Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Marius Gicovanu opened the button with the and Traian Bostan called with . On the flop, Bostan check-shoved for 400,000 into a 70,000 continuation bet and Gicovanu folded.
Two hands later, Bostan open-shoved for 770,000 with and claimed the blinds and big blind ante.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Traian Bostan |
895,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Traian Bostan raised the button to 100,000 with the and Martin Soukup defended the . The flop and turn were checked and Soukup bet the river for 150,000. Bostan paid it off and dropped down to just 12 big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Soukup |
4,700,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Traian Bostan |
575,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Marius Gicovanu opened the button to 115,000 with and Martin Soukup called with the in the small blind, as did Traian Bostan with in the big blind. The flop was checked to Gicovanu and his bet was called by both opponents.
No betting action took place on the turn and Gicovanu spiked the on the river. Soukup checked and subsequently folded, Bostan bet 475,000 and Gicovanu just called to win a big pot and take over the lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marius Gicovanu |
5,700,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
Martin Soukup |
4,480,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Traian Bostan |
850,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
Traian Bostan raised with the and Martin Soukup called with the . On the flop both players checked and Soukup check-called a bet of 50,000 to see the turn. After the river, Soukup checked and folded when facing a bet worth 200,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Soukup |
4,730,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
Marius Gicovanu |
4,630,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Traian Bostan |
1,625,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Marius Gicovanu raised to 115,000 with the on the button and Traian Bostan defended the big blind with . On the flop, Bostan checked and called a bet of 80,000 to see the on the turn.
Bostan checked once more and Gicovanu made it 265,000 to go, Bostan called with his gutshot. He bricked off on the river and a 400,000 bet by Gicovanu got the job done.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marius Gicovanu |
4,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Traian Bostan |
1,500,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |
Martin Soukup raised to 100,000 with the and Marius Gicovanu defended the big blind with . On the flop, Gicovanu checked and called a bet of 125,000 by Soukup. The on the turn was checked by Gicovanu and Soukup bet 225,000, which Gicovanu called.
The appeared on the river and Gicovanu improved to a set, while Soukup made the nut flush. Gicovanu checked and Soukup overbet for 1,500,000. Gicovanu spent several minutes in the think tank and folded.
"Nuts?" he asked and Traian Bostan chimed in with a "He is not allowed to say that," referring to the fact that Soukup has not engaged in table chat at all during the entire final table until that point.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Soukup |
5,100,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Marius Gicovanu |
4,000,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
Cristian Grecu opened and Toni Judet jammed for the last 300,000 out of the small blind. Marius Gicovanu jammed the small blind and Grecu snap-called for 1,390,000.
Toni Judet:
Cristian Grecu:
Marius Gicovanu:
Gicovanu was asking for a seven and his wish was granted with the flop.
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything, and suddenly the field was reduced to the final three. Judet was ousted in 5th place for �21,664 and Grecu takes home �27,485.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marius Gicovanu |
4,520,000
1,940,000
|
1,940,000 |
Martin Soukup |
4,380,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Traian Bostan |
2,085,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Toni Judet | Busted | |
Cristian Grecu | Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
In a battle of the blinds, Marius Gicovanu raised with and Martin Soukup called with the . The flop was checked by Gicovanu and Soukup bet 160,000 into a pot of 290,000, Gicovanu called. The turn paired the board and both players checked.
Gicavonu bet the river for 185,000 and Soukup reluctantly called to further increase the gap at the top of the leader board. After the showdown, Gicovanu was definitely surprised at what cards he was shown by Soukup.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Soukup |
4,280,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Marius Gicovanu |
2,580,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |