Ballard Beating Benton

When we arrived at Table 5, Aaron Benton, from the big blind, and Stewart Ballard, from the cutoff, were both committing a raise to see the dealer flip over a {j-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {10-Clubs} flop.

Benton opted to check-call a bet of 800 here and then both players tapped the table on the {7-Hearts} turn. A {4-Hearts} landed on the river and this time Benton would bet, firing out 1,100. Ballard made a fairly quick call and the two players went to showdown.

Ballard:

Benton:

"I was just hoping you didn't have the two-pair," said Ballard as he raked in some new chips. Readers may recall that Ballard recently finished in fourth place at the 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event.