Cristian Serban flashed us a picture of an exciting hand that happened earlier. Serban held and got it all in on the river on a board. Serban's opponent held for a full house and had to tap out to Serban's straight flush, which moved the latter up to 96,000.
We're here for a jam-packed week of poker action which, as ever, will feature a whole host of tournaments, cash games and side-events throughout the week. But here in Bucharest, which is often dubbed the 'Paris of the east', there's just as much to do away from the felt as there is on it.
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.
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.
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.
board with around 24,000 in the middle, Piotr Wroblewski moved all in. His opponent was Teodor Cap-Bun who would have to go all in to call.
across the table.
and got it all in on the river on a 
for a full house and had to tap out to Serban's straight flush, which moved the latter up to 96,000.
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 
flop holding 
and the river the 
, which improved Dumitrascu to two pair on the river to survive.
board failed to provide any help to Manole, and he was eliminated.