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Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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Founded | 2013 |
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Official website | pokerstarslive.com/fps |
The Belgian Poker Challenge (BPC) is a tournament sponsored by PokerStars with the winner becoming the Belgian Poker Champion.
The Belgian Poker Challenge originated in 2013, when the tournament was held at Casino Middelkerke. The first BPC Main Event had a buy-in of €800, and 381 participants. It was won by Team Pro PokerStars Matthias de Meulder after 7 tournaments, earning €53,459. [1]
Throughout the following years, the series was held alternately between Casino de Spa and Circus Casino Resort Namur. [1] In 2023, the tournament schedule expanded considerably and the number of players also increased. The BPC Main Event in 2023 had 1,332 entries and generated a total prize pool of €1,266,388. It was won by Algerian Omar Lakhdari, earning €206,000. [2]
The 2024 edition of BPC was held in May 2024 at Circo Casino Resort Namur, with a €1,100 buy-in and €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. [3]
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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2024 8-20 May |
![]() €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
1,259
|
€1,266,388 |
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€200,000 | [1] |
2023 11-21 May |
![]() €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
1,332
|
€1,266,388 |
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€206,000 | [2] |
2022 27 May-6 June |
![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
785
|
€752,813 |
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€122,762 | [3] |
2021 9-19 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions [6] [7] [8] | ||||
2020 25 November -7 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | ||||
2019 29 November -8 December |
![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
743
|
€708,822 |
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€115,000 | [4] |
2018 23 November -2 December |
![]() €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
686
|
€657,874 |
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€126,252 | [5] |
2018 29 May-3 June |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
686
|
€151,373 |
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€24,555 | [6] |
2017 24 November -3 December |
![]() €600,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
645
|
€619,200 |
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€84,728 | [7] |
2017 16-21 May |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
208
|
€147,000 |
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€31,000 | [8] |
2016 25 November -4 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
600
|
€576,000 |
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€90,602 | [9] |
2016 31 May-5 June |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
234
|
€165,153 |
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€29,069 | [10] |
2015 27 November -6 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
680
|
€652,800 |
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€101,075 | [11] |
2015 6-10 May |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
289
|
€202,242 |
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€37,346 | [12] |
2014 28 November -7 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
683
|
€654,309 |
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€113,820 | [13] |
2014 3-7 September |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
260
|
€181,948 |
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€45,026 | [14] |
2013 22 November -1 December |
![]() Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia |
470
|
€608,180 |
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€97,304 | [15] |
2013 9-15 September |
![]() Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia |
369
|
€258,654 |
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€42,595 | [16] [17] |
2013 8-14 April |
![]() Casino Middelkerke, West Flanders, Flanders |
381
|
€267,015 |
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€53,459 | [18] |