1,000 entries at the start of the day, with the total expected to double and reach 4,000 entries: that’s the promise of today’s Day 1f, the sixth of seven starting flights of the €500 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale at the Pasino Grand Partouche Aix-en-Provence.
Across the first five starting flights, a total of 1,753 entries have been recorded, with 946 runners in yesterday’s Day 1d alone. From this field, 157 players made it through the money last night and qualified for Day 2, led by Thibaut Garcia, who is currently the only player to have surpassed the one-million chip mark and holds the overall chip lead.
Amin Benfalami (982,000), Tristan Berrod (877,000), and Winamax Team Pro Bruno Lopes (873,000) also secured sizable stacks, while Titas Gancierius topped Day 1e Turbo with 856,000 chips.
Top 10 Chip Counts Before 1f and 1g
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Garcia | France | 1,174,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Amin Benfalami | France | 982,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Tristan Berrod | France | 877,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Bruno Lopes | France | 873,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Titas Gancierius | Lithuania | 856,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Andy Colmuto | France | 848,000 | 61 |
| 7 | Julien Gadanho | France | 841,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Damien Mecheri | France | 839,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Fabien Graziani | France | 837,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Arthur Tullou | France | 835,000 | 60 |
Thanks to Day 1d and Day 1e, a total of 184 players qualified for Day 2 like Samuel Fournier (675,000), Nicolas Burtin (628,000), Aurelie Reard (550,000), last year's finalists Jean-Yves Lestrade (508,000) and Florian Vachez (408,000), Julien Mariani (414,000), Winamax Team Pro Davidi Kitai (292,000), WSOP bracelet winner Antonin Teisseire (170,000) and Mourad Amokrane (154,000), Jean “Juaniitoooo” Salaun (191,000), Hadrien “zChance44” Gallois (73,000) or Willy “Skyyart” Dias (66,000).
Day 1f is scheduled to start at noon local time, with blinds at 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. With a 50,000 starting stack, players will have to navigate 30-minute levels to reach the top 16.6% who will cash and advance to Day 2.
Late registration remains open until the end of Level 13 (after the dinner break), while Day 1g Turbo, the final flight of the tournament, will kick off at 8 p.m., featuring 15-minute blind levels.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to see live updates throughout the event, straight from the tournament floor.
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Amin BenfalamiAndy ColmutoAntonin TeisseireArthur TullouAurelie ReardBig BlindsBruno LopesDamien MecheriDavidi KitaiFabien GrazianiFlorian VachezJean-Yves LestradeJulien GadanhoJulien MarianiMourad AmokraneNicolas BurtinSamuel FournierThibaut GarciaTitas GancieriusTristan Berrod
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