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

03-09-2019 21:58 UTC+3

Tardea Eliminated by Dimuleasa

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Cristian Tardea open-shoved for 150,000 and was called by George Dimuleasa in the big blind.

Cristian Tardea:
George Dimuleasa:

The flop left Tardea drawing dead for the double and he needed running clubs for a chop. It was all over after the turn, which made the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Dimuleasa	550,000 200,000	200,000
Cristian Tardea	Busted

Tags: Cristian Tardea George Dimuleasa

03-09-2019 22:07 UTC+3

Zeng Even Further Ahead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Andrei Grigoras had been missing from the table and Zhiping Zeng now holds a massive stack of 2,000,000, which very well may explain who dealt the final blow. According to the players, it was indeed Zeng who knocked out a then short-stacked Grigoras with versus pocket sixes when spiking a flush on the river of a board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhiping Zeng	2,000,000 395,000	395,000

Andrei Grigoras	Busted

Tags: Andrei Grigoras Zhiping Zeng

03-09-2019 22:15 UTC+3

Lungu Pays Off Judet

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After defending out of the blinds, Radu Lungu check-called a bet of 105,000 by Toni Judet on the river and mucked when he was being shown the by Judet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Judet	1,050,000 650,000	650,000
Radu Lungu	225,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Radu Lungu Toni Judet

03-09-2019 22:19 UTC+3

Stan Eliminated by Ferreira

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Solomon Stan faced the jam of Helder Ferreira in the small blind and called it off with his short stack.

Solomon Stan:
Helder Ferreira:

The board came and Ferreira rivered the straight to send Stan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Helder Ferreira	1,300,000 518,000	518,000
Solomon Stan	Busted

Tags: Helder Ferreira Solomon Stan

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

03-09-2019 22:34 UTC+3

Three Tables Remain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After an elimination on the feature table, the field was reduced to the final three tables with the elimination of Bogdan Berinde.

According to Ran Shahar, Berinde had jammed into a limp by Aldo Monteleone and showed ace-ten on the button. Monteleone quickly called with pocket queens and flopped a full house, Berinde found no runner-runner aces to avoid the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aldo Monteleone	950,000 505,000	505,000

Bogdan Berinde	Busted

Tags: Aldo Monteleone Bogdan Berinde Ran Shahar

03-09-2019 22:37 UTC+3

Drusca Eliminated in Three-way All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Cristian Matei jammed for 330,000 and Derek Reid reraised on the button, Stefan Drusca called all in from the small blind for less.

Stefan Drusca:
Cristian Matei:
Derek Reid:

The board came and Drusca was gone in 24th place, while Matei essentially tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Reid	865,000 -470,000	-470,000
Cristian Matei	820,000 520,000	520,000
Stefan Drusca	Busted

Tags: Cristian Matei Derek Reid Stefan Drusca

03-09-2019 22:41 UTC+3

Dimuleasa Eliminated by Iancovici

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

George Dimuleasa raised first to act and was called by Raoul Iancovici in the big blind. Iancovici check-called a big bet on the flop and check-called a shove on the turn.