Arnautu and Mihai Near the Top
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexandru Arnautu in the small blind three-bet an open raise from Aldo Monteleone in the cutoff and a cold-call from Johannes Roumen on the button to pick up one call in Roumen to see a flop of 
. Arnautu continued for 51,000 right away and Roumen sent his cards into the muck.
Traian Mihai won a big four-bet pot with aces versus ace-king suited to further build his stack, he is followed by Alexandru Grigore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
560,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
550,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
170,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
130,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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