2019 Unibet Open Sinaia

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 Unibet Open Sinaia

Final Results
Winner
Martin Soukup
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€71,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€366,000
Entries
366
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Thin Value for Soukup

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Martin Soukup raised to 80,000 with the {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and Cristian Grecu called in the cutoff with the {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}, Marius Gicovanu called with {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in the big blind. The {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop was checked to Grecu and he bet 170,000, which forced out Gicovanu. Soukup just called and the {4-Clubs} turn slowed down the action, both checked.

On the {A-Diamonds} river, Soukup bet 130,000 and Grecu called very reluctantly.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
3,515,000
390,000
390,000
Cristian Grecu ro
Cristian Grecu
1,760,000
-250,000
-250,000

Tags: Cristian GrecuMarius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Drusca Jams Twice

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Traian Bostan raised with the {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Stefan Drusca defended {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. On the {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, Drusca checked and Bostan bet 75,000. Drusca check-jammed for 340,000 and Bostan quickly folded.

In the next hand, Drusca three-bet jammed {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} into an open raise by chip leader Martin Soukup with the {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and got through with it again.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Drusca ro
Stefan Drusca
800,000
335,000
335,000
Traian Bostan ro
Traian Bostan
730,000
-170,000
-170,000

Tags: Martin SoukupStefan DruscaTraian Bostan

Soukup Takes From Grecu

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Martin Soukup raised to 80,000 with the {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} and Cristian Grecu called with the {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}. They checked the {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop and the {5-Spades} followed on the turn. Soukup checked and called a bet of 115,000 before both opted to check the {K-Diamonds} on the river.

Soukup raked in yet another pot and pulled away some further.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
3,630,000
115,000
115,000
Cristian Grecu ro
Cristian Grecu
1,600,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Cristian GrecuMartin Soukup

Bostan Picks Up Aces and Doubles

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Traian Bostan raised to 80,000 in the cutoff with the {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and Toni Judet jammed the button with the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. Bostan snap-called and faded the suckout on a board of {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} to double.

Judet, on the other hand, dropped down all the way to just 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Traian Bostan ro
Traian Bostan
1,360,000
630,000
630,000
Toni Judet ro
Toni Judet
400,000
-830,000
-830,000

Tags: Toni JudetTraian Bostan

Soukup Takes From Gicovanu

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu raised to 100,000 with the {A-Spades}{5-Hearts} on the button and Martin Soukup called in the small blind with the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. The {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop was checked to Gicavnu and he bet 80,000, Soukup called. No action followed on the {10-Diamonds} turn and the {3-Clubs} river, awarding the pot to Soukup.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
3,800,000
170,000
170,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
3,000,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Stefan Drusca Eliminated in 6th Place (€16,545)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stefan Drusca
Stefan Drusca

Stefan Drusca ended up all in for 800,000 and Traian Bostan in the small blind went over the top.

Stefan Drusca: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Traian Bostan: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

There was uproar on the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop as Drusca took the lead with top two pair, but he had to fade diamonds and a back door straight draw. The {10-Spades} turn and the {J-Hearts} river indeed improved Bostan to a straight and that spelled the end for Drusca in 6th place for €16,545.

Player Chips Progress
Traian Bostan ro
Traian Bostan
2,210,000
850,000
850,000
Stefan Drusca ro
Stefan Drusca
Busted

Tags: Stefan DruscaTraian Bostan

Even More for Soukup

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Marius Gicovanu raised with {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Martin Soukup called with the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. The {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop was checked by Gicovanu and Soukup bet 160,000 into a pot of 290,000, Gicovanu called. The {5-Spades} turn paired the board and both players checked.

Gicavonu bet the {10-Spades} river for 185,000 and Soukup reluctantly called to further increase the gap at the top of the leader board. After the showdown, Gicovanu was definitely surprised at what cards he was shown by Soukup.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
4,280,000
480,000
480,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
2,580,000
-420,000
-420,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Toni Judet Eliminated in 5th Place (€21,665); Cristian Grecu Eliminated in 4th Place (€27,485)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Toni Judet
Toni Judet

Cristian Grecu opened and Toni Judet jammed for the last 300,000 out of the small blind. Marius Gicovanu jammed the small blind and Grecu snap-called for 1,390,000.

Toni Judet: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Cristian Grecu: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Marius Gicovanu: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Gicovanu was asking for a seven and his wish was granted with the {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop.

Neither the {J-Clubs} turn nor the {9-Clubs} river changed anything, and suddenly the field was reduced to the final three. Judet was ousted in 5th place for €21,664 and Grecu takes home €27,485.

Cristian Grecu
Cristian Grecu
Player Chips Progress
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
4,520,000
1,940,000
1,940,000
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
4,380,000
100,000
100,000
Traian Bostan ro
Traian Bostan
2,085,000
-125,000
-125,000
Toni Judet ro
Toni Judet
Busted
Cristian Grecu ro
Cristian Grecu
Busted

Tags: Cristian GrecuMarius GicovanuToni Judet

Soukup Wins a Bigger Pot

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Martin Soukup raised to 100,000 with the {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Marius Gicovanu defended the big blind with {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. On the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Gicovanu checked and called a bet of 125,000 by Soukup. The {A-Clubs} on the turn was checked by Gicovanu and Soukup bet 225,000, which Gicovanu called.

The {4-Diamonds} appeared on the river and Gicovanu improved to a set, while Soukup made the nut flush. Gicovanu checked and Soukup overbet for 1,500,000. Gicovanu spent several minutes in the think tank and folded.

"Nuts?" he asked and Traian Bostan chimed in with a "He is not allowed to say that," referring to the fact that Soukup has not engaged in table chat at all during the entire final table until that point.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
5,100,000
720,000
720,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
4,000,000
-520,000
-520,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin SoukupTraian Bostan