With the three short stacks around, it's mostly Julien Martini who's been raising it up and stealing the blinds and antes. Martini's successful raise and take its, as well as a small pot against Jean-René Fontaine, has moved him up to the 50M mark.
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Claudio Di Giacomo shoved 3,100,000 — five big blinds — from the cutoff but found no customers. The last remaining non-French players jokingly raised his arms up in the air with a 'why don't you call'-look.
Level: 37
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Alberto Ah-Line shoved around 9,500,000 from the cutoff and picked up the blinds and antes.
Julien Martini raised to 1,100,000 from the cutoff, Jerome L'Hostis three-bet to 3,800,000 on the button, Martini four-bet shoved and L'Hostis immediately released.
Alberto Ah-Line raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Jean-René Fontaine called on the button. Jan Teunis three-bet shoved 8,450,000 from the big blind, Ah-Line folded, and Fontaine called after about ten seconds.
Jan Teunis: 
Jean-René Fontaine: 
The flop brought 
, giving Teunis a straight draw to go with his kings and queens. None of the outs would pop up as the 
turn and 
river bricked. The last remaining Dutchman said his goodbyes in 6th place and went of to collect his prize of €123,000.
Jean-René Fontaine raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Julien Martini defended from the small blind. The flop was 
and Martini check-called a bet of 2,200,000. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
On the 
river, Martini bet 2,600,000. Fontaine put together a call, took another good look at the board, then slid it in.
Confidently, Martini tabled 
for top pair with a strong kicker. Much to his surprise, however, Fontaine mustered up 
for a turned set of fours to claim the pot.
In the first hand of the day, Jan Teunis open-shoved from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
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