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.
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.
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.
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.
Valentin Bulgaru raised to 600 and got no less than four callers, including Ezequiel Lebed in the big blind. The flop came down and Bulgaru shoved for 5,700. All other players folded to Lebed, who called it off.
Valentin Bulgaru:
Ezequiel Lebed:
Lebed needed to pair his inferior kicker to improve and did so on the turn. The river sealed Bulgaru's fate and he was eliminated.
We're only three levels into the Day 1A action but we've already seen our fair share of action and familiar faces. While the players are on their first 15-minute break of the day, allow me to bring you up to speed.
Iury Wolf opened with a raise to 800 in middle position. To his left, Bartel Kars three-bet to 2,300. In the small blind, Krasimir Yankov four-bet to 5,300, which got Wolf out of the way. Kars made the call in position to see an flop appear.
Yankov continued with 2,900 on the flop and Kars called, leaving himself with 11,000 behind. On the turn, Yankov bet more than Kars' remaining stack, and the Dutchman started talking.
"I don't have an ace," Kars said, "but I don't think you have an ace either." Kars gave it some more thought, then opted to fold. Yankov didn't show and raked in the pot.
On a flop with just under 6,000 in the pot already, Elie Ghazal checked to an opponent who bet 6,000. Ghazal check-raised all in putting his opponent at risk and they quickly called.
Ghazal:
All-in player:
The turn was the and the river the seemingly safe . The player with queens fist-pumped and pushed his queens into the middle in preparation to receive his double-up.
"Straight," announced the dealer, pushing the corresponding cards up, and awarding the pot to Ghazal.
board. In late position, Maan El Hachem shoved a little under 20,000, the third player folded, and Norel called.
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.
. 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.
and Capatina's stack took a boost shortly before the first break of the day.
turn. The 
river sealed Bulgaru's fate and he was eliminated.
. The player with queens fist-pumped and pushed his queens into the middle in preparation to receive his double-up.