Cock-a-doodle-doo for Gaëtan
Gaëtan Schnepf, an amateur player who likes to play live, took up poker after the COVID, and achieved his benchmark success by defeating a field of 1,827 entrants. After a deal leaving the champion with €5,000, he came out on top after a final duel lasting almost 90 minutes and took the lion's share of a hefty €367,960 prizepool. 
The last 6 players in contention turned their buy-in into a 5-figure win, and the last 5 players in contention 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, which was contested over 50-minute levels... Four players fell in the first hour, including BPC champion Samy Barka (18th), who was 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 Frenchman Antoine Cochet just missing out. Three Belgians lost out in the semi-finals, while Goran Bogdanovic lasted just ten minutes at the final table.
Kader Slila (4th) was in the driving seat going into the final and secured his ticket, but card-dead he lost out at the foot of the podium. Just behind him was Olivier Maio (5th), who had qualified for €50 at The Clover!
Jhonn Lienard put in the best Belgian performance by finding a podium after qualifying on Friday evening on the last of the eight starting days...
Take a look back at the final day of the festival with the video replay at the end of this article or by reading the live report (mdp: poker)...
Payout Holiday 2025 €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
4th - Kader Slila (Spain) €19,100* (Al)
5th - Olivier Maio (Bel) €14,700
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 €2,200
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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