Unibet DeepStack Open Annecy 2026: Jolissaint, Can and Meunier Win the Opening Events as Record Hunt Begins

The Unibet DeepStack Open is back on the shores of Lake Annecy. The first three trophies of the 2026 festival have already been handed out at the Casino Impérial. Yann Jolissaint won the €300 Mini UDSO, Adem Can took the €250 Mystery Bounty, and Fabrice Meunier closed out the €200 Progressive Knockout after a heads-up deal.

The opening numbers suggest Annecy could be heading for one of its biggest weeks yet. The Mini UDSO alone drew nearly three times as many players as it did five years ago, and the €550 Main Event, which runs until Sunday, has a real chance of setting a new attendance record for this stop.

Below you’ll find full final-table payouts, what the numbers reveal, and what to expect from the Main Event.

Quick summary

• Festival: Unibet DeepStack Open (UDSO) Annecy, October 27 – November 1, 2026, Casino Impérial
• €300 Mini UDSO: 336 entries, €83,865.60 prize pool. Winner: Yann Jolissaint (€15,600)
• €250 UDSO Mystery Bounty: 296 entries, €59,693.60 prize pool. Winner: Adem Can (€14,200, including €6,600 in bounties)
• €200 UDSO Progressive Knockout: 132 entries, €21,542.40 prize pool. Winner: Fabrice Meunier (€2,170 after a heads-up deal)
• €550 Main Event: Day 1A got underway on Thursday, October 29. The final day is Sunday, November 1

Why Annecy Matters on the UDSO Calendar

The UDSO is one of Europe’s most popular mid-stakes circuits, built around deep structures and affordable buy-ins. It attracts a mix of travelling regulars and recreational players chasing their first big live score. Its stop in Annecy, often called the “Venice of the Alps”, has become one of the circuit’s busiest.

Annecy’s track record shows how quickly it grew. The 2021 Main Event drew 643 entries. The 2022 stop, which was also the 100th UDSO festival, passed 1,000 entries. The 2024 Main Event drew 870. For 2026, organisers have said openly that the goal is to break records again, and the side events have given them a strong start.

€300 Mini UDSO: Yann Jolissaint Takes the Opener

The Mini UDSO traditionally opens the festival, and this year it set the tone. A field of 336 players built a prize pool of €83,865.60, with the top 46 finishers paid. Yann Jolissaint beat Léo Walker heads-up to collect €15,600.

Final table:

1. Yann Jolissaint – €15,600
2. Léo Walker – €10,000
3. Corentin Mathez – €7,025
4. Jerome Gauclain – €5,170
5. Ismael Guessoum – €3,950
6. Jordan Charousset – €3,080
7. Leny Borrel – €2,460
8. Maxime Eury – €2,000
9. Marc Grobety – €1,650

What the numbers say

• Huge growth since 2021. The Mini UDSO at Annecy drew 117 entries and a €29,203.20 prize pool in 2021. This year’s field and prize pool are both almost three times bigger.
• 52 times the buy-in. Jolissaint turned €300 into €15,600, which is about 18.6% of the total prize pool.
• A top-heavy but fair structure. The nine final-table players shared about €50,900, around 61% of the prize pool. That left the remaining 39% for the other 37 players in the money.
• About 13.7% of the field got paid. That matches UDSO’s recent policy at Annecy, where tournaments of €250 or more (excluding bounty formats) pay around 13.5% of the field with a minimum cash of 2.5 times the buy-in. For players, that means a min-cash is a real profit, not just your money back.

€250 UDSO Mystery Bounty: Adem Can Collects the Biggest Bounty Haul

The Mystery Bounty drew 296 entries and generated a prize pool of €59,693.60, with 44 players reaching the money. Adem Can won the title and a total of €14,200, of which €6,600 came from bounties.

Final table (total winnings, with bounties shown separately):

1. Adem Can – €14,200 (bounties: €6,600)
2. Acshayan Gunaratnam – €8,600 (bounties: €3,500)
3. Axel Defois – €4,083 (bounties: €450)
4. Enzo Paul Fr Bourlois – €4,120 (bounties: €1,450)
5. Gerard Lavillat – €2,520 (bounties: €500)
6. Abdelalli Keghouche – €1,820 (bounties: €250)
7. Cedric Iaboni – €1,250 (no bounties)
8. Paul Bourdon – €2,270 (bounties: €1,250)
9. Dylan Colson – €1,900 (bounties: €1,050)

Why this result is worth studying

Look closely at the totals and you’ll notice the finishing order doesn’t match the money order.

