Joining the action on the turn, Alexander Staengle checked out of the small blind and Teodor Cap Bun bet 1,825 from under the gun. Staengle, who had around 11,500 behind, gave it brief consideration and then announced all in. Cap Bun quickly tossed in a single chip for the call.
Alexander Staengle:
Teodor Cap Bun:
The on the river failed to improve Staengle and he quickly left the tournament area.
The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day and the tournament screens show 243 out of 247 players remaining. The registration for the first of two flights remains open for another two levels and the next break.
On the four-way flop of , four players all invested 500 chips each and the fell on the turn. Dan Murariu bet 2,300 out of the big blind and just Alexoi Lucian called whereas the other two players folded. The on the river then completed the board and Murariu bet 4,600.
Lucian gave it plenty of consideration before calling and then mucked when Murariu showed for a full house.
The late registration is in fact open until the start of level seven, which will include the 60-minute dinner break after the end of level six still, and the final number for Day 1a can thus increase further. So far, there are almost 250 entries to put the event on track to eclipse the guarantee of €500,000.
A battle of the blinds resulted in a raising war between Ovidian Florian Ciuciuc and Roy Even. The latter was in the big blind and had the higher stack and a flip with . Ciuciuc was at risk for 19,575 with the and stood up from his chair, ready to leave. That was until the flop came to pair him up.
Both the turn and the river changed nothing anymore and Ciuciuc doubled.
On the flop of , Denis Ioan Poteras bet 2,500 and his sole opponent Mark Rink called from a few seats over. On the turn, both players checked and the appeared on the river. Poteras bet 7,000 and that was enough to force a fold from Rink.
On the three-way flop of the action checked to Dan Murariu and he bet 1,300. Only Kristi Kirs in the big blind called and the on the turn went check, check. After the on the river, Kirs bet 3,000 and Murariu raised to 6,000. Kirs eventually folded face-up and Murariu was kind enough to reveal the .
David Lappin has been here in Bucharest for two days and apparently helps out on the live stream commentary, while Dara O'Kearney arrived late last night in time to rail the victory of Daiva Barauskaite in the Ladies Battle. Both Irishman will be taking part tomorrow, while their countrymen Cathal Shine and Kevin Killeen took their seats a few minutes ago.
Nuno Miguel Carvalho raised to 800 and Tomas Lindberg called from one seat over before Sam Grafton made it 2,700 to go on the button. Both opponents called and the flop came . The action checked to Grafton and his continuation bet of 1,800 was called.
After the on the turn, it was again checked to Grafton and he shoved for around 16,000. Carvalho called and Lindberg folded.
Sam Grafton:
Nuno Miguel Carvalho: Ks,5s]
The on the river changed nothing and Grafton has been eliminated.
turn, Alexander Staengle checked out of the small blind and Teodor Cap Bun bet 1,825 from under the gun. Staengle, who had around 11,500 behind, gave it brief consideration and then announced all in. Cap Bun quickly tossed in a single chip for the call.
on the river failed to improve Staengle and he quickly left the tournament area.
, four players all invested 500 chips each and the 
on the river then completed the board and Murariu bet 4,600.
for a full house.
and stood up from his chair, ready to leave. That was until the flop came 
to pair him up.
turn and the 
river changed nothing anymore and Ciuciuc doubled.
, Denis Ioan Poteras bet 2,500 and his sole opponent Mark Rink called from a few seats over. On the 
turn, both players checked and the 
on the turn went check, check. After the 
. The action checked to Grafton and his continuation bet of 1,800 was called.
