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Day 1cd Completed

03-23-2024 03:30 UTC+3

Dan Galinschi Tops Field After Busy Day in Bucharest

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 888poker Room Bucharest was buzzing all day, as the final two flights of the €560 Main Event were contested over 12 levels of action. With late registration still open until the start of Day 2 on Saturday, the tournament has seen a total of 381 entries so far at 888poker LIVE Bucharest.

Among the 202 entrants that took part on Day 1c and 1d, Dan Galinschi charged up the leaderboard late in the night to bag the largest stack with 310,000 chips. That puts the Romanian in seventh place overall, heading into Day 2 with 155 big blinds. In all, 79 players survived the opening flights on Friday, bringing the total Day 2 field to 138.

Ran Shahar remains the tournament chip leader after collecting 427,500 chips on Day 1a, sitting as the only player to earn more than 200 big blinds thus far. Stefan Toderita sits in second spot, leading the way on Day 1b with 369,000 chips.

Day 1c/1d Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dan Galinschi	Romania	310,000	155
2	Rares Popa	Romania	303,500	152
3	Tiberiu Dinu	Romania	282,500	141
4	Ciprian Iamandache	Romania	263,000	132
5	Stefan Raicu	Romania	255,000	128
6	Ionut Zanfirache	Romania	245,500	123
7	Mihail Cuza	Romania	245,000	123
8	Yosef Avneya	Israel	230,000	115
9	Terence Sanders	United Kingdom	214,500	107
10	Dominick French	Canada	213,000	107

Among the notable names inside Friday's top 10 is Canadian Dominick French, who had already bagged 163,000 chips on Day 1a. With players allowed to carry their largest stack forward, French’s gameplan worked nicely as he amassed a new total of 213,000.

888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson was also taking a second shot on Friday after busting late in Day 1b. This time is was mission accomplished for Simpson, who collected 124,000 chips to join fellow Ambassadors Vivian Saliba and Lucia Navarro on Day 2.

The turbo Day 1d flight provided a second chance for 888poker Stream Team member Nick Eastwood, who busted Day 1c before running up a stack in the nightcap. Eastwood finished with 205,000, good for 103 big blinds for action on Saturday.

Fellow streamer Andrei Cosmin was unable to survive the day and is expected to join the action before late registration closes at the start of play on Day 2.

Saturday should be equally exciting at 888poker Room Bucharest, as the money bubble looms for all of the remaining players. Day 2 begins at 3 p.m. local time, when registration will close and the final prize pool will be set.

The day is scheduled for twelve more levels of 50 minutes each, starting with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. Breaks will be 15 minutes long at the conclusion of every three levels of play.

All of the action will once again be streamed on the 888poker Twitch and YouTube channels, beginning at 3:30 p.m. local time.

The series continues for two more days of action in Bucharest, and the PokerNews live reporting team will follow all of the action until a champion is crowned so stay tuned!

Tags: Andrei Cosmin Ciprian Iamandache Dan Galinschi Dominick French Ian Simpson Ionut Zanfirache Lucia Navarro Mihail Cuza Nick Eastwood Ran Shahar Rares Popa Stefan Raicu Stefan Toderita Terence Sanders Tiberiu Dinu Vivian Saliba Yosef Avneya

03-23-2024 03:30 UTC+3

Day 2 Seat Draw

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Feature	1	Vivian Saliba	Brazil	144,500	72
Feature	2	Veaceslav Hariton	Moldova	68,000	34
Feature	3	Alexandros Karatzas	Greece	56,500	28
Feature	4	Mihai Pancu	Romania	44,000	22
Feature	5	Alexandru Lupuleac	Romania	173,000	87
Feature	6	Marius Gicovanu	Romania	120,000	60
Feature	7	Laurent Tual	France	120,500	60
Feature	8	Danut Dumitrascu	Romania	195,500	98

1	1	Dumitrache Mihai	Romania	136,000	68
1	2	Florin Elisei	Romania	162,500	81
1	5	Luc Bazley	United Kingdom	112,000	56
1	6	Andreas Popa	Romania	281,000	141
1	7	Eduard Udrea	Romania	95,500	48
1	8	Stanislaw Grodek	Poland	65,500	33
1	9	Terence Sanders	United Kingdom	214,500	107

2	1	Andrei Iordache	Romania	80,000	40
2	3	Bogdan Florin Filip	Romania	32,000	16
2	4	Andrei Jambor	Romania	163,000	82
2	5	Dan Galinschi	Romania	310,000	155
2	6	Jack Sharpe	United Kingdom	336,000	168
2	7	Sorin Flutur	Romania	143,500	72
2	8	Gheorge Furnea	Romania	65,500	33
2	9	Cosmin Dima	Romania	108,500	54

3	1	Stefan Hurjui	Romania	58,000	29
3	2	Claudiu Burlacu	Romania	160,500	80
3	3	Tom Katoa	Austria	86,000	43
3	4	Mihail Cuza	Romania	245,000	123
3	5	Gheorghe Alexutan	Romania	326,500	163
3	8	Alexandru Grigore	Romania	147,500	74
3	9	Dumitrel Postu	Romania	65,500	33

