On the last hand before break, Jiqiang Tong was heads up against his opponent. The board read [6h][Jd][8h][Qd] and Jiqiang check-raised to 200,000. His opponent called, and the river was the [8s]. Jiqiang kept the betting lead and bet 275,000, which got his opponent to fold.
Heading into break, 34 players remain. Jiqiang is in the top 5 with his 1,040,000 chips.