Herm Over One Million
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From the hijack seat, Mark Herm raised to 10,500. Alex Tran called from the cutoff seat, and Richard Bruning called out of the small blind before action fell on Griffin Benger in the big blind. Benger reraised and made it 40,000 to go. Herm took some time, then fired back with a reraise of his own, making it 90,500. Tran, Bruning, and Benger all folded, and Herm won the pot.
Then on the next hand, Herm opened to 10,000 from middle position, and Griffin Benger called from the small blind. The player in the big blind also called, and the flop was 
. Benger led for 13,000, the next player folded, then Herm called.
The turn was the 
, and Benger checked to Herm. Herm fired 35,000, and Benger gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000 | 180,000 |
|
715,000 | 15,000 |
|
360,000 | 5,000 |
|
255,000 | -84,000 |