Martin Soukup raised to 160,000 with and Marius Gicovanu came along with the , then checked the flop. Soukup checked behind and the turn brought no betting action either.
On the river, Gicovanu checked and Soukup bet 225,000. Gicovanu called and Soukup took over the lead.
Marius Gicovanu opened to 165,000 with the and Martin Soukup defended the , then flopped a pair and gutshot on the flop. Soukup checked and Gicovanu bet 125,000, Soukup called. The board paired on the turn and both players checked to the river.
Neither player bet and Soukup claimed the pot to close the gap.
Marius Gicovanu opened to 125,000 with and Martin Soukup defended the . On the flop, Soukup checked and called a bet of 80,000. Soukup checked again the turn and a bet of 265,000 by Gicovanu did the trick to force a fold from Soukup.
Right after the hand, the players were sent on a 15-minute break.
Marius Gicovanu raised to 125,000 with the and Martin Soukup three-bet to 350,000 with . Gicovanu made the call and they headed to the flop. which brought no betting action.
On the turn, Soukup made it 350,000 to go and Gicovanu folded the best hand.
Traian Bostan raised to 120,000 with the and Marius Gicovanu three-bet to 400,000 with in the small blind. Bostan jammed for 1,755,000 and Gicovanu asked for a count, then called.
One hand after his double up, Bostan was at risk again and remained in the lead on the flop. But the turn improved Gicovanu to a pair of tens. Bostan had spades and the two remaining eights as outs, but the river was not what he was looking for.
"Good luck, may the best win," Bostan said when he shook hands with Gicovanu and headed to the payout desk to collect €33,960 for his efforts. While he missed out on a second Unibet Open title, Martin Soukup is still in contention and about to head into a very deep-stacked heads-up against Gicovanu.
On the button, Traian Bostan raised to 120,000 with and Martin Soukup defended the big blind with the . The flop was checked through and the followed on the turn. Soukup checked once again and Bostan took a stab with a bet of 175,000.