After joking to me about his opponent, Olivier Brossard’s frequency of check-raising, Ahmad Baalbaki was hoisted by his own petard. Preflop, Ahmad raised to 2,200. Olivier called.
When the first three community cards came down 
, Olivier checked. But when Ahmad wagered 2,200, Olivier immediately raised to 6,000. Ahmad looked at me, laughed, and made note of the check-raise before he mucked his cards.
Table 65 is down to 5 players, and big stack, Louis-Philippe Carpentier-Perrault used his chip superiority to win a hand. After Danielle Schwartz limped in with a bet of 900, Louis-Philippe raised to 1,800. James Brown, sitting to Louis Philippe’s left. called. So did Danielle.
When the flop was revealed 
, Louis Philippe wagered 2,500. After James mucked, Danielle called. But when the dealer flipped the turn, 
, Louis Philippe bet 7,500. After studying the board, and peeking at her hole cards, Danielle tossed her hand, face down.
The players have just finished level 6 and are currently taking a 15 minute break. The start of level 7 marks the end of the re-entry period. Here are a few photographs of some of the competitors still locked in the fray!
The 8-year Anniversary Event #5 $100 +$10 Max Shootout Turbo is now up and running. Currently there are 47 entries, with re-entry continuing for another hour. Players are battling it out for a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000.
Keep in mind, the winning player at each table moves on the next round, and is guaranteed a spot in the money.
Good luck to everyone on the felts!
$5,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
