Final Table Profiles: Fabrice Bigot, 28, France
Hometown: Paris (now lives in London)
Chips: 9.625 million
The sole French player at the final table, Fabrice Bigot qualified online for €250. He won a full package to come to Paris, a city he knows well. The 28-year-old lives in London now but has Parisian origins. Known online as “SirFalcon”, he is an online MTT reg, playing poker as a pro since the end of 2018.
Bigot studied law at university and discovered poker at the same time. He also has a past in Esport competition and did military service after his studies. It is only since the Covid pandemic that he started to play live tournaments. His first cash was a victory in the UDSO Paris in July 2021. He also won another tournament in Paris in August 2022, and he now considers the city his lucky place.
After finishing 11th in the EPT Prague Main Event in December 2022 for €74,950, he won the WPT Prime in Club Circus Paris three weeks ago. Bigot is also a poker coach, and is known in the French community to be a really hard worker in all aspects of the game.
“I’m so grateful for this final table,” Bigot said. “Hard work has payed off. Coaching really helps of course. My number one motivation is to be able to play higher buy-ins. If I win tomorrow, I may play a 25k really soon!”