Hands #125-129: Koppel Takes Bigger Chip Lead Before the Break
Hand #125: Roman Korenev completed his small blind and Francis Anderson opted to check. The flop came 
, Korenev check-folded to the 150,000 bet of Anderson.
Hand #126: Matt Russell raised to 215,000 from under the gun and Jared Koppel called in the big blind. The flop came 
, Koppel check-called the 240,000 continuation-bet of Russell. They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Koppel check-called the 535,000 bet of Russell who immediately mucked after the call.
Hand #127: Korenev raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Russell called in the big blind. The flop came 
, Russell check-called the 220,000 continuation-bet of Korenev. They both checked through the rest of the board which came on the turn and the 
on the river for Korenev to pick up the pot with 
.
Hand #128: Anderson raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and was called by Koppel on the button. The flop came 
for Anderson to check-fold to the 200,000 bet of Koppel.
Hand #129: Joe Curcio completed his small blind and Dong Shen Peng opted to check. They both checked through the 
on the flop and the on the turn to see the complete the board and bring a flush on the table. Curcio check-folded to the 100,000 bet of Peng.
The players were sent for the last 15-minute break of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,200,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
||
|
5,105,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
||
|
4,935,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
3,065,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,760,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,990,000
-2,210,000
|
-2,210,000 |
|
||
|
1,315,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |