€560 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 EAPT Bucharest

11-09-2023 03:50 UTC+3

It's Over for Borcan

Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With just a few blinds left, Octavian Borcan shoved and faced Alexandru Ersen to stay in the tournament.

Octavian Borcan: K♦6♦
Alexandru Ersen: A♦J♥

The board 10♥8♦A♣Q♠4♥ was no help for Borcan, who was eliminated. A few minutes later, Bogdan Berinde was eliminated too.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Ersen	260,000 75,000	75,000
Octavian Borcan	Busted
Bogdan Berinde	Busted

11-09-2023 03:40 UTC+3

Manastirean Shoves with King-Three

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cards when on their back after Codrin Manastireanu and Cristian Rajala moved all in, with Manastireanu being the one at risk for 98,000 chips.

Codrin Manastireanu: K♥3♥
Cristian Rajala: Q♥Q♠

Manastireanu shoved with almost 20 blinds and a very loose hand. As expected, the queens kept the lead on the board 2♥8♦7♠A♠7♦ and Manastireanu was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Rajala	215,000 120,000	120,000
Codrin Manastireanu	Busted

Tags: Codrin Manastireanu Cristian Rajala

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-09-2023 03:27 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Corneliu Cretu	310,000 276,300	276,300

Sergiu Cornea	190,000 101,000	101,000
Bogdan Trifanescu	120,000 45,000	45,000
Iulian Tataru	120,000 90,000	90,000
Octavian Borcan	34,000 25,000	25,000

11-09-2023 03:17 UTC+3

Bilea and Ersen Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Alexandru Ersen and the two players in the blinds discovered a flop of 10♥J♦10♦ that all three of them checked.

Then on the turn A♠, Gheorghe Bilea on the small blind led out with a bet of 12,000. Stefan Hurju in the big blind folded, but Ersen called.

The 4♣ completed the board, but both players check. Bilea had A♥4♥ and Ersen had A♦7♦, so they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Ersen	185,000 75,000	75,000
Gheorghe Bilea	129,000 75,900	75,900
Stefan Hurjui	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Alexandru Ersen Gheorghe Bilea Stefan Hurju

11-09-2023 03:02 UTC+3

Rajala Cracks Aces, Then Makes an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Moments after the break, Cristian Rajala shoved from middle position for 36,000 and was called by Silviu Baltatean in the cutoff.

Cristian Rajala: K♠Q♠
Silviu Baltateanu: A♥A♠

Rajala stood up to leave. But he hit two pair on K♥Q♦3♣8♦J♦.

So he sat down and played the next hand where he moved all in again after Bogdan Trifanescu opened from under the gun and Stefan Ionita jammed for 42,000.

Stefan Ionita: J♦J♠
Cristian Rajala: Q♥Q♠

This time, Rajala had the best hand, and it held on 2♠5♥A♥4♠10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	320,000 5,000	5,000
Cristian Rajala	95,000 37,500	37,500
Stefan Ionita	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Trifanescu Cristian Rajala Stefan Ionita Silviu Baltatean

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 6,000

11-09-2023 02:44 UTC+3

10-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,000 ante

Only one player has been eliminated during the last hour. So 26 players are still hoping to be part of the last 15 players who will qualify for day 2 and be in the money.

For now, they are on a 10-minute break.

11-09-2023 02:35 UTC+3

Ktenioudakis Is Right to Get Passive

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,000 ante

Still no eliminations in 40 minutes, so the game continues. After an open in middle position to 7,000, Aristeidis Ktenioudakis called from the button.

He decided to check-back on the flop 8♠3♥6♥, the turn 2♠ and the river K♥, event though he had A♣Q♠.

But he was right, as his opponent hit a pair with K♦10♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aristeidis Ktenioudakis	170,000 38,000	38,000

11-09-2023 02:23 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Codrin Manastireanu	215,000 182,200	182,200
Alexis Kivu	110,000 10,000	10,000
Cosmin Lupu	110,000
Cristian Tabac	80,000 80,000	80,000
Rares Popa	55,000 6,000	6,000