4	1	Tiberiu Tirca	Romania	36,500	18
4	2	Nicolai Colohanin	Moldova	21,500	11
4	3	Sergiu Costache	Romania	31,500	16
4	4	Dominick French	Canada	163,000	82
4	6	Ivan Ciursin	Moldova	100,000	50
4	7	Stefan Florin	Romania	154,000	77
4	8	Rares Butcaru	Romania	75,500	38
4	9	Mehdi Esfahany	Romania	120,500	60

5	1	Marian Dicu	Romania	115,000	58
5	2	Costache Tudorel	Romania	186,500	93
5	4	Ionut Zanfirache	Romania	245,500	123
5	5	Cristian Vornicu	Romania	77,000	39
5	6	Victor Angelescu	Romania	152,000	76
5	7	Marin Cocea	Romania	213,500	107
5	8	Ferdoussi Ciprian	Romania	52,500	26
5	9	Konstantinos Vatseris	Greece	126,500	63

6	1	Gartiser Thomas	France	92,500	46
6	3	Theodor Rata	Romania	68,000	34
6	4	Nicolae Preda	Romania	60,500	30
6	5	Ionut Guluna	Romania	147,500	74
6	6	Tiberiu Dinu	Romania	282,500	141
6	7	Dumitru Barta	Romania	335,000	168
6	8	Stefan Toderita	Romania	369,000	185
6	9	Karkotli Mazin	United Kingdom	59,000	30

7	1	Alexandru Butcaru	Romania	96,000	48
7	2	Felix Moldovan	Romania	145,000	73
7	3	Alexandru Ersen	Romania	148,500	74
7	4	Carmen Zainescu	Romania	118,500	59
7	5	Silviu Pana	Romania	188,000	94
7	7	Bogdan Nicolae	Romania	81,000	41
7	8	Renaldo Dumitrascu	Romania	72,000	36
7	9	Ciprian Iamandache	Romania	263,000	132

8	1	David Gujabidze	Georgia	83,000	42
8	2	Adrian Ionescu	Romania	123,000	62
8	4	Andrei Stoica	Romania	48,000	24
8	5	Ginel Serban	Romania	213,000	107
8	6	Avneya Yosef	Israel	230,000	115
8	7	Pedro Gonzalez	Spain	175,500	88
8	8	Pasquale Grimaldi	Italy	167,000	84
8	9	Nick Eastwood	United Kingdom	205,000	103

11	2	Iulian Dragan	Romania	129,500	65
11	3	Maciuca Razvan	Romania	114,000	57
11	4	Sorin Radulescu	Romania	72,500	36
11	5	Andrei Ciuca	Romania	77,000	39
11	6	Nicolae Paunescu	Romania	84,000	42
11	7	Bogdan Ionescu	Romania	182,000	91
11	8	Cristian Tabac	Romania	366,000	183
11	9	Mihai Isar	Romania	149,000	75

12	1	Rafael Forthuber	Germany	76,000	38
12	2	Dragos Corneliu	Romania	139,000	70
12	4	Adrian Delea	Romania	68,000	34
12	5	Stefan Gheorghe	Romania	224,000	112
12	6	Marius Brabie	Romania	117,500	59
12	7	Daniela Asultani	Romania	201,000	101
12	8	Adrian Constantin	Romania	147,500	74
12	9	Mikael Brorsson	Sweden	79,500	40

13	1	Stefan Ionita	Romania	129,500	65
13	3	Ian Simpson	United Kingdom	124,000	62
13	4	Ioan Asultani	Romania	84,000	42
13	5	Lucia Navarro	Spain	105,500	53
13	6	Florin Agapciuc	Romania	49,500	25
13	7	Nicolae Madalin	Romania	78,000	39
13	8	Ran Shahar	Israel	427,500	214
13	9	Alexandru Brumaru	Romania	151,500	76

14	1	Itai Laufer	Israel	50,000	25
14	2	Cosmin Melcea	Romania	78,500	39
14	3	Bogdan Angelescu	Romania	241,500	121
14	5	Alexandru Tarcau	Romania	113,000	57
14	7	Corneliu Popescu	Romania	136,000	68
14	8	Robert Kovacs	Romania	209,000	105
14	9	Dmitri Dudakov	Estonia	91,000	46

15	2	Laurentiu Paunas	Romania	63,000	32
15	4	Alexandru Anghel	Romania	172,500	86
15	5	Jan Rauk	Estonia	108,500	54
15	6	Alexandru Varninschi	Romania	153,500	77
15	7	Rares Popa	Romania	303,500	152
15	8	Lucian Bera	Romania	105,000	53
15	9	Alexandru Matei	Romania	78,000	39

16	1	Patrick Bueno	France	131,000	66
16	2	Alexandru Mitracu	Romania	110,000	55
16	3	Menashe Lidor	Israel	14,400	7
16	4	Stefan Ianuszewicz	Romania	158,000	79
16	5	Daniel Niculescu	Romania	137,000	69
16	6	Rami Awad	Romania	94,500	47
16	7	Ovidiu Ionescu	Romania	32,500	16
16	9	Dragos Anton	Romania	178,000	89

