Hands #56-60: Sorrentino Extends His Lead
Hand #56: Maxim Panyak opened 
from the small blind with a raise to 260,000. The big blind folded 
.
Hand #57: From the small blind, Andrey Bondar raised 
to 360,000. Andreas Klatt folded 
from the big blind.
Hand #58: With 
on the button, Andrey Bondar raised to 260,000. Raffaele Sorrentino defended his big blind with 
and the two got 
to work with. Both checked and the 
hit the turn. Sorrentino bet 125,000 into 680,000 and Bondar raised to 325,000. Sorrentino folded instantly.
Hand #59: From the button, Andreas Klatt raised to 260,000 holding 
. Both blinds gave up.
Hand #60: Raffaele Sorrentino opened 
on the button making it 240,000. Small blind Michael Kolkowicz three-bet to 640,000 forcing out the big blind. Sorrentino called.
With 1.5 million in the pot, the flop came 
and both players checked. Kolkowicz checked again on the turn. Sorrentino bet 500,000, Kolkowicz called.
The 
on the river had Kolkowicz check. Sorrentino bet 600,000 into 2.5 million. Kolkowicz sighed and called, and got the bad news soon enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,540,000
1,415,000
|
1,415,000 |
|
4,995,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
3,440,000 | |
|
2,470,000
-1,960,000
|
-1,960,000 |
|
2,370,000 |