12-07-2009 00:43 UTC+11

Square Dancing

[user38449]

Aaron Benton has just pulled within 100,000 chips of his heads-up nemesis courtesy of the following pot:

Ernst Hermans opened with a raise to 275,000 from the button and Benton three-bet to 800,000. Hermans made the call and saw the flop come down {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

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Benton then fired a massive continuation bet, making it 1.2 million to go. Hermans laid down his hand and Benton showed a bluff -- {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{J-Diamonds}

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Afterwards, Hermans told Benton he had the same hand.

Benton: 5.8 million
Hermans: 6.08 million