Welcome to the 2024 WPT Prime Paris €1,100 Main Event

Defending champion Fabrice Bigot

In January 2023, the World Poker Tour visited Paris for the inaugural WPT Prime Paris stop and the tournament attracted a field of 1,071 entries to generate a prize pool of €1,028,160 (~US $1,127,645). One of France’s rising stars emerged as the winner as Fabrice Bigot lifted the trophy when the final river card had been dealt after defeating Sabare Atmani in heads-up.

Final Table Results WPT Prime 2023

1st:  Fabrice Bigot  –  €177,240*  (~US $194,390*)
2nd:  Sabare Atmani  –  €113,000  (~US $123,934)
3rd:  Alexandre Le Vaillant  –  €84,000  (~US $92,128)
4th:  Federico Cirillo  –  €63,000  (~US $69,096)
5th:  Antoine Labat  –  €47,000  (~US $51,548)
6th:  Manuel Coimbra  –  €36,000  (~US $39,483)
7th:  Hakim Chniyat  –  €28,000  (~US $30,709)
8th:  Timothee Scotti  –  €22,000  (~US $24,129)

Many of those who ran deep in this tournament in the capital of France are expected to be back in action as of today when the Club Circus Paris welcomes poker enthusiasts from near and far for the latest instalment of the WPT Prime Championship. There are five starting days available from October 23 until October 26 and four of them come with a 40-minute level duration and noon kick-off. Only the final turbo heat 1E has the levels cut down to 20 minutes and will be the last chance for players to qualify for Day 2.

Each of the Day 1 flights gives participants 50,000 in chips, good enough for 250 big blinds in the opening level at 100-200 and a big blind ante of 200. The goal for each of these starting days is the same: Playing down to the top 12.5% of the field and reach the money stages. All players to bag up chips will have secured a cash prize and then return on October 27 to try and reach the final table thereafter.

The registration for each Day 1 is open until the start of level ten and one re-entry is allowed per day. In this particular case according to French regulations, it means two entries are possible on your first Day 1 of this tournament and then one entry on the following days if needed.

As of Day 2, the level duration increases to 60 minutes each and will only be be reduced to 30 minutes each once the heads-up stage on the final day has been reached. There will be a redraw prior to Day 2, followed by the final three and two tables as well as the nine-handed final table. Players will earn points for the 2024 WPT Player of the Year leaderboard and the winner also receives a $10,400 seat for the 2024 WPT World Championships at Wynn Las Vegas this upcoming December.

Day 1a kicks off at noon local time and that’s when the live updates will commence. Stay tuned right here on WPT.com for all of the live action from Paris as we crown another champion in the days to come.