On an 
board Liran Machluf bet 2,500 and an opponent moved all in for 7,475. Machluf thought for around 30 seconds before calling. His opponent turned over 
and got to his feet, expecting the worsrt.
Machluf showed 
for two pair and eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 19,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Preflop one player limped and another called. Andrei Capatina raised from late position and the small blind three-bet. Capatina was the only caller.
The flop came 
. It checked to Capatina who bet 700. His opponent raised to 2,200. Capatina then raised to 7,000. His opponent took his time before calling.
The turn was the . Capatina's opponent bet leaving himself a small amount behind. Capatina moved all in and his opponent called.
Capatina:
Opponent: 
The river was the 
and Capatina's stack took a boost shortly before the first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
With three-way action, Eduard Norel bet 4,500 on an 
board. In late position, Maan El Hachem shoved a little under 20,000, the third player folded, and Norel called.
Eduard Norel: 
Maan El Hachem: 
El Hachem was in fantastic shape to double up, having Norel's flush draw covered as well. The on the turn changed everything, as Norel hit the miracle out he was looking for. The 
on the river sealed it for Norel and ended El Hachem's attempt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
Busted |
There are a total of three flights for the €500,000 guaranteed PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event with the first flight just 15 minutes away from their first break.
Tomorrow at 1 p.m. will be Flight 1b, followed by Flight 1c in the evening at 9 p.m. Flight 1c is a special re-entry only flight for any players who played and busted on either Flight 1a or 1b. Levels will be twenty-minutes long instead of the 45 minutes in flights 1a and 1b.
In a three-bet pot with three players, action was checked to Florin Calinescu on the button. The Romanian bet 2,000 on an 
board and got Adrian Ioan Ionescu as the only called.
Ionescu led out 3,300 on the 
turn, Calinescu raised to 7,000, and Ionescu called. Both players checked the on the river.
Ionescu showed 
for the turned flush and Calinescu mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | |
|
|
18,000 |
A player in middle position raised to 550. Cristian Serban called in the cutoff before Krasimir Yankov three-bet to 2,025 in the small blind. Both players called.
The flop was 
and it checked around. The turn was the 
and Yankov bet 3,125. The initial raiser folded and Serban called.
The river was the . Yankov bet 7,600. "Call," announced Serban. Yankov turned over . Serban was still counting out the chips to make the call, and he slid the chips into the middle before turning over 
for a set of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
|
35,000 | -7,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
On a turn of 
Sam Dorrestein checked to an opponent who bet 2,300. Dorrestein check-raised to 7,300 and his opponent called. Both players checked the on the river and Dorrestein showed for two-pair, which elicited a tap of the table in appreciation from his opponent.
A few hands later and with a full board of 
spread across the table, Dorrestein checked to a different opponent who moved all in for around 25,000 into a pot of 12,000. Dorrestein thought for a while but eventually folded flashing the for trips to his opponent.
His opponent then gestured to his cards. "Just one," asked Dorrestein, reaching for them. "No," came the reply, "Both!"
Dorrestein turned over for ace-high and his opponent's shove got through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | -2,000 |
