A brief chuckle ripples around the cardroom as the announcer reminds everyone that, "We are still filming here, so please remember to silence your James Bond ringers."
As long as they don't hear Barry's YMCA ringtone...
Annette Obrestad has the button. She calls from the small blind, Tabatabai raises to 75,000 and Obrestad calls. The flop is . Both players check. The turn is the . Tabatabai checks, Obrestad bets 75,000 and Tabatabai calls. The river is the . Tabatabai bets 200,000, Obrestad raises to 500,000, Tabatabai folds, and Obrestad wins the pot.
John Tabatabai has the button. He calls from the small blind and Obrestad checks her option. The flop is . Obrestad checks, Tabatabai bets 30,000 and Obrestad calls. The turn is the . Obrestad checks, Tabatabai bets 105,000 and Obrestad calls. The river is the . Obrestad bets 400,000, Tabatabai folds, and Obrestad wins the pot.
Annette Obrestad has the button. She raises to 87,000 and Tabatabai calls. The flop is Tabatabai bets 90,000 and Obrestad calls. The turn is the . Tabatabai bets 275,000, Obrestad folds, and Tabatabai wins the pot.
Annette_15 won 5 pots and John Tabatabai won the other 5. Early stages of heads up are imporatnt because each player is testng the other, probing for weaknesses, and feeling each other out.
John Tabatabai has the button. He raises to 75,000, Annette Obrestad re-raises to 284,000, and Tabatabai calls. The flop is . Obrestad bets 575,000, Tabatabai folds and Obrestad wins the pot.