64 players remain, all chasing the nine seats at the final table: that’s the mission for today’s Day 3 of the 2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale at the Pasino Grand Partouche Aix-en-Provence.
From a massive field of 3,610 entries, which generated a total prize pool of €1,524,864, the remaining players are led by Leo Hourtoulle (9,855,000) and Samuel Bifarella (9,400,000), who bagged the biggest stacks after a Day 2 that saw more than 500 eliminations.
Gabin Massard sits third in chips with 8,710,000, ahead of Olivier Durand De Grossouvre (6,955,000), Quentin Pauly (6,485,000), and Lithuania’s Ernestas Taunys (6,440,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Leo Hourtoulle | France | 9,855,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Samuel Bifarella | France | 9,400,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Gabin Massard | France | 8,710,000 | 87 |
| 4 | Olivier Durand De Grossouvre | France | 6,955,000 | 70 |
| 5 | Quentin Pauly | France | 6,485,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Ernestas Taunys | Lithuania | 6,440,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Yoann Fournier | France | 5,210,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Benjamin Blond | France | 4,995,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Youssef Aananouch | France | 4,800,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Lucien Cervettaz | France | 4,285,000 | 43 |
There was a time when Winamax Team Pros were winning Winamax events almost every year. A Winamax Poker Tour title is the only one they don't have yet but this year might be the year with Bruno Lopes still in contention with 3,335,000.
However there is still a long way to go, especially with players like Didier Mambour (3,500,000), Hervé Gouzil (3,090,000), Nicolas Antouard (2,665,000), Samuel Fournier (2,280,000), Sacha Cohen (1,945,000), Remi Derossi (1,760,000), Virgile Turchi (1,380,000) or Florian Decamps (1,250,000) still in the field.
Play is set to resume this Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m. local time with 12 minutes remaining in Level 34 at 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels will then increase to 50 minutes, and the day will continue until the nine finalists are known.
The 64 remaining players have already secured a minimum cash of €2,070, but all eyes are on the €180,000 top prize.
Remaining payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | €180,000 | 10-11 | €14,327 | 40-47 | €2,650 |
| 2 | €130,000 | 12-13 | €11,350 | 48-63 | €2,330 |
| 3 | €95,000 | 14-15 | €9,150 | 64 | €2,070 |
| 4 | €70,000 | 16-17 | €7,400 | | |
| 5 | €55,000 | 18-20 | €6,050 | | |
| 6 | €40,000 | 21-23 | €5,000 | | |
| 7 | €30,000 | 24-27 | €4,200 | | |
| 8 | €24,000 | 28-31 | €3,550 | | |
| 9 | €18,000 | 32-39 | €3,050 | | |
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Benjamin BlondBig BlindsBruno LopesDidier MambourErnestas TaunysFlorian DecampsGabin MassardHervé GouzilLeo HourtoulleLucien CervettazNicolas AntouardQuentin PaulyRemi DerossiSacha CohenSamuel BifarellaSamuel FournierVirgile TurchiYoann FournierYoussef Aananouch
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