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Aug 10, 2023

Vatseris Gets Called Light

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Heads-up on a board of 4♦9♠8♦6♠, Gabriel Penescu bet 30,000 from early position before Konstantinos Vatseris moved all in for 100,400 in the hijack.

Penescu tanked for a few moments before calling to put Vatseris at risk. Vatseris showed 10♠8♠ for a pair and flush draw, while Penescu had A♣7♦ for a straight.

"Okay. Bold call," Vatseris said as he awaited the river, which came the 6♦ and kept him in the lead to secure the massive double up.

Tags: Gabriel Penescu Konstantinos Vatseris

Aug 10, 2023

Huber Rivers a Flush in Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 8♠7♠5♦, Andrei Ciuca bet 6,500 from the big blind before Gani Weiss, under the gun, raised to 18,000. Josef Huber called in middle position, while Ciuca laid his hand down.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn as the 2♠ fell on the river. Weiss tanked for a moment before checking again, and Huber tapped the felt and checked behind, turning over J♥J♠ for a flush.

Weiss mucked his hand as Weiss took in the pot.

Tags: Andrei Ciuca Gani Weiss Josef Huber

Aug 10, 2023

Belea Fills Up to Take Out Tataru, Gets a Chunk Off Costache

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Iulian Tataru was down to around 10,000 after losing that all-in coin flip a few hands earlier and moved all in, leaving Razvan Belea and Marian Costache to battle for the side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 9♠2♥10♣2♦A♥ when Belea, in the hijack, bet 25,000. Costache quickly called on the button and Belea turned over 10♥10♦ for a full house. Costache mucked, as did Tataru on his way to the exit.

Tags: Iulian Tataru Marian Costache Razvan Belea

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Aug 10, 2023

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aug 10, 2023

Gancedo Wins a Flip to Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Rafael Granados Gancedo was down to his last 27,000 when he moved all in from the small blind and Iulian Tataru called on the button.

Rafael Granados Gancedo: K♠Q♦
Iulian Tataru: 6♥6♠

Gancedo was racing for the rest of his stack and moved in front on the Q♣2♣J♦ flop with top pair. The board ran out J♣10♥ and he doubled up, leaving Tataru on an extreme short stack.

Tags: Iulian Tataru Rafael Granados Gancedo

Aug 10, 2023

Arabia Gets a River Shove Through

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 2♦4♣Q♥, Alexandre Arabia bet 3,500 from the hijack and both Andrei Ciuca and Gani Weiss called from the blinds.

All three players checked the 9♦ turn before the A♦ fell on the river. Ciuca and Weiss again checked, and Arabia then moved all in for his last 15,500.

Ciuca's cards instantly hit the muck, but Weiss gave it some thought before also folding.

Tags: Alexandre Arabia Andrei Ciuca Gani Weiss

Aug 10, 2023

Budai Gives Up to Zagon on the River

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexandru Budai three-bet to 7,000 from middle position and was called by fellow big stack Vasile Zagon in early position.

Both players checked the K♠J♥3♦ flop before Zagon led out for 8,000 on the 8♥ turn. Budai called and the 9♠ fell on the river.

Zagon again led out, this time tossing in 10,000. Budai's cards instantly hit the muck as Zagon took the pot.

Tags: Alexandru Budai Vasile Zagon

Aug 10, 2023

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aug 10, 2023

Tarcau Pressures Out Stoian

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexandru Tarcau three-bet to 15,500 from the button and Alexandru Stoian called in the hijack.

The flop came 4♥9♥8♣ and Stoian checked over to Tarcau, who continued for 21,000. Stoian tanked for about a minute before he called to see the 8♠ turn.

He checked again and Tarcau this time fired out 25,000. Stoian again tanked for a few minutes before he released his hand as Tarcau took down the pot to eclipse 300,000.

Tags: Alexandru Stoian Alexandru Tarcau