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

08-13-2023 06:29 UTC-12

Weiss Can't Find a Triple

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gani Weiss was down to 24,000 and moved all in from the cutoff as both Sima Lucian and Fiderico Costa called in the blinds.

Both players checked the Q♣K♦Q♠ flop before Lucian bet 30,000 on the 8♦ turn. Costa quickly folded to leave Lucian heads-up with Weiss.

Weiss showed K♣5♥ for two pair, but Lucian had Q♦2♦ for trips. The 6♦ river improved him to a flush and Weiss was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sima Lucian	320,000 140,000	140,000
Fiderico Costa	120,000 20,000	20,000
Gani Weiss	Busted

Tags: Sima Lucian Gani Weiss Fiderico Costa

08-13-2023 06:23 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Paul Adrian	Busted
Mert Tozlu	Busted
Frankie Chan	Busted
Catalin Moraru	Busted
Valentin Cristea	Busted
Vasile Zagon	Busted

Adrian Alexandru Delea	Busted

Vatseris Gets It Right Back

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Shortly after their massive three-way all-in confrontation, Konstantinos Vatseris moved all in for around 200,000 on a flop of 3♠K♣9♣ and was at risk against Alexandru Budai.

Konstantinos Vatseris: K♠Q♠
Alexandru Budai: A♣Q♣

Vatseris was ahead with his pair of kings, while Budai had the nut flush draw. The 4♦ turn and 8♦ river didn't help Budai, and Vatseris let out a loud yell as he recovered the chips he had lost on the previous hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Vatseris	510,000 260,000	260,000
Alexandru Budai	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Alexandru Budai Konstantinos Vatseris

08-13-2023 06:18 UTC-12

Budai Wakes Up With Aces to Nearly Triple

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Konstantinos Vatseris raised to 21,000 from early position and Alexandru Budai called before Iulian Andrei Bleau on the button moved all in for 160,000. Vatseris called, and Budai snap-called for his last 179,000.

Iulian Andrei Bleau: K♥10♠
Alexandru Budai: A♥A♣
Konstantinos Vatseris: Q♦Q♥

Budai was far ahead with his aces and moved further in front on the A♠3♥J♥ flop with top set. Bleau needed one of the remaining queens to complete a straight but couldn't find one on the 2♥ turn or 10♦ river and Budai doubled up off Vatseris and sent Bleau to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Budai	500,000 395,000	395,000
Konstantinos Vatseris	250,000 35,000	35,000
Iulian Andrei Bleau	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Budai Iulian Andrei Bleau Konstantinos Vatseris

08-13-2023 06:08 UTC-12

Vetter Calls Down Chiorean on the River

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥5♦4♣, Thomas Vetter bet 10,000 from the button before Victor Alexandru Chiorean raised from the small blind to 35,000.

Vetter quickly called and both players checked the 9♦ turn. The river came the 6♦ and Chiorean led out for 15,000.

Vetter again called and Chiorean turned over 8♣6♠. Vetter had A♥9♣ for a turned pair of nines as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Vetter	320,000 50,000	50,000
Victor Alexandru Chiorean	220,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Thomas Vetter Victor Alexandru Chiorean

08-13-2023 05:59 UTC-12

"What a Stupid Hand"; Gavrila, Tozlu Chop It Up

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mert Tozlu raised to 20,000 in the cutoff before Viorel Gavrila reraised enough to put him all in from the button. Tozlu tanked for a moment before calling for around 140,000 more.

Mert Tozlu: A♠8♠
Viorel Gavrila: A♣K♣

Tozlu found himself dominated and at risk as the 9♥6♦7♦ flop gave him a straight draw. "Yes," he cried out as the 5♥ turn completed his straight.

The river, though, brought the 8♣ and the two players chopped the pot with the straight on board. Tozlu leaned over the table and took a photo of the board.

"What a stupid hand," a tablemate added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	370,000 180,000	180,000

Mert Tozlu	140,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Mert Tozlu Viorel Gavrila

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-13-2023 05:51 UTC-12

Costa Flops the Nuts to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sima Lucian limped in from middle position before Fiderico Costa moved in his last 29,000. Costache Tudorel called in the big blind, as did Lucian.

The flop came Q♠A♥K♣ and Costa whispered his hand to a friend on the rail as Lucian bet 19,000, forcing out Tudorel.

Fiderico Costa: J♥10♣
Sima Lucian: 6♦4♦

Costa had good reason to be enthusiastic about his hand as he had flopped the nut straight and already had Lucian drawing dead. The board ran out 7♥K♥ and Costa tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Costache Tudorel	260,000 320,000	320,000
Sima Lucian	180,000 79,000	79,000
Fiderico Costa	100,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Costache Tudorel Sima Lucian Fiderico Costa

08-13-2023 05:40 UTC-12

Ionita Calls Off Against Gicovanu

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu three-bet to 24,000 in the hijack and Sebastian Ionita called in middle position.

The flop came 9♣9♠J♦ and Gicovanu continued for 38,000. Ionita called to see the 4♠ turn and checked over to Gicovanu again.

Gicovanu this time fired out 123,000 and Ionita used up a time bank before he called. The river came the 6♣ and Gicovanu then moved all in.

Ionita, with around 200,000 remaining, again used a time bank before he called for his last chips. Gicovanu opened up K♠K♥ and Ionita turned over 10♥10♣ before making his exit.

"Smelled like tens," a tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	1,400,000 560,000	560,000
Sebastian Ionita	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Marius Gicovanu

08-13-2023 05:29 UTC-12

Bueno Finds a Double on the River

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Patrick Bueno moved all in for 120,000 from the big blind on a flop of 4♦5♠9♥ and Milos Paul Adrian called in early position.

Patrick Bueno: Q♦9♠
Milos Paul Adrian: 10♥10♠

Bueno had hit top pair but was behind Adrian's tens as the A♥ turn left him one card from elimination. Bueno hit the Q♠ on the river to improve to two pair and double up as Adrian handed over a big portion of his stack.