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 35 Update: Jonathan Gray Doubles Through Justin Liberto
Jun 04, '13
Level: 35
Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 7,135,875
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 10,650,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 5,975,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 3,100,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 9,125,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Jonathan Gray Doubles Through Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto raised to 600,000 under the gun and Jonathan Gray reraised all in for 3,850,000. Liberto called and they flipped over their cards.
Gray: QQ
Liberto: AQ
Board: J88410
Gray was the player at risk for his tournament life but he held the lead with pocket queens and nothing the board delivered changed things. Gray doubled up to 10.3 million and Liberto was down to 5.6 million after the hand.
Player Tags: 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
Level 33 Update: Jonathan Gray Doubles Through Justin Liberto
Jun 04, '13
NOTE: The final four players went on dinner break at 7:45 p.m. PT at the end of Level 33 and they will not return to play until 8:45 p.m.
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 7,135,875
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 7,350,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 3,080,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 11,990,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 6,130,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Jonathan Grey Doubles Up Through Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto raised to 420,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Gray reraised to 2.64 million from the big blind. Liberto called and they revealed their cards.
Gray: A10
Liberto: QQ
Board: 10326A
Gray spiked an ace on the river to double up and survive with 5 million, and Liberto was down to 9.8 million. But, by the end of the level Gray was back down to 3 million while Liberto had regained the chip lead with 12 million.
Player Tags: Jonathan Gray, Justin Liberto
Level 30 Update: Robert McVeigh Eliminated in 8th Place
Jun 04, '13
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 4,077,643
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 2,935,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 2,570,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 8,960,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 1,710,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 4,980,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 4,125,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 3,330,000
Players Eliminated:
8th: Robert McVeigh – $135,467
Live Updates:
Robert McVeigh Eliminated in 8th Place ($135,467)
Upeshka DeSilva raised to 225,000 from early position and Robert McVeigh reraised all in for just over a million. DeSilva called and they tabled their hands.
DeSilva: AK
McVeigh: AJ
Board: 1055Q9
McVeigh was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and DeSilva grew his stack to 3,810,000.
Justin Liberto Takes the Chip Lead
Justin Liberto raised to 200,000 and Jonathan Gray reraised to 700,000 from the big blind. Liberto reraised to 1,825,000 and Gray shoved all in. Liberto then called all in for 4.5 million and the two players flipped over their cards.
Liberto: AK
Gray: KK
The flop dropped Q-J-10 to give Liberto a flopped Broadway straight and the turn and river did nothing to change the fate of the hand. Liberto doubled up to take the chip lead with 9.1 million and Gray was the short stack with 1.1 million after the largest hand of the final table so far.
Player Tags: Jonathan Gray, Justin Liberto, Upeshka De Silva, Robert McVeigh
Level 29 Update: Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in 9th Place
Jun 04, '13
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 3,556,687
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 4,365,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 5,795,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 4,255,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 3,120,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 6,480,000
Seat 6: Robert McVeigh – 1,330,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 2,145,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 1,060,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Theron Eichenberger – $105,154
Live Updates:
Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($105,154)
Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 under the gun preflop and Theron Eichenberger reraised all in for 405,000. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Kelly: 54
Theron: A8
Board: 1096KQ
Kelly won the hand with a diamond flush to increase his chip lead above 6 million and Theron was eliminated on the hand in ninth place.
Jonathan Gray Doubles Up Close to 6 Million
Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun and Robert McVeigh reraised to 325,000 UTG+1. Jonathan Gray called on the button and Kelly also called. The flop was dealt K62 and all three players checked.
The turn fell J and McVeigh opened the action for 515,000. Gray raised all in for 2,310,000 and Kelly mucked. McVeigh called with 87 and Gray revealed pocket jacks. The river brought the 6 and Gray doubled up to 5.8 million on the hand thanks to a full house on the river. McVeigh was left with 1.3 million after his flush fell to an unlikely river card.
Player Tags: Jonathan Gray, Daniel Kelly, Robert McVeigh, Theron Eichenberger
