The players are battling with 14 minutes left at 160,000 big blind.
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino?

Instead of �368,700 for second and �500,800 for first, the 2 remaining players have agreed to a deal. Raffaele Sorrentino (starting heads up with 15,465,000 in chips) is to get �451,714, Andreas Klatt (with 6,350,000 in chips) gets �402,786. There's �15,000 in the middle to battle for when play continues.
Players are on dinner break for an hour.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,465,000 | |
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6,350,000 |


Hand #108: Raffaele Sorrentino raised from the small blind with to 370,000. Andrey Bondar called with
and flopped top pair on
.
Sorrentino bet 425,000 into 800,000. Bondar didn't waste much time raising to 1,200,000. Sorrentino called.
The hit the turn and Sorrentino checked. Bondar shoved for 3,410,000 and Sorrentino snap called.
The 10,020,000 pot went to Sorrentino as the river completed the board. Down to the heads up, just two players remain.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,465,000
4,540,000
|
4,540,000 |
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6,350,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
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Busted |
Hand #103: Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 350,000 with . He took down the pot.
Hand #104: Andreas Klatt completed with . Sorrentino checked the
. The flop came
and both players checked to the
. Klatt bet 240,000 and Sorrentino called. The river was a
. Klatt bet 465,000, and Sorrentino paid it off.
Hand #105: Klatt held on the button, and he made it 325,000. Sorrentino three-bet to 825,000 in the small blind with
. Klatt shoved all in for about 4 million and won the pot.
Hand #106: Sorrentino opened button with to 330,000. Klatt defended his big blind with
. The flop came
, and Klatt checked. Sorrentino bet 330,000. Klatt called. Both players checked the
, and the river was an
. Klatt bet 750,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #107: Andreas Klatt limped in from the small blind with . Big blind Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 460,000. Klatt checked his cards once more and raised to 1,575,000. Sorrentino folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,925,000
-2,130,000
|
-2,130,000 |
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5,870,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
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5,020,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |


Hand #102: Raffaele Sorrentino opened on the button for 330,000. Panyak shoved for 1.9 million from the small blind with
. Sorrentino asked for a count and quite determined announced he was calling.
The flop came , just about as good a flop as they could come for Sorrentino.
As the hit the turn and
completed the board, Panyak exited in 4th place.
Panyak, an experienced player who qualified for this event online, receives �199,900. The remaining 3 players are guaranteed �271,500 from here on out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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13,055,000
835,000
|
835,000 |
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5,420,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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3,340,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
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Busted |
Hand #93: Maxim Panyak checked after Raffaele Sorrentino completed
. The flop came
, and Sorrentino bet 190,000. Panyak called. The turn was a
and Sorrentino checked. Panyak checked it back. Sorrentino bet 425,000 on the
, and Panyak called, taking it down with his pair.
Hand #94: Andreas Klatt shoved under the gun with and won the pot.
Hand #95: Sorrentino raised with under the gun and took it down.
Hand #96: Sorrentino got a walk.
Hand #97: Klatt had on the button and shoved. Nobody called.
Hand #98: Sorrentino opened on the button with to 330,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #99: Sorrentino raised to 330,000 under the gun with and Andray Bondar folded ace-jack before Klatt shoved with
. Sorrentino folded.
Hand #100: Klatt picked up in the small blind. He completed the blind. Sorrentino checked the
. The flop came
, and Klatt put in a bet of 240,000 and took it down.
Hand #101: Andrey Bondar raised to 360,000 with . Andreas Klatt, on the button with
, shoved for 2,680,000. The blinds folded, and so did Bondar after some time in the tank.

Hand #86: Maxim Panyak raised from the small blind and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #87: Raffaele Sorrentino was first to act and raised to 350,000. Everyone folded, pot to Sorrentino.
Hand #88: Raffaele Sorrentino received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand #89: Andrey Bondar raised to 365,000, enough to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #90: On the button, Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 320,000. Again just folds followed, blinds and antes to the chip leader.
Hand #91: Raffaele Sorrentino opened for 330,000. In the small blind, Andrey Bondar found
and called. Bondar checked on
and Sorrentino bet 360,000 into 900,000. Bondar called and saw the
hit the turn. Two checks later, the
completed the board. Bondar, with the flush, checked. Sorrentino checked behind and had to leave the pot to Bondar.
Hand #92: Andrey Bondar opened the button with . His raise to 365,000 was not called by the small blind but big blind Raffaele Sorrentino called from the big with
. The
flop hit and Sorrentino checked. Bondar checked back his flopped set and the
on the turn saw Sorrentino check again. Bondar bet 375,000 into 890,000 and took down the pot as Sorrentino folded instantly.

Hand #85: Raffaele Sorrentino opened to 330,000 with on the button. Michael Kolkowicz shoved all in for 1,970,000 with
in the small blind. The flop came
, giving Sorrentino trips and Kolkowicz a gutshot. The
turn gave Kolkowicz a few more outs but the river was a
.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,220,000
2,215,000
|
2,215,000 |
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5,385,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
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2,350,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
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1,865,000 | |
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Busted |


Hand #81: Michael Kolkowicz with on the button raised to 375,000. No action on the aces as both blinds folded.
Hand #82: Raffaele Sorrentino opened under the gun to 350,000 with . Michael Kolkowicz, right next to him, called with
. Andreas Klatt found
in the big blind and over called to make it 3-handed.
The flop came and Klatt checked. Sorrentino bet 400,000 into 1,230,000 prompting a call from Kolowicz, Klatt folded. The
on the turn saw Sorrentino check. Kolowicz bet 300,000 in 2,030,000 and Sorrentino called. The
completed the board and both players instantly checked.
Hand #83: Maxim Panyak moved in from the cutoff for 1,725,000 with . Bondar instantly folded
, the two blinds folded right away as well.
Hand #84: for Raffaele Sorrentino in the small blind and he raised to 425,000. Michael Kolkowicz found a playable hand with
in the big blind and called.
on the flop and Sorrentino bet 430,000. Kolkowicz called to see an
turn. Sorrentino fired a second bullet, making it 850,000. Michael Kolkowicz tanked for some time and folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,005,000
2,295,000
|
2,295,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000