Saturday, June 15, 2019 3:03 PM Local Time
Hands #243-249: Back and Forth
Hand #243: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000 and Roman Korenev defended. The saw two rapid checks. Koppel bet 420,000 on the turn to win the hand.
Hand #244: Korenev made it 380,000 and Koppel called. The dealer spread followed by two checks. Korenev bet 420,000 on the turn and Koppel folded.
Hand #245: Koppel raised to 360,000 and Korenev called. The flop was , Koppel bet 320,000 and Korenev check-folded.
Hand #246: Korenev raised to 380,000 and won it uncontested.
Hand #247: Walk for Korenev.
Hand #248: Korenev raised to 380,000, Koppel three-bet to 1,460,000 and Korenev snap-folded.
Hand #249: Koppel raised to 380,000 and Korenev defended. The flop and turn both got checked around. Korenev bet 500,000 on the river and Koppel called. Korenev won the hand with .
Jared Koppel | 18,000,000 | 600,000 |
Roman Korenev | 10,400,000 | -600,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:55 PM Local Time
Hands #238-242: Koppel's Flush Gets Paid
Hand #238: Roman Korenev raised to 380,000 on the button and Jared Koppel folded his big blind.
Hand #239: Koppel made it 380,000 on the button and Korenev called from the big blind. The flop came and Korenev check-called a bet of 325,000 from Koppel. The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Korenev checked again and Koppel splashed in a bet of 675,000. Korenev called and Koppel tabled for a flush to scoop the pot.
Hand #240: Korenev raised it up to 380,000 and Koppel folded his big blind again.
Hand #241: Koppel opened to 380,000 and Korenev defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop of and the landed on the turn. Korneev checked again and Koppel fired out 420,000 which got Korenev to fold.
Hand #242: Korenev raised to 380,000 and Koppel called. The flop fell and Koppel check-called a be tof 250,000 from Korenev. The came on the turn and Koppel checked again. Korenev bet another 800,000 and Koppel laid his hand down.
Jared Koppel | 17,400,000 | 600,000 |
Roman Korenev | 11,000,000 | -600,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:48 PM Local Time
Hand #237: Backdoor Flush-Over-Flush Sends Koppel Soaring
Hand #237: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000 on the button and Roman Korenev defended his big blind. The flop fell and Korenev check-called 250,000 from Koppel.
On the turn , Korenev check-called a second bet of 575,000 from Koppel to see the river complete a possible backdoor flush. Korenev checked, Koppel bet 2,290,000, Korenev check-raised all in and Koppel snap-called for 7,100,000 total.
Korenev showed for a backdoor jack-high flush, only to come up second best to Koppel's for the nut flush. After the stacks were counted out, it was Koppel who regained the lead.
Jared Koppel | 16,800,000 | 8,600,000 |
Roman Korenev | 11,600,000 | -8,500,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:41 PM Local Time
Hands #231-236: Koppel Barrels Three Streets
Hand #231: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000 on the button and Roman Korenev defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and the hit the turn.
Korenev led out for 375,000 and Koppel called to see the on the river. Korenev fired out another bet of 700,000 and Koppel called. Korenev tabled for a straight and Koppel rolled his eyes as his cards hit the muck.
Hand #232: Korenev made it 380,000 to go on the button and Koppel called. The flop fell and Koppel check-called a bet of 310,000 from Korenev. The paired the board on the turn and Koppel checked again. Korenev slid out a bet of 1,200,000 and Koppel conceded the pot.
Hand #233: Koppel raised to 380,000 and Korenev called to see a flop of . Korenev checked to Koppel who continued for 225,000 and Korenev called. The turn was the and Korenev checked again. Koppel fired out another bet of 700,000 but Korenev still called. The hit the river and Korenev checked for the third time. Koppel pushed out a bet of 2,500,000 and Korenev finally let his cards go.
Hand #234: Korenev bumped it up to 380,000 on the button and Koppel defended. The flop fell and Koppel checked to Korenev who continued for 250,000. Koppel check-raised to 800,000 and Korenev instantly folded.
Hand #235: Koppel made it 380,000 and Korenev three-bet to 1,460,000 which got a snap-fold from Koppel.
Hand #236: Walk for Jared Koppel.
Roman Korenev | 20,100,000 | 500,000 |
Jared Koppel | 8,200,000 | -600,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:31 PM Local Time
Hands #227-230: Koppel Gets It In
Hand #227: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000, Roman Korenev three-bet to 1,460,000 and Koppel laid it down.
Hand #228: Walk for Koppel.
Hand #229: Koppel raised to 380,000, Korenev three-bet to 1,460,000 once more and Koppel once again gave it up.
Hand #230: Korenev raised to 380,000, Koppel three-bet to 1,360,000 and Korenev called. Both players slowed down on the flop and checked.
Koppel fired 1,300,000 on the turn and Korenev stuck around to see the fall on the river. Koppel quickly shoved all in for 3,340,000 and Korenev went in the tank. He considered it for a minute but couldn't find a call, leaving the pot to Koppel.
Roman Korenev | 19,600,000 | -1,900,000 |
Jared Koppel | 8,800,000 | 2,000,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:24 PM Local Time
Hands #222-226: Korenev Continues to Apply Pressure
Hand #222: Roman Korenev raised to 380,000 on the button and Jared Koppel defended from the big blind. The flop came and Koppel check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from Korenev.
Hand #223: Koppel made it 380,000 on the button and Korenev called. The flop came and the action checked through to the on the turn and the on the river. Korenev led out for 325,000 and Koppel called. Korenev tabled and took down another pot.
Hand #224: Korenev opened to 380,000 and Koppel called to see a flop of . Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Two more checks and the completed the board. The players decided to check it down and Koppel tabled for the winner.
Hand #225: Koppel bumped it up to 380,000 and Korenev called. The flop fell and Korenev checked to Koppel who continued for 200,000. Korenev check-raised to 725,000 and Koppel instantly dumped his cards.
Hand #226: Korenev made it 380,000 and Koppel defended from the big blind. The flop came and Koppel check-folded to a bet of 300,000 from Korenev.
Roman Korenev | 21,500,000 | 1,900,000 |
Jared Koppel | 6,800,000 | -2,000,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:18 PM Local Time
Hands #217-221: Backdoor Trips for Korenev
Hand #217: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000 and Roman Korenev defended. On the flop, Koppel bet 260,000 and Korenev called. The turn was the and both players checked.
The river brought the spade draw in and Korenev bet 700,000. Koppel considered it for a bit but laid it down.
Hand #218: Korenev made it 380,000 and won the hand.
Hand #219: Walk for Korenev.
Hand #220: Korenev made it 380,000 again and Koppel called this time. The flop went check/check. The turn saw a 420,000 bet from Koppel and Korenev called. On the river, Koppel now bet 1,230,000 and Korenev snapped him off with the for backdoor trips. Koppel had for just queens and treys and forked over the chips.
Hand #221: Koppel raised to 380,000 this time and Korenev called. An all-spade flop of was spread; Koppel continued for 420,000 and Korenev folded.
Roman Korenev | 19,600,000 | 2,700,000 |
Jared Koppel | 8,800,000 | -2,700,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:11 PM Local Time
Hands #212-216: Korenev and Koppel Take Turns Dragging Pots
Hand #212: Roman Korenev raised to 375,000 on the button and Jared Koppel called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Two more checks and the completed the board. Koppel led out for 550,000 and Korenev called. Koppel tabled for a full house and Korenev mucked.
Hand #213: Koppel just limped in on the button and Korenev chose to see a flop. The flop came and Korenev check-folded to a bet of 160,000 from Koppel.
Hand #214: Korenev made it 375,000 and Koppel defended. The flop fell and both players knuckled the table. The paired the board on the turn and Koppel fired out a bet of 415,000. Korenev called and the hit the river. Koppel tossed in another bet of 875,000 and Korenev thought for a minute before deciding to fold.
Hand #215: Koppel raised it up to 380,000 and Korenev three-bet to 1,450,000 which prompted a quick fold from Koppel.
Hand #216: Korenev opened to 380,000 and Koppel called to see a flop of . Koppel check-called a bet of 250,000 from Korenev and the landed on the turn.
Koppel checked again and Korenev counted out another bet of 1,100,000. Koppel still called and the paired the board on the river. Koppel checked for the third time and Korenev checked it back. Koppel tabled for two pair but Korenev showed for a larger two pair.
Roman Korenev | 16,900,000 | 300,000 |
Jared Koppel | 11,500,000 | -200,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 2:02 PM Local Time
Hands #207-211: Three-Bets Galore
Hand #207: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000, Roman Korenev three-bet to 1,460,000 and Koppel folded.
Hand #208: Korenev raised to 375,000 and Koppel defended. Korenev continued for 300,000 on the flop and Koppel folded.
Hand #209: Koppel raised to 380,000 and once again, Korenev three-bet to 1,460,000. This time, Koppel called the three-bet.
The flop came down and Korenev checked. Koppel checked as well. The turn was the , Korenev bet 1,780,000 and won the hand.
Hand #210: Korenev raised to 375,000 on the button and now Koppel was the one to three-bet, reraising it to 1,460,000, Korenev gave it up.
Hand #211: Koppel raised to 380,000 and Korenev called. The flop was and Koppel bet 250,000. Korenev check-raised to 820,000, Koppel three-bet the flop to 2,250,000 and Korenev waived the white flag
Roman Korenev | 16,600,000 | 600,000 |
Jared Koppel | 11,700,000 | -700,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:54 PM Local Time
Hands #201-206: Korenev's Full House Gets Paid Off
Hand #201: Jared Koppel raised to 380,000 on the button and Roman Korenev called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Two more checks and the completed the board. Korenev led out for 750,000 and Koppel called. Korenev turned over for a full house and Koppel mucked.
Hand #202: Korenev raised to 375,000 on the button and Koppel folded.
Hand #203: Koppel made it 380,000 on the button and Korenev folded his big blind.
Hand #204: Korenev made it 375,000 and Koppel folded again.
Hand #205: Koppel opened to 380,000 and Korenev three-bet to 1,450,000. Koppel folded and Korenev scooped another pot.
Hand #206: Korenev raised to 375,000 and Koppel was the one to three-bet to 1,450,000 this time. Korenev instantly folded and Koppel dragged in the chips.
Roman Korenev | 16,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
Jared Koppel | 12,400,000 | -2,100,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:34 PM Local Time
Dong Sheng Peng Eliminated in 3rd Place ($208,726)
Hand #200: Roman Korenev raised to 350,000 on the button, Dong Sheng Peng thee-bet shoved 2,490,000 and Korenev beat him to the pot.
Dong Sheng Peng:
Roman Korenev:
Peng picked the wrong time to reshove and found himself in a deep hole. Despite the bleak prospect, his rail chanted "D-S-P!" in hopes of a miracle.
The did provide some miracle backdoor fantasies for Peng, and the certainly was one of the cards to open the door. Peng could now win with a six or heart but caught the instead to end his hopes and dreams in third place.
Just over an hour in, the field of six has been whittled down to the final two. They'll commence the heads-up after a ten-minute break.
Jared Koppel | 14,500,000 | 700,000 |
Roman Korenev | 13,800,000 | 1,900,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 0 | -2,700,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:28 PM Local Time
Hands #193-199: Korenev Backs Into a Flush to Close the Gap
Hand #193: Jared Koppel received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #194: Roman Korenev raised to 350,000 on the button and both of the blinds folded.
Hand #195: Dong Sheng Peng raised to 450,000 in the small blind and Korenev folded his big blind.
Hand #196: Peng made it 360,000 to go on the button and Koppel called from the big blind. The flop fell and Koppel checked to Peng who bet 300,000. Koppel called and the landed on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Two more checks and Koppel turned over to claim the pot.
Hand #197: Koppel limped in from the small blind and Peng checked his option. The flop came and Koppel check-called a bet of 200,000 from Peng. The hit the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Koppel led out for 450,000 and Peng called. Koppel tabled for two pair and Peng mucked his cards.
Hand #198: Koppel bumped it up to 330,000 on the button and Korenev called from the big blind. The flop fell and Korenev checked to Koppel who bet 375,000. Korenev called and the landed on the turn.
Korenev checked again and Koppel fired out another bet of 650,000. Korenev still called and the completed the board. Korenev checked for the third time and Koppel pushed out a bet of 2,000,000. Korenev called and Koppel tabled for two pair. However, Korenev showed for a flush to rake in the pot.
Hand #199: Jared Koppel received a walk.
Jared Koppel | 13,800,000 | -1,700,000 |
Roman Korenev | 11,900,000 | 3,400,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 2,700,000 | -1,700,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:20 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 80000/160000
Ante: 160000
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:20 PM Local Time
Francis Anderson Eliminated in 4th Place ($149,605)
Hand #192: Francis Anderson raised to 330,000 first to act. Roman Korenev three-bet shoved 3,930,000 from the blinds and Anderson quickly called all in for 3,600,000.
Roman Korenev
Francis Anderson
Anderson was in a great spot to decimate Korenev's stack but the flop flipped the deck on him, suddenly forcing him to catch a nine or backdoor straight to stay alive. Neither the turn and river brought said help, eliminating Anderson in fourth.
Jared Koppel | 15,500,000 | -600,000 |
Roman Korenev | 8,500,000 | 3,800,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 4,400,000 | 500,000 |
Francis Anderson | 0 | -3,700,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:17 PM Local Time
Hands #189-191: Anderson Shoves
Hand #189: Jared Koppel raised to 250,000 first to act. Francis Anderson three-bet shoved 3,620,000 from the big blind and Koppel snap-folded.
Hand #190: Roman Korenev limped in on the button, Francis Anderson completed the small blind, Koppel pounded with a raise to 680,000 and netted two folds.
Hand #191: Koppel limped the small blind, Dong Sheng Peng raised to 325,000 in the big blind and Koppel called. The flop was and Koppel check-called 250,000 from Peng. The turn brought the and Koppel checked. Peng fired a second barrel worth 530,000 and Koppel gave it up.
