2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

€888 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€62,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€387,638
Entries
505
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Neagoe Takes the Lead

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Darius Neagoe
Darius Neagoe

Zhiping Zeng won the blinds and antes by raising with {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and then raised to 225,000 with the {q-Spades}{5-Spades}, which Darius Neagoe called in the big blind with {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

On a flop of {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, Neagoe checked his top pair and Zeng continued for 360,000, Neagoe didn't go anywhere.

The {2-Clubs} fell on the turn and Neagoe checked once more, prompting a second barrel for 510,000. Neagoe made the call and the {8-Hearts} appeared on the river. Neagoe had 1.6 million behind and checked, Zeng gave up and checked behind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Darius Neagoe ro
Darius Neagoe
3,900,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Zhiping Zeng cn
Zhiping Zeng
2,800,000
-800,000
-800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Darius NeagoeZhiping Zeng

Aldo Monteleone Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,020)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Aldo Monteleone
Aldo Monteleone

Aldo Monteleone pushed for 275,000 and Nicolae Suciu reshoved for 790,000 to isolate successfully.

Aldo Monteleone: {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Nicolae Suciu: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

On a board of {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Monteleone was eliminated in 9th place and takes home €7,020.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicolae Suciu ro
Nicolae Suciu
1,500,000
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneNicolae Suciu

Monteleone In Need of a Miracle

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Due to technical difficulties on the stream, the big double of Darius Neagoe through Aldo Monteleone was not shown. Right after, Zhiping Zeng raised to 200,000 with the {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Monteleone called all in for 35,000 with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Ran Shahar three-bet to 550,000 in the cutoff with {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Zeng folded and Monteleone had a flip.

The board came {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Spades} and Monteleone jumped from one third of a big blind to almost three big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Darius Neagoe ro
Darius Neagoe
2,500,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ran Shahar il
Ran Shahar
1,600,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
275,000
-1,010,000
-1,010,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneDarius NeagoeZhiping ZengRan Shahar

Chip Counts for the Feature Table

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There are 27:45 minutes remaining when the action on the live stream recommences and the updated chip counts can be found below.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Mihai GheonuRomania1,950,00020
2Helder FerreiraPortugal940,0009
3Zhiping ZengChina3,985,00040
4Derek ReidUnited Kingdom605,0006
5Bogdan NicolaeRomania2,410,00024
6Aldo MonteleoneItaly1,285,00013
7Ran ShaharIsrael1,625,00016
8Nicolae SuciuRomania1,040,00010
9Darius NeagoeRomania1,300,00013
Final Table of the Last Nine
Final Table of the Last Nine
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhiping Zeng cn
Zhiping Zeng
3,985,000
385,000
385,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bogdan Nicolae ro
Bogdan Nicolae
2,410,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Mihai Gheonu ro
Mihai Gheonu
1,950,000
Profile photo of Ran Shahar il
Ran Shahar
1,625,000
-175,000
-175,000
Profile photo of Darius Neagoe ro
Darius Neagoe
1,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
1,285,000
5,000
5,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicolae Suciu ro
Nicolae Suciu
1,040,000
-460,000
-460,000
Profile photo of Helder Ferreira pt
Helder Ferreira
940,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Derek Reid gb
Derek Reid
605,000
-245,000
-245,000

Gheonu Chips Up; Table Moves to Feature

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Darius Neagoe jammed twice to claim the blinds and ante and the final hand before the table was switched over to the live stream feature went to Mihai Gheonu. He raised to 225,000 and Aldo Monteleone called in the big blind. On the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop, Monteleone checked and folded to a bet of 100,000.

There will now be a short break to move the table, and all further updates will be based on the live stream with hole cards displayed on a delay of 30 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mihai Gheonu ro
Mihai Gheonu
1,950,000
375,000
375,000
Profile photo of Darius Neagoe ro
Darius Neagoe
1,300,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
1,280,000
-520,000
-520,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneDarius NeagoeMihai Gheonu

Gheonu Raise-Folds to Monteleone

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Aldo Monteleone limped in first to act and Mihai Gheonu raised to 375,000. Monteleone jammed for around 1.3 million and Gheonu folded.

Soon after, it was Gheonu that jammed from early position and Nicolae Suciu in the big blind asked for a count. The all in was for 1,325,000 and Suciu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
1,800,000
550,000
550,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Mihai Gheonu ro
Mihai Gheonu
1,575,000
-525,000
-525,000

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneMihai GheonuNicolae Suciu

A Double for Ferreira

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ran Shahar won the first hand of the nine-handed table against Mihai Gheonu when betting the {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop for 325,000 and forcing a fold.

Darius Neagoe pushed for eight big blinds after the start of the new level and found no caller. Then, Helder Ferreira jammed for 470,000 and Zhiping Zeng made the call.

Helder Ferreira: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Zhiping Zeng: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board came {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Ferreira doubled to 10 big blinds.

Aldo Monteleone limped the hijack and Ran Shahar pushed from one seat over. All opponents folded and Shahar flashed {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhiping Zeng cn
Zhiping Zeng
3,600,000
-480,000
-480,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Mihai Gheonu ro
Mihai Gheonu
2,100,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Ran Shahar il
Ran Shahar
1,800,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Aldo Monteleone it
Aldo Monteleone
1,250,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Helder Ferreira pt
Helder Ferreira
1,000,000
530,000
530,000

Tags: Aldo MonteleoneDarius NeagoeHelder FerreiraMihai GheonuRan ShaharZhiping Zeng