The €250 Holiday Main Event attracted 1,697 competitors, and after three days of competition it's a French amateur who has hit the jackpot.
An amateur player from Nancy, Lucas Bertrand "rents a house with his mates once a year, often in Namur". He triumphed over a field of 1,697 entrants to claim his first live win!
The Frenchman had started with the 5th smallest stack at the start of Day 3, at 32 left, he found himself up against the wall from the outset but ended the day €40,036 richer and with a Circus Poker Series Main Event ticket worth €2,200. "I swapped a bit with my brother," said the champion a few seconds after his victory in Namur. "This win makes me happy, it's cool", continued the winner, quiet and discreet as he was at the tables.
On the ropes from the start of the day on Sunday, Lucas Bertrand made his way through to the semi-finals with little or no showdown. There, he was even more aggressive. With the right timing, he hit a square of 9s to take off and it was in a chipleader position that he reached the final.
Although he sometimes benefited from the work of Danny Ummels, Lucas Bertrand often made the right decisions. He said he was "happy with his game" after the conclusion of a final duel in which he had started in the lead. For his second live final, he finished 5th in the 2019 Oktoberfest here in Namur, and the Lorraine native finally pocketed the jackpot. 
Holiday Main Event (1697 entrants - €341,776 prizepool)
Winner Lucas Bertrand (Fr) €40,036 CPS Main Event ticket €2,200*
Runner Up - Reda Belkhou (Fr) €29,453 CPS Main Event ticket €2,200*
3rd - Danny Ummels (NL) €35,985 CPS Main Event ticket €2200*
4th - Kris Coeckelbergh (Bel) €17,800 CPS Main Event ticket €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
