2023 EAPT Bucharest

€560 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 EAPT Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€36,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€223,560
Entries
486
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
18
Players Left
1

Updated Chip Counts

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gheorghe Butuc md
Gheorghe Butuc
3,615,000
15,000
15,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sebastian Ionita ro
Sebastian Ionita
3,210,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Mitracu ro
Alexandru Mitracu
2,585,000
85,000
85,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlad Murgulet ro
Vlad Murgulet
2,205,000
-95,000
-95,000
Profile photo of Cristian Rajala ro
Cristian Rajala
2,005,000
-295,000
-295,000
Profile photo of Ionut Voinea ro
Ionut Voinea
1,955,000
55,000
55,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cristian Puscas ro
Cristian Puscas
1,925,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Iulian Dragan ro
Iulian Dragan
1,070,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Cristian Sandu ro
Cristian Sandu
870,000
-230,000
-230,000

Butuc In the Tank for Four Minutes

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On the last hand before the break, Sebastian Ionita and Gheorghe Butuc found themselves in a blind versus blind situation.

Ionita bet 100,000 from the small blind on the flop 8?K?9?, and Butuc quickly called. The same actions occurred on the turn 5?, but this time with a bet of 225,000.

However, on the river 3?, after Ionita fired a third barrel of 650,000 with 9?8? for two pair, it took more than four minutes for Butuc to finally make a decision.

He looked at his opponent several times, stared at the board for a long moment, and eventually folded 8?7?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gheorghe Butuc md
Gheorghe Butuc
3,600,000
-600,000
-600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sebastian Ionita ro
Sebastian Ionita
3,200,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Gheorghe ButucSebastian Ionita

Murguet Folds Trips

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Players of the final table take their time and very few risks. As a result, only two flops were seen in the last fifteen hands, and the action didn't continue further both times.

At some point, three players eventually jumped in a pot with Cristian Rajala, who opened to 200,000 from early position, Cristian Puscas in the small blind and Vlad Murgulet in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2?K?4?, and Rajala continued with a bet of 275,000. Puscas folded 5?5?, but Murgulet check-called.

A second king came on the turn K?, with Rajala firing a second barrel of 400,000 with Q?Q?.

Once again, it took more than two minutes for Murgulet to make a decision. But he eventually folded trips with K?10?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vlad Murgulet ro
Vlad Murgulet
2,300,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Cristian Rajala ro
Cristian Rajala
2,300,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Cristian Puscas ro
Cristian Puscas
1,900,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Christian PuscasCristian RajalaVlad Murgulet

Updated Chip Counts

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gheorghe Butuc md
Gheorghe Butuc
4,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlad Murgulet ro
Vlad Murgulet
2,800,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Mitracu ro
Alexandru Mitracu
2,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sebastian Ionita ro
Sebastian Ionita
2,300,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Cristian Puscas ro
Cristian Puscas
2,300,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Ionut Voinea ro
Ionut Voinea
1,900,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cristian Rajala ro
Cristian Rajala
1,600,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Cristian Sandu ro
Cristian Sandu
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Iulian Dragan ro
Iulian Dragan
735,000
-1,140,000
-1,140,000

Long Split Pot

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Vlad Murgulet opened to 160,000 from the hijack, then saw Gheorghe Butuc three-bet to 680,000 in the big blind.

For more than two minutes, Murgulet struggled to make a decision, but he eventually called. He went into the tank again on the flop 4?J?3?, after Butuc bet 350,000. But once again, Murgulet called.

Butuc slowed down on the turn 9? by checking. But it didn't make it easier for Murgulet, who still took a long time to check back.

Finally, the 7? landed on the river and both players checked quickly. But as they both had AxKx, they split the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gheorghe Butuc md
Gheorghe Butuc
4,400,000
600,000
600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlad Murgulet ro
Vlad Murgulet
2,800,000
-185,000
-185,000

Tags: Gheorghe ButucVlad Murgulet

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Puscas Makes Mitracu Fold

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Heads up on a board of 9?9?K?, Alexandru Mitracu bet 85,000 from the cutoff after he raised to 125,000 preflop. Cristian Puscas called from the big blind, so both of them moved on to the turn K?.

This time, both of them checked to find the 7? on the river, where Puscas lead out with a bet of 60,000 with 6?6?. Enough to make Mitracu with the best hand, Q?J?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandru Mitracu ro
Alexandru Mitracu
2,700,000
125,000
125,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cristian Puscas ro
Cristian Puscas
1,700,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Alexandru MitracuCristian Puscas

Sandu Doubles Up

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Down to 435,000, Cristian Sandu moved all in from the cutoff. Then Cristian Rajala called on the button, and the blinds folded.

Cristian Sandu: A?8?
Cristian Rajala: J?J?

Both players hit two pair on the flop?6?6?8?, but Rajala was still in the lead.

However, the turn?8? turned Sandu's hand into a full house. So after the river 2?, he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cristian Rajala ro
Cristian Rajala
1,700,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Cristian Sandu ro
Cristian Sandu
1,000,000
385,000
385,000

Tags: Cristian RajalaCristian Sandu

Puscas Raises on the Flop

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

From under the gun, Cristian Rajala raised to 130,000, and was only called by Cristian Puscas on the button.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9?3?4?, and Rajala bet 70,000. But Puscas raised to 200,000. Rajala seemed suspicious, so he eventually folded A?J?. Maybe for the best, as Puscas had 10?10?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cristian Rajala ro
Cristian Rajala
2,300,000
-180,000
-180,000
Profile photo of Cristian Puscas ro
Cristian Puscas
1,400,000
475,000
475,000

Tags: Cristian PuscasCristian Rajala