Baltateanu on the Rise
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On the heads-up turn of 
, Dorel Eldabach bet 15,000 into 21,000 and Silviu Baltateanu raised to 58,000. Eldabach stared at the board for half a minute and let go. Baltateanu claimed in table chat he had a five.
The Romanian then three-bet to 5,000 and Ismail Kalkan filled up as the initial raiser. Kalkan check-called for 5,000 on the 
flop and they checked the 
turn and 
river. Kalkan turned over 
which Baltateanu had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | -30,000 |
|
120,000 | 35,000 |
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
|
90,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
board left de Kermadec and Schmitz drawing dead while Brokl further climbed up on the leaderboard.
. The 
runout gave Mandzjuk a flush and Dorel Eldabach soon after claimed the available seat.
for 21,000 and Rastislav Paleta called to see the 
and Lekkakos checked. Thiemer bet 6,000 and Pitzanti then raised to 20,000. He forced two folds and then exposed the 
for middle pair and the flush draw.