Ladies, Ladies, Ladies 

The €150 Ladies Bonus Event #41 offers a double stack of 30,000 chips to female players... so the girls are out in force and with 24 participants for 27 entrants after half an hour's play, there are only 5 men in the running. The latter started with 15,000 chips, and they understood that they were only guests at this event. 

The game is played on half-hour levels, with 6 levels of late registration. You need to be there before 8pm to play hands with these ladies... at the end of the late reg' the blinds will be 500 - 1000 (1000) which means an entry with 25 blinds. 

Among the regulars present are Ann-Roos Callens, Heidi Croone, Anna Gulevich, Somsong Intharanop, Ekin Kandemir, Sandrine Morales, Anne Trebitsch, Carina Voncken and Laura Watelet... 

1,725 Ladies Bonus prize

Registration is closed for Event #41 Ladies Bonus, and the last six entrants will share the €5,000 prize pool... Only 18 players remain as level 8 draws to a close.

The game is played on blinds 500 - 1500 (1500) with 25-minute levels... and still two men in the running. 5 players started the tournament with 15,000 chips, compared with 30,000 for the Ladies...

Payout Event #41 Ladies Bonus (€5,000 - 35 entrants)
Winner - €1,725
Runner Up €1,125
3rd - €775
4th - €575
5th - €450
6th - €350

Between Girls



There are only 13 players left in the €150 Ladies Bonus Event #41, and it's all women. 

Rami Awad had offered a €50 bounty on his head and in the end it was Ekin Kandemir who won the bonus... with the Kings against the 9s.

The blinds are now 1000 - 2000 (2000) with an average of 20 blinds. The race for 6 places and the trophy is on!

In The Money on the Ladies Bonus

A photo for the memory... but with 9 players left and 6 places paid for, it was soon time to get back into the fight! 



Dutchwoman Anna Gulevich (2nd row, far left) didn't resist for long, and three minutes later Rami Awad's opponent Ekin Kandemir (seated, second from left) joined the rail.

With 7 survivors for 6 paid places, the idea of reimbursing the next outgoing player quickly gained ground. For a new payout

Payout Event #41 Ladies Bonus (€5,000 - 35 entries)
Winner - €1,625
Runner Up €1,075
3e - 775€
4e - 575€
5e - 450€
6e - 350€
7e - 150€

In the final are Sandrine Morales and Ann-Roos Callens, as well as two regulars at Namur's poker room, Dutchwoman Heidi Croone and Somsong Intharanop. The wife of EPT winner Piot Nurzynski is also in the running, guaranteed a Belgian flag and a buy-in min-cash! 

Ladies Bonus (in seating order)
Sandrine Morales
Somsong Intharanop
Heidi Croone
Sabrina Jentzsch 
Marie Cagnie Leen
Ann-Roos Callens 
Joanna Bozyk Nurzynska

3-way plan

There were only three in the Ladies Bonus, with Sandrine Morales in a strong position... until she doubled Heidi Croone on a 6 5 2 3 board. 

The Dutchwoman checks and Sanrine calls all-in, which is snapped up by a pair of 4's... and Morales can't show better than Ace Valet... which balances out the debate with 15 minutes left to play on blinds 6,000 - 12,000 (12,000). 

The average is 175,000 chips to see who'll be playing for the trophy! 

Chips (in seating order)
Sandrine Morales 352,000
Heidi Croone 320,000
Joanna Bozyk Nurzynska 235,000



Payout Event #41 Ladies Bonus (€5,000 - 35 entries)
Winner - €1,625
Runner Up €1,075
3e - 775€
4th - Somsong Intharanop €575
5th - Ann-Roos Callens €450
6th - Sabrina Jentzsch €350
7th - Leen Marie Cagnie €150

Last Duel

Head's up began in the 10,000 - 15,000 blinds (15,000) with two players almost evenly matched. France's Sandrine Morales (430,000) faced Belgium's Heidi Croone (430,000) after taking out Poland's Bozyk Nurzynska in 3rd place. 

The companion of EPT Barcelona 2018 winner Piotr Nurzynski signs her first HendonMob line and cashes in €775 after going all in with Ace King.

She faced the Jacks of Sandrine, who hit a runner-runner straight after Joanna hit a King on the flop! 




Payout Event #41 Ladies Bonus (€5,000 - 35 entries)
Winner - €1,625
Runner Up €1,075
3rd - Joanna Bozyk Nuzrynska €775
4th - Somsong Intharanop €575
5th - Ann-Roos Callens €450
6th - Sabrina Jentzsch €350
7th - Leen Marie Cagnie €150

Sandrine Morales wins the Ladies Bonus (€1,625)



Sandrine Morales wins her second tournament in Namur, having previously won the Sunday Deepstack in August 2021. After a final duel lasting almost 45 minutes, the Frenchwoman defeated Belgium's Heidi Croonenborghs. 

The duo had started the heads-up play almost evenly matched, and Heidi took the lead to secure match point. With the queens against Sandrine's 9s, Heidi was just one board away from triumph... a 9 on the flop gave Sandrine a complete boost and she won a quarter of an hour later. 

On the last hand, Sandrine with Queen 8 and her opponent Queen 7 but with a diamond that became very important on a 2 3 4 board with three diamonds. A black brick then a King of hearts sent the trophy to the tricolor at the height! 

4th in the Poker Belgium Main Event in July 2023 in Bratislava for €24,000, Sandrine confirmed her good form. She won a tournament which brought together 35 entrants and offered a double stack to players. 

5 players took part with a smile, and the last 7 survivors went into the money. On the podium, Joanna Bozyk Nuzrynska signed her first line poker. 

She beat two Belgian tournament regulars, Somsong Intharanop and Ann-Roos Callens... 

Payout Event #41 Ladies Bonus (€5,000 - 35 entries)
Winner - Sandrine Morales €1,625
Runner Up - Heidi Croonenborghs €1,075
3rd - Joanna Bozyk Nuzrynska €775
4th - Somsong Intharanop €575
5th - Ann-Roos Callens €450
6th - Sabrina Jentzsch €350
7th - Leen Marie Cagnie €150