Benton Slips; Hermans Climbs to 2.4 Million

[user38449]

Aaron Benton opened with a raise to 55,000 from middle position and when the action reached Ernst Hermans, he kicked it up another notch to 155,000. Benton made the call and the two saw the flop come {10-Hearts}

.

A pair of checks brought the action to the turn -- {7-Diamonds}

. Here, Benton led out with a 225,000 bet and Hermans called.

5th Street delivered the the {4-Hearts}

and Benton fired again, this time making it 325,000 to play. Hermans made the call and Benton mucked straight away.

Before raking in the pot, Hermans asked Tom Grigg if he should should Benton his hand. Grigg reminded Hermans it was his choice to show if he wanted to, so Hermans did indeed reveal his cards: {K-Clubs}