Adrian Nica was the initial raiser from early position and picked up a caller in Nandor Solyom in late position. On the turn, Nica bet 4,000 and Solyom called before both checked the on the river. Nica reluctantly flipped over for a bluff and Solyom had that beat with for second pair.
Simonas Eigminas raised to 1,500 and Ionut-Alin Tambura raised to 4,200. Adrian-Costin Constantin moved in for his last 6,350 and both opponents called. The flop of was checked through and a bet of Eigminas on the turn forced a fold from Tambura.
After a raise to 1,400 by Razvan Cetanas, Cezar Oprea called and a third player in the hand three-bet to 4,200. Cetanas reraised and Oprea moved all in to force out the third player in the hand. Cetanas quickly called and the two best pocket pairs in No-Limit Hold'em crashed against each other.
Cezar Oprea:
Razvan Cetanas:
The board came and Oprea's stack of 35,000 was covered by Cetanas.
Espen Uhlen Jorstad was eliminated from the €2,200 High Roller earlier and jumped into the Main Event only to be eliminated rather quickly from there as well, as he was on the last batch of players without chips. Joni Liimatta was among those as well along with Marius Asanache and Ciristian Cirja.
The €2,200 High Roller field has been reduced to 30 out of 99 players remaining and currently plays level 11 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and a running ante of 400.
Dorin Rauta has taken over the chip lead with 220,000 along with Mohamed Kerkeni, who has the same stack. Other big stacks and notables still in contention include Elvis Petcu (200,000), Katsuhiro Muto (160,000), Unibet Poker ambassador Ian Simpson (158,000), Andrei Boghean (150,000), Dan Chisu (130,000), Unibet Poker ambassador Dara O'Kearney (100,000), Mateusz Moolhuizen (95,000), Jason Gray (90,000), and Mihai Manole (65,000).
Among those that busted were Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu, Vlad Darie, Rauno Tahvonen, Andrei Nodea, Mihaita Croitoru, Michael Magalashvili and Peter Jaksland to name just a few.
Aleksandr Todesk limped in and Samy Dubonnet raised to 2,500. Roman Marius moved all in for 11,375 and Todesk reshoved over the top for 14,900. Dubonnet gave it some thought and folded.
Roman Marius:
Aleksandr Todesk:
The board came and Marius was drawing dead on the turn. Also out are Cosmin Joldis, Jari Suuronen and Gabriel Stoica.
Ovidiu Roman bet the flop for 2,500 out of the big blind and Bogdan Domnitanu called in the hijack. Josef Machiach raised to 6,200 on the button to force out Roman, while Domnitanu called. On the turn, Machiach bet 7,400 when it was checked to him and picked up a call before the on the river was checked.
Machiach showed for tens and nines, which ended up as the winning hand.