Hands 99-101: Bennington Building
Hand #99: Chen raised his button to 400,000 and was called in two spots, by Gray in small blind and Liberto in the big. A flop of prompted Gray and Liberto to check, but Chen continued with a bet of 450,000. Gray flatted and Liberto folded, bringing the on turn. Both players checked, and did so again on the river. Opening for top pair, Gray took the pot down.
Hand #100: Chen raised again, this time opening to 400,000 from under the gun. In the small blind, Liberto three-bet to 945,000, a move which was met by a four-bet to 1.7 million. Liberto flat-called this large bet and we saw a flop of appear. Despite the aggressive preflop action, however, both players checked the flop and the came on the turn. Two more checks later, the completed the board, and Liberto led out for a bet of 1.5 million. Chen couldn't stand the heat, so he got out of the kitchen with a quick fold.
Hand #101: Gray opened for 550,000 from under the gun, and Bennington flatted in the small blind to see a flop of arrive. Both players checked the textured board, and the came on the turn, prompting another check by Bennington. Gray fired away with a 700,000 wager, but he could not lose his stubborn opponent. After the river delivered the , Bennington moved all-in for 1.85 million, causing Gray to tank for a minute or two before ultimately making the call. Bennington rolled over the for trip kings, top kicker, and big slick proved to be enough.