Dan Glimne has been able to build his stack to around 38,000 and among those hands that helped was a recent confrontation with Cosmin Voinea. The latter bet an already juicy pot on the river for 2,725. Glimne called from one seat over and was shown by Voinea for the busted straight draw to claim the pot with his for a pair of queens.
Maarten Kerkhofs raised to 225 and picked up one caller in Radu Danut before Van Khoa Trinh three-bet to 1,150 in the cutoff. Both his opponents called and the flop of was checked to Trinh. He continued for 1,200 and Kerkhofs folded, Danut called.
After the fell on the turn, Danut checked again. Trinh bet 2,500 and eventually folded when facing a check-raise to 7,800 to leave himself with around 23,000.
More than 8,000 were already in the middle with the board showing , and Razvan Bizera checked in the small blind. Marek Komarova, who had participated in yesterday's Ladies Battle, tossed in a red T-5,000 chip from the button and Bizera called.
On the river, both players checked and Bizera flashed . Komarova mucked her cards and dropped a decent pot to see Bizera at the top of the counts in level one.
A raise to 300 was in front of Stephen Woodhead and Tristan Guiodo then three-bet to 950 in the small blind. Marian Costache four-bet to 2,250 in the big blind and Woodhead folded. Guiodo gave it some consideration and then five-bet to 6,500 in order to force a fold from Costache, who flashed .
The tournament screens now show 221 players and among those to join the action recently were Jasper Wetemans, two-time Unibet Open champion Dan Murariu, Sam Grafton and Alexander Staengle.
Wetemans defended his big blind against a raise to 250 and checked the flop of , but then quickly folded to a continuation bet.
Stephen Woodhead was on the final table of the World Poker Tour Caribbean in Punta Cana just a few days ago and made the trip over to Romania. He lost a three-bet pot early on and dropped a few chips, but there is nothing to worry about.
Other early notables include former EPT Deauville runner-up Dany Parlafes as well as fellow Romanian Tudor Purice, Dutchman Johan Goslings and Dan Glimne from Sweden.
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The duo of Marc Convey and David Vanderheyden was commentating the Ladies Battle yesterday and Vanderheyden is off duty today, using the opportunity to join the action and play on Day 1a. "I have 29,850," the Belgian joked after he just folded in the small blind. Marcelo Viana had raised to 300 and Cosmin Ionut Petcu three-bet to 750 on the button.
Only Viana called and the flop of and the turn were checked through. Viana checked the river and then folded to a bet of 900 by Petcu.
The first of two starting days promised to be a big one, as the tournament screens show more than 200 entries at the start of level one. Plenty of Scandinavian players are among them, while most of the Romanians will celebrate their national holiday and then join up tomorrow.
river for 2,725. Glimne called from one seat over and was shown 
by Voinea for the busted straight draw to claim the pot with his 
for a pair of queens.
was checked to Trinh. He continued for 1,200 and Kerkhofs folded, Danut called.
river, both players checked and Bizera flashed 
. Komarova mucked her cards and dropped a decent pot to see Bizera at the top of the counts in level one.
, but then quickly folded to a continuation bet.
