Plan à 6 to finish

Without wishing to detract from the two tournaments scheduled for Monday June 9 (at 3pm and 7.30pm), the final event of this PokerStars Open Namur 2025 is Event #31, a €400 buy-in 6-Max event with 30-minute levels over two days.

Day 1 is almost over, with 7 hours of poker scheduled and 14 levels... with just over an hour to go, registration is closed with 256 entrants for a prizepool of €84,531. There are still 118 players in the running at the start of the 1000 - 2500 (2500) level, with an average of 108,000 chips. Deep on this DeepStack!

The distribution of the €84,531 prize pool has yet to be revealed, so check back here for the payout announcement, then the final bagging/chipcount... before a report following the action, on Monday June 9 from 2pm, the start of the new season for the survivors of the Circus Casino Resort in Namur!

For the moment, it's Frenchman Jehan Lefebvre who's dominating the game, but there's still a good crowd on the track. Stephane Balser, Daniel Colarcucio, Isaac Kawa, Dalil Masaud, Sebastien Bodson, Joy Waldau, Walter van Camberg and Claus Spieckermann all made it to the final break.

Domenico Romano, Mathias Moutaoukil, Jan Peters, Alain Fleurent, Jean Chiba, David Osumba, Jean-Yves Malherbe, Kevin Pietquin, Ken Claessens, Florian Onde, Luca Derpin, JS Denissa, Mathieu Gallois and many others still have chips and are looking to finish on a high.

Germany's Martin Schneiders is still in the game... to be followed on Twitch at GRND On Tour, the next festival in Namur, from the end of June! 

256 entries, €84,531 to share

The numbers are in on the €400 PokerStars Open Namur 6-Max. 256 entries were collected at the Circus Casino Resort in Namur, generating a prizepool of €84,531 which will be shared between the last 35 players in the running (min-cash at €680, ed. note) with €16,470 going to the boss.

82 players made it through the 14 levels and 7 hours of effective poker . Matteo Zanardi re-entered two minutes from the gong, and in two hours had built up the chiplead and more than 9 times the starting stack. Forza! Another great day was had by Mathieu Gallois, Dalil Masaud and Walter van Camberg, who came away with over 300,000 pawns on blinds of 2000 - 4000 (4000). 

Resumption at 2 p.m. with Farukh Tach, Dominique Potenza who beat Sebastien Matrige on a flip ur the end, Mathias Moutaoukil, Kevin Pietquin, Alain Fleurent, Raino SootlaPokerStars player Martin Schneiders, who will be streaming his Final Day on his Twitch channel GRND On Tour, Jean-Yves Malherbe, Jean-Marie Vandeborne and many other regulars. 

Payout Event #31 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025 (256 entrants - €84,531 prizepool)
Champion - €16,470
Runner Up - €10,820
3rd - €7,790
4th - €6,000
5th - €4,620
6th - €3,551
7th - 2 840€

8th and 9th - 2 300€
10th and 11th - 1 910€
12th and 13th - 1 680€
14th and 15th - 1 460€
16th and 17th - 1 280€
18th to 20th - 1 110€
21st to 23rd - 950€
24th to 27th - 830€
28th to 31st - 740€
32th to 35th - 680€

9 place de la bulle

It's the first break of the FInal Day which ends on Event #31 6-Max PokerStars Open Namur at €400 buy-in, in two hours the field has shrunk from 82 players to 44 survivors for 35 paid places and a €680 min-cash.

Walter van Camberg, Mathias Moutaoukil and Dalil Masaud continued their ascent and have the chips to enter a critical phase of MTT poker ... Mohamed Zemouri is now in the driver's seat, while Matteo Zanardi, chipleader at the start, is down to 90,000 chips in blinds 5000 - 10,000 (10,000), with an average of 29 blinds. 

The game goes down to the wire, with half-hour levels... In addition to the Top 19 below, Kevin Pietquin and Jean-Marie Vandeborne have 26 blinds but are in the middle of the pack...

Alain Fleurent (20bb) is 30th stack at the start, Miguel Coussement, JS Denissa, Pascal Honai, Simon Bouaksa, Mikko Ylaemaeki, Sebastien Matrige, Anne Trebitsch and Giovanni D'Ugo are less well-stocked and the sword of Damocles is here.

La Bulle pour Alain

PokerStars Open Namur 6-Max players are in the money with a guaranteed €680 min-cash in their pockets. 

The Main par Main lasted 5 deals after the exit not far from the ITM for Martin Schneiders, Mehidi Sahli, Soraya Estrada, Kevin Pietquin or JS Denissa. 



The first three hands were nothing to write home about, but the bubble burst after 15 minutes of play, in two stages. First, Alain Fleurent ended up with a pair of 6's on 8 2 3 9 4 with a flush draw on the flop that didn't go in.

