Hand #21: Andre Akkari raised to 550,000 with in middle position. Usman Siddique shoved all in for 5,125,000 with from the cutoff. Kaufman reshoved 5,550,000 with from the small blind and Akkari got out of the way.
Siddique was the one at risk, but if Kaufman would lose, he would've been left with less than two big blinds. The flop kept Siddique in the lead.
The dealer burned and turned the and Kaufman hit one of the cards he was looking for. Siddique was drawing to the remaining sixes to survive but didn't catch one on the river.
The London resident received �252,000 for finishing in 6th place, by far the biggest score of his career. With the near double-up, Kaufman is the new chipleader.
Hand #19: Lachezar Petkov raised to 525,000 with from the cutoff. Sebastian Sorensson three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind with and Petkov folded his hand.
Hand #20: Usman Siddique raised to 550,000 with on the button. Brian Kaufman defended his big blind with .
The flop was and both players checked. Kaufman checked the on the turn, Siddique bet 450,000, and Kaufman folded after some thought.
Hand #16: Raffaele Sorrentino completed the blind with . Lachezar Petkov checked his option with . Sorrentino came out betting with 275,000 on and took it down.
Hand #17: Brian Kaufman opened for 525,000 with . Petkov called in the small blind with and they saw a flop heads up. Both checked and Petkov bet out 650,000, and Kaufman called when the hit. The river was an and Petkov checked. Kaufman bet 900,000.
After some tanking, Petkov called and won the pot.
Hand #18: Sorrentino opened in the cutoff with a hand that contained the . Usman Siddique was dealt in the big blind and called. The flop came and Siddique checked. Sorrentino bet 425,000 and Siddique called. Both checked the and the river was a . Siddique bet 550,000 and Sorrentino called, revealing the at showdown.
Hand #10: Raffaele Sorrentino limped in with in the small blind and Lachezar Petkov checked his option with
Sorrentino bet 250,000 on the flop and Petkov instantly folded.
Hand #11: Sorrentino raised to 550,000 with on the button and everyone folded.
Hand #12: Andre Akkari raised to 550,000 with in the small blind. Usman Siddique folded in the big blind.
Hand #13: Sorrentino raised to 525,000 with in middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #14: Sebastian Sorensson raised to 875,000 with in the small blind and Brian Kaufman quicky folded.
Hand #15: Akkari raised to 550,00 with in middle position and Sorrentino defended in the big blind. Akkari flopped top two pair on , bet 475,000, and quickly took it down.
Hand #7: Andre Akkari raised on the button with to 550,000. Sebastian Sorensson picked up in the big blind and put in a three-bet to 1.4 million. Akkari stared his foe down but eventually released.
Hand #8: Sorensson had in the small blind and decided to fold, and Brian Kaufman took it down with pocket threes.
Hand #9: Kaufman was dealt another pair, this time in the small blind. Raffaele Sorrentino put in a raise to 750,000 with . Kaufman kept it cagey and called. The flop helped both players, and Kaufman checked. Sorrentino bet another 750,000 and Kaufman slid in a quick call. The turn brought the and two checks. The river prompted some aggression finally from Kaufman, 975,000. Sorrentino paid it off immediately.
Hand #4: Andre Akkari opened with to 450,000 from under the gun and Lachezar Petkov defended his big blind with .
Akkari flopped huge on and both players checked. On the turn, Akkari had the hand locked up. Petkov checked, Akkari bet 425,000, and Petkov called.
The on the river made Akkari's hand look even sweeter. Petkov checked again, Akkari tried to get value with a bet of 1,675,000 but Petkov quickly folded.
Hand #5: Usman Siddique picked up under the gun and shoved for 3,575,000, picking up the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Akkari raised to 475,000 with in the small blind and Siddique defended with . On the flop, Akkari bet 375,000 and Siddique folded.
Hand #1: Lachezar Petkov opened to 425,000 with in the cutoff. Sebastian Sorensson defended big blind with . The flop came , giving Sorensson a pair. Both players checked, bringing a . Sorensson bet 725,000 and took it down.
