Hands #71-76: Curcio Wins Some Before the Break
Hand #71: Joseph Liberta raised to 175,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #72: Jared Koppel raised to 170,000 from the button and Joe Curcio called in the big blind. They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Curcio check-called the 175,000 bet of Koppel. They then both checked again on the 
on the river for Curcio to pick up the pot with 
.
Hand #73: Koppel raised to 170,000 from the cutoff and Matt Russell three-bet to 430,000 on the button. Action folded back to Koppel who called to see the 
on the flop. Koppel then check-folded to the 380,000 bet of Russell.
Hand #74: Dong Sheng Peng completed his small blind and Liberta opted to check. They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Peng bet 85,000 and Liberta let his hand go.
Hand #75: Peng raised to 180,000 on the button and Roman Korenev called in the big blind. They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Korenev bet 275,000 and Peng called for them both to check again on the 
on the river. Korenev tabled 
for the pair of sevens but was beaten by the 
of Peng.
Hand #76: Curcio raised to 175,000 from the hijack and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante before the players were sent for another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,340,000 | -100,000 |
|
6,005,000 | -95,000 |
|
4,030,000 | 530,000 |
|
3,835,000 | 935,000 |
|
3,410,000 | 510,000 |
|
2,705,000 | 5,000 |
|
2,170,000 | -530,000 |