Hands #155-158: Competitive Banter at the Start of Heads-Up Play

HAND #155  –  Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault raises to 500,000, Eric Afriat reraises to 2,000,000, and Carpentier-Perrault folds. Afriat takes the pot and says, “You’re messing with the wrong guy, my friend. I’ll finish you off in twenty minutes.”

Carpentier-Perrault says, “We can play heads-up for high stakes any time.”

HAND #156  –  Eric Afriat raises to 600,000, and Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault calls. The flop comes , Carpentier-Perrault checks, Afriat bets 400,000, and Carpentier-Perrault folds. Afriat takes the pot.

HAND #157  –  Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault limps for 250,000, and Eric Afriat checks his option. Both players check to the river on a board of . Afriat shows , and Carpentier-Perrault turns over for the same hand. It’s a chopped pot.

HAND #158  –  Eric Afriat folds, giving Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault a walk.