The Battle for €180,000 for the Winner
The main attraction at the Pasino Grand Partouche casino in Aix-en-Provence is the remarkable €180,000 prize for the overall winner, from a prizepool that reached €1,524,864. Currently closest to the title is Leo Hourtoulle, who dominated Day 2 with a stack of 9,855,000 chips. He described his performance as a 'lucky day,' where he managed to find the right situations at the right time.
Close behind him is experienced player Samuel Bifarella (9,400,000), who joked at the end of the day that after the dinner break, he managed to double his stack and felt as if he'd 'had dinner twice.'
From the professional Winamax Team, only one representative remains in the game—Bruno 'Kool Shen' Lopes, who brings 3,335,000 chips into Day 3. Among those advancing are Hervé Gouzil (3,090,000), who is aiming for an impressive double after his Battle Royale victory, and popular YouTuber Romain Malet (800,000), who played the entire tournament in a gladiator costume.
Conversely, Day 2 marked the end of the road for all former series champions. Defending titleholder Yoann Kaminski finished in 167th place, while the 2024 winner Jérémy Cauchard placed 251st.
Day 3 kicks off on Sunday at 1:00 PM local time, with the goal of forming the final table of nine players, who will compete for the prestigious title on Monday.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 2 (WiPT Grande Finale):
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Leo Hourtoulle |
France |
9,855,000 |
|
2. |
Samuel Bifarella |
France |
9,400,000 |
|
3. |
Gabin Massard |
France |
8,710,000 |
|
4. |
Olivier Durand De Grossouvre |
France |
6,955,000 |
|
5. |
Quentin Pauly |
France |
6,485,000 |
|
6. |
Ernestas Taunys |
Lithuania |
6,440,000 |
|
7. |
Yoann Fournier |
France |
5,210,000 |
|
8. |
Benjamin Blond |
France |
4,995,000 |
|
9. |
Youssef Aananouch |
France |
4,800,000 |
|
10. |
Lucien Cervettaz |
France |
4,285,000 |
Sources: YouTube, PokerNews, Winamax
