€560 Main Event Dia 2 | 2023 EAPT Bucharest

2023-11-11 14:05 UTC+3

73 Players on Day 2 of the EAPT Bucarest Main Event

The race to the final table is on when Day 2 of the 2023 €560 Eurasian Poker Tour Main Event begins at 2 p.m. local time.

The first four starting flights saw a total of 486 entries take to the felt at 888poker Room in Bucharest. But only 73 players still remain in the hunt for the trophy and for the €36,000 first-place prize, all of whom are now in the money after surviving their opening flight. A €223,560 prize pool was generated on this event, surpassing the €200,000 guarantee, and all the players on Day 2 secured a min cash of €1,375 so far.

Ionut Voinea built up a stack of 826,000 on Day 1c and took the overall tournament chip lead. Day 1d's biggest stack Dumitru Barta (657,000), Stefan Ionita (644,000), and Day 1a chip lead Corneliu Cretu (521,000) also reached the Top 5.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ionut Voinea	Romania	826,000	165
2	Dumitru Barta	Romania	657,000	131
3	Stefan Ionita	Romania	644,000	129
4	John Six	Romania	620,000	124
5	Corneliu Cretu	Romania	521,000	104
6	Doru Horghidan	Romania	515,000	103
7	John One	Romania	480,000	96
8	Claudiu Spatariu	Romania	461,000	92
9	Alexandru Mitracu	Romania	455,000	91
10	Marius Kikinezhdi	Canada	451,000	90

Levels will now be 45 minutes long and pick up at Level 14 (3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante), with 25:00 left on the clock. The plan for today is to approach the final table, with a champion being crowned tomorrow.

2023 €560 EAPT Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€36,000*	9	€3,785	27-31	€1,200
2	€24,705*	10-11	€3,275	32-35	€1,100
3	€17,200*	12-13	€2,900	36-44	€1,025
4	€12,750*	14-15	€2,540	45-53	€950
5	€9,300	16-17	€2,225	54-62	€900
6	€7,100	18-20	€1,930	63-73	€850
7	€5,700	21-23	€1,650
8	€4,650	24-26	€1,375

* €5,000 EAPT Grand Final Cyprus package added

PokerNews will follow the action the entire way and provide live updates as the field whittles toward the final nine.

Tags: Alexandru Mitracu Claudiu Spatariu Corneliu Cretu Dumitru Barta Ionut Voinea John One John Six Marius Kikinezhdi Stefan Ionita

2023-11-11 15:40 UTC+3

Murgulet Doubles Up

Nível 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Down to 47,000, Vlad Murgulet shoved from the hijack. Ionut Decher reshoved from the button, and the blinds folded.

Vlad Murgulet: A♦Q♠
Ionut Decher: A♣K♦

On the edge of elimination, Murgulet hit a full house on a board of 8♠8♥Q♦2♥Q♣ to double up and stay in the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ionut Decher	205,000 -38,000	-38,000
Vlad Murgulet	109,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Ionut Decher Vlad Murgulet

2023-11-11 16:25 UTC+3

The Chip Leaders at the Same Table

Nível 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After his table broke, Day 1 chip leader Ionut Voinea sat in front of Romanian streamer Dumitru "Praaap" Barta, the second biggest stack.

A few minutes later, Barta opened to 16,000 from early position, and Voinea called in the small blind.

Voinea called again a continuation bet to 13,000 on the flop J♣6♠Q♥. But when Barta fired a second barrel of 52,000 on the turn 4♥, Voina folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ionut Voinea	835,000 9,000	9,000

Dumitru Barta	775,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Dumitru Barta Ionut Voinea

2023-11-11 17:03 UTC+3

A Massive Pot for Tabac

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop of 2♦8♥3♠ with roughly 50,000 in the pot, Dumitru Barta bet 18,000 from the cutoff. But Cristian Tabac, seated in the small blind, check-raised to 72,000.

Barta went into the tank, then three-bet to 140,000. It took a long moment for Tabac to make a decision, but just before the clock was called, he called.

The 4♦ froze the action as both players checked. But on the river A♣, Tabac directly moved all in for approximately 150,000. Barte eventually folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cristian Tabac	480,000 349,000	349,000
Dumitru Barta	310,000 -465,000	-465,000

Tags: Cristian Tabac Dumitru Barta

2023-11-11 18:26 UTC+3

Cretu Gets Double Elimination

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A few players gathered around Corneliu Cretu's table, as he was involved in a three-way all in from early position with the biggest stack. In front of him, Robert Petcu in the cutoff and Yuri Ishida in the small blind were both at risk.

