More Day 1a Photos
Courtesy of Tomas Stacha.
2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€706,560
Entries
736
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Puscatu Eliminated by Anton
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Ionel Anton raised to 1,900 from the cutoff and George Puscatu three-bet all in for 13,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Anton called.
Anton: 
Puscatu: 
The board ran out 
giving Anton a pair and sending Puscatu to the rail despite the Romanian holding big slick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | 19,000 |
|
Busted |
Papazian Slips; Georgescu Soars
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Alexandru Papazian raised to 1,800 from under the gun, Ofer Glazer called to his direct left, and Nicolae Calin Georgescu called in late position. The flop was 
and Papazian continued with 5,000. Glazer folded and Georgescu called.
On the 
turn, Papazian fired a second barrel worth 9,500, which Georgescu called again. Papazian emptied the clip on the 
river, opting for a third bet of 19,900. Georgescu moved all in for 43,000 and Papazian, visibly unhappy, called off the extra chips after thirty seconds of thought.
Triumphantly, Georgescu slammed open 
for the nut flush, and Papazian mucked his hand face-down. Per the rules, the Romanian juggernaut was forced to show, and 
got revealed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | 145,000 |
|
65,000 | -53,000 |
Meet Alexandru Papazian - Romania's #1 and first bracelet winner
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Back in May 2016, when play got heads up in the €25,000 High Roller at the last ever EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, all the other tournaments in the room had finished.
The duel was between two people who - at the beginning of the tournament - we didn't really recognise by face alone. But when we found out their PokerStars screen names, it all made sense.
Find out more at the PokerStars Blog.
Lebed Eliminated by Nan
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
On a 
flop one player checked to Ezequiel Lebed who moved all in for 6,600. Ouidiu Nan called and the third player folded.
Nan: 
Lebed: 
The turn was the 
and the river the 
and Lebed was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Mihai Manole Eliminated
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Mihai Manole, second on the Romanian all-time money list with $2,4 million in lifetime winnings, has been eliminated from the PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event. Manole got it in against Eduard Norel after a preflop raising war for a pot of around 45,000.
Mihai Manole:
Eduard Norel: 
The 
board failed to provide any help to Manole, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | -19,000 |
|
Busted |
Dumitrascu Escapes on the River
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Danut Dumitrascu was all in for his last 16,000 on a 
flop holding 
. His opponent Yaniv Peretz held 
and Dumitrascu was already saying his goodbyes to the table.
The turn brought the and the river the , which improved Dumitrascu to two pair on the river to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
15,000 | -8,000 |
Stoian Fortuitously Doubles Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,500 with the blinds at 300/600 and Daniel Stoian three-bet all in for 9,900 from the small blind. The big blind folded and his opponent called.
Stoian: 
Opponent: 
Stoian was in trouble, but the four on the 
turn gave him the lead. The 
on the turn also restricted his opponent to just the two remaining jacks in the deck, but the river was the and Stoian doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 |
Bigger Stacks
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000 | 33,000 |
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |