Hands #24-29: Flush Draws Miss

Hand #24: Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 250,000 from the small blind. Michael Kolkowicz defended with . The flop paired Sorrentino, but his 300,000 bet went uncalled.

Hand #25: Andrey Bondar opened to 235,000 first to act. He got action from Sorrentino, who had on the button and called. Bondar checked the flop, and Sorrentino bet 240,000. Bondar called. The turn prompted two checks, and the river was a . Two more checks, and Bondar turned over his hand but the pot went to Sorrentino.

Hand #26: Kolkowicz made it 240,000 with on the button, and Bondar defended the big blind with . Bondar check-called 100,000 on the flop, and the board double-paired with the . Bondar checked again but this time folded to 200,000.

Hand #27: Andreas Klatt got a walk.

Hand #28: Maxim Panyak raised to 230,000 with in the cutoff. That convinced everyone else to fold.

Hand #29: Bondar raised to 230,000 in the cutoff with . Kolkowicz defended the big blind with . Kolkowicz check-called 210,000 with his flush draw on the flop. Each player checked the , and the river was a . Kolkowicz checked a final time and Bondar thought awhile before betting 565,000. Kolkowicz snap-mucked.