Yesterday chipleader Nandor Solyom said that a deep run was still "far away" despite there being only 58 players left in the PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event. Well, today gives players a chance to take one more step towards a deep run and a shot at the €133,400 in prize money that awaits the winner.
Shortly behind Solyom is Daniel Nietrzebka. In fact, only 30,000 separates the two at the top of the standings. Nietrzebka was unlucky not to wrestle the overnight chiplead away from Solyom after winning a large pot late in the night.
Both Day 1a chipleader Tamas Kabatnic and Stefan Fabian are also in attendance, and will look to put another solid day in order to catchh up to the two chipleaders.
Action gets underway at 1 p.m. local time with the plan to play down to a final table.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates here from the JW Marriott hotel in Bucharest.
On the first hand of the day we saw Stefan Fabian all in against Fahredin Mustafov. Fabian held and Mustafov .
The board ran out and Mustafov's two pair was good for a double up to over 600,000.
On the very next hand, Fabian was all in for around 90,000 from under the gun. It looked like it was going to get through until it got to Dorin Agavriloae in the big blind who called.
Fabian:
Agavriloae:
The board ran out and Fabian was eliminated in the first two hands of Day 3.
Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu raised to 22,000 from early position and Tamas Kabatnic three-bet all in for around 200,000. It folded back to Nedelcu who called.
Nedelcu:
Kabatnic:
The board ran out with the queen on the turn eliminating Kabatnic.
The first level of the day isn't twenty minutes old yet, but both Nandor Solyom and Daniel Nietrzebka have increased their chipstacks from the amount they started the day with.
Daniel Nietrzebka checked behind on an flop in a pot against Sam Grafton, with Grafton check folding to a bet of 50,000 on the turn.
On a flop of Patrick Fretzert checked to Samuel Viorel Goje who bet 22,000. Fretztert then three-bet all in for 100,000 and Goje called.
Fretzert:
Goje:
Fretzert had flopped second pair, and Goje was open ended. The turn was the giving Goje his straight and he fist-pumped wildly as the came on the river securing him the pot.
Alex Udrea moved all in from under the gun for around 170,000. It folded to Traian Bostan in the cutoff who called. The remaining players all folded and the cards were turned over.
Udrea:
Bostan:
The flop came giving Udrea additional flush outs. However, the turn was the and the river the meaning he was eliminated.
and Mustafov 
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and Mustafov's two pair was good for a double up to over 600,000.
and Fabian was eliminated in the first two hands of Day 3.
with the queen on the turn eliminating Kabatnic.
turn.
Patrick Fretzert checked to Samuel Viorel Goje who bet 22,000. Fretztert then three-bet all in for 100,000 and Goje called.
came on the river securing him the pot.
giving Udrea additional flush outs. However, the turn was the 
and the river the 