| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,350,000
6,450,000
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6,450,000 |
|
7,645,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |
|
5,605,000
-3,850,000
|
-3,850,000 |
|
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4,950,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Hand #153: Bennington bumped it up to 600,000 holding the button, and Gray came along to see the flop of 
hit the table. Gray checked to Bennington, and then called the doctor's 1 million chip bet. On the 
and 
river, both players checked it down and Bennington's 
was the winner.
Hand #154: Gray moved all-in from the small blind, adding the antes to his stack.
Hand #155: Gray raised his button to 750,000, folding the blinds and claiming their chips.
Hand #156: With momentum on his side and the chip lead to boot, Gray raised for a third hand in a row, making it 750,000 to play from under the gun. Chen called to defend his big blind, and the flop of 
was checked around. On the turn, Chen fired 650,000 into the pot, and Gray matched the wager. The 
arrived on the river, and Chen again led out, this time for 850,000, and Gray pondered the mysteries of life for a minute before electing to call. He could not beat Chen's 
for top pair, and the intricate chip trading dance here at the final table continued.
Hand #157: Liberto raised to 605,000 from under the gun, but folded to Gray's three-bet ship.
Hand #158: On the button, Chen raised to 600,000, but folded when Gray again shipped his entire stack into the middle to force an all-in decision.
Hand #159: Chen opened for 600,000 from under the gun, and Bennington came along. The flop fell 
, drawing oohs and ahhs from the rail, but Benningto check-folded to Chen's 450,000 c-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,355,000
-995,000
|
-995,000 |
|
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8,195,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
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7,250,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
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3,750,000
-1,855,000
|
-1,855,000 |
|
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Hand #160: Liberto raised his button to 600,000, Bennington called from the small blind, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked to the 
turn, and the action repeated through the river. Liberto's 
proved to be the winner, as Bennington held only the lowly 
.
Hand #161: Liberto's opening raise of 600,000 was met with an three-bet shove by Chen, which earned him the pot.
Hand #162: Chen raised his button, making it 600,000 to play, and the action folded around making it two in a row for a short-stacked Chen.
Hand #163: Chen kept up the aggression, raising to 600,000 from under the gun, but he finally met resistance in the form of a reshove by Gray. Chen mucked and the pot was pushed Gray's way.
Hand #164: Gray popped it 750,000 from under the gun, and Chen came along to see a flop of 
. After Chen checked the action, Gray responded in kind by tapping the table, and the 
turned. Chen elected to lead out on fourth street, firing 825,000 and staring silently at the table. Gray reached towards his stack and cut out enough chips for a call, bringing the 
on the river. This card caused Chen to deliberate for thirty seconds while riffling a stack of purple T100,000 chips. Eventually, he used those chips to bet 1.35 million, and Gray quickly looked him up, but Chen's 
for the flopped nuts proved to be the winner.
Hand #165: As tournament staff colored off some of the orange T5000 chips, we missed a brief and uneventful pot.
Hand #166: Gray's open-shove from the small blind claimed the antes.
Hand #167: Liberto tried the same trick, moving all-in from the small blind, and he took the pot without a contest.
Hand #168: Action folded around to Bennington in the small blind, and he raised to 850,000. Chen called and the flop of 
was checked by Bennington. Chen fired a bet of 675,000 forward, Bennington popped it to 2.1 million, and Chen insta-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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9,450,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
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9,055,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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6,445,000
-1,750,000
|
-1,750,000 |
|
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3,600,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
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Hand #169: Bennington's 600,000 raise from the button earned him the blinds and antes.
Hand #170: Liberto went for a walk in the big blind.
Hand #171: Feeling his Wheaties after the walk, Liberto open-shoved all in from the small blind and took down another pot.
Hand #172: Bennington raised his small blind to 650,000, Chen called, and the two checked the board of 
through the turn. When the river came 
, Bennington checked a third time, and Chen made an all-in bet which won him the pot.
Hand #173: Bennington kept at it, raising to 600,000 from the button and scooping the blinds and antes.
Hand #174: Chen raised his button to 600,000, and Liberto came along for a flop of [9sqcdh]. After Liberto checked, Chen studied the board and the pot before firing a bet of 450,000. Liberto did his own statue impression, staring silently into the ether before making the call. On the 
turn, both players opted to tap the table. and the 
arrived on the river. Two more checks and Chen's , and the pocket pair was good.
The players have departed the main stage for a twenty-minute break, and they will return shortly to continue this exhilarating exercise in check-calling to see who will become the latest WSOP-made millionaire.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,650,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
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|
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9,125,000
2,680,000
|
2,680,000 |
|
|
5,975,000
-3,080,000
|
-3,080,000 |
|
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3,100,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
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Level: 36
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Hand #175: One hand back from break, and we have our latest elimination. Chen opened for 800,000 from under the gun, and Liberto three-bet jammed for 3.05 million. Chen quickly called with 
, and he had Liberto's in terrible shape. The players stood in anticipation while the dealer fanned the flop.
Flop: 
.
The nine in the window briefly had Liberto's cheering section going crazy, but the ten that followed it quickly silenced their celebration. Liberto would need a second nine to arrive on the turn or river, but the 
and came instead, sending the gracious young competitor to the payout desk for a impressive six-figure haul.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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