The €1,100 PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Main Event drew 753 entries across four starting flights, with 264 players advancing to Day 2. Play was scheduled to resume on November 6, with late registration and re-entry available until the end of Level 12, around 2:45 p.m.
Neiva de Sousa leads the Day 1C qualifiers
Portugal's Manuel Neiva de Sousa finished Day 1C with 285,000 chips, the largest stack among 137 players advancing from a field of 416 entries. Day 1C alone accounted for more than half of the Main Event's 753 entries.
France's Sayfedine Ben Khaled finished the turbo Day 1D as chip leader with 145,000. The flight drew 78 entries, with 40 players making it through to Day 2.
Day 2 was scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. on Level 11, with blinds of 600/1,200 and a 1,200 big blind ante. Late registration and re-entry were set to close at the end of Level 12.
Gabi Livshitz wins the €2,200 High Roller
Israel's Gabi Livshitz won the festival's first flagship event, the €2,200 High Roller, defeating France's Adil Kassou after a 90-minute heads-up battle to collect €50,440 and the trophy.
The tournament attracted 102 entries and generated a €195,840 prize pool. Jason Wheeler and Ireland's Daniel Wilson were also among the nine players who reached the final table.
It was Livshitz's first major PokerStars title. He previously finished fourth in the 2019 EPT Prague Main Event and won side-event trophies at EPT Barcelona in 2014 and PokerStars Championship Sochi in 2017. With this victory, his career live tournament earnings surpassed $3 million.
€2,200 High Roller Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | €50,440 |
| 2 | Adil Kassou | France | €32,300 |
| 3 | Timothée Rey | France | €22,250 |
| 4 | Simon Wiciak | France | €16,300 |
| 5 | Adem Agoudjil | France | €12,600 |
| 6 | Jason Wheeler | United States | €10,200 |
| 7 | Thibaud Martin | France | €8,550 |
| 8 | Daniel Wilson | Ireland | €7,300 |
| 9 | Adrian Chabbi Ipina | Spain | €6,300 |
Hedi Bouchouareb wins the Creators Cup
Hedi Bouchouareb won the €200 Creators Cup, taking home €9,000. The tournament drew 245 entries and generated a €42,336 prize pool.
Around 40 content creators and ambassadors carried bounty envelopes during the event. Mystery rewards included one Silver Pass, three Bronze Passes and several cash bounties.
