Hands 47-50: Chen Chipping Up
Hand #47: Liberto raised to 250,000 from under the gun, picking up two callers in Bennington and Chen. The flop of was checked down, and the turn came . Sensing weakness, Chen led out for 375,000, and the bet earned him a decent pot.
Hand #48: After Hunichen opened for 245,000 from under the gun, Bennington flatted from the hijack. Looking to make the classic squeeze play with his newly acquired chips, Chen bumped it up to 775,000 holding the button, and the power move worked to perfection.
Hand #49: Bennington raised to 250,000 from early position, continuing a final table trend of early position raises, and Chen tried for his third consecutive pot by calling in the cutoff. The flop fell and Bennington continued for 400,000, a bet which Chen called. The on the turn was checked down, as was the on the river. With the board showing a straight, both players tabled their holdings, and neither Chen's or Bennington's played chopping the pot.
Hand #50: Chen raised to 240,000 from the hijack, and Kelly defended his big blind by flatting. Teh flop fell and Kelly check-folded to a bet of 200,000 by Chen.