Croitoru and Banic in Chip Lead Clash
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Banic raised pre-flop with 
and was called by Croitoru with 
The flop of 
saw a c-bet called again by Croitoru before a 
turn was checked.
On the river of 
, Banic bet 455,000, but he was called by Croitoru, and after losing a huge 3 million-chip pot, Banic will be disappointed to have given away a chip lead he had to work so hard to take.
In the next hand, Banic raised with 
and was called by Croitoru, with 
. But after both men saw nothing help their hand, Croitoru's strong bet of 1.75m on the river saw him take a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,770,000 | 2,215,000 |
|
7,450,000 | -2,005,000 |