17	1	Gheorghe Cange	Romania	35,000	18
17	2	Cristian Popescu	Romania	167,000	84
17	3	Bogdan Berinde	Romania	56,000	28
17	4	Saar Katoa	Austria	81,500	41
17	5	Robert Lim	United Kingdom	98,000	49
17	6	Saeid Khalghamooz	Iran	129,000	65
17	8	Adrian Licu	Romania	82,000	41
17	9	Radu Buican	Romania	235,000	118

18	1	Razvan Morar	Romania	134,500	67
18	3	Florian Tone	Romania	193,000	97
18	4	Adrian Ciuca	Romania	85,500	43
18	5	Aron Balazs	Romania	76,500	38
18	6	Silviu Baltateanu	Romania	110,000	55
18	8	Andreia Coman	Romania	119,500	60
18	9	Stefan Raicu	Romania	255,000	128

19	2	Andrei Miron	Romania	263,000	132
19	3	Alexander Tesler	Israel	70,500	35
19	4	Bogdan Trifanescu	Romania	99,000	50
19	6	Sergiu Covrig	Romania	84,000	42
19	7	Ionel Stavarache	Romania	57,000	29
19	8	Andrei Silencov	Moldova	120,500	60
19	9	Gheorghe Velcea	Romania	106,000	53

03-23-2024 03:20 UTC+3

End of Day 1c & Day 1d Chip Counts (full)

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Galinschi	310,000 132,500	132,500

Rares Popa	303,500 303,500	303,500
Tiberiu Dinu	282,500 190,500	190,500
Ciprian Iamandache	263,000 16,000	16,000
Stefan Raicu	255,000 82,000	82,000
Ionut Zanfirache	245,500 245,500	245,500
Mihail Cuza	245,000 245,000	245,000

Yosef Avneya	230,000 158,000	158,000
Terence Sanders	214,500 60,500	60,500
Ginel Serban	213,000 -39,000	-39,000
Dominick French	213,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Kovacs	209,000 159,000	159,000
Nick Eastwood	205,000 205,000	205,000

Daniela Asultani	201,000 201,000	201,000
Danut Dumitrascu	195,500 195,500	195,500
Tudorel Costache	186,500 -500	-500
Bogdan Ionescu	182,000 182,000	182,000
Cristian Popescu	167,000 91,000	91,000
Andrei Jambor	163,000 49,000	49,000
Claudiu Ianuszewicz	158,000 17,500	17,500
Stefan Florin	154,000 154,000	154,000
Alexandru Varninschi	153,500 95,500	95,500
Victor Angelescu	152,000 152,000	152,000
Alexandru Brumaru	151,500 151,500	151,500
Mihai Isar	149,000 149,000	149,000

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03-23-2024 02:22 UTC+3

Day 1c Concludes

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action has stopped and players are bagging for Day 2, with 62 remaining at the end of play.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day. Full counts from the continuing Day 1d will be posted at the completion of action.

03-23-2024 02:12 UTC+3

Baltateanu Busts Vienescu

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After seeing a raise and three-bet in front of them, Paul Vienescu and Silviu Baltateanu's stack were in the middle. After all of the other players folded, the cards were turned up with Vienescu at risk.

Paul Vienescu: K♣Q♣ All in
Silviu Baltateanu: 10♠10♥

The classic flip went the way of Baltateanu, as his pocket tens held on the 3♠9♥7♦8♣5♥ runout to eliminate Vienescu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	122,000 41,000	41,000
Paul Vienescu	Busted

Tags: Paul Vienescu Silviu Baltateanu

03-23-2024 01:59 UTC+3

Raicu Getting Richer

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stefan Raicu opened to 4,000 from middle position and action folded around to Alexandru Tarcau in the big blind, who made the call.

Both players checked the J♠8♣2♣ flop before Tarcau led out for 10,000 on the 10♠ turn. Raicu made the call and both players saw the 6♦ river.

Tarcau fired again, this time for 25,000. Raicu made the call and tabled A♣J♣ for top pair with an ace kicker. Tarcau smirked as he showed K♠J♥ and the chips were sent to his left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Raicu	173,000
Alexandru Tarcau	119,000 -91,000	-91,000

Tags: Alexandru Tarcau Stefan Raicu

03-23-2024 01:44 UTC+3

What Could Go Wrong? Aces Vs Ace-King

Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-23-2024 01:30 UTC+3

Bet and Take For Shepek

Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Rhonda Shepek opened to 3,500 in middle position and found calls from Mehdi Esfahany in the small blind and Ciprian Iamandache in the big blind.

The 10♦J♦J♥ flop saw Esfahany and Iamandache check to Shepek, who fired a bet of 5,500. That was enough to take down the pot, as both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ciprian Iamandache	247,000 95,000	95,000
Mehdi Esfahany	124,500 124,500	124,500
Rhonda Shepek	83,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Ciprian Iamandache Mehdi Esfahany Rhonda Shepek