Cock-a-doodle-doo for Gaëtan
Amateur player who loves Live, Gaëtan Schnepf took up poker after the COVID, and won his landmark victory over a field of 1,827 entrants. After a deal that left the champion with €5,000 to play with, he prevailed in a final duel lasting almost 90 minutes, taking the lion's share of a hefty €367,960 prizepool. 
The last 6 players in the running turned their buy-in into a 5-figure win, and the last 5 players in the running will be in the CPS Main Event at the end of the year thanks to their €2,200 ticket!
18 players returned for Day 3, played over 50-minute levels... Four players fell during the first hour, including champion BPC Samy Barka (18th), eliminated in 5 minutes while Fabian Gentile (12th) had not yet arrived!
It took just under 3 hours of poker to reach the Final Table, with the Frenchman Antoine Cochet just missing out. Three Belgians lost out in the semi-finals, while Goran Bogdanovic only lasted ten minutes on the final table.
Kader Slila (4th) was in the lead at the start of the final, and secured his ticket, but card-dead he lost out at the foot of the podium. Immediately afterwards Olivier Maio (5th) who qualified for €50 at The Clover!
Jhonn Lienard was Belgium's best-ever podium finisher after qualifying on Friday evening on the last of the eight start days...
Immerse yourself in the festival's closing day with the video replay at the end of this article or by replaying the live report (mdp: poker)...
Payout Holiday 2025 at €250 (1,827 entries - €367,960 prizepool)
Champion - Gaëtan Schnepf (France) €44,825*
Runner Up - Egi Adriaans (NL) €39,825
3rd - Jhonn Lienard (Bel) €24,750* (France)
4th - Kader Slila (Al) €19,100*.
5th - Olivier Maio (Bel) €14,700* (Bel)
6th - Francesco Pillitteri (It) €11,300
7th - Arnaud Iltis (Fr) €8,870
8th - Fouad Serrar (Bel) €6,870
9th - Goran Bogdanovic (Serbia) €5,130
*CPS Main Event ticket at €2200
10th - Antoine Cochet €3,950
11th - Rens Buijs €3,950
12th - Fabian Gentile €3,300
13th - Remco Verbakel €3,300
14th - Roger Sacre €2,750
15th - Eric Bakker €2,750
16th - Soeniel Bhaggoe €2,300
17th - Italo Russo €2,300
18th - Samy Barka €1,910
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