2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€71,042
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€360,192
Entries
469
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Racolta Takes from Chmielowski

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 85,000 in the cutoff with the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Andrei Racolta three-bet out of the small blind with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, making it 260,000 to go. The flop fell {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Racolta continued for 170,000. Chmielowski quickly let go.

Marian Strachinescu raised to 125,000 in the small blind with {A-Spades}{j-Clubs} shut down the action right there.

Andrei Racolta raised to 100,000 in the hijack with {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Madalin Cornel Petraru eventually joined the action on the feature table by moving all in for 930,000 on the button with {A-Spades}{j-Clubs} to claim the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
5,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
1,700,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
1,100,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof ChmielowskiMadalin Cornel PetraruMarian Strachinescu

Radu Pitic Eliminated in 8th Place (€8,500)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Radu Pitic
Radu Pitic

Krzysztof Chmielowski open-shoved out of the small blind and into the big blind of Radu Pitic, who had 535,000 remaining, and the latter called to take a flip for his tournament life.

Radu Pitic: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Krzysztof Chmielowski: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Along with his two over cards, Chmielowski picked up a gutshot on the {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, and while the {7-Spades} turn gave further counterfit outs, the {K-Clubs} river ended Pitic's run in 8th place for €8,500.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
5,400,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Radu Pitic ro
Radu Pitic
Busted

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiRadu Pitic

Down and Up for Pop

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Marian Strachinescu raised to 90,000 with the {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} in the cutoff and Catalin Pop defended the {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} in the big blind. On the {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} flop, Pop checked and called a bet of 95,000 before the {Q-Spades} turn and {2-Clubs} river brought no betting action. Strachinescu won the pot with his minor kicker advantage.

Pop limped in the small blind the next hand with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Krzysztof Chmielowski checked the {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. The {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop saw a bet by Pop and Chmielowski folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,800,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,500,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,300,000

Tags: Catalin PopKrzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Aces for Strachinescu

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Andrei Racolta raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Marian Strachinescu on the button three-bet to 260,000 with the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Racolta was having none of it and Strachinescu manifested his second place behind the dominating chip leader Krzysztof Chmielowski.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,700,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,300,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
1,600,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Two in a Row for Racolta

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Radu Pitic made it 80,000 first to act with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} with another 460,000 behind and Sinmisa Radovanovic folded {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} on the button, Pitic claimed the blinds and antes.

Andrei Racolta raised it up with the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and scooped the blinds and antes, then did so again the next hand when picking up {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
1,900,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Radu Pitic ro
Radu Pitic
560,000
-70,000
-70,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaRadu PiticSinisa Radovanovic

More for Chmielowski

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Catalin Pop raised to 85,000 with the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Marian Strachinescu three-bet to 260,000 with the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. "I believe you," Pop said and folded his pocket pair.

Pop then raised to 85,000 with the {4-Spades}{3-Spades} from under the gun and Krzysztof Chmielowski called from one seat over with {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. The {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop was checked by both players and he Pop picked up a flush draw on the {7-Spades} turn. Pop bet 240,000 into 270,000 and Chmielowski called.

The {2-Hearts} river paired the board for the second time and Pop this time only bet 100,000. After letting the time bank run down to five seconds, Chmielowski called and raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,550,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,300,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Catalin PopKrzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 9th Place (€6,900)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Krzysztof Chmielowski and Stefan Fabian
Krzysztof Chmielowski and Stefan Fabian

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 85,000 with the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and Stefan Fabian three-bet to 240,000 from the cutoff with the {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Andrei Diaconu on the button let go of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and Chmielowski asked for the stack size of Fabian before letting his shot clock run down to five seconds and then move all in.

Fabian used one time bank extension, used some table chat to get additional information and called it off.

The {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop improved Chmielowski to top pair. The {2-Spades} turn and {4-Hearts} river gave the 888poker online qualifier from Poland a straight and Fabian was eliminated in 9th place for €6,900.

Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 9th Place
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,000,000
1,420,000
1,420,000
Profile photo of Stefan Fabian ro
Stefan Fabian
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiStefan Fabian

Two in a Row for Pop; Radovanovic Jams

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Catalin Pop raised to 85,000 with the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} in the cutoff and Bogdan Diaconu called in the big blind with {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. On the {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop, Diaconu checked and a bet of Pop did the trick.

It was the second hand in a row that Pop claimed by c-betting the flop.

Marian Strachinescu raised to 90,000 first to act with the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Sinisa Radovanovic shoved from two seats over for 830,000 with the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Strachinescu asked for a count and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,000,000
-150,000
-150,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Diaconu ro
Bogdan Diaconu
1,800,000
Profile photo of Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,800,000
Profile photo of Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,000,000
155,000
155,000

Tags: Bogdan DiaconuCatalin Pop

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000