As two of the shorter stacks remaining in play, Michael Bennington and and Jeffrey Hagen needed to gain some traction, and wouldn't you know it, they ended up playing an all-in pot together.
Hagen bumped it up to 100,000 from under the gun, and Bennington decided to make his stand then and there, shipping for 610,000 from the button. Hagen liked his enough to call, but he was in bad shape against Bennington's .
With it being over 85 degrees in Las Vegas at nearly midnight, it was appropriate that no snowmen could be found on the board. Hagen took a major hit to his stack and now has just 8 big blinds to play with, while Bennington boosted his chances.
Chris Hunichen raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Robert McVeigh called from the cutoff. Dan Kelly three-bet to 285,000 from the small blind and only McVeigh called to see the flop.
Kelly continued for 350,000, McVeigh called, and the turn fell. Kelly checked this time and McVeigh came out with a quick bet of 500,000. A call from Kelly landed the river, which he checked. McVeigh checked behind.
"No pair," said Kelly.
McVeigh tabled , winning the pot and pushing his stack above 7 million.
Dan Kelly just took down a pot in excess of 2.2 million chips and regained his footing after the previous loss to Robert Mcveigh.
Kelly defended his big blind after Chris Hunichen bumped it up with a min-raise. The two saw a flop of and Hunichen continued to 125,000, a wager which Kelly quickly called. The on the turn caused both players to slow down, and after they tapped the table we were off to the river.
Fifth street was the , and that's where things become a little more interesting. Hunichen fired a bet of 300,000 at Kelly, but the decorated young pro cut out two towers of green T25,000 chips for a reraise to 1 million even.
This was met by an exasperated sigh by Hunichen, who told Kelly and the railbirds watching intently that "this is sick... real sick." Hunichen repeated himself a few times while pondering his options, and his opponent's potential holdings, but eventually he decided to look the tricky Kelly up.
Kelly tabled the for the nut flush, after improving the top two pair he made on the turn, and Hunichen tossed his into the muck face up. Despite nailing his Broadway straight with a gutshot delivery on the river, Hunichen's hand was second best, and
After raising to 120,000 from middle position, Jonathan Gray watched as Upeshka Desilva came along to see the flop, which fell . Two checks later, and the turn card came . Again both players opted to knuckle the felt, and the river was the .
This time, Desilva slid a stack of 225,000 forward, and Gray thought for a moment before raising the price of poker to 600,000. Desilva dove into the tank and stayed there for a while, but ultimately the price was right for a call. Gray's proved to be enough, as he hit trips on the river and took down the pot.
Chris Hunichen opened to 110,000 from the hijack and Robert McVeigh three-bet to 305,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Hunichen who four-bet shoved for 2.715 million.
"Wow, it's a flip at worst," said McVeigh, before droppping in the chips to call.
Hunichen:
McVeigh:
Hunichen's rail called for a ten, and they were thrilled to see the flop fall . The turn locked up the pot for "Big Huni", rendering the river moot.
When three of the last twelve players in any tournament are all-in, its a time of excitement, but in tonight's "Millionaire Maker" event, this occasion meant a little more than usual.
Benny Chen bumped it to 100,000 from under the gun, and Dan Kelly flatted from the hijack. Justin Liberto woke up with and saw his chance to triple up, so he shipped his last 665,000 into the middle.
Chen opted to call the bet, but when Kelly came over the top for his whole 2.5 million stack, the isolation play worked and Chen let the two duke it out.
Showdown:
Kelly:
Liberto:
Kelly's pocket pair was crushed by Liberto's ladies, and the final board of brought no help in the form of eights or straights. Liberto's win returned his stack to just under the average, putting him in position to reach the final table if a few more breaks go his way.
Jeffrey Hagen just went all-in on a flop of , moving 595,000 into the middle with his . Michael Bennington decided to look him up with , but found his hand dominated and in need of help.
No such salvation arrived on the final board of , and Hagen doubled through Bennington by virtue of his ace kicker.
The remaining 12 players have departed the tournament floor for their final 20-minute break of Day 3, with most heading to the rail to exchange note with their supporters.
We will play one more level tonight, in hopes of reaching our final table of nine before tomorrow's restart, but if an hour of play passes without three more eliminations the proceedings will conclude then.
enough to call, but he was in bad shape against Bennington's 
.
board. Hagen took a major hit to his stack and now has just 8 big blinds to play with, while Bennington boosted his chances.
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flop.
turn fell. Kelly checked this time and McVeigh came out with a quick bet of 500,000. A call from Kelly landed the 
, winning the pot and pushing his stack above 7 million.
and Hunichen continued to 125,000, a wager which Kelly quickly called. The 
on the turn caused both players to slow down, and after they tapped the table we were off to the river.
, and that's where things become a little more interesting. Hunichen fired a bet of 300,000 at Kelly, but the decorated young pro cut out two towers of green T25,000 chips for a reraise to 1 million even.
for the nut flush, after improving the top two pair he made on the turn, and Hunichen tossed his 
into the muck face up. Despite nailing his Broadway straight with a gutshot delivery on the river, Hunichen's hand was second best, and
. Again both players opted to knuckle the felt, and the river was the 
proved to be enough, as he hit trips on the river and took down the pot.
. The 
turn locked up the pot for "Big Huni", rendering the 
river moot.
and saw his chance to triple up, so he shipped his last 665,000 into the middle.
, moving 595,000 into the middle with his 
, but found his hand dominated and in need of help.
, and Hagen doubled through Bennington by virtue of his ace kicker.