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

08-13-2023 04:18 UTC-12

Ciursin Makes a Hero Call

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ivan Ciursin raised to 12,000 from middle position before Nicolae Bordianu three-bet in the small blind to 30,000. Ciursin then four-bet to 60,000 and Bordianu called.

The flop came 2♣5♠A♠ and both players checked. Bordianu led out for 30,000 on the A♣ turn and Ciursin called.

Bordianu fired out another 100,000 on the 6♦ river and Ciursin used up four time bank cards before he called. Bordianu turned over 10♣10♥, but Ciursin had K♠K♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Ciursin	380,000 210,000	210,000
Nicolae Bordianu	225,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Ivan Ciursin Nicolae Bordianu

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-13-2023 04:06 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	860,000 569,000	569,000

Cosmin Voinea	500,000 300,000	300,000
Patrick Bueno	430,000 247,000	247,000

Sorin Flutur	420,000 172,000	172,000
Andrei Ciuca	350,000 69,500	69,500
Timothy Friese	320,000 87,500	87,500
Abel Aspas	220,000 122,000	122,000
Alexandru Cinca	110,000 29,000	29,000
David Algarra	Busted
Ricardo Freire Mateus	Busted

Marian Costache	Busted

Vulcan Hits the Flop, Vetter Pulls Ahead on the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bogdan Vulcan moved all in for 81,000 from the cutoff as action folded to Thomas Vetter in the big blind who asked for a count and tanked for a moment before calling.

Bogdan Vulcan: J♦10♠
Thomas Vetter: A♥8♥

Vulcan took the lead on the 2♦10♥8♦ flop with a pair of tens, but Vetter hit the A♣ on the turn to make two pair. The river came the 6♥ and Vulcan became the latest player to head for the exit on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Vetter	270,000 188,000	188,000
Bogdan Vulcan	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Vulcan Thomas Vetter

08-13-2023 03:42 UTC-12

Gavrila Smacks the Flop to Bust Tardea

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cristian Tardea was all in for 140,000 from the hijack and up against Viorel Gavrila in the cutoff.

Cristian Tardea: K♥K♣
Viorel Gavrila: J♥J♦

The flop came 9♣4♠J♠, giving Gavrila a set and the lead. Unlike Bogdan Trifanescu at the other table, there would be no miracles for Tardea as the board ran out A♣5♣ and he hit the rail.

A few hands earlier at this table, 888poker Stream Team member Ricardo Freire Mateus lost most of his stack with queens against the two aces of Valentin Cristea.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	550,000 212,500	212,500

Valentin Cristea	300,000 66,500	66,500
Ricardo Freire Mateus	40,000 84,000	84,000

Cristian Tardea	Busted

Tags: Cristian Tardea Ricardo Freire Mateus Valentin Cristea Viorel Gavrila

08-13-2023 03:39 UTC-12

Trifanescu Spikes the River to Bust Pal

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bogdan Trifanescu raised to 10,000 from under the gun and was called by the small blind before Levente Pal moved all in for 67,000 in the big blind. Trifanescu called, while the small blind got out of the way.

Levente Pal: 6♣6♥
Bogdan Trifanescu: K♣K♠

Pal began standing up from his seat before the A♠9♥6♠ flop gave him a set. He started to sit back down as the 9♦ fell on the turn, but it was followed by the K♥ river as Trifanescu rivered a set to send Pal to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Trifanescu	320,000 58,000	58,000
Levente Pal	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Trifanescu Levente Pal

08-13-2023 03:29 UTC-12

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tournament officials announced the prize pool for this event.

There were a total of 191 entries, building a prize pool of €138,898. The top 24 players will finish in the money, with the champion walking away with €30,000 and the 888poker LIVE trophy.

Place	Prize
1	€30,000
2	€19,500
3	€14,500
4	€11,500
5	€9,200
6	€6,900
7	€5,300
8	€4,000
9	€3,500
10-11	€3,150
12-13	€2,800
14-15	€2,500
16-17	€2,200
18-20	€2,000
21-24	€1,800

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-13-2023 03:25 UTC-12

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Catch the 888poker TV stream of the feature table on their Twitch channel, featuring 888poker Ambassadors Ian Simpson and Lucia Navarro.

08-13-2023 03:23 UTC-12

Khromov Runs Into a Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a 5♥9♥10♠ flop, Admir Qinami bet 17,000 from the button and Petr Khromov called in early position.

Both players checked the 9♦ turn before Khmorov led out for 77,000 on the 8♠ river. Qinami asked to see the rest of Khromov's stack before he pushed all in, and Khromov snap-called for around 40,000 more with Q♦J♦ for a rivered straight.

Qinami, though, showed 10♥10♣ for a full house and Khromov was sent to the rail.

Alexandru Papazian had a short stay in the tournament as he busted within the first level after registering at the start of the day.