The blind pressure is increasing as we near the completion of level 12 in Event #5. It seems like all the dealers are saying is “all in” at this point, with the bustouts continuing at a furious pace.
The turbo structure promotes hyper-aggressive play, and a hand we just witnessed is a case in point. With the blinds at 1.5K/3K, Francois Semaan was on the button when he looked down at 
. Figuring he could get away with an easy theft of the blinds, he moved all in, however, Olivier Brossard, the big blind, woke up with a monster; 
. Brossard quickly made the call and they saw a board of 
. While this type of hand generally plays itself, especially when the stacks are relatively short, there were over 70 big blinds up for grabs in this one. Semaan was obviously happy to scoop a huge pot, but he had a sheepish look as he stacked his chips; “I don’t feel bad, but I just realized that I shoved over 90K…” It’s a turbo, after all.
Another break approaches, stay tuned for a leaderboard update.