Walid Bou Habib opened to 250,000 from the button and then Remi Castaignon reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. The commentators have been mentioning how re-raised pots get big much quicker than usual due to the French rule which doubles the bet rather than the raise.
At this point Bou Habib slid out a stack of plaques to make it 1.5 million. Castaignon clearly sensed his hand was no longer good and meekly opted for a fold.
Robert Romeo limped in from the button for 120,000, and leader Walid Bou Habib didn't wait too long before pushing out some plaques and chips for a raise to 385,000. Remi Castaignon stepped aside from the big blind, and Romeo called.
The flop came , and Bou Habib gathered together a bet of 415,000. Romeo didn't wait too long before announcing he was raising all in for just over 1.4 million.
Bou Habib sat quietly for nearly a couple of minutes, then flicked his two cards toward the dealer with a finger to concede the pot.
Remi Castaignon raised to 240,000 from the button and Robert Romeo moved all in from the big blind, a quick call from the Frenchman followed.
Romeo:
Castaignon:
A coinflip to keep Romeo alive was probably as good as the Belgian could've hoped for. The flop looked pretty good but Castaignon picked up several more outs on the turn. The river was the and Romeo surived again, he's still only got around 15 big blinds.
Remi Castaignon raised to 300,000 from the small blind, and [Removed:4] — now in third position behind Castaignon — called from the big blind.
The flop came . Castaignon quickly counted out a bet of 450,000 and slid the chips forward, and after about 15 seconds Rudelitz called. The turn then brought the . This time Castaignon slid out two columns of chips for a bet of 1 million, and Rudelitz took about a half-minute before calling.
The river was the , putting a second pair on board. Castaignon sat for a moment holding his jacket over his mouth, then rapped the table with a fist to check. Rudelitz didn't wait too long before checking behind, and Castaignon tabled . He'd flopped a set, turned a boat, but that jack on the river appeared to have stifled further potential action.
[Removed:4] raised preflop to 240,000 from UTG/CO and Walid Bou Habib made the call to see a flop of . Bou Habib check-called a bet of 250,000 from Rudelitz before both players checked the turn.
So when the came on the river, no-one was expecting a explosion of action to occur. Bou Habib led out for a chunky looking 725,000 but Rudelitz brought out two stacks of the new 100,000 chip plaques and pushed them into the middle to make it 2 million to go.
Bou Habib took about two minutes before announcing all in for 7.7million as the two biggest stack were now seemingly going to war. Rudelitz looked distinctly pained as if not expecting this to have happened but after a couple more minutes the German made the fold.
With the start of Level 31, the 100,000-chip blue plaques are now in play along with the red (25k) and gray (5k) chips.
The blue plaques introduce a James Bond-feel to the proceedings, somewhat appropriate as Bond author Ian Fleming visited the casinos in Deauville long ago and is said to have been influenced by them when writing the first Bond novel, Casino Royale.
As Level 30 was coming to a close, Remi Castaignon opened for 200,000 from under the gun and both blinds called — Robert Romeo (small) and Walid Bou Habib (big).
All three checked the flop. The turn brought the and it checked around to Castaignon who pushed out a bet of 375,000, forcing his two opponents to let their hands go.
Walid Bou Habib raised to 210,000 preflop, [Removed:4] flat-called in the small blind and Robert Romeo called from the big blind.
Everyone checked the flop before Rudelitz lead out for 275,000 on the turn. Romeo made the cal but then unexpectedly Bou Habib made it 650,000. Rudelitz folded fairly quickly but Romeo made the call with only 1.2 million behind and a pot size of double that.
The river was the , Romeo checked and Bou Habib didn't take much time in moving all in, 30 seconds later Romeo folded leaving himself dangerously short.
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, and Bou Habib gathered together a bet of 415,000. Romeo didn't wait too long before announcing he was raising all in for just over 1.4 million.
flop looked pretty good but Castaignon picked up several more outs on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Romeo surived again, he's still only got around 15 big blinds.
. Castaignon quickly counted out a bet of 450,000 and slid the chips forward, and after about 15 seconds Rudelitz called. The turn then brought the 
. This time Castaignon slid out two columns of chips for a bet of 1 million, and Rudelitz took about a half-minute before calling.
, putting a second pair on board. Castaignon sat for a moment holding his jacket over his mouth, then rapped the table with a fist to check. Rudelitz didn't wait too long before checking behind, and Castaignon tabled 
. He'd flopped a set, turned a boat, but that jack on the river appeared to have stifled further potential action.
. Bou Habib check-called a bet of 250,000 from Rudelitz before both players checked the 
turn.
turn. Romeo made the cal but then unexpectedly Bou Habib made it 650,000. Rudelitz folded fairly quickly but Romeo made the call with only 1.2 million behind and a pot size of double that.
, Romeo checked and Bou Habib didn't take much time in moving all in, 30 seconds later Romeo folded leaving himself dangerously short.