Croitoru Short-stacked as Banic Rivers Straight
Level 33
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Ivan Banic again opened pre-flop to 360,000 on the big blind with 
and Mihai Croitoru called on the small blind with 
. The flop of 
saw Banic c-bet and Croitoru call, before the turn of 
slowed the action to two checks.
The 
river saw Banic bet 2 million with his straight and Croitoru called to lose a massive pot and go to the short stack. Croitoru moved all-in pre-flop in the next hand for 2.8 m with 
and got it through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,900,000 | 1,900,000 |
|
3,850,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
2,800,000 | -3,150,000 |