Neculai Macovei sent two players to the rail and Iulian Iacob sent Sorin Drajneanu out shortly after. Drajneanu shoved for around 20,000 and Iacob called in the cutoff.
Sorin Drajneanu:
Iulian Iacob:
It was all over after the turn of a board and Drajneanu stacked up even more chips.
Barrie Pietersz got his last 30,600 in via three-bet shove and the initial raiser folded, while the hijack quickly called with . Pietersz had and got there thanks to a board of .
Sophia "Djarii" White was involved in a three-way flop of and bet 6,500 out of the big blind. Bogdan Ionescu raised to 17,000 and, once the third player in the hand folded, White moved all in for 38,600, which Ionescu called with slightly more chips than the eSports Star.
Sophia White:
Bogdan Ionescu:
While the turn took away some outs, it added a flush draw for White. However, the river was a blank and White headed to the rail.
Stephane Allard's raise was three-bet to 10,800 by Alexandru Arnautu in the small blind and Allard called. Both players eventually ended up checking through the board of and Arnautu showed for top set, while Allard mucked a jack.
Picking up the action on the turn, Alexandru Lazar bet 4,000 out of the big blind and David Lappin raised to 11,000 in early position, which Lazar called.
On the river, Lazar bet once more, making it 18,000 to go, and Lappin moved all in. Lazar nodded and rather quickly sent his cards into the muck.
Claudiu Jianu three-bet all in for 28,100 from the button and short stack Aki Pyysing forfeited his small blind while initial raiser Rares Sohorca called and tabled . Jianu had the better pocket pair in and there was no upset on the board .
Pyysing will need to make a move soon as he has been cut down to just one third of the starting stack.
Short stack Alpar Soos moved all in for 13,700 from the cutoff and Alexander Ioan called on the button. Dan Chisu moved all in for 42,000 out of the big blind and Ioan snap-called.
Alpar Soos:
Dan Chisu:
Alexander Ioan:
Both Soos and Chisu knocked the table and said "nice hand" before the showdown even proceeded. There was a glimpse of hope, though, with a gutshot for both players at risk on the board , but Ioan's kings held up to score the double knockout.
against the 
of Madalin Petraru and railed to get any help on a board of 
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and bet 6,500 out of the big blind. Bogdan Ionescu raised to 17,000 and, once the third player in the hand folded, White moved all in for 38,600, which Ionescu called with slightly more chips than the eSports Star.
river was a blank and White headed to the rail.
and Arnautu showed 
turn, Alexandru Lazar bet 4,000 out of the big blind and David Lappin raised to 11,000 in early position, which Lazar called.
river, Lazar bet once more, making it 18,000 to go, and Lappin moved all in. Lazar nodded and rather quickly sent his cards into the muck.
. Jianu had the better pocket pair in 
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and Marius Cazacu called with the 
. Petrice had some chop outs but the board came 
, but Ioan's kings held up to score the double knockout.
