Hands #42-45: Akkari Turns the Nuts
Hand #42: Lachezar Petkov raised under the gun to 625,000 with 
and Sebastian Sorensson looked down at 
on the button. He put in a reraise to 1,675,000. The blinds mucked and Petkov gave up his suited ace.
Hand #43: Andre Akkari made it 650,000 under the gun with 
. Raffaele Sorrentino called with 
in the small blind. Both checked the 
to see the 
fall. Sorrentino bet small with 325,000 and Akkari went nowhere. A 
double-paired the board. Sorrentino fired 1.1 million. Akkari thought about 30 seconds and called to win the pot.
Hand #44: Sorensson raised it up to 650,000 with 
, the third straight hand there was an under-the-gun open. This time, Akkari picked up 
in the big blind and just called. Sorensson bet 775,000 on the 
flop and got more action. The turn was a 
and Akkari came out betting with 1,275,000. Sorensson wanted to see the river, which was a 
.
Both players checked the river and Akkari took it down.
Hand #45: Brian Kaufman came in for the minimum with 
first to act. Sorrentino came along with a hand that contained the . Akkari completed with 
. Sorensson made it 1 million with 
in the big blind. Kaufman and Sorrentino came along, and the flop came 
.
Sorensson checked, Kaufman bet 1,275,000, and Sorrentino folded. Sorensson followed suit after a few moments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
12,880,000
5,230,000
|
5,230,000 |
|
||
|
9,180,000
-2,570,000
|
-2,570,000 |
|
5,330,000
-3,570,000
|
-3,570,000 |
|
||