Hand #94: Alexandre Le Vaillant Eliminated in 3rd Place (€84,000)

Photo:  Alexandre Le Vaillant (left) and Fabrice Bigot

HAND #94  –  First to act, Fabrice Bigot raises to 650,000, and Alexandre Le Vaillant calls.

The flop comes , Le Vaillant moves all in for 900,000, and Bigot calls with for trip jacks.

Le Vaillant turns over , and he needs to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Bigot wins the pot with his trip jacks to eliminate Le Vaillant in third place.

Alexandre Le Vaillant  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  (€84,000)

There will be a break before heads-up play begins, and here are their updated chip counts:

Fabrice Bigot  –  22,250,000  (89 bb)
Sabare Atmani  –  9,900,000  (40 bb)

Photo:  Alexandre Le Vaillant