Alberto Ah-Line Eliminated in 3rd Place (€242,000)
Julien Martini raised to 2,200,000 from the small blind, Alberto Ah-Line three-bet shoved 13,800,000 in the big blind and Martini called.
Alberto Ah-Line: 
Julien Martini: 
Ah-Line had live cards but couldn't catch up to Martini as the dealer fanned out 
to seal Ah-Line's fate in third place.
Ah-Line, who hails from Saint-Denis de la Réunion, a French overseas region, explained the hand in an exit interview afterwards. The 93 reshove was a move, but also a bit of a tribute to Bruno 'Kool Shen' Lopes, when PokerNews asked Ah-Line afterwards. Rapper Kool Shen is from Saint-Denis, which has an area code of 93. Ah-Line hails from Saint-Denis de la Réunion where the 93 is played a bit like the 72-game in other areas.
"It's my only mistake of the tournament but it's a dream to get here. I have no regrets," Ah-Line said. "On Monday, my wife is coming to Barcelona. I'm going to spend the holidays with her and just play the 2K EPT National High Roller," he told PokerNews. With €242,000 in winnings, Ah-Line has quite the holiday ahead of him.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000,000 | -200,000 |
|
61,400,000 | 16,700,000 |
|
Eliminado |
and Fontaine check-called a bet from Martini.
and Fontaine now check-called 4,400,000. The river brought the 
and Martini emptied the clip with a bet of 7,300,000. Fontaine folded and Martini took the chip lead.
board got checked down and Fontaine showed the winner with 
.
flop and called a 1,300,000 bet from Julien Martini. The turn brought the 
open for just bottom pair and collected the pot.
flop, Jean-René Fontaine check-called a 1,300,000 bet from Julien Martini. On the 
turn, Martini amped it up with a bet of 5,400,000 and Fontaine once again came along with the call.
and within a second, Fontaine slid forward a stack of T-500,000 chips worth 10,000,000. Martini let out a faint smile before glossing it over. He ended up folding; Fontaine didn't show and won another sizable pot.
board got checked down all the way. Fontaine showed 
