Benger Continues to Climb; Herm Falling
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Herm raised to 21,000 in middle position, there was a call on the button, Griffin Benger called out of the small blind, and Roman Valerstein defended his big blind.
The flop fell 
, Benger led out for 37,000, and only Herm called. The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the river was a third spade - the 
.
Benger fired out another 90,000, Herm went into the tank, and eventually the American slid his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,440,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
475,000
-977,000
|
-977,000 |