Alexis Geffroy Tops an Intense Day 1a of the Winamax Sismix Main Event
What a way to end a record-breaking day! After 21 levels, the bubble finally burst with 112 players remaining, wrapping up a historic Day 1a of the 2025 Winamax Sismix Main Event, which drew a massive 677 entries — a 20% increase over last year. Among these players, Winamax streamer Adrien Dumont was likely expecting to make the money, but a brutal two-outer on the river ended his tournament right on the bubble.
Far from those concerns, Alexis Geffroy “ran good from the beginning to the end” to become the Day 1a chip leader with 1,123,000 chips. “I had good spots, won 100,000 to 150,000 by opening a wide range with my big stack during the last levels, and also won a huge pot with a full house against another full house,” he explained. The unlucky opponent of that cooler was WSOP bracelet winner Said El-Yosfi, who will be back tomorrow to take another shot.
At the beautiful Es Saadi Resort in Marrakech, Guillaume Colas sits second in chips with just under one million (927,000), while none other than Winamax Team Pro Davidi Kitai takes third place. Quietly and efficiently, he built a strong stack of 826,000 in his pursuit of a second Sismix Main Event title.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Geffroy | France | 1,123,000 | 112 |
| 2 | Guillaume Colas | France | 927,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 826,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Jose Quintas | Portugal | 786,000 | 79 |
| 5 | Kevin Quillere | France | 780,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Yann Lounici | France | 736,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Adrien Gongora | France | 689,000 | 69 |
| 8 | Robert Claraz | France | 687,000 | 69 |
| 9 | Rachid El Yaacoubi | France | 673,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Moundir Zoughari | France | 598,000 | 60 |
The tournament takes place in the Casino of Marrakech, so it is no surprise to see the names of regular players like Rachid El Yaacoubi (673,000), Younes Charrat (585,000), Mohamed El Wely (504,000) or Adrien Sanz (387,000) in the chip counts.
Not far from Winamax streamer Ilan Cukrowicz (569,000), longtime Winamax staff member Aurélien Guiglini also found a bag. After he finished in 20th place of this Sismix Main Event last year, he'll be back on Day 2 with 484,000 after playing against Benjamin Hammann (465,000) or Aurélie Reard today.
Reard however failed to reach the end of the day, and so did many players such as her husband Alexandre Reard, the 2024 Winamax Poker Tour winner Jérémy Cauchard, Tahar Said, Guillaume Darcourt, Winamax Team Pros Pierre Calamusa, Bruno Lopes and Romain Lewis or the defending champion Anthony Dasbourg.
A similar profile to Guiglini, but on the black spade side of the force, Julien Liarte bagged 362,000 chips, joining Victor Salinier (373,000), Maxime Parys (365,000), and Mohamed Iche (342,000) among the qualified players. Dylan Patanchon quickly built a big stack today but stopped around the average stack (237,000). 2024 WPO Bratislava Aliosha Staes (199,000) is still in contention, as well as Mike d'Inca (176,000) and Yassine El Ouahdani (176,000) who doubled up during the last hands of the day.
Will Day 1b be as big as Day 1a? In 2024, it was, but the answer will only be know tomorrow with the second out of four flights. Just like Day 1a, play is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time with 30-minute levels. The day will conclude once the field reaches the money, which should represent approximately 16.6% of the entries.
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