-09-2019 14:43 UTC+3

No Repeat Victory for Racolta

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andrei Racolta has not survived the first level of Day 2 and his title defense has come to an early end. According to Ran Shahar, Racolta three-bet jammed the button with and Shahar called with . Only a jack appeared on the flop, turn and river were blanks.

Carmen Zainescu also walked out of the tournament area and mentioned something about a battle of the blinds and being put all in by an opponent with jack-six suited.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	240,000	20,800
Andrei Racolta	Busted
Carmen Zainescu	Busted
Sorin Radulescu	Busted
Razvan Belea	Busted

Tags: Andrei Racolta Carmen Zainescu Ran Shahar

03-09-2019 14:35 UTC+3

Reid Also Busts Hao

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Derek Reid has knocked out yet another player early into Day 2 and has nearly overtaken Vasile Rablou on his table, who started among the biggest stacks. Reid opened from under the gun and called the shove of Yijun Hao for 18,000 in total.

Yijun Hao:
Derek Reid:

The board came and Reid rivered the flush for good measure. Morten Mortensen was also among those to run out of chips in the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasile Rablou	260,000	3,000
Derek Reid	250,000	20,000
Morten Mortensen	Busted
Simone Agnoletto	Busted
Mete Ustuay	Busted
Yijun Hao	Busted

Tags: Derek Reid Morten Mortensen Vasile Rablou Yijun Hao

03-09-2019 14:30 UTC+3

Phiniotis Doubles Through Sas

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chrysi Phiniotis got her last 26,500 in preflop with the and Gusti Adrian Sas isolated with the . The board came and Phiniotis had reason to celebrate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gusti Adrian Sas	95,000	-24,300
Chrysi Phiniotis	60,000	34,100

Tags: Chrysi Phiniotis Gusti Adrian Sas

03-09-2019 14:25 UTC+3

No Miracle for Jacobson

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After coming into the day with seven big blinds, Martin Jacobson was among the early casualties and fellow 888poker ambassador Chris Moorman confirmed what had happened. According to Moorman, Jacobson had jammed ace-deuce right into the kings of Alexandru Papazian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	100,000	43,000
Alexandru Papazian	90,000	-4,700
Martin jacobson	Busted

Tags: 888poker Alexandru Papazian Chris Moorman Martin Jacobson

03-09-2019 14:22 UTC+3

Early Casualties on Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Kudrinsky	Busted
Danielle Victorien	Busted
Saeid Khalghamooz	Busted
Andrei Badulescu	Busted
Cristian Dan	Busted
Mircea Flutur	Busted
Oprea Costel	Busted

03-09-2019 14:17 UTC+3

Fechete Loses Flip to Reid

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Derek Reid opened to 6,000 and was called by Bahadir Hatipoglu from one seat over. Stefanita Fechete three-bet to 19,000 and Reid moved all in to force a fold from Hatipoglu, while Fechete called for around 60,000.

Stefanita Fechete:
Derek Reid: