2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale
Moments before dinner break, Virgile Turchi opened to 5,000 from early position. Sarah Ramirez three-bet to 15,000 from middle position and all the other players folded.
The action back to Turchi, who decided to go all-in. "Nooo," Ramirez said with a big smile while folding. There was a similar smile on Turchi's face who scooped the pot.
With 754 players remaining out of 1,426 entries, nearly half of the field has been eliminated so far. The remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.
Late registration will close at the restart, and Day 1g, the seventh and final flight of the tournament, kicks off at 8 p.m.
While the defending champion Yoann Kaminisky was eliminated from the table earlier today, Raphael Bilger on the button and Clément Lafont in the big blind both moved all-in preflop, with Lafont at risk for roughly 15,000.
Clément Lafont: K♣K♦
Raphael Bilger: A♣10♥
Lafont was on his way to double but a flop of Q♣9♦J♣ followed by a 8♣4♥ wasn't what he was expecting and he was eliminated.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Frederic Bertrand moved all-in for 38,000 from middle position. Masood Kheirandish in the big blind went into the tank and eventually made the call.
Frederic Bertrand: 9♦9♣
Masood Kheirandish: 5♥5♠
Kheirandish looked pretty unhappy to see that he had a lower pocket pair. The dealer fanned a board of 10♠A♣10♦4♦3♦ and Bertrand doubled up.
Sebastien Proust under the gun ended up moved all-in for 63,100 and was called by Hunan Martirosyan in the hijack who was slightly covered.
Hunan Martirosyan: Q♥8♥
Sebastien Proust: A♦K♦
After a flop of J♦7♣2♥ and the 9♦ turn, the Q♣ river gave a pair to Martirosyan who doubled up. Down to 7,000, Proust ws eliminated moments later.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Seated next to Olympian biathlete Florent Claude, Jordan Bellanger opened to 3,500 from under the gun. Julien Belotti, to his left, three-bet to 11,600, before Albakri Ahamada, in the next seat, four-bet to 35,000, forcing Bellanger to fold. Belotti, however, made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9♦7♥8♠ and after Belotti checked, Ahamada bet 30,000. Belotti went into the tank for more than two minutes, but ultimately folded after the clock was called.
On a board of K♠Q♠2♥9♣A♠ with already 74,000 in the pot, Patricia Almeras on the button jammed for approximately 22,000.
Marion Bocher in the big blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. But her cards went into the muck after Almeras revealed A♦K♦ for two pair which allowed him to double up.