Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€706,560
Entries
736
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Goren Bests Botosan
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
On a 
board Kfir Goren bet 4,700 and his opponent Vadim Botosan called. The turn was the 
and Goren bet 11,700. Again Botosan called.
The river was the 
. Goren checked and Botosan bet 13,100. Goren quickly called.
Botosan showed 
for two pair and Goren tapped the felt before mucking, seemingly frustrated. He aggressively shuffled his chips but still found it in him to tap the table again in apparent appreciation at his opponent's hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Guarantee Smashed With Day 1C Still to Come
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
It's official; the €500,000 guarantee placed on the PokerStars Festival Bucharest has been eclipsed, and we've still got a whole other Day 1 flight to go!
We were only three levels into today's play (Day 1B) when the number of entrants confirmed it. Another three levels later, registration came to a close and the total players for today clocked in at 401. Add that to yesterday's 177 entrants, and you can see why everyone's happy.
Read more on the PokerStars Blog.
Players Making Moves Late on Day 1b
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
As the evening draws on there are an increasing number of players making it into six figure stack territory. One of them is Federico Petruzzelli who opened in this pot to 2,300 from early position.
The player on the button called before the player in the big blind three-bet to 6,300. Petruzzelli then four-bet to 14,200 and both other players folded.
Petruzzelli showed 
and took down the pot. His stack is now over 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 |
Flutur Has The Longest Breath
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andrei Roscan raised to 2,300 from under the gun, Mircea Flutur three-bet to 6,200 in middle position, and Roscan called. The flop was 
and Roscan checked, Flutur bet 5,600, and Roscan called.
On the 
turn, Roscan checked, Flutur bet 14,100, Roscan check-raised to 36,000, and Flutur called in position to create an already substantial pot. The river was the 
and Roscan checked. Flutur moved all in for 60,000 and Roscan immediately threw his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
108,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
More Big Stacks
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
185,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
||
|
|
150,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
135,000 | |
|
|
134,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
117,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
Nietrzebka Wins With Aces
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Pocket aces have been dealt aplenty today, and Daniel Nietrzebka just became the latest to receive the pocket rockets. Nietrzebka was tangling with Arthur Zacharov and both players had already built a pot of over 50,000 when the dealer completed the 
board.
Zacharov checked and Nietrzebka checked behind with his aces. Zacharov couldn't muster up more than 
and the Pole scooped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Sharp Call Skyrockets Toma
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With around 37,000 in the pot, Nicolae Toma and an opponent in the small blind saw the turn land on a 
. Toma's opponent open-shoved 51,200, which sent the Romanian deep in the tank. After nearly two minutes, he counted out the calling chips and put them in the middle with a strong thump.
Nicolae Toma: 
Opponent: 
Toma held the best hand with pocket tens but his opponent could still catch a ten, seven or five to survive. The river 
wasn't one of them and Toma took down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
Malay Flops Quads; Gets Paid
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
From under the gun, a player raised to 2,600, Elvira Malay called one seat over, and the button and big blind also called. The flop was 
, which was met by a "ding ding ding!" from one of the players at the table.
The under the gun player bet 5,400, with Malay as the only caller. On the turn, the under the gun player bet 7,600, and Malay called again. The river was the 
and Malay was put all in for her last 9,500, which she snap-called.
Under the gun: 
Elvira Malay: 
Malay got fully paid on her flopped quads and doubled up as the day draws to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 |