Directly after the dinner break, Paul Esau became the 10th place finisher. Esau received �4,520 as a consolation prize for just missing out on the final table. The clock has been paused and players are preparing for the final nine.
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Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
PokerStars-photographer Tomas Stacha captured all the tension and drama during the bubble. Check it out with the following series of photos.
The ten remaining players are on a 45-minute dinner break.
Blink or you'll miss it here in Bucharest. After the bubble hand, Tom Givony (14th - �3,655), Esa Karttunen (13th - �3,980), Salvatore Camarda (12th - �3,980), and Maan El Hachem (11th - �4,520) busted right away to bring the High Roller down to 10.
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
On Table 2, Eduard Norel raised to 11,000 from middle position and Alin Pandilica called from the small blind. Daniel Portiansky three-bet shoved 108,500 from the big blind, Norel folded, and Pandilica called after thinking for two minutes.
The cards remained closed as action was still going on Table 1. Chipleader Dawid Borkowski had raised and Roi Koko had three-bet to 26,000 behind him. Back on Borkowski, he simply shoved, putting Koko to the test for his entire stack of almost 200,000.
Koko through for nearly five minutes, deep in thought, presumably not realizing that Portiansky was all in at the other table. Eventually, Koko slid in a call, and their hand was the first to go to showdown.
Dawid Borkowski: 
Roi Koko: 
The Israeli rail cheered for their countryman, while Koko stood up and moved to one of his friends at the rail. He turned his gaze away from the table as the dealer slowly fanned out a 
board.
The four on the river completed Borkowski's straight and drew gasps from the rail. Koko turned his head to the table to see his fate, then left with a shocked look on his face
However, the Israeli could still chop 15th place prize money as Portiansky was all in at the other table. The hands there were as follows:
Daniel Portiansky: 
Alin Pandilica: 
Portiansky was caught stealing and had to bow out after a 
board. Per PokerStars LIVE rules, both players chopped up 15th place prize money due to being at different tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
465,000
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465,000 |
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300,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
| Seat | Table 1 | Country | Table 2 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Esau | Germany | Georges Yazbeck | Lebanon |
| 2 | Esa Karttunen | Finland | Cosmin Voinea | Romania |
| 3 | Dawid Borkowski | Poland | Eduard Gabriel Norel | Romania |
| 4 | Roi Koko | Israel | Alexandru Cinca | Romania |
| 5 | Maan El Hachem | Lebanon | Elie Ghazal | Lebanon |
| 6 | Salvatore Camarda | Italy | Alin Petrisor Pandilica | Romania |
| 7 | Tom Givony | Israel | Daniel Portiansky | Israel |
| 8 | Or Aire Patreanu | Israel | Mihai Stinca | Romania |
With the eliminations of Shabtai Koren, Adrian Eugen Constantin, and Cristinel Dumitru in rapid succession, the field is down to 16 players. A redraw for the final two tables will be made.
With 15 players finishing in the money, we are now on the bubble.
In a three-bet pot, the flop came 
and Georges Yazbeck continued with 16,000 from the small blind. Daniel Portiansky raised to 50,000, Yazbeck shoved, and Portiansky quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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440,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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180,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |