Hands 176-183
Hand #176: With a dead button after Liberto's elimination, Bennington raised to 800,000 from the small blind and Chen defended his big. The flop fell 
and Bennington forced his opponent to fold with a c-bet of 800,000 more.
Hand #177: Bennington continued to play aggressively, raising yet again to 800,000 from the button, and Gray came along to see the flop of 
. After checking around, the players checked the 
turn as well. The river came 
, and Gray check-folded to Bennington's 1 million chip bet.
Hand #178: Chen raised to 800,000 holding the button, and Gray responded with a three-bet jam. After pausing to count the bet out, Chen decided to release and the pot was shipped to Gray.
Hand #179: This hand was a trade back, as Gray raised to 800,000, and folded his winnings from the previous hand back to Chen after he pushed all-in.
Hand #180: Bennington stole the blinds and antes with a raise to 800,000 from the button.
Hand #181: Chen raised to 800,000 on the button, Bennington called, and the flop fell 
. Bennington check-called a bet of 625,000, and the turn came . A pair of checks brought the 
on the river, and Bennington led out for 2.1 million, which earned him the victory.
Hand #182: Bennington limped from the small blind, and folded to Chen's raise of 1.2 million.
Hand #183: Chen shoved all-in from the small blind, and Gray surrendered his big blind.
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, and he had Liberto's 
in terrible shape. The players stood in anticipation while the dealer fanned the flop.
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came instead, sending the gracious young competitor to the payout desk for a impressive six-figure haul.
through the turn. When the river came 
, Bennington checked a third time, and Chen made an all-in bet which won him the pot.
turn, both players opted to tap the table. and the 
arrived on the river. Two more checks and Chen's 
turn, and the action repeated through the 
river. Liberto's 
proved to be the winner, as Bennington held only the lowly 
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on the river. This card caused Chen to deliberate for thirty seconds while riffling a stack of purple T100,000 chips. Eventually, he used those chips to bet 1.35 million, and Gray quickly looked him up, but Chen's 
