In a four-way pot with the board reading , action was folded to Lior Bargad Abudi on the button who bet 3,600. Sam Dorrestein, who just late registered this tournament, called from the blinds, and the other players folded. Both players checked the on the turn.
On the river, Dorrestein bet 3,800 and Abudi raised it to 10,000. The Dutchman took around a minute before making the call with . Abudi had and Dorrestein's bigger two pair delivered him a nice pot right off the bat.
Even at this early stage of proceedings, there are still a number of notables in the field. These include Ionel Anton who, with almost $2m in lifetime earnings, is third on the Romanian all-time money list.
Joining him in the field is fellow Romanian Carmen Zainescu. Zainescu's best result came in 2016 when she finished sixth in the Eureka Bucharest Main Event for just under €23,000.
Finally, there is Andreas Klatt. Earlier this year Klatt enjoyed the best two weeks any poker player could dream of. First he won the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo National Championship for €151,000 and then followed that up with a second place finish in the Main Event for just over €400,000.
He wasn't finished there. In partnership with the WPT in Amsterdam and the MonteDam Swing, Klatt headed to Amsterdam where he just missed out on a final table spot in the WPT Main Event, finishing 10th for €13,000.
On a flop, Bartel Kars had 3,600 in front of him in the small blind, and Krasimir Yankov called in late position. The turn prompted a 7,500 bet from Kars and Yankov called after some thought.
The river was the and Kars checked. Yankov loudly tapped the table to check behind.
"You win," sighed Kars, who tabled for a pair of sixes. Yankov showed and won the hand.
It was a little over a year ago that we were last in the Romanian capital, for what would ultimately be the first and last Eureka Poker Tour stop in Bucharest. The €1,100 Main Event attracted 579 runners, creating a first place prize of €107,350 that was eventually won by a 30-year-old pro from Israel, Avishai Shitrit.
One of the biggest names in the field today is Traian Bostan. The Romanian has collected over $200,000 in lifetime winnings, including a big €100,000 score right here in Bucharest last year. Bostan in seated at table 15 and was involved in a hand with Merheb Sarkis from Canada.
The board read and the pot was up to around 9,500. Bostan was in the blinds and checked, and Sarkis checked behind after seconds. Bostan showed but was second best to Sarkis' .
On a river of Van Thach Vu was first to act and he bet 7,000. Vlad Mihalcea called before Aleksandr Osinin moved all in for around 28,000. Thach Vu called quickly and Mihalcea agonised over his decision before folding, flashing for a flush to his tablemates.
Osinin turned over for quads while Thach Vu had flopped a set and rivered a full house with . Osinin had him covered and the Vietnamese player was eliminated.
Three players saw a flop together. Ran Shahar checked, Ezequiel Lebed bet 2,000, Marius Agica raised to 5,000 on the button, Shahar folded, and Lebed called. On the turn, Lebed check-called an 8,500 bet from Agica.
The river was the and Lebed checked. Agica wasted no time and shoved all in, for a bet of 14,250. It would be for nearly all the Argentinian's remaining stack, and Lebed open-folded after some brief thought.
, action was folded to Lior Bargad Abudi on the button who bet 3,600. Sam Dorrestein, who just late registered this tournament, called from the blinds, and the other players folded. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
river, Dorrestein bet 3,800 and Abudi raised it to 10,000. The Dutchman took around a minute before making the call with 
. Abudi had 
and Dorrestein's bigger two pair delivered him a nice pot right off the bat.
flop, Bartel Kars had 3,600 in front of him in the small blind, and Krasimir Yankov called in late position. The 
turn prompted a 7,500 bet from Kars and Yankov called after some thought.
and Kars checked. Yankov loudly tapped the table to check behind.
for a pair of sixes. Yankov showed 
and won the hand.
and the pot was up to around 9,500. Bostan was in the blinds and checked, and Sarkis checked behind after seconds. Bostan showed 
Van Thach Vu was first to act and he bet 7,000. Vlad Mihalcea called before Aleksandr Osinin moved all in for around 28,000. Thach Vu called quickly and Mihalcea agonised over his decision before folding, flashing 
for a flush to his tablemates.
for quads while Thach Vu had flopped a set and rivered a full house with 
. Osinin had him covered and the Vietnamese player was eliminated.
flop together. Ran Shahar checked, Ezequiel Lebed bet 2,000, Marius Agica raised to 5,000 on the button, Shahar folded, and Lebed called. On the 
turn, Lebed check-called an 8,500 bet from Agica.
and Lebed checked. Agica wasted no time and shoved all in, for a bet of 14,250. It would be for nearly all the Argentinian's remaining stack, and Lebed open-folded 
after some brief thought.
