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08-12-2023 09:41 UTC-12

Sas Busts Cornea in Ultimate Cooler

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Gusti Sas three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff before Lucia Navarro, in the big blind, four-bet to 31,000. Action went back to Sergiu Cornea in the hijack who moved all in for 75,000. Sas then reshoved and Navarro got out of the way.

Sergiu Cornea: K♠K♦
Gusti Sas: A♦A♣

Cornea had run into a cooler and was helpless watching the 8♠3♠9♦10♣J♦ board fall out to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gusti Sas	360,000 60,000	60,000
Lucia Navarro	140,000 -60,000	-60,000

Sergiu Cornea	Busted

Tags: Gusti Sas Lucia Navarro Sergiu Cornea

08-12-2023 09:35 UTC-12

Stoica Keeps Climbing Off Arbel

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Arbel raised to 5,000 from middle position before Roman Stoica three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Arbel called and they went heads-up to a 6♣6♦5♣ flop.

Arbel checked over to Stoica, who continued for 6,500. Arbel called once more and the 9♥ fell on the turn.

Arbel checked again, and this time Stoica fired out 22,000. Arbel quickly folded and Stoica took the pot.

Stoica had recently busted Zoltan Farkas from this table when Farkas moved all in with J♥9♥ on a 2♣6♥Q♥5♣ board. Stoica had him at risk with 4♥3♦ for a straight and Farkas couldn't complete his draw on the 4♣ river.

888poker Stream Team member Andrei Cosmin Calenciuc was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Arbel	370,000
Roman Stoica	350,000 90,000	90,000
Zoltan Farkas	Busted
Andrei Cosmin Calenciuc	Busted

Tags: Andrei Cosmin Calenciuc David Arbel Roman Stoica Zoltan Farkas

08-12-2023 09:20 UTC-12

Gorbacs Dominates Cinca For a Double

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maksims Gorbacs moved all in for 35,000 from the big blind and Alexandru Cinca slammed in a tower of chips in middle position to call.

Maksims Gorbacs: A♣Q♦
Alexandru Cinca: A♠8♠

Gorbacs had Cinca dominated and held on through the 10♦3♠9♥J♥5♣ board to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksims Gorbacs	75,000 -8,500	-8,500
Alexandru Cinca	60,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Alexandru Cinca Maksims Gorbacs

08-12-2023 09:17 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Huber	483,000 100	100
David Arbel	370,000 -80,000	-80,000
Valentin Dumitrache	280,000 148,800	148,800
Roman Stoica	260,000 100,000	100,000
Bogdan Trifanescu	250,000 45,000	45,000
Ionut Alexandru Aldea	230,000 80,000	80,000
Lucia Navarro	200,000 10,000	10,000

Emil Zor	120,000 -20,000	-20,000
Nick Eastwood	112,000 -26,500	-26,500

Alexandru Cinca	70,000 70,000	70,000
Ricardo Freire Mateus	61,000 -19,000	-19,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-12-2023 09:05 UTC-12

Sas, Baltateanu Both Love the Flop

David Salituro

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

Silviu Baltateanu bet 5,000 from the big blind on a flop of 6♦5♣7♦ before Gusti Sas made it 16,000 in the hijack. Baltateanu came back with a reraise to 40,000 and Sas called.

The turn came the A♦ and Baltateanu moved all in for around 70,000. Sas snap-called and turned over 9♠8♥ for the flopped straight, while Baltateanu had 7♠5♥ for two pair.

The 4♠ fell on the river and Baltateanu tapped the felt before handing over the rest of his chips to Sas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gusti Sas	300,000 15,000	15,000
Silviu Baltateanu	Busted

Tags: Gusti Sas Silviu Baltateanu

08-12-2023 08:58 UTC-12

Aspas Gets a Huge Double Off Paraschiv

David Salituro

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

Abel Aspas bet 12,000 from the button on a flop of 6♥7♣5♠ and was called by a player in the big blind before Claudiu Paraschiv, in early position, raised to 52,000.

Aspas gave the decision some thought before moving all in for 140,000 and the big blind quickly folded. It was then Paraschiv's turn to tank before he decided to call, creating a more than 300,000 chip pot.

Abel Aspas: 5♣5♥
Claudiu Paraschiv: Q♥Q♣

Aspas had outflopped Paraschiv with a set of fives and stayed in front on the 6♣ turn and A♦ river to earn the massive double up, dropping Paraschiv down to a short stack and making the 2022 888poker LIVE Madrid champion one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Aspas	320,000 140,000	140,000
Claudiu Paraschiv	60,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Abel Aspas Claudiu Paraschiv

08-12-2023 08:55 UTC-12

Gicovanu Inflicts Massive Cooler on Sindilar

David Salituro

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

Three-handed on a flop of 6♦10♥8♦, Marius Gicovanu bet 20,000 before Gelu Sindilar moved all in for around 30,000. Action folded back to Gicovanu, who called to put Sindilar at risk.

Gelu Sindilar: 10♣8♣
Marius Gicovanu: 6♥6♣

Sindilar had flopped top two pair, but Giocvanu had him beat with a set of sixes. Sindilar couldn't fill up on the 5♣ turn or 3♦ river and Gicovanu took the pot to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	320,000 96,200	96,200
Gelu Sindilar	Busted

Tags: Gelu Sindilar Marius Gicovanu

08-12-2023 08:43 UTC-12

Paraschiv Hates the River

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 6♣J♠2♦7♣, Gusti Sas bet 12,000 from middle position before Claudiu Paraschiv raised to 35,000 in the hijack.

Sas called to see the K♥ river and checked once more. Paraschiv smiled and shook his head, checking behind and turning over two queens. His instincts proved correct, as Sas showed K♦J♦ for two pair on the river to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gusti Sas	285,000 197,000	197,000
Claudiu Paraschiv	200,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Claudiu Paraschiv Gusti Sas

08-12-2023 08:35 UTC-12

Balea Calls Down Borsaru

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥7♠J♠, Constantin Borsaru bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Nicolae Balea called in the hijack.

The turn came the 7♣ and Borsaru bet another 11,000. Balea called again, and both players checked the 9♠ river.

Balea showed Borsaru the J♣, followed by the A♠ for two pair. Borsaru mucked his hand as Balea added to his big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Balea	335,000 12,000	12,000

Constantin Borsaru	50,000

Tags: Constantin Borsaru Nicolae Balea