2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale
Just a few minutes after dinner break, Samuel Bifarella went from 5,000,000 to 10,450,000 in just a few hands.
He first eliminated Julien Belotti with AxQx against Ax9x for 860,000 chips. Two hands later, he opened from early position. David Girard to his left moved all-in for 1,365,000, then Guy Giovacchini on the button jammed for 2,605,000. Bifarella didn't wait to call with aces.
David Girard: A♦10♦
Guy Giovacchini: Q♠Q♣
Samuel Bifarella: A♠A♣
Giovacchini found a flush draw on the turn, but on J♥8♦7♥6♦K♥, he was eliminated just like Giovacchini. Thanks to this double elimination, Bifarella is now the overall chip leader.
A few minutes later, second-in-chips Gabin Massard took his seat to his left. Both players now hold close to 18,000,000, roughly ten times the average stack.
Level: 33
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
91 players reached the end of Level 32 and are on a 75-minute dinner break. Play resumes at 8:30 p.m. local time.
Adrien Ricard in the cutoff found himself at risk for 730,000 against Dylan Baborier in the blinds.
Adrien Ricard: 7♦7♥
Dylan Baborier: 4♥4♠
Ricard's sevens held on 9♣2♣8♣3♦Q♥ and he doubled up.
Quentin Coursimault under the gun jammed for 1,255,000. The rest of the table folded to Florian Decamps in the big blind who snap-called off his last 810,000.
Florian Decamps: Q♥Q♦
Quentin Coursimault: A♣K♥
Decamps flopped a set on 9♦Q♣J♠5♦3♣ to double up.
Roland Beridot on the button shoved all-in for 1,450,000. Olivier Durand De Grossouvre went into the tank for a minute and eventually made the call.
Roland Beridot: A♠J♣
Olivier Durand De Grossouvre: A♦Q♥
Durand de Grossouvre had the best hand and kept the lead all the way through a board of 8♣8♠7♥3♣Q♣ to send Beridot to the rail.
Level: 32
Blinds: 30,000/70,000
Ante: 70,000