Benny Chen Wins Event No. 6 ($1,198,780)
Jun 05, '13
Level: 36
Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,837
Players Eliminated:
4th: Justin Liberto – $400,408
3rd: Jonathan Gray – $534,505
2nd: Michael Bennington – $741,902
Live Updates:
Justin Liberto Eliminated in Fourth Place ($400,408)
Benny Chen raised to 800,000 preflop under the gun and Justin Liberto reraised all in for 3 million. Chen called to cover him and they revealed their hands.
Chen: A
10
Liberto: A
9
Board: 109542
Liberto was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and Chen is starting to separate from the rest of his competitors with over 13 million.
Jonathan Gray Eliminated in Third Place ($534,505)
Michael Bennington raised to 800,000 and Benny Chen called from the small blind. Jonathan Gray reraised all in to 5.5 million and Bennington folded. Chen called to cover him and the final two players flipped over their cards.
Chen: KQ
Gray: AQ
Board: KQ852
Chen won the hand to eliminate another opponent and he will take a dominant chip lead of 21.6 million into the heads-up final against Bennington (7.2 million). Gray was eliminated in third place on the hand.
Benny Chen Wins Event No. 6 ($1,198,780) — Michael Bennington Eliminated in Second Place ($741,902)
Just eight hands into the heads-up final Michael Bennington limped on the button and Benny Chen raised to 1,000,000. Bennington reraised to 1.6 million and Chen reraised all in. Bennington called all in and they turned up their hands.
Chen: 99
Bennington: 33
Board: K82JA
Bennington was eliminated in second place, good for $741,902. Chen won the hand and the tournament, going on a hot streak to end the millionaire maker event and become a millionaire in the process with $1,198,780. He was also awarded a gold bracelet.
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Player Tags: Benny Chen, Jonathan Gray, Justin Liberto
Level 34 Update: A Few More Double Ups
Jun 04, '13
Level: 34
Blinds: 120,000-240,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 7,135,875
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 4,350,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 3,900,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 9,455,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 10,485,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Jonathan Gray Doubles Up Through Benny Chen
Benny Chen moved all in preflop holding 32 and Jonathan Gray called with AJ. The board was dealt J979K and Gray doubled up to 2.9 million. Chen was left with 3.5 million after the hand.
Benny Chen Doubles Up Through Michael Bennington
Michael Bennington raised to 500,000 under the gun and Benny Chen reraised all in for just over 2 million. Bennington called and they tabled their hands.
Chen: AJ
Bennington: QJ
Board: AK76A
Chen had Bennington dominated preflop and there were no comebacks in store on the board. Bennington was still cruising after the hand with a chip lead worth 11.8 million and Chen doubled up to 4.6 million.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Jonathan Gray, Michael Bennington
Eric Liu has been cruising with a large stack for most of the tournament, but he just met an unfortunate end that sent him to the rail in 44th place ($30,000). He pinned his hopes on a flush draw in a battle of the blinds with Benny Chen. Fellow large stack Chen made two pair and Liu was eliminated after another deep run at an EPT event when he missed his draw.
Benny Chen moved all in preflop for 90,000 and both Anthony Gregg and Pieter Tielen called him down. The flop was dealt 9
7
2
fell on the turn and Gregg checked. Tielen bet 75,000 and Gregg got out of the way. Chen and Tilen then turned up their hands:
7