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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #22: Raffaele Sorrentino completed the blind with . Lachezar Petkov tossed in his chips with to see a flop. Sorrentino checked and Petkov checked back. The hit and Petkov called a min-bet of 250,000. On the river, Sorrentino fired again for 475,000. Petkov fired in a raise to 1,125,000. Sorrentino found the fold button.
Hand #23: Brian Kaufman raised with to 525,000 in the cutoff. Petkov put in a three-bet to 1,525,000 in the small blind with , chasing everyone away.
Hand #24: Petkov came in firing again with a button raise to 525,000 with . Andre Akkari wasn't having it with in the small blind, reraising to 1,650,000. That slowed Petkov down and sent the pot to the PokerStars Team Pro.
Hand #25: Dealt in the cutoff, Petkov came in for another 525,000 raise. Sorensson flatted the small blind with . The flop prompted a bet of 950,000 from Sorensson, which won him the pot.
Hand #26: Three players saw a flop for the minimum. Two checks ahead of him prompted a bet of 675,000 with Sorensson, and he won holding . Both blinds folded bottom pair.
to 450,000 from under the gun and Lachezar Petkov defended his big blind with 
.
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Akkari had the hand locked up. Petkov checked, Akkari bet 425,000, and Petkov called.
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.
under the gun and shoved for 3,575,000, picking up the blinds and antes.
. On the 
flop, Akkari bet 375,000 and Siddique folded.
in the small blind and decided to fold, and Brian Kaufman took it down with pocket threes. 
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.
in the small blind and Lachezar Petkov checked his option with 
flop and Petkov instantly folded.
on the button and everyone folded.
in the small blind. Usman Siddique folded 
in the big blind. Akkari flopped top two pair on 
hit. The river was an 
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 
from the cutoff. Sebastian Sorensson three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind with 
in middle position. Usman Siddique shoved all in for 5,125,000 with 
from the small blind and Akkari got out of the way.
flop kept Siddique in the lead.
flop. Sorrentino checked and Petkov checked back. The 
in the cutoff, Petkov came in for another 525,000 raise. Sorensson flatted the small blind with 
