The chip leader Gheorghe Butuc called from the small blind after Sebastian Ionita bet 120,000 on the button.
Ionita continued with a bet of 90,000 on the flop 7♠2♠J♠ and Butuc check-called.
But after Ionita fired a second barrel of 275,000 on the turn 2♣, Butuc decided to fold his 10♥9♥. A wise decision, as Ionita had A♠8♠ for a flopped flush.
Ionut Voinea opened to 120,000 from the hijack, and was called by Cristian Sandu in the big blind.
On a flop of 9♣J♣Q♠, Voinea slowed down and checked back to find the 5♦ on the turn. But once again, he decided to check-back.
The 6♥ landed on the river, and Sandu tried to steal the pot betting 100,000 with A♦8♣. But Voinea snap-called A♥9♦ for a pair and scooped the pot.
The nine remaining players of the EAPT Bucharest Main Event are back at the table. The photographer has taken the final table photos, so it's now time to play.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad Murgulet | Romania | 2,985,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Cristian Sandu | Romania | 895,000 | 15 |
| 3 | Cristian Rajala | Romania | 2,480,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | 1,685,000 | 28 |
| 5 | Gheorghe Butuc | Moldova | 4,275,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Alexandru Mitracu | Romania | 2,575,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Ionut Voinea | Romania | 1,750,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Iulian Dragan | Romania | 1,875,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Cristian Puscas | Romania | 925,000 | 15 |
There are now nine players left who will gather in a moment at the EAPT Bucharest Main Event final table.
Waiting for the TV crew to install the cameras, they are on a short break.
Moments after Andrei Nodea was eliminated, Florentin Constantin jammed for 590,000 from the cutoff, and Iulian Dragan called in the big blind.
Florentin Constantin: 7♣7♥
Iulian Dragan: K♠Q♣
The flop of 9♣6♣2♣ brought a flush draw to both players, Dragan holding the highest one. And it was completed on the turn 4♣, leaving Constantin with no chance to win.
He threw his stack on the board while the dealer was revealing the river Q♣ and left the tournament area.
Andrei Nodea was on the button when he moved all in for 470,000 from the button. Cristian Rajala, who just won a substantial pot on the previous hand, three-bet all in in the small blind, and made the big blind fold.
Andrei Nodea: K♠5♠
Cristian Rajala: 9♣9♣
Nodea tried to steal the blinds, but ran into nines. Rajala even hit a set on 6♦Q♠10♥9♥5♦, so Nodea left the tournament in 11th place.
One more elimination is now needed to reach the final table.
In a blind versus blind situation, Vlad Murgulet in the small blind was thinking in front of a board of 10♠3♣8♥6♦2♦. After a few seconds, he took a pile of chips worth approximately 500,000 and pushed it forward.
To his left, Alexandru Mitracu went deep into the tank. He prepared a pile of chips as if he wanted to call, and he eventually did.
But his cards went directly into the muck when Murgulet showed K♠10♣ for top pair.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
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