328 players are currently registered for Day 1b. Combined with the 177 from yesterday, the €500,000 guarantee has already been met.
The prize pool will be even bigger, as late registration will be open until the end of level 6, followed by the Day 1c turbo for players who busted Day 1a and Day 1b.
Segal Omer already dropped most of his stack in the first level of the day and just lost the remainder of his stack as well. Holding 
, Omer went all in on a 
board. He got snap-called by Stefan Tablan, who held the nut flush with 
.
Omer's straight was second best and he quickly headed out of the tournament area. For Omer and all the other players who bust today, there will be another chance at 9 p.m. tonight in the Day 1c turbo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
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Busted |
A player in early position limped and Cosmin Goicea raised to 300. Chris Moneymaker called and Nicolae Toader three-bet to 1,600 from the cutoff. Goicea was the only caller.
The two players checked a 
flop and the turn brought the . Goicea checked and Toader bet 2,000. Goicea called.
The river was the 
. Goicea checked again and Toader bet 4,500. Goicea raised to 14,000 and Toader three-bet to 32,625, enough to put Goicea all in.
Goicea agonized over his decision, rubbing his hands over his face, shuffling his remaining 10,000 or so chips together. He engaged in a small back-and-forth with some of his tablemates. Without understanding Romanian, it was clear that the word "clock" was being used. Eventually, he called.
Toader turned over 
and Goicea let out a burst of Romanian before showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
|
Busted |
From the blinds, Dan Caprian bet 3,300 on a 
board, and Gudas Zygimantas called in late position. The river brought the 
and Caprian bet 5,500. After thinking for 30 seconds, Zygimantas raised to 15,000.
Caprian shook his head and immediately flung 
open in the muck. Zygimantas didn't show and casually raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
22,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
On the turn, the board read 
and Stefan Dragomir check-called a 2,000 bet from Ioannis Taramas. The river brought the 
and Dragomir checked again. Taramas bet 4,000 and Dragomir called.
Taramas showed 
for the rivered flush and won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
23,000 |
"Who do you guys work for?" asked Kfir Nahum, leaning around to talk to the bank of reporters sitting next to the tournament.
We explained that we worked for PokerNews and he leant back and smiled introducing himself. Nahum made a deep run in this year's WSOP Main Event, and was (officially at least) the best-performing Israeli.
"I had Aces cracked, then Queens," he explained, "And then I had nines against Ace-Ten and he hit runner-runner straight!
"There were a couple more Israelis unofficially better than me."
Nahum finished 61st and took home $121,188 for his efforts. He's looking for another deep run here in the PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
With the board reading 
, Stefan Dumitru Necsanu and Loek van Wely were involved in a hand where Necsanu had check-raised the flop. On the turn, Nescanu bet 2,200 and Van Wely called.
The river was the 
and Nescanu bet 5,300, which Van Wely called as well. Nescanu showed 
for a flopped two pair, and the Dutch chess grandmaster mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
21,000 | -9,000 |
On a flop of 
Segal Omer checked and Andrei Roscan bet 2,000. Omer check-raised to 4,500 and Roscan called.
The turn was the and Omer check-called a bet of 6,500 from his opponent. The river was the and Omer checked for a third time. Roscan bet 11,000 and Omer eventually called.
Roscan turned over 
for a full house and took down the pot leaving Omer with just under 10,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | |
|
|
8,000 |
In a three-bet pot pre-flop, Iani Tulica checked a flop of 
to Nandor Solyom who bet 600. Tulica min-raised to 1,600 and Solyom called.
The turn was the 
and Tulica check-called a bet of 5,800. The river was the and Tulica checked. Solyom quickly moved all in for around a full stack.
Tulica thought about his decision before eventually folding. Tulica showed the and Solyom showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
22,000 |
