Hands 20-22: Bennington Bangs a Double, Kelly Keeps Attacking
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #20: Michael Bennington finally got involved in the action, making it 200,000 to play from early position. Hunichen three-bet the conservative Bennington, pumping the bet to 575,000, and Bennington came along.
Flop:
Hunichen led out for 400,000, and Bennington responded with an all-in reshove to 1.53 million. Hunichen made the call and revealed , but his pocket pair had been bested by the . He would need to spike a ten or a backdoor straight to catch up, but the turn of and river of brought no help.
Hand #21-22: Kelly raised two consecutive hands, collecting the blinds and antes on both occasions.