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 |
|---|---|---|
|
18,175,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
||
|
10,950,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
|
10,525,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |
|
5,600,000
-2,430,000
|
-2,430,000 |
|
5,150,000
3,070,000
|
3,070,000 |