Hands 74-77
Hand #74: Chen opened for 350,000 and Liberto called, bringing on a flop of . After a check by Liberto, Chen fired 325,000 and took it down.
Hand #75: Bennington made it 500,000 to play from under the gun and earned an uncontested pot.
Hand #76: Chen won the pot with an under the gun raise of 325,000, forcing folds around the table.
Hand #77: Kelly raised his button, making it 325,000 to play, and both Bennington and Chen called out of the blinds. On the flop of , Bennington and Chen checked to Kelly, who obliged with a c-bet of 425,000. This folded Bennington, but Chen came along to see the come on the turn. The blank inspired two checks, and the arrived on fifth street. A bet of 450,000 by Chen was enough to scare Kelly off, giving him the pot and the applause of his supporters here in the Mothership.