PokerStars Open Aix Main Event: 859 entries, €130,000 top prize
The €1,100 Main Event drew 859 entries, with a €824,640 prize pool and a €130,000 first-place prize.
The €1,100 PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Main Event ran from November 1–8 at Pasino GRAND Partouche Aix-en-Provence, France. It drew 859 entries, and the prize pool after fees was €824,640. The first-place prize was €130,000. The top 129 places were paid, with a minimum cash prize of €2,200.
Participation and progress
- Total entries: 859, split 485/374
- Late registrations: 100
- Entries during the starting days: 759
- Players advancing to Day 2: 264
- Players remaining in contention by the end of the day: 59
- Prize secured by all remaining players: €3,700
The blinds were 6,000/12,000/12,000. The tournament featured 21 events, including satellites. Buy-ins ranged from €200 to €5,000, and satellite buy-ins started at €185.
Chip count
Sacha Cohen led with 1,142,000 chips, followed by Vincent De Luca with 1,089,000 and John Rezzonico with 1,041,000. Jordan Ayasse had more than 1,000,000 chips.
Updates were available in the PokerStars Live app and at pokerstarslive.com.