Hands #40-45: Sorrentino Grabs the Lead
Hand #40: Another big hand, 
for Michael Kolkowicz in the small blind and he raised to 360,000. Maxim Panyak folded his big blind.
Hand #41: From the cutoff, Raffaele Sorrentino opened 
to 230,000 which gave him the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Andreas Klatt received a walk in the big blind with 
.
Hand #43: Now in the small blind, Andreas Klatt completed with 
leaving himself 1.94 million behind. Raffaele Sorrentino shoved 
to put Klatt at risk and the latter folded right away.
Hand #44: Raffaele Sorrentino limped in from the small blind with 
, Michael Kolkowicz checked 
. Both checked on 
and the 
hit the turn. Sorrentino bet 100,000 and Kolkowicz called. The 
saw both players check again and the pot went to Sorrentino with his pair of sixes.
Hand #45: From the button, Sorrentino raised to 230,000 holding 
. Small blind Michael Kolkowicz called with 
, big blind Panyak called with .
The flop brought 
helping Sorrentino to two pair. Both blinds checked and Sorrentino took down the pot with a bet of 310,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,685,000
1,045,000
|
1,045,000 |
|
6,855,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
3,390,000
-1,110,000
|
-1,110,000 |
|
1,920,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
1,865,000
-715,000
|
-715,000 |