Tristan Clemencon raised from early position and faced Hervé Gouzil who defended from the big blind.
Clemencon continued for 275,000 on the 5♠9♦K♦ flop. Gouzil called and check-raised all-in for 5,700,000 after a second barrel to 900,000 by Clemencon on the Q♥ turn.
Clemencon quickly folded A♣J♣. Gouzil had two pair with Q♣9♣.
Pierre Chevalier opened to 450,000 from early position. Natasha Mercier on the button called, as well as Davidi Kitai in the small blind with A♣Q♦.
Chevalier bet 800,000 on the 7♦2♦7♣ flop. Mercier called but Kitai check-folded.
Chevalier fired a second barrel to 1,000,000 on the 7♠ turn but Mercier didn't back down and called again.
The J♣ river gave a full house to Chevalier who checked and didn't look happy when Mercier moved all-in for 3,900,000. He asked for a count and called with A♠J♠ for a full house. Mercier only had A♦10♥ and was eliminated.
Pierre Chevalier in early position opened to 500,000 with A♦A♣. Natasha Mercier on the button called with A♥5♥ and Luca Bernardi defended from the big blind with J♣7♣.
Chevalier continued for 1,900,000 on the 2♦Q♥9♣ flop and he made both of his opponents check-fold.
Davidi Kitai opened to 325,000 from under the gun. All the other players folded to Natasha Mercier in the big blind who called.
Both of them checked the 3♠4♠5♦ flop and the Q♠ turn, but Mercier led out for 675,000 on the 3♣ river.
Kitai went into the tank for four minutes and called with K♣Q♣, only to discover that Mercier had K♦Q♥ as well.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Pierre Chevalier in the cutoff opened to 350,000. Hervé Gouzil in the small blind three-bet to 875,000, then Chevalier moved all-in for 12,000,000. Gouzil snap-called off his last 4,100,000.
Hervé Gouzil: J♠J♣ 
Pierre Chevalier: A♠A♣
Gouzil ran into aces but was lucky enough to flop a set on 10♣7♥J♦. The K♠ turn gave a straight daw to Chevalier, but the 2♦ completed the board and Gouzil doubled up.
Davidi Kitai opened to 325,000 from middle position with A♦9♦ and Hervé Gouzil defended from the big blind with A♥7♦.
A flop of 5♦2♦5♠ was checked by both players, and they checked again the 6♣ turn.
Gouzil checked the 4♦ river as well, then Kitai bet 675,000. Gouzil called but ran into Kitai's nut flush.
After the photos were taken, the final table can begin. Shuffle up and deal!
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Blot | France | 5,775,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Herve Gouzil | France | 4,575,000 | 31 |
| 3 | Mathieu Selides | France | 10,575,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Tristan Clemencon | France | 3,125,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Natasha Mercier | Lebanon | 7,575,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 5,900,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Luca Bernardi | Italy | 12,100,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Alberto Ah Line | France | 2,850,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Pierre Chevalier | France | 11,625,000 |
The nine finalists are now on a short break to set things up before the final table.
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