2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

€888 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Jaksland Doubles on the Bubble

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Peter Jaksland
Peter Jaksland

Peter Jaksland defended his big blind and ended up at risk for 32,000 on the {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop. He was called by George Dimuleasa in late position and the cards were turned over once all other tables were finished.

Peter Jaksland: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
George Dimuleasa: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

"King-nine has not been good to me today," Jaksland said, as he had his aces cracked by that very hand. This time, it would not be his nemesis hand as the {a-Clubs} turn and {8-Diamonds} river were blanks to secure the double for the Dane.

Player Chips Progress
George Dimuleasa ro
George Dimuleasa
240,000 -140,000
Peter Jaksland dk
Peter Jaksland
110,000

Tags: George DimuleasaPeter Jaksland

Gheonu Shows a Bluff

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The first hands on the money bubble didn't provide any showdowns and the bubble is yet to burst. Several big stacks apply pressure to add even more chips to their growing towers and one of them is Mihai Gheonu. He was just involved in a hand with George Rotariu, who bet the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} turn for 35,000. Gheonu in the cutoff raised to 115,000 and forced a fold, he shows a bluff with the {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Mihai Gheonu ro
Mihai Gheonu
640,000 324,000
George Rotariu ro
George Rotariu
180,000 129,800

Tags: George RotariuMihai Gheonu

Hand-For-Hand Mode Imminent

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marian Mitran busted just before the blinds went up and Gusti Adrian Sas did so a few minutes into the new level. As a result, there are only 64 players remaining and the stone-cold money bubble has been reached. One table will now break and the action then recommences in hand-for-hand mode.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Mitran ro
Marian Mitran
Busted
Gusti Adrian Sas ro
Gusti Adrian Sas
Busted

Tags: Gusti Adrian SasMarian Mitran

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Three to the Money

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Aleeyah Jadavji
Aleeyah Jadavji

Aleeyah Jadavji had carefully waited for a spot with her short stack and the run eventually came to an end a few spots off the money.

Further casualties just before the money included Adrian Voiculescu and Victorio Piturca. The latter lost a flip for his last 80,000 against Bogdan Berinde when he came up second-best with {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} versus {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} on a board of {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Bogdan Berinde ro
Bogdan Berinde
350,000 153,000
Victorio Piturca ro
Victorio Piturca
Busted
Aleeyah Jadavji ca
Aleeyah Jadavji
Busted
Adrian Voiculescu ro
Adrian Voiculescu
Busted

Tags: Adrian VoiculescuAleeyah JadavjiBogdan BerindeVictorio Piturca

Arnautu and Mihai Near the Top

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexandru Arnautu in the small blind three-bet an open raise from Aldo Monteleone in the cutoff and a cold-call from Johannes Roumen on the button to pick up one call in Roumen to see a flop of {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Arnautu continued for 51,000 right away and Roumen sent his cards into the muck.

Traian Mihai won a big four-bet pot with aces versus ace-king suited to further build his stack, he is followed by Alexandru Grigore.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandru Arnautu ro
Alexandru Arnautu
620,000 300,000
Traian Mihai ro
Traian Mihai
560,000 110,000
Alexandru Grigore ro
Alexandru Grigore
550,000 180,000
Johannes Roumen nl
Johannes Roumen
170,000 16,000
Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
Day 1B Chip Leader
130,000 -40,000

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneAlexandru ArnautuAlexandru GrigoreJohannes RoumenTraian Mihai

Double Knockout for Mihai

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Traian Mihai
Traian Mihai

Dan Murariu was all in with very few chips and the {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, and big stack Traian Mihai also sent Sakis Nicolaou to the rail when the stacks went in after the {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, as he had hit two pair with {j-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Nicolaou only had {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} and saw the {5-Spades} turn and {a-Hearts} river brick off.

Hristian Panchev was eliminated over on the feature table when he ran ace-jack into the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} of Natalia Drytchak. The board came {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Panchev was left drawing to a miracle chop on the turn with quads eights.

Player Chips Progress
Traian Mihai ro
Traian Mihai
450,000 230,000
Natalia Drytchak gb
Natalia Drytchak
450,000 160,000
Sakis Nicolaou cy
Sakis Nicolaou
Busted
Dan Murariu ro
Dan Murariu
Busted
Alexandru Brumaru ro
Alexandru Brumaru
Busted
Hristian Panchev bg
Hristian Panchev
Busted

Tags: Dan MurariuHristian PanchevNatalia DrytchakSakis NicolaouTraian Mihai

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000