Main Event Day 2 | 2017 Unibet Open Bucharest

12-02-2017 12:53 UTC+2

Lappin's Kings Get Cracked

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

There is no reason to smile unfortunately, as David Lappin has just been eliminated in cruel fashion. Yasen Dichev had raised and Lappin three-bet small to 13,500 on the button. Vladut Paun called in then small blind and Dichev four-bet to around 35,000. Lappin moved all in to force a fold from Paun, while Dichev called with the far superior stack.

David Lappin:
Yasen Dichev:

The board came and the jack on the turn spelled the end for Lappin before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasen Dichev	330,000 82,000	82,000
David Lappin	Busted

Tags: David Lappin Vladut Paun Yasen Dichev

12-02-2017 13:00 UTC+2

Another Three Down the Drain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Olli Roos was eliminated by Anatoli Halca while Tudor Bartha Lazar took a small hit with versus , as short stack Vlad Cojocariu doubled thanks to a baord of .

Eric Wasylenko had fellow Canadian Jean-Serge Baril on the brink of elimination when the latter three-bet shoved for 45,000 with . Wasylenko turned over and the board of gave Baril a full house.

Cristian Tardea doubled to 55,000 with when holding up against the of Bojan Zidar on the board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tudor Bartha Lazar	400,000 76,000	76,000
Anatoli Halca	320,000 82,000	82,000
Eric Wasylenko	110,000 -55,000	-55,000
Bojan Zidar	110,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jean-Serge Baril	95,000 8,000	8,000
Vlad Cojocariu	80,000 28,000	28,000
Cristian Tardea	55,000 16,000	16,000
Stilian Atanasov	Busted
Vasile Zagon	Busted
Olli Roos	Busted

Tags: Anatoli Halca Eric Wasylenko Jean-Serge Baril Tudor Bartha Lazar

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

12-02-2017 13:07 UTC+2

Down to 95 Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Within the first level, almost 20 players were sent to the rail and Tiago Santos followed at the start of level 14 to reduce the field to the last 95 hopefuls. At this rate, the money bubble will be reached in the third level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiago Santos	Busted

Tags: Tiago Santos

12-02-2017 13:12 UTC+2

Borkunov Bows Out to Tellving's Straight

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Short stack Vladimir Borkunov moved all in for 21,500 in late position and Eric Wasylenko asked for a count and called on the button. Henrik Tellving eyed the stack of the Canadian and called out of the big blind as well.

Both remaining active players checked the flop and a bet of 30,000 by Tellving on the turn forced a fold from Wasylenko.

Henrik Tellving:
Vladimir Borkunov:

There was no card in the deck that could help the Russian and the on the river was a mere formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Tellving	285,000 82,500	82,500
Eric Wasylenko	115,000 5,000	5,000
Vladimir Borkunov	Busted

Tags: Vladimir Borkunov Henrik Tellving Eric Wasylenko

12-02-2017 13:16 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Silviu Baltateanu raised to 11,500 and was called by Ionut Zota in the small blind and Cosmin Nedelea in the big blind. The trio checked the board of until the river, on which Baltateanu bet 17,000. Zota folded but Nedelea called to see Baltateanu flip over , which Zota had beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Grimberg	490,000 164,500	164,500

Aris Tourlakis	330,000 82,500	82,500
Silviu Baltateanu	330,000 80,000	80,000
Marian Strachinescu	300,000 -45,000	-45,000

Dara O'Kearney	265,000 31,000	31,000

Tudor Purice	210,000 -42,500	-42,500
Stephane Allard	200,000 -49,000	-49,000
Cosmin Nedelea	130,000 -27,500	-27,500
Kevin Teller	90,000 -40,000	-40,000

Ionut Zota	50,000 -114,500	-114,500

Tags: Ionut Zota Silviu Baltateanu Cosmin Nedelea

12-02-2017 13:24 UTC+2

Grimaldi Doubles; Muto and Bruneel Bust

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Pasquale Grimaldi was all in for 73,500 with the and Jose Luis Capdevila called with the . The flip went to Grimaldi as the board ran out .

Katsuhiro Muto was among those that ran out of chips after three-betting all in against a raise and a call by Corentin Schmauch. The latter snap-called with and Muto only had . Muto was drawing dead on the turn of a board and headed to the rail.

A short-stacked Tim Bruneel was at risk with and big stack Tudor Bartha Lazar called with . Bruneel had a ton of outs on the board but failed to get there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corentin Schmauch	340,000 260,500	260,500
Tudor Bartha Lazar	320,000 -80,000	-80,000
Pasquale Grimaldi	160,000 45,500	45,500
Jose Luis Capdevila	50,000 -113,000	-113,000
Emanuel Flesner	Busted
Amir Shomron	Busted
Katsuhiro Muto	Busted
Tim Bruneel	Busted

Tags: Jose Luis Capdevila Katsuhiro Muto Pasquale Grimaldi Tim Bruneel Tudor Bartha Lazar

12-02-2017 13:30 UTC+2

Teller Doubles Through Pop

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

With 43,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller was all in with the for the open ender and nut flush draw. Catalin Pop called with and the turn and river first improved teller to a pair and then to the nut flush in order to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Teller	145,000 55,000	55,000

Catalin Pop	30,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Catalin Pop Kevin Teller

12-02-2017 13:35 UTC+2

The Money Bubble is Getting Closer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Only 85 players remain as five hopefuls were eliminated within only 10 minutes to reduce the field further. This included Catalin Diac and Ionut Dobre.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catalin Diac	Busted
Symeon Stergiopoulos	Busted
Ionut Dobre	Busted
Gheorghe Costache	Busted
Lucian Mantu	Busted

Tags: Catalin Diac Ionut Dobre

12-02-2017 13:40 UTC+2

Iacob Up to Half a Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

On the flop of , Victor Kait bet and then faced the shove of Iulian Iacob to eventually call it off with the for top pair and top kicker. Iacob turned over for top two pair and the turn and river both bricked to send Kait out before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iulian Iacob	500,000 216,500	216,500
Victor Kait	Busted

Tags: Iulian Iacob Victor Kait