€888 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 888poker LIVE Bucharest
€888 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 888poker LIVE Bucharest
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€138,898
Entries
191
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
84
Players Left
9
Admir Qinami Leads the Way to the Final Table of the 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event
Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Admir Qinami paved his road toward being the favorite to lift the 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event trophy tomorrow through the one player in the field who had been there before.
Abel Aspas, who won the 888poker LIVE Madrid event last year, moved all in with a ten-high flush but Qinami called with the nut flush in a 3,000,000 chip pot to take an overwhelming chip lead. Qinami then eliminated Radu Lungu (11th) and Alexandru Cinca (10th) in short succession to end the night with 4,650,000 and the chip lead heading into tomorrow’s final table at 3 p.m. local time.
Viorel Gavrila finished off Aspas in 20th place, as well as Andrei Wauters (19th) and Ivan Ciursin (14th) to jump up into second place with 2,700,000. Marius Gicovanu took an early lead on Day 2 when he busted Sebastian Ionita with kings over tens, climbing over 1,000,000. He stayed near the top the rest of the way, finishing in third place with 2,600,000.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admir Qinami | Albania | 4,650,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Viorel Gavrila | Romania | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 2,600,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Konstantinos Vatseris | Greece | 2,250,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Andrii Zaika | Ukraine | 1,565,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Razvan Belea | Romania | 1,510,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Gheorghe Velcea | Romania | 735,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Maksims Gorbacs | Latvia | 715,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Alexandru Marcu | Romania | 300,000 | 6 |
Konstantinos Vatseris heads into the final table in fourth place with 2,250,000 after doubling up through start-of-day chip leader Nicolae Balea with the nut flush. Andrii Zaika (1,565,000) and EPT Paris champion Razvan Belea (1,510,000) are also big stacks at the final table, while the bottom of the final table leaderboard is rounded out by Gheorghe Velcea (735,000), Maksims Gorbacs (715,000), and Alexandru Marcu (300,000).
Day 2 began with 74 returning players being joined by 10 new arrivals to create a total field of 191 players. There were playing for a prize pool of €138,898, with the top 24 players making the money. 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro and Stream Team member Ricardo Freire Mateus fell short of the money, as did Alexandru Papazian and Patrick Bueno. 888poker Ambassdor Ian Simpson busted two spots off the money when his jacks were cracked by the sevens of Marcu.
Raoul Iancovici burst the bubble when he lost with ace-ten to Qinami’s pocket fives. A flurry of action then accompanied the players making the money until only nine remained. Everyone left is already guaranteed €3,500, and they’ll be chasing the €30,000 top prize and the 888poker trophy tomorrow.
The remaining nine players will return to play tomorrow with 40 minutes left on level 22. Blinds will be 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, and levels will now be 60 minutes long. The final table will be streamed by 888poker TV on their Twitch channel.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be providing all the action as the festival in the Romanian capital draws to a close tomorrow.
Final Table Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
||
|
2,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
2,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,250,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,565,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
1,510,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
|
||
|
735,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
715,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
300,000 | |
|
||
Alexandru Cinca Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,150)
Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alexandru Cinca moved all in for 550,000 and Admir Qinami called to put yet another opponent at risk.
Alexandru Cinca: 6♠6♦
Admir Qinami: A♦10♦
Cinca was racing with the final table at stake as the flop came A♠5♠4♥, giving Qinami top pair. "Final table," tablemate Andrii Zaika said heading to the 10♠ turn, which didn't help Cinca and left him with just two outs to stay alive.
The river 9♦ wasn't one of them and he was sent to the rail.
The remaining nine players are now bagging up their chips and will return to play the final table tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 22
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Radu Lungu Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,150)
Level 21
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to Radu Lungu in the small blind who shoved all in for 350,000. Admir Qinami snap-called in the big blind.
Radu Lungu: 10♥8♦
Admir Qinami: K♥J♦
Qinami hit two pair on the J♥K♦2♦ flop, while Lungu picked up a straight draw on the Q♠ turn. The river K♣ improved Qinami to a full house and Lungu busted in 11th place.
"One more. One more and I can go to sleep," tablemate Viorel Gavrila said as the field is now on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Gicovanu Shoves on Gorbacs
Level 21
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Marius Gicovanu and Maksims Gorbacs built a pot of around 400,000 heading to the 7♥9♣5♦ flop when Gicovanu led out for 175,000 in the big blind.
Gorbacs called in the cutoff and the 4♦ fell on the turn. Gicovanu then moved all in, having Gorbacs' remaining 850,000 covered.
Gorbacs used up two time banks and tanked for more than a minute before mucking. Gicovanu snapped a photo of his cards before returning them face down as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
850,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Lungu, Marcu Take Turns Doubling
Level 21
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Radu Lungu was all in for 200,000 and up against Alexandru Marcu.
Radu Lungu: A♠10♠
Alexandru Marcu: A♥6♣
Lungu had Marcu dominated and stayed in front through the A♦5♥9♠4♥2♥ board to secure the double up.
Marcu was left with just 150,000 and moved all in the next hand after Viorel Gavrila.
Alexandru Marcu: A♦Q♦
Viorel Gavrila: 10♠10♥
Marcu spiked a pair on the J♦K♣Q♣ flop and the board ran out 3♣6♠, keeping his tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
300,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
||
Bogdan Trifanescu Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,800)
Level 21
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bogdan Trifanescu and Maksims Gorbacs were heads-up on a board of 4♠2♠8♦A♣ when Trifanescu got his last 300,000 in the middle from the small blind.
He showed 4♥2♥ for two pair, while Gorbacs had A♥Q♣ for a pair of aces. The river came the Q♥ and Trifanescu slammed the table in frustration as Gorbacs made a better two pair to send him out.
"That's why you don't play the deuce-four," Gorbacs said after Trifanescu had made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Gavrila Shows a Three
Level 21
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andrii Zaika raised to 80,000 on the button before Viorel Gavrila three-bet to 310,000 in the small blind. Zaika called and they went heads-up to the 5♣10♣10♠ flop.
Gavrila continued for 200,000 and Zaika called. Both players checked the 2♣ ]turn.
The river came the 4♠ and Gavrila then slid forward a bet of 650,000. Zaika instantly threw in two of his time bank cards and tanked for more than a minute before folding.
Gavrila showed the 3♣ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |