Leaders Collide
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Remi Castaignon raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Walid Bou Habib who called from the big blind. The flop came 
. Bou Habib checked, Castaignon bet 325,000, and Bou Habib called.
The turn brought the 
and a check from Bou Habib, and Castaignon checked as well. The river then brought a Broadway card — the 
— and one more check from Bou Habib. Castaignon took the opening to push out a nearly pot-sized bet of 1.2 million.
Bou Habib paused about a half-minute, then asked the dealer to spread the pot full of chips and plaques about in order to get a better idea what was there. He waited a while longer, then finally checked his hand one last time before tossing the cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,700,000 | -65,000 |
|
7,775,000 | 535,000 |