Yuri Ishida: K♣K♥
Robert Petcu: A♥K♠
Corneliu Cretu: A♠A♣

The 4♠4♦6♦10♣7♣ board was too low to change anything to the situation, so both Ishida and Petcu were eliminated. "Sorry," timidly apologized the dealer when Ishida walked away.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Corneliu Cretu	900,000 440,000	440,000

Robert Petcu	Eliminado
Yuri Ishida	Eliminado

Tags: Corneliu Cretu Robert Petcu Yuri Ishida

2023-11-11 18:37 UTC+3

Sandu Doubles Up

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After an open by the button, Cristian Sandu raised all in for 164,000 in the small blind. Silviu Baltateanu reshoved in the big blind, and made the initial raiser fold.

Cristian Sandu: A♣J♥
Silviu Baltateanu: Q♥Q♦

Standing up, asked for an ace and was heard, as one landed on the board 7♦2♦A♠8♦2♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Silviu Baltateanu	450,000 175,000	175,000
Cristian Sandu	364,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Cristian Sandu Silviu Baltateanu

2023-11-11 18:47 UTC+3

It's Over for Shahar

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ionut Decher opened from early position, then Ran Shahar raised all for two blinds in middle position. Gabriel Ene in the cutoff called, as well as Vlad Murgulet in the big blind.

Everybody quickly checked on the flop A♥5♠7♥, the turn 7♣ and the river A♣ to discover everyone's cards.

Ran Shahar: 6♥6♠
Vlad Murgulet: 6♣5♥
Gabriel Ene: J♣8♣
Ionut Decher: Q♦J♦

Thanks to the board and his queen-high, Decher took this one while Shahar was eliminated. "I'm in the toilet, vomiting" he said when he left.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ionut Decher	400,000 195,000	195,000
Gabriel Ene	375,000 242,000	242,000
Vlad Murgulet	270,000 161,000	161,000
Ran Shahar	Eliminado

Tags: Gabriel Ene Ionut Decher Ran Shahar Vlad Murgulet

2023-11-11 19:09 UTC+3

Big Double Up for Cornea

Nível 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

An all in and call situation occurred involving Andrei Iordache in the cutoff and Sergiu Cornea in the big blind, Cornea being the shortest stack with 337,000 chips.

Sergiu Cornea: K♣K♠
Andrei Iordache: A♣Q♣

Cornea was lucky enough to avoid aces on 10♣5♦4♥9♦J♥ and doubled up, leaving Iordache with only five blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergiu Cornea	700,000 584,000	584,000

Andrei Iordache	80,000 -290,000	-290,000

Tags: Andrei Iordache Sergiu Cornea

2023-11-11 19:22 UTC+3

No Cards to Save Maricuta

Nível 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mihai Prisacariu opened to 40,000 from middle position and faced Dan Maricuta in the big blind.

Both players checked on the flop of 5♠8♦3♥. But on the turn J♦, all the chips were pushed forward within the same motion, as Maricuta went all in for 20 blinds and Prisacariu snap-called.

Dan Maricuta: 7♦6♦
Mihai Prisacariu: J♥10♦

Multiple draws could still save Maricuta, but the K♠ on the river wasn't a card he was looking for. Finishing 36th, Maricuta won €1,035.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mihai Prisacariu	1,070,000
Dan Maricuta	Eliminado

Tags: Dan Maricuta Mihai Prisacariu

2023-11-11 21:05 UTC+3

Marius Kikinezhdi Eliminated in 27th Place (€1,200)

Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vlad Murgulet opened to 50,000 from early position, and was called once. Then Marius Kikinezhdi moved all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Murgulet called, and made the third player fold.

Marius Kikinezhdi: A♥5♥
Vlad Murgulet: A♦A♣

The board of K♠5♦J♠A♠J♥ was no help for Kikinezhdi, who was eliminated in 27th place for €1,200.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vlad Murgulet	1,150,000 425,000	425,000
Marius Kikinezhdi	Eliminado

Tags: Marius Kikinezhdi Vlad Murgulet