€50 to €67,000 is 1,340 times his original stake! "I was in a freeroll, it's been a crazy three days," enthused the champion, who was coming to the Circus Casino Resort in Namur for the second time. "I came during the summer for the GRND On Tour but...," concluded the champion, who scored his best poker result ever. Finally runner-up, Santi Sungkapas didn't really have time to believe in himself in this final 100% Belgian duel of the Winter Fest 2026, which attracted 3,373 entrants. Santi lost in six
entrants (€325,050 prizepool) on Friday. "I won a PLO at Middelkerke last weekend, I work in IT remotely but it's going to sting on Monday morning... I've been working all week but it's going to be fine," recalls the champion with a smile. After finding... to the winner, with the eventual champion holding 60% of the chips. Pieterjan was magnanimous, not forgetting that he fell to 4 blinds after losing Ace King to Jack Ten Suit. "When I lost that hand I hoped there was some justice behind it once... it
€64,340, his best financial performance in poker!"There are days like this," triumphed the champion a few seconds after being congratulated by his runner-up Julien Montois. Winning two flips for his survival in a final half-hour duel, Quentin then closed... Champion Quentin Thavisouk 64 340€ 2e Julien Montois 59 660€ 3e Rachid Sekkai 35 400€ 4e Alexandru Budai 26 930€ 5e Hesaf 20 730€ 6e Fabian Palotai 15 940€ 7e Julian Scholz 12 270€ 8e Mickael Erbil 9 660€ 9e Farid Azarkan 7 500€ 10e Kader Slila 5 795
. "Tournament play is my favourite format, but I'm a cash-game player, so I do the Main Event because it's still a pleasure... my first live win makes me super happy," said the champion as he collected his trophy at the Circus Casino Resort in Namur... Champion - Esteban Devresse (Bel) 25 300€ CPS ticket 2200€* Runner Up - Tim Hendriks (NL) 20 000€ ticket CPS 2200€* 3rd - Daniel Pirlot (Bel) 12 900€ 4th - Daniella Hollanders (NL) 10 000€ 5th - Dang Nguyen (NL) 7 720€ 6th - Julien Rin (Fr) 5 970€ 7th
As every month, a new Cashgame evening awaits you at Club Circus. Prepare your best strategies and sharpen your bluff!🃏
🃏 Special Cash Game week at Club Circus Paris from 6 to 11 October! 👉 Electric atmosphere and open tables every evening for a 100% experience. Prepare your best strategies and sharpen your bluff!🃏
The Spa Poker Challenge offers a self-dealing tournament every Friday at the Casino de Spa, with a ranking based on the points accumulated at each elimination. The 10 best players will compete in the final with dealer on 20 September 2026 for a guaranteed prize pool of €1,500. ♠️
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