Croitoru Cruising
Level 36
: 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante
Mihaita Croitoru is up to almost double the average stack after a big river call. Pre-flop, he called 130,000 from the cut-off, but then the player on the button raised to 400,000. Croitoru was the only caller and the two saw a flop of 
. Croitoru check-called 450,000.
On the turn of 
Croitoru check-called 650,000 and then on the river of a 
with no flush draws out there, Croitoru's opponent bet 2.5million, going all-in. Croitoru called and was shown 
for ace-high and turned over pocket fives, the winning hand.
Mihaita Croitoru is up to 8.8 million chips and while he informed us of the hand information, tablemate Katie Swift declared it one of the best calls she'd ever seen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |