Cinca Struggling Early
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Alexandru Cinca made a deep run in the Warmup event but he has his work cut out for him if he wants to repeat that performance here in the Main Event, as he's already down to just 20,000.
In his last hand, Cinca bet 5,500 from the small blind on a board of 
and was called by Anatoly Korochenskiy in early position.
The river came the 
and Cinca checked over to Korochenskiy, who bet out 10,000. Cinca paused for a moment before calling as Korochenskiy turned over 
.
"That's good," Cinca replied upon seeing Korochenskiy's rivered set as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
20,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
and was called by Stefan Atanasov next to act. A player in the big blind folded as they went heads-up to the 
turn.
fell on the river.
for a flush and the two players shook hands.
before Yiannakis Papapetrou raised to 5,000 from the big blind. Danilyuk called to see the 
and Danilyuk fired out another 11,500.
and Shmagun bet another 20,000. Tsoy leaned back in his chair as he considered the decision for nearly a minute before he tossed in the chips to call.
fell on the river and Shmagun this time checked, Tsoy paused for a moment before checking behind as Shmagun showed 
for two pair to win the pot.
turn as Etim bet another 16,000.
and action checked to Etim again, who gave a surprised look before checking back.
, but Etim turned over 
. Bizokas mucked his hand as Etim raked in the pot.
with 10,000 already in the pot when Souki's opponent bet 5,500.
river, when he again checked. His opponent checked back this time and Souki turned over 
for trip kings to take the pot.
for a pair and missed flush draw on his way to the exit.
