Kelly Clips Elias and Knocks Out Benger in Big Hand
From the hijack seat, Darren Elias raised to 33,000 to kick off the action. Griffin Benger moved all in on the button for 154,000, then action moved over to Patrick Kelly in the big blind. Kelly thought about it for a little bit, then made the call. Elias was back up and took a minute before grabbing much more than 154,000. He cocked back some chips and fired out a reraise to 325,000. Kelly didn't take long to make the call.
Kelly and Elias were still in action on the 
flop with Benger all in and looking on. Kelly was first and checked. Elias put forward a bet of 250,000, but he was met with a raise all in from Kelly. Elias had a bit over 600,000 behind and went into the tank. Eventually, he gave it up, and Kelly won the side pot.
Kelly revealed the 
for a flopped set of fives. Benger held the 
for top pair, top kicker, but was behind.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Benger made two pair, but two pair doesn't beat a set and he was eliminated from play. With that pot, Kelly jumped back into the lead with 2.315 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,315,000 | |
|
635,000 | |
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Busted | |