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 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 32 Update: Chris Hunichen Out 6th, Dan Kelly Out 5th
Jun 04, '13
Level: 32
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 – 7,470,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 3,450,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 12,340,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 5,290,000
Players Eliminated:
6th: Chris Hunichen – $229,575
5th: Dan Kelly – $302,104
Live Updates:
Chris Hunichen Eliminated in Sixth Place ($229,575)
Justin Liberto raised to 320,000 preflop under the gun and Chris Hunichen reraised all in for 1.2 million. Liberto called and they turned up their hands.
Liberto: A3
Hunichen: 66
Board: 952A2
Hunichen was eliminated in sixth place by the ace on the turn and Liberto was up to 9.5 million after the hand.
Dan Kelly Eliminated in Fifth Place ($302,104)
Benny Chen raised to 325,000 on the cutoff and Justin Liberto called on the small blind. Dan Kelly then reraised all in for just under 3 million and Chen mucked. Liberto did elect to call and they flipped over their hands.
Liberto: KQ
Kelly: 88
Board: 974JK
Liberto continued his hot streak by hitting a flush on the river and he grew his chip lead to more than 12 million. Kelly was eliminated on the hand in fifth place.
Player Tags: Daniel Kelly, Justin Liberto
Level 31 Update: Upeshka Desilva Eliminated in 7th Place
Jun 04, '13
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 4,757,250
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 6,970,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 3,885,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 9,065,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 855,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 3,555,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 4,220,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Upeshka DeSilva – $175,713
Live Updates:
Upeshka DeSilva Eliminated in Seventh Place ($175,713)
Upeshka DeSilva raised to 265,000 on the hi-jack and Justin Liberto reraised more than enough to put DeSilva all in. DeSilva called off his final 2.1 million and the two players flipped over their cards.
Liberto: 87
DeSilva: JJ
Board: KJ965
Liberto made a straight on the river to win the hand and grow his chip lead above 9 million. DeSilva was crushed by the river card and he was eliminated in seventh place.
Player Tags: Justin Liberto, Upeshka De Silva
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
With a flop of 8
8
6
hit the turn.
8
Tommy Chen continues to lead the field here on day 1b with 145,000, but a few notables are right on his heels.