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.