There are 135,000 chips in the middle, the Frenchman checks and on Hijack his opponent Mathias Moutaoukil advances a stack to ask for his 115,000-chip stack. After just a minute, Alain (above), sensing that his opponent has nothing, announces it before folde showing the 6's. Mathias shows him Roi 9 for a high...

On the next hand, Alain sends in 115,000 chips from the button, as the blinds go up to 10,000 - 15,000 (15,000) and Dalil Masaud (below) calls just to his left. The Belgian returns Ace-King to the showdown and hits two pair on the flop. No 8s behind and Dalil re-raises while Alain is eliminated with nothing. 

The game resumes at the back and Jean-Marie Vandeborne jumps in the process. Mathias Moutaoukil, Miguel Coussement or Ismael Boujahma are well supplied with chips, while Dominique Potenza and Anne Trebitsch are going to have to double up fast! 

Only 4 Tables left

With 1.3 million in chips, Mathias Moutaoukil is well positioned for the return break. The Moroccan will return with 21 opponents on 15,000 - 30,000 (30,000) and, above all, a good block with an average of 20 blinds on 30-minute levels. 

Players with a head start include Sajjid Miah, Ranno Sootla, Walter van Camberg, Dalil Masaud and Davidi's cousin Isaac Kawa... For the others, it's all down to the wire.


Chipcount
Ranno Sootla 1 300 000
Mathias Moutaoukil 1 250 000
Sajjid Miah 900 000
Dalil Masaud 815 000
Walter van Camberg 800 000
Isaac Kawa 800 000
Fawzi El Bachir 750 000
Ismael Boujahma 700 000
Ngoc Nguyen 680 000

Payout Event #31 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025 (256 entrants - €84,531 prizepool) 
Champion - €16,470
Runner Up - €10,820
3e - 7 790€
4e - 6000€
5e - 4 620€
6e - 3 551€
7e - 2 840€

8th and 9th - €2,300
10th and 11th - €1,910
12th and 13th - €1,680
14th and 15th - €1,460
16th and 17th - €1,280
18th to 20th - €1,110
21e - 950€
22e - 950€

23rd - Simon Bouaksa 950€
24th - Jean-Yves Malherbe 830€
25th - Wladimir Stepanian 830€
26th - Anne Trebitsch 830€
27th - Jean-Marie Vandeborne 830€
28th - Stephane Blaser 740€
29th - Niels Godefroij 740€ 30e - Pascal Honai 740€ 31e - Sebastien Matrige 740€ 32e - Luca Sebastiani 680€ 33rd - Dominique Potrige 740€ Niels Godefroij 740€
30th - Pascal Honai 740€
31st - Sebastien Matrige 740€
32nd - Luca Sebastiani 680€
33rd - Dominique Potenza 680€
34th - Lucas Derpin 680€
35th - Benoit Dresse 680€

Semi-finals

Skimming continues on this €400-entry 6-Max, with Mathieu Gallois disappearing from the scene. The Frenchman sent in 13 blinds with King Ten and lost the flip to Ranno Sootla and his pair of 9s, leaving Sootla with 50 blinds... 

Mathias Moutaoukil lost out after 3-betting shove 20 blinds from the small blind after an Isaac Kawa open on the button. Davidi's cousin pays Ace ROi and stays ahead to climb to 3.6 million as play concentrates on two tables with 3 minutes to play on 20,000 - 40,000 (40,000).

The average is back up to 25 blinds for two 6-player tables as Dalil Masaud also joins the rail... last reunification at 7 players left!  

Payout Event #31 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025 (256 entrants - 84 531€ prizepool)
Champion - 16 470€
Runner Up - 10 820€
3rd - 7 790€
4th - 6000€
5th - 4 620€
6th - 3 551€
7th - 2 840€

8th and 9th - 2 300€
10th and 11th - 1 910€
12th - 1 680€
13th - Dalil Masaud 1 680€
14th - Mathias Moutaoukil 1 460€
15th - Ngoc Nguyen 1 460€
16th - David Peer 1 280€
17th - Anthony Zoghbi 1 280€
18th - Oswin Buysse
19th - Mathieu Gallois
20th - €1,110
21st - €950
22nd - €950
23rd - Simon Bouaksa €950
24th - Jean-Yves Malherbe €830
25th - Wladimir Stepanian €830
26th - Anne Trebitsch €830
27th - Jean-Marie Vandeborne €830
28th - Stephane Blaser €740 Stephane Blaser 740€
29th - Niels Godefroij 740€
30th - Pascal Honai 740€
31st - Sebastien Matrige 740€
32nd - Luca Sebastiani 680€
33rd - Dominique Potenza 680€
34th - Lucas Derpin 680€
35th - Benoit Dresse 680€

Final table 

Joao Faria 's exit signifies the ultimate reunification of the 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025, as the final 7 players in this 256-player tournament are guaranteed 2,840 and battle it out for a €16,470 first prize.

