€560 Main Event Dia 1b | 2023 EAPT Bucharest

2023-11-09 18:40 UTC+3

Straight for Shahar

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ran Shahar raised from early position to 600. He was called by both Dan Petra in the hijack and Mihai Prisacariu in the cutoff, but Lica Nastrut on the button three-bet to 3,500. Shahar called, as well as Prisacariu, while Petra folded.

Nastrut bet 5,000 on the flop 10♥6♥8♠, but only Shahar called this time. Then both players checked on the turn 7♣.

The J♠ completed the board, and Shahar bet big, asking for 15,000. Nastrut quickly called, but had to give his cards to the dealer after Shahar showed 9♦6♦ for a straight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ran Shahar	58,000 58,000	58,000
Dan Petrea	38,000 38,000	38,000
Mihai Prisacariu	38,000 38,000	38,000
Lica Nastrut	15,400 15,400	15,400

Tags: Dan Petra Mihai Prisacariu Ran Shahar

2023-11-09 18:16 UTC+3

Sandu Takes a First One Against Coman

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Andreia Coman opened to 500 from the button, and was only called by Cristian Sandu in the small blind.

On a flop of J♣10♦9♦, Coman continued with a bet of 300. Sandy didn't back down and check-called, then checked on the turn 5♣. Coman checked back.

But on the river 4♥, Sandy lead out with a bet of 2,000, which made Coman fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cristian Sandu	42,500 42,500	42,500
Andreia Coman	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Andreia Coman Cristian Sandu

2023-11-09 17:01 UTC+3

Another Race to the Money Begins on Day 1b of EAPT Bucharest Main Event

The 2023 Eurasian Poker Tour €560 EAPT Main Event continues at 888poker Room in Bucharest, as Day 1b is about to begin at 5 p.m. local time.

Yesterday, Wednesday, November 8, the first starting flight saw 15 players out of 97 total entries survive to make Day 2. The man everyone is chasing is Corneliu Cretu, who built up a stack of 521,000, just five blinds more than his closest challenger (480,000). Greece's Aristeidis Ktenioudakis (398,000), Bogdan Trifanescu (361,000) and Adrian Constantin (197,000) also qualified and secured the min-cash.

Day 1a Top 10

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Corneliu Cretu	Romania	521,000	65
2	John One	Romania	480,000	60
3	Aristeidis Ktenioudakis	Greece	398,000	50
4	Bogdan Trifanescu	Romania	361,000	45
5	Cristian Rajala	Romania	311,000	39
6	John Two	Romania	308,000	39
7	Gheorghe Bilea	Romania	263,000	33
8	Stefan Hurjui	Romania	250,000	31
9	Cosmin Lupu	Romania	227,000	28
10	Adrian Constantin	Romania	197,000	25

Everything on Day 1b will be the same as on Day 1a, with 40,000 chip-starting stacks on 40-minute levels, starting on blinds of 100-200 and a 200 big blind ante. There will also be a 15-minute break every three levels.

Late registration will close at the end of Level 9, with a single reentry allowed per flight. Play will conclude for the night once 15 percent of the field remains, which yesterday took until Level 16. All the players who'll fill chips in their bags will qualify for Day 2 and be in the money.

PokerNews will be providing live updates as the action continues here at 888poker Room in Bucharest.

Tags: Adrian Constantin Aristeidis Ktenioudakis Bogdan Trifanescu Corneliu Cretu Cosmin Lupu Cristian Rajala Gheorghe Bilea Stefan Hurjui