Hands #62-70: Kaufman Doubles Before Break
Hand #62: Andre Akkari raised to 800,000 in the cutoff with . Nobody put up any resistance.
Hand #63: Akkari, looking to keep pushing, made it 800,000 with and got action from Raffaele Sorrentino and his in the small blind. Sorrentino check-folded on the flop.
Hand #64: Sorensson opened things with a limp holding . Lachezar Petkov completed with and Akkari checked the .
Everyone flopped a piece on . Akkari bet 575,000 and got called by Sorensson and Petkov. The turn brought a and a round of checks, so a hit. Three checks followed and the sixes took it.
Hand #65: Akkari completed the and Sorensson checked with . The board read on fourth and Akkari bet 600,000. Sorensson called. The river was a and Akkari bet 1,375,000. Sorensson tanked a couple of minutes and paid off.
Hand #66: Kaufman received a walk with .
Hand #67: Akkari opened and won the pot, with Sorensson mucking pocket threes.
Hand #68: Akkari opened with to 875,000 under the gun. Kaufman stuck it in with for his last 1,830,000, except he dropped some chips early on accident and it was just most of it. Akkari put the rest in.
The flop meant a near certain double, and the did make for a sweat on the turn. Akkari rooted for a ten with his rail but a fell.
Hand #69: Sorrentino raised with the in his hand on the button and Akkari defended with . The flop meant Sorrentino nailed the flop, and he bet 750,000 and won the pot.
Hand #70: Kaufman opened under the gun with to 1 million. Everyone folded and the players went to break for 20 minutes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andre Akkari |
18,175,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
Raffaele Sorrentino |
10,950,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
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Sebastian Sorensson |
10,525,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |
Lachezar Plamenov Petkov |
5,600,000
-2,430,000
|
-2,430,000 |
Brian Kaufman Esposito |
5,150,000
3,070,000
|
3,070,000 |