Baltateanu Not Afraid to Use the Big Stack
Level 16
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Mario Colavita raised to 32,000 in the hijack and Silviu Baltateanu called in the cutoff. Stefan Polster then moved all in for 283,000 on the button.
Colavita folded, while Baltateanu stood up from his seat, grabbed some of his big stack, then slammed the chips in the middle.
Stefan Polster: A♦9♥ 
Silviu Baltateanu: 3♥3♠
Polster hit a pair on the Q♦9♦3♣ flop, but Baltateanu spiked a set to take a big lead in the hand. The rest of the board ran out 2♥8♣ and Polster was sent to the rail.
"I play only because I have this stack," Baltateanu said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |