After four days of intense play, only one player emerged as the winner of the 2026 €1,000 French Championship Main Event at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence. Heni Mokni is the new champion from a field of 553 entrants. He won the top prize of €75,000 and an €11,000 package for the next WSOP Main Event. Mokni led for most of the event and needed just one hand in heads-up play to secure his victory. Hugues Girard, who finished second, had earlier won the silver medal in the €1,000 Heads-Up Event that week.
What is the event about?
The 2026 Poker Masters has burst onto the scene at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas! From February 10 to 19, the event will showcase the ninth edition of this prestigious series and is the eighth stop on the 2026 PokerGO Tour (PGT). Players are not only competing for cash prizes but also aiming for the iconic Purple Jacket, a $25,000 PGT Passport bonus, and a PokerStars NAPT Gold Pass.
The schedule includes eight No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,200 for the final event. Each tournament concludes with a final table of six players, who return the next day for a live broadcast on PokerGO. Early registrants benefit from a rake discount on their first entry. Each tournament allows only two re-entries, so players must make their entries count.
Poker fans worldwide can catch all the action exclusively on PokerGO, presented by PokerStars NAPT. This year’s coverage features 15 live streams with enhanced viewing options, including real-time stats, chip counts in big blinds, and detailed analytics like "preflop raise" (PFR) and "voluntarily put money in pot" (VPIP), offering a deeper look into the strategies of the players.
Impact of The Victory
The series kicked off with a bang as Spencer Champlin turned a $560 satellite entry into an amazing $160,475 win by taking first place in Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em. After two days of intense play, Champlin beat 131 other players to claim his first PGT title. In the final heads-up match, Champlin competed against Jessica Vierling, another satellite qualifier, who earned $98,250 for finishing second.
This win pushed Champlin's total live tournament earnings past $3 million, according to The Hendon Mob. It also became his third-largest career win and his fifth six-figure payout. For this former accountant turned poker pro, the 2026 Poker Masters has set the stage for an exciting journey ahead.
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