€888 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 888poker LIVE Bucharest

08-13-2023 11:26 UTC-12

Alexandru Cinca Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,150)

David Salituro

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
Admir Qinami	4,000,000 500,000	500,000

Alexandru Cinca	Busted

Tags: Admir Qinami Alexandru Cinca

08-13-2023 11:22 UTC-12

Radu Lungu Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,150)

David Salituro

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
Admir Qinami	3,500,000

Radu Lungu	Busted

Tags: Admir Qinami Radu Lungu

08-13-2023 11:09 UTC-12

Bogdan Trifanescu Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,800)

David Salituro

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
Maksims Gorbacs	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
Bogdan Trifanescu	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Trifanescu Maksims Gorbacs

08-13-2023 10:59 UTC-12

Sima Lucian Eliminated in 13th Place (€2,800)

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sima Lucian moved all in for 325,000 from the cutoff, Konstantinos Vatseris reshoved in the small blind, and Razvan Belea folded his big blind.

Sima Lucian: A♣9♠
Konstantinos Vatseris: A♥K♠

Lucian was dominated and got no help on the 6♣8♣A♦7♠K♣ as Vatseris made two pair to send him out in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Vatseris	1,600,000 525,000	525,000
Sima Lucian	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Vatseris Sima Lucian

08-13-2023 10:07 UTC-12

Ivan Ciursin Eliminated in 14th Place (€2,500)

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ivan Ciursin was all in for his last 300,000 and up against Viorel Gavrila on the button.

Ivan Ciursin: 8♥8♠
Viorel Gavrila: J♠J♣

The 5♦A♠4♥10♥10♦ board didn't give Ciursin any miracles and he was sent to the payout desk in 14th place.

At the other table, Nicolae Balea couldn't build up his short stack after doubling up Konstantinos Vatseris and was eliminated in 15th place shortly afterward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	1,500,000 600,000	600,000

Nicolae Balea	Busted

Ivan Ciursin	Busted

Tags: Ivan Ciursin Nicolae Balea Viorel Gavrila

08-13-2023 09:54 UTC-12

Gregory Telman Eliminated in 17th Place (€2,200)

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Gregory Telman raised to 75,000 from the cutoff before Razvan Belea three-bet to 250,000 on the button. Telman then used a time bank card before moving all in for 780,000, and Belea snap-called.

Gregory Telman: A♠J♥
Razvan Belea: A♥K♠

Telman let out a loud groan when Belea called and watched helplessly as the board came 6♦2♠4♠9♣10♥, sending him to the rail in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	1,500,000 950,000	950,000

Gregory Telman	Busted

Tags: Gregory Telman Razvan Belea

08-13-2023 09:49 UTC-12

Timothy Friese Eliminated in 18th Place (€2,000)

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Timothy Friese was all in for 268,000 from middle position and up against Andrii Zaika under the gun.

Timothy Friese: A♥J♠
Andrii Zaika: 10♦10♥

Friese picked up a straight draw on the K♣3♣Q♣ flop, while the K♦ turn left open the possibility of Zaika's pair being counterfeit.

The 9♦ river, though, missed Friese. "Too many outs," he said as he tapped the felt and made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Zaika	1,800,000 795,000	795,000
Timothy Friese	Busted

Tags: Andrii Zaika Timothy Friese

08-13-2023 09:42 UTC-12

Andrei Wauters Eliminated in 19th Place (€2,000)

David Salituro

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrei Wauters moved all in with a short stack and Viorel Gavrila called to put him at risk.

Andrei Wauters: K♦8♦
Viorel Gavrila: 2♣2♠

Wauters stood over the table capturing the action with his camera and saw the board come 6♣4♥3♣3♠A♦, keeping Gavrila's deuces in the lead and sending him to the rail in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	900,000 40,000	40,000

Andrei Wauters	Busted

Tags: Andrei Wauters Viorel Gavrila

08-13-2023 09:36 UTC-12

Abel Aspas Eliminated in 20th Place (€2,000)

David Salituro

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Abel Aspas raised to 60,000, leaving just 10,000 behind, then called when big blind Viorel Gavrila moved all in.

Abel Aspas: A♥5♥
Viorel Gavrila: A♦7♦

The board ran out 8♣J♣6♠4♣8♠ and Gavrila's seven-kicker played to send Aspas to the rail.

Ladislav Cerveny was eliminated in 21st place at the same time on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	860,000 20,000	20,000

Ladislav Cerveny	Busted
Abel Aspas	Busted

Tags: Abel Aspas Ladislav Cerveny Viorel Gavrila

08-13-2023 09:31 UTC-12

Gallardo Soriano Eliminated in 22nd Place (€1,800)

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

While the massive pot between Admir Qinami and Abel Aspas was taking place on another table, Gallardo Soriano was all in on the Q♥2♣5♥ flop with AxJx against Marius Gicovanu's A♠Q♣.

The board ran out 9♥K♥ and Soriano, who began the day as the shortest stack in the tournament, managed to climb all the way to a 22nd place finish.