Donnie Peters
Tom Grigg raised to 125,000 from the button and Wayne Carlson called from the big blind. The flop came down . Carlson led for 200,000 and Grigg called.
The turn card was the and Carlson checked. Grigg checked as well.
The river card was the and Carlson fired 150,000. This bet was smaller than his previous one. Grigg called.
Carlson rolled over for trip sevens and scooped the pot. He's up to 1.65 million and Grigg is down to 1.1 million.
Donnie Peters
Aaron Benton needling Tom Grigg into a decision
Tom Grigg raised to 125,000 from the first position. Wayne Carlson called on the button and then Aaron Benton called from the big blind.
The flop came down and everyone checked. The turn card was the and Benton checked. Grigg fired 250,000 and Carlson folded. Benton then moved all in, having Grigg well covered. Grigg had roughly 700,000 chips left.
After some time in the tank and some baiting from Benton, Grigg made the call. He held for a pair of jacks.
"YEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!" yelled Benton as he rolled over his for a better pair of aces. "Hold up baby! Hold up!"
The river card was dealt the and couldn't provide a miracle for Grigg as he was sent to the rail in 5th place. Benton raised his hands over his head and gave out another massive yell, scaring everyone kangaroo within a 500-mile radius. He's up to 5.2 million now.
Donnie Peters
Aaron Benton just scooped a few hundred thousand chips off Ernst Hermans. Immediately after Hermans folded, Benton said, "Oh yeah baby! Schooled! You want to play now? You don't wanna chop it do ya? Why don't we just get heads up so I can school ya. I heard you were bagging me on the break, huh Ernst. That's fine, when my back's against the wall I play like a demon."
Wayne Carlson just took down a three-way pot in a hand against Aaron Benton and Ernst Hermans to move to 1.8 million in chips.
Carlson limped into the pot from the cutoff, Benton completed from the small blind and Hermans checked his option in the big.
"We love getting flops," said Benton before the dealer spread the flop.
Hermans led out with a 100,000 bet on the flop that was called by both opponents.
The then fell on the turn and Benton passed the first option to Hermans, saying, "Let's go... hang yourself, baby."
After a slight pause, Hermans too checked, as did Carlson, sending the action to the river.
The last card off the deck was the and both Benton and Hermans checked to Carlson who bet 100,000. Benton made the call and Hermans folded. Carlson then turned over the for a full house and Benton mucked.
"Very nice hand, very nice hand," said Benton to Carlson. "I could only call you there. Nice hand. Very well played."
Donnie Peters
Ernst Hermans
Leo Boxell opened to 185,000 and then action folded over to Ernst Hermans in the small blind. He took some time and then reraised to 465,000. Boxell put in another raise, making it 965,000 to go.
"I'm all in." announced Hermans.
"How much more is it?" asked Boxell. It was verified that Hermans was all in for 900,000 more than Boxell's raise. He then tanked for some time, but eventually made the call.
Hermans tabled against Boxell's .
The flop came down to keep Hermans ahead. The turn card was the and now Boxell was drawing dead. The completed the board on the river.
Hermans doubled to over 3.5 million while Boxell was crushed down to 790,000. After the hand, Aaron Benton began egging on Hermans some more about the chop.
"You wanna chop? You're not going to chop now right with all those chips?" said Benton.