WSOPC Aix-en-Provence 2026: Matthieu Cartillier Wins Main Event; All 12 Ring Winners Crowned

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23 Apr 2026
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  • Matthieu Cartillier won the Main Event, earning €150,000.
  • Anthony Kazgandjian triumphed in the High Roller event.
  • Jamie Dwan claimed victory in the Super High Roller.
WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence 2026 (credit: texapoker.net)
The 2026 WSOP Circuit festival at Pasino Grand Partouche in Aix-en-Provence ran from April 10 to 21, distributing 12 rings across 12 events including one online ring on PMU PLAY. Every ring winner also received a $5,000 WSOP Paradise Bahamas package courtesy of the WSOP franchise. Here is a full breakdown of results from all events.

€1,500 Buy-in Main Event (Ring #7)

783 players entered the €1,500 Main Event, generating a prize pool of €1,014,768 with 105 players cashing. Matthieu Cartillier, a 41-year-old accounting consultant who had not played seriously for several years, won his first WSOP Circuit ring and €150,000 after defeating Michel Leibgorin heads-up.
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Matthieu CartillierFrance€150,000
2Michel LeibgorinFrance€107,000
3Sonny FrancoFrance€78,000
4Georgios SkarparisCyprus€57,368
5Onni HuttunenFinland€42,500
6Anthony ApicellaFrance€32,900
7Houssem MeftahiTunisia€24,400
8Alexis TremblaySwitzerland€19,100

€2,500 Buy-in High Roller Results (Ring #6)

133 players entered the High Roller, generating a prize pool of €287,280 with 18 players cashing. A heads-up between two respected professionals, Anthony Kazgandjian and Alexandre Reard, concluded in Kazgandjian's favour.
PlacePlayerPrize
1Anthony Kazgandjian€71,000
2Alexandre Reard€46,300
3Anthony Gos€31,500
4Gerardo Rodriguez€22,300
5Fabrice Bigot€16,500
6Christophe Mendes€12,830
7Frédéric Delval€10,500
8Yann Pineau€9,000
9Sacha Cohen€8,000

€3,500 Buy-in Super High Roller Results (Ring #11)

49 players entered the Super High Roller, generating a prize pool of €150,528 with 7 players cashing. England's Jamie Dwan defeated Nicolas Antouard heads-up to claim the ring and €50,000.
PlacePlayerPrize
1Anthony Kazgandjian€71,000
2Alexandre Reard€46,300
3Anthony Gos€31,500
4Gerardo Rodriguez€22,300
5Fabrice Bigot€16,500
6Christophe Mendes€12,830
7Frédéric Delval€10,500
8Yann Pineau€9,000
9Sacha Cohen€8,000

€1,000 Buy-in Deepstack Results (Ring #8)

312 players entered, generating a prize pool of €269,568 with 42 cashing. Belgium's Charly Geurinckx won €52,500 and the ring.
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Jamie DwanEngland€50,000
2Nicolas AntouardFrance€32,628
3Alexandre ReardFrance€22,000
4Weiran PuChina€15,500
5Darius NeagoeRomania€11,800
6Yuhan WangChina€9,800
7Jonathan CohenFrance€8,800

€550 Buy-in Mystery Bounty Results (Ring #3)

388 players entered, generating a prize pool of €182,515 with 59 cashing. Peru's Gerardo Rodriguez won €26,800 including mystery bounties. Notable: Adem Agoudjil drew the largest mystery bounty envelope of €20,000 despite finishing 14th.
PlacePlayerPrize
Mystery Bounty
1Gerardo Rodriguez€15,300€11,500
2Sacha Cohen€9,415€6,750
3Sandro Carucci€6,500€13,000
4Bruno Khalifa€4,750€1,000
5Etienne Aubugeau€3,650€250
6Malek Grabsi€2,950—
7Slimane Mameche€2,450—
8Marcel Delestrade€2,050€500
9Mathias Bounous€1,750—

€750 Buy-in PKO Results (Ring #5)

234 players entered, generating a prize pool of €151,632 with 28 cashing. French grinder Clément Michaud won €25,500 including bounties.
PlacePlayerPrizeBounty
1Clément Michaud€15,000€10,500
2Patrick Faraut€15,000€6,000
3Rachid Medjahdi€9,400€4,950
4Seifdin Sagiroglu€6,832€1,050
5Adrian Ziemichod€5,100€3,450
6Lucas Bardot€3,900€900
7Toni Padovani€3,050€1,500
8Adria Diaz Dalmau€2,450€4,050
9Adil Kassou€2,000€1,650

€300 Buy-in Mini Main Event Results (Ring #1)

878 players entered, generating a prize pool of €219,149 with 117 cashing. Poland's Lukasz Czeladzki topped the field for €32,000 and the first ring of the festival.
PlacePlayerPrize
1Kamel Atoui€18,300
2Teddy Bo€11,281
3Elie Nakache€7,300
4Lior Serfaty€5,200
5Jean-Paul Pasqualini€4,030
6Cedric Roche€3,220
7Tristan Forge€2,650
8Christian Spitalas€2,240
9Antonin Teisseire€1,950

€550 Buy-in 50+ Senior Results (Ring #2)

143 players entered, generating a prize pool of €67,267 with 19 cashing. Local player Frédéric Asta won €16,500.
PlacePlayerPrize
1Lukasz Czeladzki€32,000
2Jemson Gamet€23,019
3Arnaud Decerle€16,950
4Timothée Pailloux€12,560
5Dorian Cadinouche€9,380
6Mustapha Bouamiech€7,070
7Thery Galeote€5,380
8Didier Eugene€4,130
9Adrian Ziemichod€3,200

€300 Buy-in Colossus Results (Ring #4)

736 players entered, generating a prize pool of €183,705 with 98 cashing. Aubin de Kermadec won €28,000. Notably, Main Event winner Matthieu Cartillier finished 6th in this event earlier in the festival.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Aubin de Kermadec€28,000
2Didier Galliot€19,806
3Eric Geraume€14,600
4Fadi Ouazzany€11,050
5Alexandre Landron€8,450
6Matthieu Cartillier€6,450
7Giovanni Renna€4,900
8Jordan Maarek€3,700
9Tristan Forge€2,800

€350 Buy-in Bigstack Results (Ring #12)

261 players entered, generating a prize pool of €75,168 with 35 cashing. Ireland's Micheal O'Neill closed out the festival in the final live ring event.
PlacePlayerPrize
1Micheal O'Neill€16,000
2Anthony Philippe€10,118
3Vladimir Heinich€6,700
4Alexis Riera€4,650
5Didier Lorenzini€3,450
6Tahar Said€2,750
7Nicolas Pinard€2,300
8Pierre Basile€1,950
9Guy Allouche€1,650

WSOPC Aix-en-Provence 2026 All Ring Winners

RingEventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
#1Mini Main Event€300878€219,149Lukasz Czeladzki (Poland)€32,000
#2Senior (50+)€550143€67,267Frédéric Asta (France)€16,500
#3Mystery Bounty€550388€182,515Gerardo Rodriguez (Peru)€26,800
#4Colossus€300736€183,705Aubin de Kermadec (France)€28,000
#5PKO€750234€151,632Clément Michaud (France)€25,500
#6High Roller€2,500133€287,280Anthony Kazgandjian (France)€71,000
#7Main Event€1,500783€1,014,768Matthieu Cartillier (France)€150,000
#8Deepstack€1,000312€269,568Charly Geurinckx (Belgium)€52,500
#9Omaha€550155€74,431Kamel Atoui (France)€18,300
#10Online (PMU PLAY)€250487—Mathieu Gomez (France)€17,699
#11Super High Roller€3,50049€150,528Jamie Dwan (England)€50,000
#12Bigstack€350261€75,168Micheal O'Neill (Ireland)€16,000

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