€500 La Finale Day 1de | 2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale

03-27-2026 02:06 UTC+2

Benamar Doubles Through Raud

Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Down to 35,000, Theo Benamar jammed from early position. Axel Raud in the big blind went deep into the tank, and after a few minutes, he called.

Theo Benamar: A♦8♠ All in
Axel Raud: K♥7♥

Benamar hit two pair on 6♥6♣9♦A♥7♠ and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Raud	95,000 95,000	95,000
Theo Benamar	88,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Axel Raud Theo Benamar

03-27-2026 02:00 UTC+2

Blanc Doubles with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jordan Blanc in the small blind with 90,000 moved all-in and was called by Matthieu Rigolot on the button.

Jordan Blanc: K♠K♦ All in
Matthieu Rigolot: 7♦7♠

Blanc found kings at the right moment and doubled up on 9♥2♦A♦K♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthieu Rigolot	475,000 325,000	325,000
Jordan Blanc	200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jordan Blanc Matthieu Rigolot

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

03-27-2026 01:35 UTC+2

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The 164 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break just 7 places away from the money.

03-27-2026 01:27 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Gomez	Busted
Kamalle Belaidouni	Busted
Gaëlle Baumann	Busted
Alain Riss	Busted
David Vella	Busted
Michel Chabredier	Busted
Vincent Conill	Busted

Atoui to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alban Beysson opened to 20,000 from middle position. Kamel Atoui to his left three-bet all-in for 183,000, then Florian Vachez in the next seat moved all-in for approximately 260,000. The rest of the table folded, including Beysson.

Kamel Atoui: A♦Q♣ All in
Florian Vachez: A♣K♦

Both players flopped a pair on 3♠A♠5♦J♣2♥ but it wasn't enough for Atoui who was eliminated just 12 places away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Vachez	470,000 80,000	80,000
Alban Beysson	125,000 40,000	40,000
Kamel Atoui	Busted

Tags: Alban Beysson Florian Vachez Kamel Atoui

Level: 21

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

03-27-2026 00:55 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Potion	Busted
Thomas Kouri	Busted
Alexandre Dubois	Busted
Eleonore Tocque	Busted
Julien Estienne	Busted
Lorenzo Arduini	Busted
Gregory Debuire	Busted
Philippe Ktorza	Busted
Guillaume Urvoy	Busted
Thierry Morel	Busted

03-27-2026 00:40 UTC+2

Burtin Approaches the Million-Chip Mark

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Back on the circuit after a few years away from the tables, Nicolas “Cap Haddock” Burtin is doing more than well, climbing to 900,000 in chips.

Shortly after returning from a smoking-break, he picked up action in the big blind when a player opened to 16,000 from middle position.

With his big stack, Burtin moved all-in. “Do you have kings?” he asked. His opponent replied that he would have snap-called with kings and ultimately folded.

At this stage, only Thibaut Garcia sits above him on the chip counts with 960,000.