After two levels, seven players have been eliminated. The 11 players left are on a 10-minute break.
2023 EAPT Bucharest
After Alexandru Mitracu raised to 100,000 on the button, Razvan Paduraru three-bet all in for 500,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Mitracu made the call.
Razvan Paduraru: A?K?
Alexandru Mitracu: Q?10?
Paduraru was on his way to double up on a board of 5?4?4?7?. But the terrible Q? landed on the river to send him to the rail in 12th place for €2,900.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Razvan Paduraru | Busted |
Gheorghe Butuc opened from the button, and Andrei Nodea called in the big blind.
On a flop of 9?5?3?, Butuc continued with a bet of 125,000. Nodea quickly check-called, then checked the turn 8?. Butuc checked back, and there was no more action on the river Q?.
"Ace" said Nodea while showing A?8?. Butuc showed 7?7? and threw his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gheorghe Butuc |
2,650,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
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Andrei Nodea |
1,600,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Cristian Rajala had only 220,000 left when he went all in on the button. He was called by the chip leader Gheorghe Butuc, who opened from middle position.
Cristian Rajala:?K?Q?
Gheorghe Butuc: A?Q?
Rajala hit top pair on K?6?J?5?2? to secure a double up. But a few hands later, he shoved again from the big blind, this time for 465,000. And once again, he found Butuc on his way.
Cristian Rajala:?9?9?
Gheorghe Butuc: 4?4?
Rajala found a perfect spot again here as he doubled up for the second time on Q?7?K?5?10?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gheorghe Butuc |
3,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||
Cristian Rajala |
980,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
After he lost the big three-way all in pot, Cosmin Dima had 525,000 left when he shoved in the cutoff. He was called by Ionut Voinea on the button.
Cosmin Dima: A?3?
Ionut Voinea: A?8?
On a board of 5?4?J?Q?7?, Dima didn't find the three he needed to stay in the tournament. Finishing 13th, he wins €2,900.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ionut Voinea |
2,000,000
955,000
|
955,000 |
|
||
Cosmin Dima | Busted |
Action was caught when Cristian Sandu in the blinds and Cristian Rajala in the hijack flipped their cards preflop, with Sandu being the player at risk for 455,000.
Cristian Sandu: K?K?
Cristian Rajala: 8?8?
Sandu's kings easily stayed ahead on a board of Q?Q?3?4?6?, so he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cristian Sandu |
1,050,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Cristian Rajala |
300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
John Two shoved for 460,000 from the button, then Silviu Baltateanu moved all in too for 490,000 in the small blind.
In the big blind, Cosmin Dima looked at his cards, and went deep into the tank. But he eventually called with the largest stack.
John Two: A?9?
Silviu Baltateanu: K?Q?
Cosmin Dima: 10?10?
The two short stacks were on the edge of elimination after the flop 4?3?2?. But John Two couldn't dream of a better runout, as he hit trips with the turn 9? and the river 9?.
Thanks to this pot, he tripled up while Baltateanu was eliminated. Fuming, Dima jammed a few hands later but split the pot with Vlad Murgulet as they both had AxKx.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cristian Puscas |
1,420,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
Cosmin Dima |
500,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
Silviu Baltateanu | Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 25,000
A dealer announced "all in and call" on Table 7. Indeed, Raoul Iancovici had all his 245,000 chips in front of him on the button, and faced Sebastian Ionita in the cutoff.
Raoul Iancovici: A?J?
Sebastian Ionita: 8?6?
Ionita directly hit a pair on the flop Q?2?6?. The Q? on the turn didn't change anything, and Ionita kept the lead after on the river 7?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sebastian Ionita |
1,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Raoul Iancovici | Busted |
On a flop of 7?Q?J?, cards went on their backs with Gabriel Ene being at risk for 450,000 under the gun against Iulian Dragan in the big blind.
Gabriel Ene: K?Q?
Iulian Dragan: 7?7?
Ene hit top pair on the flop, but Dragan found a set. So Ene couldn't do much, and was eliminated in 16th place for €2,225 after the turn 3? and the river 2?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Iulian Dragan |
1,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Gabriel Ene | Busted |