€560 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 EAPT Bucharest

11-08-2023 19:36 UTC+3

Cornea Fires Two Barrels

Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sergiu Cornea opened to 1,000 from the cutoff, and was called by both players in the blinds.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♠2♥Q♣, and Cornea bet 1,500. Paul Tudor in the small blind was the only one to call, as Cristian Puscas and his big stack folded in the big blind.

But on the turn 3♣, Tudor eventually folded after Cornea fired a second barrel of 3,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Puscas	120,000
Paul Tudor	47,000 8,000	8,000
Sergiu Cornea	37,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Cristian Puscas Paul Tudor Sergiu Cornea

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

11-08-2023 19:24 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Gheorghe	Busted
Andrei Racolta	Busted
Alexandru Jucan	Busted
Pavel Parcari	Busted
Alexandru Mitracu	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	52,000

A 40,000 Chip-Pot for Trifanescu

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

In a three-way pot on a board of Q♠K♣J♠8♦ with 27,000 in the pot, Bogdan Trifanescu bet 8,500 from under the gun. he was called by a player in middle position, but the button folded.

The 8♥ completed the board, and Trifanescu bet 9,000 more. His opponent eventually folded, and Trifanescu has now more than 60,000 chips

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Trifanescu	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Bogdan Trifanescu

11-08-2023 18:50 UTC+3

Ktenioudakis Leads on the Flop

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After two players limped, Alexis Kivu on the button raised to 1,500. Cristian Tabac in the big blind called, as well as Aristeidis Ktenioudakis in the cutoff.

But when Tabac checked on the flop 7♣6♥2♦, Ktenioudakis took the lead with a bet of 2,000. His two opponents immediately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexis Kivu	75,000 75,000	75,000
Aristeidis Ktenioudakis	75,000 75,000	75,000
Cristian Tabac	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Alexis Kivu Aristeidis Ktenioudakis Cristian Tabac

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

11-08-2023 18:35 UTC+3

Trips for Barta

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dimitru Barta defended his big blind after Viorel Gavrila opened to 500 from the button.

Barta bet 500 on the flop A♠2♣10♦. Gavrila called, before both players checked on the turn A♥.

But on the river 8♠, Barta asked for 5,500. Viorel called with A♦4♥ for trips. "Split" he joked when Barta showed A♣J♠, the winning hand. A bit confused, the dealer looked at the board again, but push the pot in Barta's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitru Barta	67,000 67,000	67,000
Viorel Gavrila	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Dimitru Barta Viorel Gavrila

11-08-2023 18:22 UTC+3

Gheorghe Takes the Blinds and a Bit More

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Nicolae Gheorghe raised to 600 from the button, and Cosmin Melcea defended from the big blind.

On a flop of 3♣9♠2♥, Gheorghe continued with a bet of 500, and Melcea quickly check-called. But he snap-folded after Gheorghe bet again on the turn 8♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Gheorghe	42,000
Cosmin Melcea	39,000

Tags: Cosmin Melcea Gheorghe Takes Nicolae Gheorghe

11-08-2023 18:10 UTC+3

A First Big Pot for Singh

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After Michael Singh limped in the hijack, Sergiu Cornea raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, and he was called by Paul Tudor on the button.

Singh called too, and all three of them discovered the flop 9♥10♣3♠, that Singh and Cornea checked. Tudor bet 1,800, but Singh check-raised to 6,700. Cornea quickly folded, but Tudor called.

On the turn J♠, Singh fired a second barrel of 11,000 which made Tudor fold.