After his table broke, Day 1 chip leader Ionut Voinea sat in front of Romanian streamer Dumitru "Praaap" Barta, the second biggest stack.
A few minutes later, Barta opened to 16,000 from early position, and Voinea called in the small blind.
Voinea called again a continuation bet to 13,000 on the flop J♣6♠Q♥. But when Barta fired a second barrel of 52,000 on the turn 4♥, Voina folded.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Sebastian Ionita was in the hijack when he raised to 12,000, and he was called by Alexandru Sautner in the small blind.
Ionita asked for 14,000 on 10♥4♠7♥, and Sautner check-called. Then both players knuckled the table on the turn 4♥, before Sautner bet 38,000 on the river 5♠.
After a few seconds, Ionita eventually folded.
After Gheorghe Vladoiu raised to 17,000 from middle position, Alain El-Hajj defended in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♦6♦4♣ which was checked by both players. Then Vladoiu bet 13,000 on the turn K♦, but El-Hajj didn't back down and called.
The A♣ completed the board, and after Vladoiu checked back, El-Hajj waved is hand to claim the pot as he had A♠6♣ for a pair.
Down to 47,000, Vlad Murgulet shoved from the hijack. Ionut Decher reshoved from the button, and the blinds folded.
Vlad Murgulet: A♦Q♠
Ionut Decher: A♣K♦
On the edge of elimination, Murgulet hit a full house on a board of 8♠8♥Q♦2♥Q♣ to double up and stay in the tournament.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Iulian Dragan just called in the small blind after Gheorghe Bilea opened to 12,000 in the cutoff, then checked a flop of 2♠7♦7♠.
Bilea checked back, and both players checked again the turn 5♣. However, on the river J♠, Bilea tried to take the pot, betting 25,000. But immediately, Dragan check-raised to 75,000.
Bilea went into the tank, and eventually folded. Smiling, Dragan showed K♠Q♠ for a flush and scooped the pot.
Robert Petcu opened to 12,000 from the button, and faced Yuri Ishida in the big blind.
On a flop of 9♠6♣5♥, Petcu continued with a bet of 16,000. Ishida called, then checked the turn 8♠. Petcu checked back.
The 4♥ landed on the turn, ans Ishida decided to take the lead, betting 30,000. A good move as she made Petcu fold.
Cards are in the air on Day 2 of the EAPT Bucharest Main Event.
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