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 ![]()
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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 ![]()
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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 ![]()
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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.