Hands #58-61: Akkari Cracks Two Pairs of Kings
Hand #58: Sebastian Sorensson opened to 925,000 with 
from the cutoff. Lachezar Petkov gave up 
in the big blind.
Hand #59: Sorensson was reaching again and to 850,000 from under the gun with 
. Behind him, Brian Kaufman also picked up 
and just called with an 11 big blind stack. Akkari also jumped in from the big blind with 
.
The ace hit on the 
flop and all players checked. The 
on the turn gave Akkari a flush draw and he checked. Sorensson bet 1,250,000 with kings, Kaufman called with the other kings, and Akkari got a decent enough price to peel another street.
The 
on the river completed the runner-runner flush for Akkari and all players checked. The Team PokerStars Pro cracked both pocket kings with eight-four and raked in the pot under thunderous amounts of cheers from the rail.
Hand #60: Sorrentino raised 
to 825,000 from the cutoff and Sorensson defended 
. Both players flopped a pair on the 
flop and Sorensson opted to lead out for 950,000. Sorrentino made the call in position.
Sorensson spiked the 
he needed on the turn and took a commanding lead in the hand. He checked and Sorrentino quickly checked behind.
On the 
river, Sorensson bet 1,675,000 with the best hand and Sorrentino called without hesitation, losing some chips in the process.
Hand #61: Petkov open-shoved 7,700,000 with 
from the cutoff. Sorensson called from the small blind with 
and the two chopped it up after the 
flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,600,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
|
||
|
11,950,000
-3,850,000
|
-3,850,000 |
|
||
|
11,750,000
2,720,000
|
2,720,000 |
|
8,030,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
2,080,000
-2,620,000
|
-2,620,000 |