From 25 Big Blinds to €130K: Marcadet Wins PokerStars Open Aix

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  • Christopher Marcadet won the PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Main Event for €130,000.
  • Marcadet started the final table eighth in chips but outlasted chip leader Omar Lakhdari.
  • The festival was the first PokerStars Open held in Aix-en-Provence.
PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence 2026
Christopher Marcadet did not sit down at the PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence final table looking like the obvious winner. 

He started eighth from nine with 25 big blinds and yet, by the end of Sunday night, the Frenchman had the trophy, €130,000 and the biggest live result of his career.

Marcadet Turns the Final Table Upside Down

The €1,100 Main Event drew 859 entries and created an €824,640 prize pool, with 129 players reaching the money.

Omar Lakhdari began the final table as the clear chip leader with 91 big blinds. Marcadet was near the opposite end of the counts, yet it was Lakhdari who departed in fifth while Marcadet kept climbing.

Place
Player
County
Prize
1Christopher MarcadetFrance€130,000
2John RezzonicoSwitzerland€87,000
3Jordan AyasseFrance€62,000
4Dinh NguyenVietnam€45,500
5Omar LakhdariAlgeria€34,000

John Rezzonico eventually became the final player standing between Marcadet and the title, but there was no heads-up deal despite a €43,000 difference between first and second. Rezzonico collected €87,000, while Jordan Ayasse completed the podium for €62,000.

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Christopher Marcadet Wins the PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Main Event

For Marcadet, a former streamer who now plays much of his poker online, the result was his first six-figure live cash and first major live tournament title. His previous best recorded live score had been less than $37,000.

Livshitz Wins the High Roller

The first major side-event trophy went to Gabi Livshitz. The Israeli topped 102 entries in the €2,200 High Roller, defeating France’s Adil Kassou heads-up to collect €50,440 from a €195,840 prize pool.

Gabi Livshitz Wins PokerStars Open High Roller
Gabi Livshitz Wins PokerStars Open High Roller

Jason Wheeler, winner of the previous PokerStars Open Main Event in Barcelona, finished sixth for €10,200, while Ireland’s Dan Wilson took eighth for €7,300.

Place
Player
Prize
1Gabi Livshitz€50,440
2Adil Kassou€32,300
3Timothée Rey€22,250
4Simon Wiciak€16,300
5Adem Agoudjil€12,600

Mamut Takes the Biggest Buy-in

Nikolai Mamut won the €5,000 Super High Roller on November 7, collecting €55,000 after a 30-entry field generated €135,360.


Nikolai Mamut Wins PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Super High Roller
Nikolai Mamut Wins PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Super High Roller

Andrew Hulme finished second for €34,000, Enrique Sanchez was third for €22,000 and Philippe Souki rounded out the five paid places with €10,000.

Place
Player
CountryPrize
1Nikolai MamutRussia€55,000
2Andrew HulmeEngland€34,000
3Enrique SanchezSpain€22,000
4Gil ShafirIsrael€14,360
5Philippe SoukiEngland€10,000

The closing weekend also produced two other sizeable winners.

Koen De Visscher took down the €550 Second Chance for €26,000 after 329 entries, while Maxence Benoulha won the €440 Mystery Bounty Cup and collected €27,400 including bounties.

Aix: A New Stop to the PokerStars Open Map

The November 1-8 festival was the first PokerStars Open held in Aix-en-Provence, with Pasino Grand hosting the new stop.


It now has its first Main Event champion, and Marcadet’s route to the title was not the one the final-table stacks suggested.


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The next PokerStars Open Main Event is scheduled for December 2-7 in Prague, where the tour joins EPT Prague for the final stretch of the 2026 season.

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