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

Gicovanu Doubles Through Soukup

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Marius Gicovanu
Marius Gicovanu

Martin Soukup limped in and Marius Gicovanu jammed for 2,080,000, which Soukup called.

Marius Gicovanu: {A-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Martin Soukup: {A-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop gave Gicovanu the lead, the {5-Clubs} turn provided some chop outs. However, the {6-Clubs} river let the Romanian rail celebrate.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
6,740,000
-2,060,000
-2,060,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
4,260,000
2,060,000
2,060,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Soukup Pulls Ahead Once More

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu raised to 225,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Martin Soukup called with the {9-Spades}{3-Spades}. On the {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, Gicovanu bet 175,000 once Soukup had checked to him and Soukup called with his flush draw. The {K-Spades} turn gave Soukup the flush and he checked, Gicovanu bet 520,000 and Soukup called once more.

After the {9-Clubs} river, both players checked and Gicovanu immediately lost a big portion of his stack again.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
7,700,000
960,000
960,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
3,300,000
-960,000
-960,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Soukup Continues to Rise

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

A raise by Marius Gicovanu with the {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades} was called by Martin Soukup with {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Spades} flop gave the Czech the lead. He checked and called a bet of 150,000 by Gicovanu. The {2-Hearts} turn was checked through and the {7-Clubs} river was checked once more, awarding the pot to Soukup.

Gicovanu mucked his cards visibly frustrated.

In the next limped pot, Gicovanu flopped best with {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades} versus {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} on the {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop and Gicovanu check-called a bet worth 150,000. Again the {8-Hearts} turn was checked through and Gicovanu bet the {9-Diamonds} river for 325,000, Soukup folded.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
7,800,000
100,000
100,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
3,200,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

One for Each

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On the tail end of a board {3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, Marius Gicovanu bet 250,000 into a pot of 360,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Martin Soukup was a none believer, having flopped something with the {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

They headed to the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} turn next with Gicuvanu having flopped a pair with {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Soukup bet 300,000 with the {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Gicovanu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
8,105,000
305,000
305,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
2,880,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Massive Chip Lead Once More for Soukup

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu raised it up to 270,000 with the {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Martin Soukup called with the {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. On the {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, Soukup checked and Gicovanu bet 265,000, which Soukup called. They checked through the {8-Spades} turn and the {9-Hearts} river gave both players a pair of nines.

Soukup grabbed into his stack and bet 450,000, Gicovanu snap-called and shook his head when he was shown the bad news.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
9,100,000
995,000
995,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
1,900,000
-980,000
-980,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Gicovanu on the Ropes

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Martin Soukup raised to 250,000 with the {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Marius Gicovanu defended the {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Both checked the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop and the {5-Clubs} turn. Gicovanu bet the {10-Hearts} river for 200,000 and Soukup raised to 2,800,000 to force an instant fold from Gicovanu.

In a limped pot, Gicovanu bet the {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop with {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for 120,000 and Soukup called with the {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Soukup improved to a full house on the {4-Spades} turn on which both players checked and the {2-Clubs} appeared on the river.

Soukup bet and Gicovanu let go once more.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
9,900,000
800,000
800,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
1,100,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Gicovanu Doubles Again

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Martin Soukup jammed it in from the button and Marius Gicovanu called in the big blind, having dropped below 10 big blinds as the blinds had gone up.

Marius Gicovanu: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Martin Soukup: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop gave Soukup top pair while Gicovanu had the nut flush draw. He improved to the flush with the {10-Diamonds} turn, and now Soukup needed a queen or ten. A blank {A-Hearts} river let the Romanian rail cheer once more, as Gicovanu kept his hopes of a title on home soil alive.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
8,255,000
-1,645,000
-1,645,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
2,730,000
1,630,000
1,630,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup

Misclick Raise Pays Off for Soukup

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu limped in with {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Martin Soukup called with the {J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. On the {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Gicovanu min-bet and Soukup misclick-min-raised to 320,000, which Gicovanu called. On the {K-Clubs} turn, Soukup was in the think tank and over

"Nice try, you wanted to raise," Gicovanu immediately said in table chat and was still fuming, dropping to around 2.3 million.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
8,735,000
480,000
480,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
2,250,000
-480,000
-480,000

Tags: Marius GicovanuMartin Soukup