Two big stacks just clashed, and Mehdi Alami came out with the best of it. Mehdi button-raised to 550K, and Simon Pier defended from the big blind. The flop came 
, and Simon Pier led out with 750K. Mehdi thought about it for a minute, and raised to 2M. Simon Pier then three-bet shoved for just over 5M total, and Mehdi snap called. Mehdi turned over 
for top two, and Simon’s 
needed some serious help if he was to survive this hand. The turn came 
, and the river 
, giving Mehdi the win. Simon walks out with $8,575 for his efforts.
5th place: Simon Pier Belair-Grondin, $8,575
