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: A10
Liberto: A9

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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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.

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.

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.

The final table of Event No. 6 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Joe Kuether in tenth place ($82,205), the official, nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 29 with blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Benny Chen – 5,745,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 2,705,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 3,760,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 3,390,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 5,475,000
Seat 6: Robert McVeigh – 3,695,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 2,735,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 610,000
Seat 9: Theron Eichenberger- 435,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a huge field of 6,343 players, creating a total prize pool of $8,563,050, and the top 648 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $1,199,104
2nd Place: $741,902
3rd Place: $534,505
4th Place: $400,408
5th Place: $302,104
6th Place: $229,575
7th Place: $175,713
8th Place: $135,467
9th Place: $105,154

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.