Virgil Balan opened from middle position and was called by Alexandru Matei in the cutoff and Andrei Ciuca in the big blind.
All three of them checked the flop K♣J♠4♠. But on the turn Q♦, Ciuca lead out with a bet of 1,200. Balan called, while Matei folded.
The 10♦ came on the river, and Ciuca bet a single blind. Balan eventually called, but saw the pot going in Ciuca's direction as he showed K♥9♥ for a straight.
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Stefan Ilie called from the button after a player opened to 800 from middle position. But Dumitru Barta three-bet to 4,200 in the small blind. Ilie was the only one to call.
Barta continued with a bet of 3,500 on the flop J♣4♣5♠. Ilie took this amount in his hand, then took a few chips more to make it 9,500.
Barta went into the tank, and eventually shoved. Ilie snap-called, being the one at risk for 37,400.
Stefan Ilie: 5♦5♥
Dumitru Barta: A♣Q♣
Ilie hit a set on the flop, but Barta still had a flush draw. The 8♥ turn didn't change anything.
However, the 5♣ completed Barta's flush, but gin the same time, it gave quads to Ilie. So he doubled up and won this 85,000 chip-pot.
After an open to 800 from early position, Romanian streamer Andrei "andreicoz" Cosmin three-bet to 2,300 from the cutoff. But Romain Bonicel in the small blind four-bet to 6,500. he made his two opponents fold.
On the next hand, andreicoz raised to 800, then called Bonicel's three-bet to 2,200 on the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♦9♠J♦, and Bonicel bet 1,800. Cosmic check-called, then checked the turn 2♠. But when Bonicel fired a second barrel of 4,000, andreicoz folded.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Ran Shahar raised from early position to 600. He was called by both Dan Petra in the hijack and Mihai Prisacariu in the cutoff, but Lica Nastrut on the button three-bet to 3,500. Shahar called, as well as Prisacariu, while Petra folded.
Nastrut bet 5,000 on the flop 10♥6♥8♠, but only Shahar called this time. Then both players checked on the turn 7♣.
The J♠ completed the board, and Shahar bet big, asking for 15,000. Nastrut quickly called, but had to give his cards to the dealer after Shahar showed 9♦6♦ for a straight.
After Panainte Tiberiu opened to 500 from the cutoff, Stefan Ilie defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♠7♥9♠, and Ilie check-called a continuation bet of 700. Then Tiberiu fired a second barrel of 1,000 on the turn 2♦. Ilie looked at his cards and called. It was the last action of the hand, as both players checked the river 4♠.
First to reveal his cards, Ilie revealed J♥9♦ for a pair. Tiberiu only showed the 7♦, and mucked his second card.
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