Hands #31-33: Sorrentino Counterfeits Kolkowicz in Huge Pot
Hand #30: From the cutoff, Andreas Klatt raised 
to 235,000. Maxim Panyak three-bet his big blind making it 590,000 with 
. Klatt called in position. With 1,290,000 in the middle, the flop came 
and Panyak bet 590,000. Klatt folded right away.
Hand #31: Now it was Raffaele Sorrentino in the cutoff and he raised to 230,000 with 
. This time it was Michael Kolkowicz with ten-nine suited, 
, and he called from the button. andrey Bondar over called from the big blind with 
to make it three-handed.
With 
on the flop, Bondar and Sorrentino checked. Kolkowicz bet 260,000 and Sorrentino Bondar called, Sorrentino folded. The 
on the turn paired Kolkowicz and Bondar checked. Kolkowicz bet 480,000 into 1,310,000. Bondar folded after quite some time in the tank.
Hand #32: Maxim Panyak took down the pot with a raise. His cards were not shown on the stream.
Hand #33: Michael Kolkowicz raised to 230,000 with 
under the gun. Andrey Bondar called on the button with . Andreas Klatt folded 
in the big blind, Sorrentino called from the big blind with 
.
The 
had something for everyone. Sorrentino, having flopped top pair, checked. Kolkowicz bet 315,000, Bondar called and so did Sorrentino. With the pot now 1.7 million, the 
hit the turn. Sorrentino checked again and Kolkowicz, now with the best hand, bet 670,000. Bondar folded, Sorrentino called.
The 
on the river had both players check and Sorrentino took down the pot with the better two pair. Kolkowicz, having been counterfeited, shook his head in disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,145,000
-2,505,000
|
-2,505,000 |
|
5,705,000
1,395,000
|
1,395,000 |
|
4,500,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
3,735,000
-1,115,000
|
-1,115,000 |
|
1,630,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |