Benton Wins a Monster; Extends Lead

Ernst Hermans opened the pot with a raise to 275,000 from the button and Aaron Benton made the call.

The two saw an {A-Hearts}

flop and Benton passed the first option to Hermans who fired a 225,000 continuation bet. Benton made the call.

The {7-Clubs}

fell on the turn and Benton led out with a hefty 880,000 bet which was called by Hermans.

The last card off the deck was the {10-Diamonds}

and Benton putting on the brakes, allowing Hermans to take a 1.6 million dollar stab at the pot. Benton looked him up and Hermans tabled {8-Clubs}

for absolute air. Benton's {J-Diamonds}

would take down the pot, knocking Hermans down to 1.92 million in chips.

Benton now has a tournament-high 9.96 million.

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final