€888 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 888poker LIVE Bucharest

08-10-2023 08:23 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Vatseris	265,000
Gabriel Penescu	120,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Gabriel Penescu Konstantinos Vatseris

08-10-2023 08:16 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Ciuca	170,000 40,000	40,000
Josef Huber	125,000
Gani Weiss	80,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Andrei Ciuca Gani Weiss Josef Huber

08-10-2023 08:09 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	250,000 55,000	55,000

Marian Costache	45,000 45,000	45,000
Iulian Tataru	Busted

Tags: Iulian Tataru Marian Costache Razvan Belea

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-10-2023 08:01 UTC-12

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Alexandru Delea	Busted
Mihai Laurentiu	Busted
Yosef Avneya	Busted
Catalin Marcel Popa	Busted

08-10-2023 08:01 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Granados Gancedo	55,000 15,000	15,000
Iulian Tataru	10,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Iulian Tataru Rafael Granados Gancedo

08-10-2023 07:55 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Ciuca	210,000
Gani Weiss	70,000 18,000	18,000
Alexandre Arabia	50,000

Tags: Alexandre Arabia Andrei Ciuca Gani Weiss

08-10-2023 07:48 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasile Zagon	290,000 30,000	30,000

Alexandru Budai	260,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Alexandru Budai Vasile Zagon

08-10-2023 07:41 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Budai	270,000 20,000	20,000
Vasile Zagon	260,000 80,000	80,000

Gregory Telman	250,000 50,000	50,000
Gabriel Penescu	245,000 105,000	105,000
Razvan Belea	195,000 35,000	35,000

Viorel Gavrila	160,000 10,000	10,000

Victor Angelescu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rafael Granados Gancedo	40,000 30,000	30,000
David Arbel	Busted
Liviu Bogdan Olaru	Busted
Marian Costache	Busted

08-10-2023 07:32 UTC-12

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Tarcau	310,000 140,000	140,000
Alexandru Stoian	55,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Alexandru Stoian Alexandru Tarcau