Hands 153-159

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Level 35 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #153: Bennington bumped it up to 600,000 holding the button, and Gray came along to see the flop of hit the table. Gray checked to Bennington, and then called the doctor's 1 million chip bet. On the and river, both players checked it down and Bennington's was the winner.

Hand #154: Gray moved all-in from the small blind, adding the antes to his stack.

Hand #155: Gray raised his button to 750,000, folding the blinds and claiming their chips.

Hand #156: With momentum on his side and the chip lead to boot, Gray raised for a third hand in a row, making it 750,000 to play from under the gun. Chen called to defend his big blind, and the flop of was checked around. On the turn, Chen fired 650,000 into the pot, and Gray matched the wager. The arrived on the river, and Chen again led out, this time for 850,000, and Gray pondered the mysteries of life for a minute before electing to call. He could not beat Chen's for top pair, and the intricate chip trading dance here at the final table continued.

Hand #157: Liberto raised to 605,000 from under the gun, but folded to Gray's three-bet ship.

Hand #158: On the button, Chen raised to 600,000, but folded when Gray again shipped his entire stack into the middle to force an all-in decision.

Hand #159: Chen opened for 600,000 from under the gun, and Bennington came along. The flop fell , drawing oohs and ahhs from the rail, but Benningto check-folded to Chen's 450,000 c-bet.