321,000€ already in the kitty, Rens Buijs at the helm

The preliminaries are over for the €2,200 High-Roller Championship of the Belgian Poker Challenge 2024. Day 1 was spread over 10 45-minute levels and 72 of the 169 entrants found a bag... while registration remains open.

Play resumes with 50-minute levels, on 1000 - 2500 (2500) with the possibility of re-entry or registering in-extremis until 1.50pm on Saturday and the first hand of level 12. 

The rest of the competition promises to be a tight affair, with BPC 2023 winner Omar Lakhdari in ambush on the provisional podium. Namur regular Rens Buijs has made the cut for the time being, but nothing is done yet in this tournament with a prizepool of €321,000.

The Top 10 also includes Romain Locquet, the whimsical British player Will Kassouf and EPT finalist Umberto Ruggeri. Frenchman Daniel Tordjmann was also well placed, while local Walter Van Camberg made a comeback. Dropping to 4,000 chips from the starting 50,000, he packed in a nice block for Day 2...


High-Roller Top 10
Rens Buijs 414,000
Omar Lakhdari 271,000
Henrik Velhoen 265,000
Romain Locquet 236,000
Will Kassouf 215,000
Walter van Camberg 206,000
Umberto Ruggeri 205,000
Vincent Thys 197,000
Daniel Tordjmann 192,000
Vasyl Lebediev 187,000

Chipcount Complete High-Roller & Redraw

27 paid places and €359,000 to share, €76,000 for the champion!

Entries were open during the first level of Day 2 of the €2,200 Belgian Poker Challenge 2024 High-Roller, and attendance climbed to 189 entrants for Event #23, the final of which will take place on Sunday from 1pm, over 50-minute levels as on this Day 2.

With an average of 41 blinds in the 2000 - 5000 (5000) blinds, only 46 players are left in the running for the 27 paid places and the €3,750 min-cash. The champion will take €76,000! 

Chipcount
Toyser 730,000
Rens Buijs 706,000
Andrea Cardinali 570,000
Reda Haidar 370,000
Romain Locquet 351,000
Cedric Weinberg 348,000
Mallory Frere 337 000
Omar Lakhdari 250 000
Rami Awad 243 000
Evert Rosseel 235 000
Gary Hasson 193 000
Will Kassouf 147 000
Romain le Dantec 127 000
Walter van Camberg 119 000

William Kassouf bubble-boy

The bubble of Event #24 High-Roller stretched over 90 minutes, and in the end it was William Kassouf who didn't take his share of a €358,911 prizeppol.

Play then continued through to the final... 

Simon Wiciak short but in the High-Roller final

Only 9 players remain, all of whom are guaranteed a €9,520 prize in the €2,200 High-Roller of the Belgan Poker Challenge, which attracted 189 entrants. Most of the €358,911 prizepool is still up for grabs on Sunday from 1pm.

Daniel Tordjman, Vincent Thys and Team Pro PokerStars Simon Wiciak are there. The EPT Barcelona winner doesn't have insane depth, but he'll be selling his hide dearly on the 15,000 - 30,000 (30,000) restart. This final showdown will take place over 50-minute levels! 

Chipcount
Toyser (Netherlands)Netherlands 2,065,000
Lichu Hu (China) 1,840,000
Kestitus Jungevicius (Lithuania) 1,445,000
Jorg Schneegass (Germany) 1,340,000
Vincent Thys (Belgium)745 000
Daniel Tordjman (France) 710 000
Mahamadou Dukuray (France) 525 000
Henrik Veldhoen (Germany) 510 000
Simon Wiciak (France) 265 000

Chipcount (in order of seats)
Lichu Hu (China) 1,840,000
Simon Wiciak (France) 265,000
Henrik Veldhoen (Germany) 510,000
Toyser (Netherlands - photo below) 2,065,000below) 2,065,000
Kestitus Jungevicius (Lithuania) 1,445,000
Vincent Thys (Belgium)745,000
Mahamadou Dukuray (France) 525,000
Jorg Schneegass (Germany) 1,340,000
Daniel Tordjman (France) 710,000

Payout Event #24 High-Roller BPC 2024
Winner - €76,000
Runner Up - €50,000
3e - 36 000€
4e - 27 700€
5e - 21 200€
6e - 16 370€
7e - 13 561€
8e - 11 350€
9e - 9 520€

Toyser wins for €76,000, Simon Wiciak 8th

After a fast-paced final, the chipleader going into the final table came out on top. Dutchman Toyser cashed for €76,000 after a final table battle with Daniel Tordjman, the Frenchman more than scraping by to pocket €50,000. Belgian Vincent Thys completed the podium.

The final was a fast-paced affair, also featuring a Team Pro PokerStars. Simon Wiciak, who was last in the class at the start, held on to pocket a 5-figure prize like the last 8 survivors in this €2,200 buy-in tournament... 

Payout Event #24 High-Roller BPC 2024 (€358,911 prizepool)
Winner - Toyser (Netherlands) €76,000
Runner Up - daniel Tordjman (France) €50,000
3rd - Vincent Thys (Belgium) €36,000
4th - Lichu Hu (China) €27,700
5th - Jorg Schneegass (Germany) €21,200
6th - Kestutis Jungevicius (Lithuania) €16,370
7th - Henrik Veldhoen (Germany) €13,561
8th - Simon Wiciak (France) €11,350
9th - Mahamadou Dukuray €9,520