• 4th earned more than 3rd. Enzo Paul Fr Bourlois finished one place lower than Axel Defois but went home with more money, because he collected €1,450 in bounties compared with Defois’s €450.
• 8th and 9th out-earned 6th and 7th. Paul Bourdon and Dylan Colson both finished lower but drew bigger mystery bounties than the players who outlasted them.
• Bounties made up 46% of Adem Can’s total. Without them, his regular payout would have been €7,600.

Here’s the simple explanation for newer players. In a mystery bounty tournament, part of every buy-in goes into a pool of hidden bounty prizes. You don’t know what an elimination is worth until you draw an envelope after knocking someone out. One lucky draw can be worth more than several pay jumps. That’s why short stacks at a mystery bounty final table often stay aggressive. A big envelope can matter more than surviving one more place.

€200 UDSO Progressive Knockout: Fabrice Meunier Wins After a Deal

The smallest field of the opening trio still produced a tight finish. A total of 132 players created a prize pool of €21,542.40, and the top 16 got paid. When it came down to two players, Fabrice Meunier and Adrien Gennevois agreed to split the remaining prize money evenly, with €2,170 each. The trophy went to Meunier.

Published payouts:

1. Fabrice Meunier – €2,170
2. Adrien Gennevois – €2,170
3. Herve Gouzil – €1,422
4. Charles Revil – €1,030
5. Joris Bendjama – €770
6. Alex Oudin – €590
7. Jacques Scherer – €470
8. Dominique Plottier – €390
9. Arthur Mermillod Blondin – €330

Quick insight on deals: heads-up deals are common at live festivals, especially in smaller events, where the gap between first and second is only a few hundred euros or less. An even chop removes the variance of the final hands. The trophy, and the glory, still goes to the player who wins the hand or holds the chip lead, depending on what is agreed.

How the Three Side Events Compare

• Mini UDSO (€300): 336 entries, €83,865.60 pool, about €250 per entry to the pool, 46 paid, first place €15,600
• Mystery Bounty (€250): 296 entries, €59,693.60 pool, about €202 per entry to the pool, 44 paid, first place €14,200 (including bounties)
• Progressive Knockout (€200): 132 entries, €21,542.40 pool, about €163 per entry to the pool, 16 paid, first place €2,170 (deal)

Together, the three events drew 764 entries and paid out more than €165,000. The Mini UDSO stands out: for just €50 more than the Mystery Bounty, it attracted 40 more players and paid a bigger first prize, without relying on bounty luck.

What to Expect From the €550 Main Event

The €550 Main Event is the centrepiece of the festival. Day 1A got underway on Thursday, October 29, and the final day is Sunday, November 1. Annecy Main Events traditionally use a deep structure, with 50,000 starting chips and long levels, so players have plenty of time to play poker rather than being forced into shove-or-fold situations early.

Here’s how past Annecy Main Events have done:

• 2021: 643 entries, €302,467.20 prize pool, winner €50,000
• 2022: more than 1,000 entries (the record)
• 2024: 870 entries
• 2026: in progress, final day Sunday, November 1

Using the 2021 figures, about €470 of each €550 buy-in went into the prize pool. If this year’s field reaches 1,000 entries, that would point to a prize pool of roughly €470,000 (our estimate). Given how strongly the side events have run, a new record is a realistic possibility.

Practical Tips if You’re Heading to Annecy

• Late-week side events offer value. Smaller events like the €200 PKO drew far fewer players than the Mini UDSO. A field of 132 is a much easier path to a final table than 336, even if first place is smaller.
• Use the minimum-cash policy to your advantage. If the 2.5x minimum cash applies to an event you’re playing, reaching the money is genuinely profitable. Near the bubble, you can afford to tighten up a little with a short stack.
• Play mystery bounties for the envelopes, not just the ladder. In the Mystery Bounty, players finishing 8th and 9th out-earned those in 6th and 7th. Once the bounty phase begins, picking good spots to win all-ins matters as much as climbing the payouts.
• Qualify online if €550 is a stretch. Unibet runs regular online satellites into UDSO Main Events and travel packages, often starting from very small buy-ins.
• Plan your bullets. With several Day 1 flights, it’s easy to fire more entries than planned. Decide in advance how many re-entries your budget allows.

The festival concludes on Sunday, November 1, with the Main Event final table. The full schedule and registration details are on the official Texapoker event page and the Unibet DeepStack Open website. We’ll publish the Main Event results as soon as the champion is crowned.

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