The average is 23 blinds, with 18 minutes left to play on blinds 40,000 - 80,000 (80,000)... Davidi's cousin and the Triton-playing Estonian are in the driver's seat! 

The Final of Event #31 (in seating order)
Michel Knoepfer 650,000
Jehan Lefebvre $2,000,000
Mohamed Zemouri 815,000
Giovanni D'Ugo 335,000
Ranno Sootla 2,780,000
Isaac Kawa 3,945,000
Sajjad Miah 865,000

Payout Event #31 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025 (256 entrants - €84,531 prizepool)
Champion - €16,470
Runner Up - €10,820
3rd - 7 790€
4th - 6000€
5th - 4 620€
6th - 3 551€
7th - 2 840€

8th - Joao Faria 2 300€
9th - Miguel Coussement 2 300€
10th - Fawzi El Bachiri 1 910€
11th - Walter van Camberg 1 910€
12th - Isma NC FR 1 680€
13th - Dalil Masaud 1 680€
14th - Mathias Moutaoukil 1 460€
15th - Ngoc Nguyen 1 460€
16th - David Peer 1 280€
17th - Anthony Zoghbi 1 280€
18th - Oswin Buysse 1 110€
19th - Mathieu Gallois 1 110€
20th - Esteban Devresse 1 110€
21st - Gerard Lemaire 950€
22nd - NC Bel 950€
23rd - Simon Bouaksa 950€
24th - Jean-Yves Malherbe 830€
25th - Wladimir Stepanian 830€
26th - Anne Trebitsch 830€
27th - Jean-Marie Vandeborne 830€
28th - Stephane Blaser 740€
29th - Niels Godefroij 740€
30th - Pascal Honai 740€
31st - Sebastien Matrige 740€
32nd - Luca Sebastiani 680€
33rd - Dominique Potenza 680€
34th - Lucas Derpin 680€
35th - Benoit Dresse 680€

The Closer for Jeroen Robert 

The €150 Closer Hyper Turbo Event #34 finished in just over two hours, with a 100% Belgian podium. 

Super High Roller winner Gerard Carbo finishes on a high note for this tournament, played over 5-minute levels and attended by 37 players. 

The last 6 competitors shared €4,708 after Jordy Jehaes' bubble... and the final duo smoothed out the payout! 

Only two tournaments left on the PokerStars Open Namur at Circus Casino Resort with the Monday Deep' and the 6-Max where the field has been reduced to 4 players...

Event #34 Closer 150€ PokerStars Open Namur 2025 ( 37 players - 4 708€)
Champion - Jeroen Robert 1 433€
Runner Up - Didier Bollen 1 250€
3rd - Florian Deuil 730€
4th - Gerard Carbo 540€
5th - Vincent Touil 425€
6th - Vincas Jonaitis 330€

At last the Spade for Sootla

"I regretted it ever since and went after the Spades," said an emotional Estonian Ranno Sootla after his success in the final tournament of the PokerStars Open Namur 2025. The end of a 13-day festival! 

WSOP Circuit winner with over $1 million Hendon Mob, this pro player is finally bringing home the coveted cup. After finishing 56th in the €1,100 Main Event and 26th in the Mystery Bounty, he dominated the latter stages of the tournament, which was played in 6-handed, 30-minute levels over 2 days... 

Payout Event #31 6-Max DeepStack PSO Namur 2025 (256 entrants - €84,531 prizepool)
Champion - Ranno Sootla €16,470
Runner Up - Michel Knoepfer €10,820
3rd - Mohamed Zemouri €7,790
4th - Isaac Kawa €6,000
5th - Jehan Lefebvre €4,620
6th - Sajjid Miah €3,551
7th - Giovanni D'Ugo 2 840€

8th - Joao Faria 2 300€
9th - Miguel Coussement 2 300€
10th - Fawzi El Bachiri 1 910€
11th - Walter van Camberg 1 910€
12th - Isma NC FR 1 680€
13th - Dalil Masaud 1 680€
14th - Mathias Moutaoukil 1 460€
15th - Ngoc Nguyen 1 460€
16th - David Peer 1 280€
17th - Anthony Zoghbi 1 280€ Anthony Zoghbi 1 280€
18th - Oswin Buysse 1 110€
19th - Mathieu Gallois 1 110€
20th - Esteban Devresse 1 110€
21st - Gerard Lemaire 950€
22nd - NC Bel 950€
23rd - Simon Bouaksa 950€
24th - Jean-Yves Malherbe 830€
25th - Wladimir Stepanian 830€
26th - Anne Trebitsch 830€ Anne Trebitsch 830€
27th - Jean-Marie Vandeborne 830€
28th - Stephane Blaser 740€
29th - Niels Godefroij 740€
30th - Pascal Honai 740€
31st - Sebastien Matrige 740€
32nd - Luca Sebastiani 680€
33rd - Dominique Potenza 680€
34th - Lucas Derpin 680€
35th - Benoit Dresse 680€