Hand #72: Gray opened to 350,000 from under the gun, and both Bennington and Chen called in the blinds. The flop fell and Bennington checked, as did Chen, inducing a bet of 700,000 from Gray. Bennington moved all-in over the top, pushing his stack of 3.725 million forward. The power play worked, and both opponents mucked.
Hand #63: Desilva raised to 265,000 from the hijack, and Liberto three-bet for an amount large enough to force Desilva all-in if he elected to call. With in the hole, the young Desilva did just that for about 2.1 million, and he found himself as a major favorite against the of Liberto. In the last hand before break, Desilva watched as the dealer delivered his fate.
Flop:
With middle set on the flop, and his opponent holding no spades, Desilva was in great shape to score the double. Liberto would have to catch a ten, but the odds were stacked squarely against him.
Turn:
Now Desilva was searching for tens or fives to complete a miraculous straight to send Desilva packing.
River:
With that, Liberto exhaled in joy and turned to his supporters on the rail, who were already celebrating his good fortune. Desilva, meanwhile, absorbed his bad beat like a professional, offering congratulations to Liberto and wishing his former tablemates well as he departed the main stage.
Hand #61: A raise to 255,000 from the hijack earned Kelly an uncontested pot.
Hand #62: Chen raised to 260,000 after the action folded around to him on the button. Gray called out of the small blind and the flop fell , prompting him to check to Chen. A continuation bet was enough to force Gray's cards into the muck.
Hand #59: Hunichen opened for 240,000 from the cutoff, and Bennington called out of the small blind. When the flop came , Bennington checked and Hunichen continued for 350,000. Bennington came along and the turn brought the . Bennington again checked to Hunichen, who fired 550,000 into the middle. An announcement of "all-in" by Bennington put his last 2.8 million at risk, but Hunichen was finished with the hand and sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #60: Liberto opened from early position, making it 250,000 to play, and Chen defended his big blind to see a flop of hit the table. Chen check-called a bet of 240,000 by Liberto, and the arrived on the turn. Chen checked once again, eliciting a bet of 590,000 from Liberto this time around, which he again called. The river came and Chen checked once more. Liberto knocked the table as well, leading to a showdown. Chen tabled the and Liberto mucked his holding.