€888 Main Event
Day 2 Started
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
Team 888poker Well Represented on Day 2 of the 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event
Sprinkled within the 74 players returning for Day 2 of the €888 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event at 5:30 p.m. local time are three players flying the banner for 888poker.
Ian Simpson flew in overnight to Bucharest, took his seat in this tournament, and proceeded to build up a stack of 312,000 heading into Day 2. Fellow 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro takes 106,000 into the event’s penultimate day, while Stream Team member Ricardo Freire Mateus has 124,000.
They and the rest of the field are chasing Nicolae Balea, who flirted with 800,000 at one point yesterday before ending up with 663,000. Marius Gicovanu (582,000), Alexandru Marcu (486,000), Andrii Zaika (449,500), and Nicolae Bordianu (432,000) round out the top five.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Balea | Romania | 663,000 | 166 |
| 2 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 582,000 | 146 |
| 3 | Alexandru Marcu | Romania | 486,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Andrii Zaika | Ukraine | 449,500 | 112 |
| 5 | Nicolae Bordianu | Romania | 432,000 | 108 |
| 6 | Vasile Zagon | Romania | 427,500 | 107 |
| 7 | Gregory Telman | Israel | 410,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Valentin Dumitrache | Romania | 350,000 | 88 |
| 9 | Gusti Sas | Romania | 348,000 | 87 |
| 10 | Abel Aspas | Spain | 342,000 | 86 |
Other big stacks include 2022 888poker LIVE Madrid champion Abel Aspas (342,000), EPT Paris champion Razvan Belea (291,000), Valentin Cristea (233,500), and Patrick Bueno (183,000).
The 74 survivors from the first three opening flights are all that are left from a field that drew 182 total entries. They’ll be joined by players from a turbo Day 1d flight that began at 11 a.m., as well as any new arrivals with late registration remaining open until the start of Day 2. The structure remains the same from the Day 1 flights, with 11 45-minute levels. Blinds pick up on level 12 at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante.
The money bubble and final table await the remaining players, and PokerNews will be on hand providing live updates from the Poker Room Bucharest in the heart of the Romanian capital.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The 74 survivors from the Day 1 flights have been joined with 10 new arrivals, and play is now underway on Day 2.
Day 2 Entries
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
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88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
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88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Ciursin Doubles Right Away
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ivan Ciursin registered at the start of Day 2 and already found a double up at the expense of Rares Alexandu Indrei.
In a blind versus blind confrontation, Indrei bet 25,000 on a board of 2♣7♥10♣K♥ and Ciursin called.
The river came the J♥ and Indrei tossed in four orange 25,000 chips, enough to put Ciursin all in. Ciursin snap-called for his last 38,000.
Ciursin turned over A♦Q♠ for the running straight and Indrei flashed 10x2x for two pair on the flop before he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
150,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
Soriano Finds an Early Double
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gallardo Soriano came back as the shortest stack on Day 2 and was down to 31,000 when he moved all in against Maksims Gorbacs.
Gallardo Soriano: K♥Q♣
Maksims Gorbacs: A♠J♣
Soriano took the lead on the K♠7♥8♥ flop with a pair of kings, then improved to two pair on the Q♥ turn. Gorbacs needed to complete a straight to score the knockout but missed the 9♦ river as Soriano survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
65,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Zagon Picks Off a Bluff
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a chip leader Vasile Zagon bet 13,000 on a flop of 8♥3♣9♣ from under the gun and Laszlo Salamon called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn before Salamon led out for 27,000 on the 9♠ river.
Zagon snap-called and Salamon showed A♣2♣ for a missed flush draw. Zagon turned over 10♠10♣ as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
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|
|
80,000
-87,000
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-87,000 |
Tudorel Takes Out Manole
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Costache Tudorel raised to 8,000 from early position and was called by two players, including Fiderico Costa in the cutoff, before Mihai Manole moved all in on the button for 48,000.
Tudorel quickly called, as did Costa. The flop came 8♣J♥10♦ and Tudorel bet enough to put Costa all in for his last 40,000, and he snap-folded.
Mihai Manole: A♠Q♣
Costache Tudorel: 10♣9♣
Tudorel had outflopped Manole with a pair of tens, and Manole found no help on the 2♠ turn or 8♥ to see his tournament come to an end.
Rafael Granados Gancedo and Toni Ravnak have also been early casualties on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
40,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Zor Has Bordianu Dominated
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nicolae Bordianu raised to 8,000 from early position before Emil Zor, in the hijack, moved all in for 106,000. Bordianu gave it some thought but ultimately decided to commit the chips.
Emil Zor: A♥K♥
Nicolae Bordianu: A♣J♥
Both players hit the A♦Q♣10♥ flop, but Zor's king-kicker kept him in the lead. The board ran out Q♦9♠ and Zor doubled up.
"Nice," Bordianu told him after the hand.
At the same table, Andrii Zaika came into Day 2 as one of the biggest stacks and hasn't stopped accumulating chips and he's currently sitting on around 660,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
210,500
|
210,500 |
|
|
260,000
-172,000
|
-172,000 |
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220,000
166,000
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166,000 |