"D-S-P! D-S-P!" the Chinese rail cheered in delight.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:10 PM Local Time
Hands #183-188: Pots for Koppel and Korenev
Hand #184: Jared Koppel raised to 250,000 on the button and both of the blinds folded.
Hand #185: Koppel raised it up again to 250,000 and Dong Sheng Peng three-bet to 1,000,000 on the button. That got the blinds to fold and Koppel also tossed his cards to the muck.
Hand #186: Dong Sheng Peng made it 300,000 to go in the cutoff and Koppel called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Koppel check-called a bet of 250,000 from Peng and the completed the board. Koppel led out for 375,000 this time and Peng called. Koppel showed the in his hand for a full house and Peng mucked his cards.
Hand #187: Roman Korenev raised to 275,000 in the cutoff and Francis Anderson called on the button. The flop fell and Korenev continued for 280,000. Anderson let his cards go and Korenev dragged in the pot.
Hand #188: Koppel opened to 250,000 on the button and Korenev defended from the big blind. The flop came and both players quickly checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Two more checks and Korenev tabled for the best hand.
Jared Koppel | 16,100,000 | 800,000 |
Roman Korenev | 4,700,000 | 600,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 3,900,000 | -700,000 |
Francis Anderson | 3,700,000 | -600,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:00 PM Local Time
Hands #180-183: Koppel Empties the Clip
Hand #180: Jared Koppel raised to 250,000 on the button and Roman Korenev defended the big blind. The flop was and Koppel bet 175,000, which Korenev quickly called.
The turn brought a third club with the and Korenev checked. Koppel fired a second barrel worth 400,000, briefly considered by the Russian before calling again.
The river completed the board and Korenev checked a third time. Koppel emptied the clip with a bet of 650,000 and Korenev sat motionless for over a minute. Eventually, he decided to call it off. Koppel showed him the bad news with for a flopped Broadway to distance himself even further from the pack.
Hand #181: Korenev limped the small blind and Francis Anderson checked. On the flop, Korenev bet 125,000, Anderson raised to 380,000 and Korenev winged it in the muck.
Hand #182: Korenev made it 275,000 on the button and Koppel defended. Another club-heavy flop of was spread out before the two and they both checked. Koppel bet 350,000 on the turn and Korenev gave it up.
Hand #183: Anderson raised to 250,000 on the button and won the hand.
Jared Koppel | 15,300,000 | 1,900,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 4,600,000 | -500,000 |
Francis Anderson | 4,300,000 | 500,000 |
Roman Korenev | 4,100,000 | -2,100,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:53 PM Local Time
Joe Curcio Eliminated in 5th Place ($108,646)
Hand #179: Francis Anderson raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and Joe Curcio shipped all in for 900,000 in the small blind. The action was back on Anderson who asked for a count before making the call.
Joe Curcio:
Francis Anderson:
The flop fell to give Anderson a pair of queens and bring Curcio a bit of a sweat. The on the turn improved Anderson to two pair. The river was the and Curcio was eliminated in fifth place.
Francis Anderson | 3,800,000 | 900,000 |
Joe Curcio | 0 | -900,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:52 PM Local Time
Hands #177-178: Curcio Under 10 Big Blinds
Hand #177: Francis Anderson limped in from the small blind and Jared Koppel checked his option. The flop came and Anderson checked to Koppel who bet 175,000. Anderson folded and Koppel took down another pot.
Hand #178: Koppel announced all in from the small blind and Joe Curcio folded with his eight big blind stack in the big blind.
Jared Koppel | 13,400,000 | 300,000 |
Francis Anderson | 2,900,000 | 100,000 |
Joe Curcio | 900,000 | -200,000 |
Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:47 PM Local Time
Hands #172-176: Four-in-a-Row for Koppel Before Receiving Resistance
Hand #172: Dong Sheng Peng raised to 275,000 from the cutoff, Jared Koppel three-bet to 995,000 from the big blind and Peng folded.
Hand #173: Koppel shoved a large stack of chips forward in the small blind and Joe Curcio folded in the big blind.
Hand #174: Walk for Koppel.
Hand #175: Koppel raised to 250,000 from middle position and won his fourth hand in a row uncontested.
Hand #176: Koppel raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Roman Korenev was the first to see a flop in a bit, calling from the small blind. Francis Anderson also got in from the big.
The flop was and Koppel continued for 325,000. Korenev called and Anderson folded. Both players checked the on the turn. On the river, Korenev bet 565,000 and Koppel quickly folded.
Jared Koppel | 13,100,000 | 300,000 |
Roman Korenev | 6,200,000 | 1,000,000 |
Dong Sheng Peng | 5,100,000 | -300,000 |
Francis Anderson | 2,800,000 | -700,000 |
Joe Curcio | 1,100,000 | 0 |