€560 Main Event Day 1b | 2023 EAPT Bucharest

11-09-2023 18:35 UTC+2

Bad Day for Kivu

Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After he already reentered once today, Alexis Kivu found himself in a tough spot once again.

On a board of 6♥J♠A♣9♣7♦ with roughly 25,000 in the pot, Lucian Alexoi shoved for 17,500 from middle position. Then Alexis Kivu in the cutoff went deep into the tank. And as he couldn't make a decision, the clock was called. He waited 25 more seconds, and eventually called.

Lucian Alexoi: 9♥9♠
Alexis Kivu: K♥K♠

Kivu's kings were cracked by a set of nines. Down to 10,000, Kivu was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucian Alexoi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alexis Kivu	Busted

Tags: Alexis Kivu Lucian Alexoi

11-09-2023 19:43 UTC+2

Laurentiu Eliminated by Nodea

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After two limps, Andrei Nodea raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. Marius Laurentiu called on the button, but Bogdan Berinde squeezed to 11,500 from the small blind. The limpers folded, then Nodea called, as well as Laurentiu, who was all in.

Berinde and Nodea checked the flop 2♦5♦Q♦ and the turn 6♠. But on the river K♠, Nodea bet 12,500. Enough to make Berinde fold.

Marius Laurentiu: A♣5♣
Andrei Nodea: K♣Q♣

Laurentiu's ace-high was beaten by Nodea's two pair, so he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Nodea	73,000 33,000	33,000
Bogdan Berinde	33,000 33,000	33,000
Marius Laurentiu	Busted

Tags: Andrei Nodea Bogdan Berinde Marius Laurentiu

11-09-2023 19:53 UTC+2

They Already Lost All Their Chips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Sanders	Busted
Ciprian Constantinescu	Busted
Gabriel Georgia	Busted
Nicolae Madalin	Busted
Petrut Badea	Busted

11-09-2023 22:48 UTC+2

No Hope for Coman

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ioannis Kateinas opened to 2,600 from under the gun, then Andreia Coman to his left shoved for 23,800. In middle position, Catalin Leahu asked for the count and called. All the other players folded, including Kateinas.

Andreia Coman: 8♥8♣
Catalin Leahu: A♣Q♦

Leah didn't wait to hit two pair on A♠Q♥9♣5♣7♥, leaving Coman with no chance.

As she already reentered the tournament today, Coman is definitely eliminated from Day 1b and will have to play on Day 2c or 1d to try to qualify for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catalin Leahu	125,000 125,000	125,000
Ioannis Kateinas	23,800 23,800	23,800
Andreia Coman	Busted

Tags: Andreia Coman Catalin Leahu

11-09-2023 23:23 UTC+2

Royal Flush for Matei

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

"I opened, there was a call, he shoved for 12 blinds, and I called," explained Alexandru Matei with a big smile while Christopher Heidelbacher was leaving the table.

Christopher Heidelbacher: A♦K♠
Alexandru Matei: K♣Q♣

Matei had reasons to smile as he hit the best possible hand, a royal flush, on a board of J♣K♥10♣Q♦A♣. Thanks to this hand, he is now one of the chip leaders with 152,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Matei	152,000 139,000	139,000
Christopher Heidelbacher	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Matei Christopher Heidelbacher

11-10-2023 00:17 UTC+2

Shahar Hits a Straight on the Turn to Eliminate Cosmin

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was caught on a flop of 3♦4♦5♦, with 30,000 in the pot and Andrei "andreiCoz" Cosmin all in for 39,000 in middle position.

Ran Shahar was into the tank in the big blind, and he eventually called.

Andrei Cosmin: J♥J♠
Ran Shahar: 6♠4♠

The 7♥ landed on the turn, and Shahar punched the table to celebrate his straight, which left Cosmin drawing dead.

"Nice hand," Cosmin said on the river 5♠, before leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	350,000 292,000	292,000
Andrei Cosmin	Busted

Tags: Andrei Cosmin Ran Shahar

11-10-2023 00:29 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Prisacariu	Busted
Phillip Huxley	Busted
Dan Galinschi	Busted
Stefan Toderita	Busted
Andrei Iodache	Busted
Stefan Necsanu	Busted

11-10-2023 01:16 UTC+2

Berinde Descends Into Hell

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Maxime Taldir

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

Bogdan Berinde had more than the average stack a few minutes ago. But he was down to 36,000 when he moved all in from the button.

Andrei Ciuca, who doubled through him a bit earlier, went into the tank, but seemed like he had to call.

Bogdan Berinde: K♥Q♣
Andrei Ciuca: 3♥3♦

Berinde's descent into hell continued as Ciuca hit a set on the flop 3♣7♣Q♦. And even if Berinde had a set on the turn Q♠, it gave a full house to Ciuca who eliminated Berinde after the river 10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Ciuca	85,000 5,000	5,000
Bogdan Berinde	Busted

Tags: Andrei Ciuca Bogdan Berinde

11-10-2023 02:15 UTC+2

Eight Eliminations in 15 Minutes

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Maxime Taldir

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

There were 27 players left when Level 13 started. But only 15 minutes later, eight of them were out, most of them because they had between 5 and 15 blinds.

However, Dan Petrea is an exception, because when he moved all in for 28,000 from the button, he doubled through Ran Shahar in the hijack.

Dan Petrea: A♣A♥
Ran Shahar: A♠8♣

On a board of J♥7♥6♦Q♥9♦, he won with his aces. And he doubled up again a few hands later, once more against Shahar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	520,000 85,000	85,000
Dan Petrea	75,000 40,000	40,000
Rares Popa	Busted
Catalin Leahu	Busted
Filip Sterescu	Busted
Aleksandar Denishev	Busted
Andrei Nodea	Busted
Marian Costache	Busted
Ionut Voinea	Busted

Tags: Dan Petrea Ran Shahar

11-10-2023 02:28 UTC+2

Degen Eliminated by Stefan

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Maxime Taldir

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

Jonas Degen under the gun and Gheorghe Stefan on the button flipped their cards preflop, with Stefan being the one at risk for 110,000.

Gheorghe Stefan: A♥Q♦
Jonas Degen: K♦K♥

The flop 2♥10♦Q♥ brought a queen for Stefan, then a second one came with the turn Q♠ to give him trips. And after the river 9♠, Stefan doubled up.

Down to 25,000, Degen moved all in on the next hand, and faced Stefan again.

Jonas Degen: Q♦7♦
Gheorghe Stefan: K♠4♠

Once again, Stefan won this hand on 5♥4♦6♥6♠K♥, and Degen was sent to the rail.

Two more eliminations are needed to reach the money and end Day 1b.