Belgian Poker Challenge
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Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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Founded | 2013 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() |
Official website | pokerstarslive.com/fps |
The Belgian Poker Challenge (BPC) is a tournament sponsored by PokerStars with the winner becoming the Belgian Poker Champion.
History
[edit]The Belgian Poker Challenge originated in 2013, when the tournament was held at Casino Middelkerke. The first BPC Main Event had a buy-in of €800, and 381 participants. It was won by Team Pro PokerStars Matthias de Meulder after 7 tournaments, earning €53,459.[1]
Throughout the following years, the series was held alternately between Casino de Spa and Circus Casino Resort Namur.[1] In 2023, the tournament schedule expanded considerably and the number of players also increased. The BPC Main Event in 2023 had 1,332 entries and generated a total prize pool of €1,266,388. It was won by Algerian Omar Lakhdari, earning €206,000.[2]
The 2024 edition of BPC was held in May 2024 at Circo Casino Resort Namur, with a €1,100 buy-in and €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.[3]
Results
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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2024 8-20 May | ![]() €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 1,259 | €1,266,388 | ![]() | €200,000 | [1] |
2023 11-21 May | ![]() €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 1,332 | €1,266,388 | ![]() | €206,000 | [2] |
2022 27 May-6 June | ![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 785 | €752,813 | ![]() | €122,762 | [3] |
2021 9-19 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions[6][7][8] | ||||
2020 25 November -7 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | ||||
2019 29 November -8 December | ![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 743 | €708,822 | ![]() | €115,000 | [4] |
2018 23 November -2 December | ![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 686 | €657,874 | ![]() | €126,252 | [5] |
2018 29 May-3 June | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 686 | €151,373 | ![]() | €24,555 | [6] |
2017 24 November -3 December | ![]() €600,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 645 | €619,200 | ![]() | €84,728 | [7] |
2017 16-21 May | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 208 | €147,000 | ![]() | €31,000 | [8] |
2016 25 November -4 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 600 | €576,000 | ![]() | €90,602 | [9] |
2016 31 May-5 June | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 234 | €165,153 | ![]() | €29,069 | [10] |
2015 27 November -6 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 680 | €652,800 | ![]() | €101,075 | [11] |
2015 6-10 May | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 289 | €202,242 | ![]() | €37,346 | [12] |
2014 28 November -7 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 683 | €654,309 | ![]() | €113,820 | [13] |
2014 3-7 September | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 260 | €181,948 | ![]() | €45,026 | [14] |
2013 22 November -1 December | ![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 470 | €608,180 | ![]() | €97,304 | [15] |
2013 9-15 September | ![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 369 | €258,654 | ![]() | €42,595 | [16][17] |
2013 8-14 April | ![]() Casino Middelkerke, West Flanders, Flanders | 381 | €267,015 | ![]() | €53,459 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pokeren - "Belgian Poker Challenge" (in Dutch). pokeren.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Poker Listings - Schroen, Melvin (March 29, 2023). "Omar Lakhdari Wins Belgian Poker Challenge 2023 Main Event in Namur". pokerlistings.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ The Hendom Mob - Belgian Poker Challenge 2024 Results
- ^ PokerNews France - Jaudon, Gaelle (May 20, 2024). "Rayane Mokhtar Benounnane Sacré Champion du Belgian Poker Challenge 2024" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews France - "Le Français Samy Barka remporte le Belgian Poker Challenge (122.762€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Cards Chat - Smyth, Daniel (November 30, 2021). "Belgian Poker Challenge Cancelled, Fresh COVID Restrictions Sweep Across Europe". cardschat.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Poker Strategy - Carter, Barry (December 1, 2021). "The Belgian Poker Challenge is postponed". pokerstrategy.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ APN News - "New Covid-19 Restrictions Lead to the Postponement of Belgian Poker Challenge". apnnews.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ PokerNews France - "BPC Namur: Deal à 3 et la gagne pour Nicolas Ribeiro (115.000€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Club Poker - "BELGIAN POKER CHALLENGE : LE MAIN EVENT POUR MARCIN PUCZYLOWSKI" (in French). clubpoker.net. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Poker City - Salet, Pieter (June 4, 2018). "BPC Spa: Ahmed Ibrahimi wint Main Event, Ryanne en 'Sikkes side events!" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Poker City - van Winden, Milko (December 3, 2017). "BPC Namur: Julien Baldassarré te sterk voor Berende en Lybaert" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Live Poker - "TOURNOI BELGIAN POKER CHALLENGE - 800 € MAIN EVENT" (in French). livepoker.fr. May 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ PokerNews France - Sustrac, Matthieu (December 5, 2016). "Belgian Poker Championship : Vlad Darie s'impose à Namur, le High Roller pour Kalidou Sow" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ The Hendom Mob - "€ 730 + 70 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 4 Results". thehendonmob.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ The Rounder - "Arne Coulier remporte le BPC Namur Main Event back to back !! (€90.075 + €11.000)" (in French). the-rounder.net. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ The Rounder - "Marius POSPIECH sort victorieux du heads-up final et est notre champion du BPC Spa MAIN EVENT" (in French). the-rounder.net. May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ PokerNews France - "Arne Coulier champion Belgian Poker Challenge Namur 2014 (113.820€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Poker City - Salet, Pieter (September 8, 2014). "Cheng-Wei Yin wint BPC Main Event" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ HLN Belgium - "Laurens De Smet wint officieus BK poker" (in Flemish). hln.be. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ HLN Belgium - "Julien Lannoy wint eerste grote titel op Belgian Poker Challenge in Spa" (in Flemish). hln.be. September 17, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- '^ 7Sur7 - "Le vainqueur du Belgian Poker Challenge est Matthias de Meulder" (in French). 7sur7.be. April 17, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.