Who'll Be the New Winamax Poker Tour Champion?
Today is the day! After 9,583 players out of 266,000 participants qualified online for the ten freeroll stops across France, and 3,610 runners bought in the 2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale at the Pasino Grand Partouche Aix-en-Provence, only nine players remain for the final table.
In just a few hours, one of them will unsheathe the famous WiPT sword and take home the first-place prize of €180,000 from a total prize pool of €1,524,864. But who will this player be?
After an incredible run during the final 20 minutes of Day 3, Sacha Cohen will start the final table as chip leader with 50,400,000. The former esports player turned poker pro holds nearly twice as many chips as his closest rivals, with Samuel Fournier sitting in second place with 29,300,000 and Quentin Pauly in third with 28,500,000.
2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertrand Vizioz | France | 13,600,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Nicolas Antouard | France | 11,700,000 | 17 |
| 3 | Guillaume Anthonioz | France | 6,200,000 | 9 |
| 4 | Sacha Cohen | France | 50,400,000 | 72 |
| 5 | Lucien Cervettaz | France | 19,900,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Samuel Bifarella | France | 9,300,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Quentin Pauly | France | 28,500,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Hervé Gouzil | France | 11,600,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Samuel Fournier | France | 29,300,000 | 42 |
Supported by his father, who was on his rail throughout most of Day 3, Lucien Cervettaz bagged 19,900,000 for the final table, the average stack.
He is followed by Bertrand Vizioz (13,600,000), Nicolas Antouard (11,700,000), and Hervé Gouzil (11,600,000), perhaps the most experienced player at the final table with over 200 live cashes and 26 titles including one earlier this week.
Samuel Bifarella is another strong contender with a solid résumé that includes a WSOP runner-up finish in 2022 for $225,000. He will start the final table with 9,300,000, while amateur player Guillaume Anthonioz, who is living the dream, enters as the short stack with 6,200,000 but is still very much in contention in what promises to be a tough battle, with an average stack of around 20 big blinds.
Final table payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €180,000 |
| 2 | €130,000 |
| 3 | €95,000 |
| 4 | €70,000 |
| 5 | €55,000 |
| 6 | €40,000 |
| 7 | €30,000 |
| 8 | €24,000 |
| 9 | €18,000 |
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time with blinds of 300,000/700,000 with a 700,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60-minute long during this final table which will be to follow on stream with a 30-minute delay.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates until a winner is crowned!