The €250 Holiday Main Event attracted 1,697 competitors, and after three days of competition it was a French amateur who hit the jackpot.
An amateur player from Nancy, Lucas Bertrand "rents a house with his buddies once a year, often in Namur". He triumphed over a field of 1,697 entrants to claim his first live success!
The Frenchman had started with the 5th smallest stack going into Day 3, at 32 left, and found himself up against the wall from the outset, but ended the day €40,036 richer and with a Main Event ticket to the Circus Poker Series worth €2,200. "I swapped a bit with my brother," confided the champion seconds after his Namur victory. "This win makes me happy, it's cool," continued the winner, quiet and unobtrusive as at the tables.
On the ropes from the start of the day on Sunday, Lucas Bertrand made his way to the semi-finals "without showdown" or almost. There, he was even more aggressive. With just the right timing, he hit a square 9 to take off, and it was in chipleader position that he reached the final.
While he sometimes benefited from the work of Danny UmmelsLucas Bertrand often made the right decisions. He declared himself "happy with his game" after the conclusion of a final duel which he had started in the lead. Having finished 5th in his second live final at the 2019 Oktoberfest here in Namur, the Lorraine native finally pocketed the jackpot. 
Main Event Holiday (1697 entrants - 341 776€ prizepool)
Winner Lucas Bertrand (Fr) 40 036€ + ticket CPS Main Event 2200€*
Runner Up - Reda Belkhou (Fr) 29 453€ + ticket CPS Main Event 2200€*
3rd - Danny Ummels (NL) 35 985€ + ticket CPS Main Event 2200€*
4th - Kris Coeckelbergh (Bel) 17 800€ + ticket CPS Main Event 2200€
5th - Mosjin El Yakoubi (NL) 13 780€
6th - Sajjad Miah (Bel) 10 550€
7th - Clayde Terlaan (NL) 8 110€
8th - Djamel Rezai (Fr) 6 235€
9th - Markus Sippe (Lux) 4 796€
They jumped on Day 3
10th - Sébastien Lonnoy (Fr) 3 690€
11th - Salvatore Sablone (Bel) 3 690€
12th - Arnaud Danes (Fr) 3 075€
13th - Fred Heyvaert (Bel) 3 075€
14th - Pim Van Wieringen (NL) 2 560€
15th- Alexis Renard (Fr) 2 560€
16th - Wesley Peinen (Bel) 2 140€
17th - Hendrikus van Der Heijden (NL) 2 140€
18th - Matthias van Der Perre (Bel) 1 860€
19th - NC 1 860€
20th - Bilal Marzouk (Fr) 1 860€
21st - Aschrak Khader (All) €1,620
22nd - Marc Thumelaire (Bel) €1,620
23rd - Wai Kee Tang (NL) €1,620
24th - Thierry Vulgaire (Fr) €1,410
25th - Michel Peeters (Bel) €1,410
26th - Daniel Pirlot (Bel - Photo)) €1,410
27th - Mihai Nichifor (Fr) €1,410
28th - NC (NL) €1,225
29th - Daan Hoeben (NL) €1,225
30th - Hamid Mazari (Fr) €1,225
31st - Fedele Riccota (It) €1,225
32nd - Richard Breuskin (Bel) €1,065
