Hands #267-270: Korenev Retakes the Lead with a Double Up
Hand #267: Jared Koppel folded his button and Roman Korenev received a walk.
hand #268: Korenev limped in on the button and Koppel raised it up to 800,000 in the big blind. Korenev three-bet to 2,600,000 only to have Koppel shove all in. Korenev instantly called off his stack of around 10,100,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Roman Korenev: 
Jared Koppel: 
The flop came 
and Korenev remained in a dominating position. The 
on the turn gave Koppel a flush draw but the 
on the river bricked off. Korenev took his turn to double up this time and the players swapped stacks again.
Hand #269: Koppel limped in on the button and Korenev chose to see a flop of 
. Both players checked to the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. At showdown, Koppel tabled 
and was awarded the pot.
Hand #270: Korenev just called on the button and Koppel checked his option. The flop fell 
and Koppel check-called a bet of 200,000 from Korenev. The turn brought the and both players checked to the 
on the river. They checked it down and Koppel showed 
for two pair but Korenev held 
for a larger two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,700,000
10,700,000
|
10,700,000 |
|
||
|
7,700,000
-10,700,000
|
-10,700,000 |
|
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