Hand #2: Raffaele Sorrentino opened under the gun to 425,000 with . Andre Akkari was dealt and flatted in the cutoff. Sorensson came along with in the small blind.
They went three ways to . Sorensson thought things over and checked. Sorrentino bet 525,000. Akkari called. Sorrensson mucked his top pair. The turn was a and Sorrentino checked. Akkari bet 975,000 and Sorrentino gave it up.
Hand #3: Sorensson raised with on the button to 475,000. Sorrentino defended his big blind with . The flop came . Sorrentino check-called 750,000. The turn was an . Sorrentino checked again. Sorensson fired another barrel for 1,325,000.
Yori EpskampCan Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari Win The Main Event?
It took five long days for 1,682 players to get down to the final six of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event. The tournament has been a gigantic success for each of them, having already secured a share of at least �252,000 each of the incredible �8,175,000 prize pool. At the end of the night, the trophy and a life-altering cash of �1,410,000 is awaiting the victor.
Perhaps the biggest story of them all is being written by current chipleader Raffaello Sorrentino (15,500,000). It took nearly100 EPT's for a two-time winner to emerge, yet Sorrentino could become a PokerStars champion for the second time in six editions. Sorrentino cashed �466,714 for winning the PokerStars Championship Presented by Monte-Carlo Casino and needs to finish third or better to surpass that cash. Making the final table again is an improbable feat on its own, winning his second PokerStars Championship title would cement an incredible legacy.
Second in chips is Lachezar Plamenov Petkov from Bulgaria (10,325,000). The heads-up Spin & Go player on PokerStars has already racked up his biggest lifetime cash and is in prime position to call himself a millionaire after the night is over.
The biggest name at the final table sits in third: Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari. Cheered on by a boisterous Brazilian rail, Akkari clung to the short stack for most of Day 5 before surging late last night. With over $3,4 million in lifetime cashes and experience playing in the limelight, all eyes will be on the red spade pro as the final table unfolds.
Brian Kaufman Esposito, Sebastian Sorensson and Usman Siddique round out the final six players that will take their seats at noon local time to start the sixth and final day. All their respective profiles, as well as those of the other three, can be found underneath this introduction.
The broadcast will start at 1 p.m. with holecards showing, and will be on a security delay of an hour. The live reporting blog will be following along with the stream as to not spoil any of the action. The action will resume at 12 p.m. local time with 23 minutes left at blinds of 100,000/200,000 with a running ante of 25,000 and continue until the last man is standing. The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing start-to-finish hand-for-hand coverage until the winner is crowned, so don't miss any of the action on this exciting last day of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona!
in middle position. Usman Siddique shoved all in for 5,125,000 with 
from the cutoff. Kaufman reshoved 5,550,000 with 
from the small blind and Akkari got out of the way.
flop kept Siddique in the lead.
and Kaufman hit one of the cards he was looking for. Siddique was drawing to the remaining sixes to survive but didn't catch one on the 
river.
and Petkov folded his hand.
on the button. Brian Kaufman defended his big blind with 
.
and both players checked. Kaufman checked the 
on the turn, Siddique bet 450,000, and Kaufman folded after some thought.
. Lachezar Petkov checked his option with 
. Sorrentino came out betting with 275,000 on 
. Petkov called in the small blind with 
flop heads up. Both checked and Petkov bet out 650,000, and Kaufman called when the 
hit. The river was an 
. Usman Siddique was dealt 
and Siddique checked. Sorrentino bet 425,000 and Siddique called. Both checked the 
and the river was a 
. Siddique bet 550,000 and Sorrentino called, revealing the 
flop and Petkov instantly folded.
in the big blind.
in middle position and Sorrentino defended 
in the small blind and decided to fold, and Brian Kaufman took it down with pocket threes. 
. Kaufman kept it cagey and called. The 
flop, Akkari bet 375,000 and Siddique folded.