Benny Chen Eliminated in 14th Place ($95,000)
Jan 09, '09
Benny Chen moved all in preflop for 90,000 and both Anthony Gregg and Pieter Tielen called him down. The flop was dealt 9
7
2 and both live players checked. The J
fell on the turn and Gregg checked. Tielen bet 75,000 and Gregg got out of the way. Chen and Tilen then turned up their hands:
Chen: 76
Tielen: K9
River: A
Tielen won the pot and Chen was eliminated in 14th place. He will take home $95,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Anthony Gregg, Pieter Tielen
Anthony Gregg Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Benny Chen and Anthony Gregg find all the chips in the middle preflop.
Chen shows 7
7 ang Gregg shows AQ.
The board comes A10532 and Gregg hits his ace to double up to 3,375,000. Chen was left with 110,000 and crippled.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Anthony Gregg
Poorya Nazari Picks Off a Bluff
Jan 09, '09
Benny Chen raised to 72,000 and Poorya Nazari called from the cutoff. The flop came A93 and Chen continued with a bet of 87,000.
Nazari called and the turn was the Q. Chen bet 150,000 and Nazari called.
The river was the J and both players checked. Chen showed 86 for a bluff and Nazari showed AK for top pair, top kicker.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Poorya Nazari
Felipe Ramos Eliminated in 22nd Place ($55,000)
Jan 09, '09
Felipe Ramos raised to 65,000 and Benny Chen called in the big blind.
The flop came J64 and Chen bet 110,000. Ramos took some time before raising to 370,000. Chen instantly put Ramos' last 140,000 all in and Ramos made the call with AA.
Chen showed 44 for bottom set and it held when the turn and river came 35.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Felipe Ramos
Eric Liu Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Eric Liu has been cruising with a large stack for most of the tournament, but he just met an unfortunate end that sent him to the rail in 44th place ($30,000). He pinned his hopes on a flush draw in a battle of the blinds with Benny Chen. Fellow large stack Chen made two pair and Liu was eliminated after another deep run at an EPT event when he missed his draw.
Player Tags: Benny Chen, Eric Liu
