Belgian Poker Challenge

Belgian Poker Challenge

Sport	Texas Hold 'em
Founded	2013
Country	Belgium
Most recent champion(s)	Jean-Vincent Lehut (2025)
Official website	pokerstarslive.com

The Belgian Poker Challenge (BPC) is a tournament sponsored by PokerStars with the winner becoming the Belgian Poker Champion.

History

The Belgian Poker Challenge (BPC) 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 Belgian Poker Challenge was held in May 2024 at Circo Casino Resort Namur, with a €1,100 buy-in and €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. ^[3]

In 2025 the Belgian Poker Challenge has been given a new look and will continue as the PokerStars Open Namur, continuing in Circus Casino Resort and with a €1,100 buy-in and €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. ^[4]

Results

Date	Event / City	Players	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize	Results
2025 28 May-9 June	PokerStars Open Namur €1,100 €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	1,572	€1,493,400	Jean-Vincent Lehut [5]	€238,000
2024 8-20 May	BPC NAMUR 2024€1,100 €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	1,259	€1,183,791	Rayane Benounnane [6]	€200,000
2023 11-21 May	BPC NAMUR 2023€1,100 €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	1,332	€1,266,388	Omar Lakhdari [2]	€206,000
2022 27 May-6 June	BPC NAMUR 2022€1,100 €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	785	€752,813	Samy Barka [7]	€122,762
2021 9-19 December	BPC NAMUR 2021€1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions [8] [9] [10]
2020 25 November -7 December	BPC NAMUR 2020€1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions
2019 29 November -8 December	BPC NAMUR 2019€1,100 €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	743	€708,822	Nicolas Ribeiro [11]	€115,000
2018 23 November -2 December	BPC NAMUR 2018€1,100 €500,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	686	€657,874	Marcin Puczylowski [12]	€126,252
2018 29 May-3 June	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	686	€151,373	Ahmed Ibrahimi [13]	€24,555
2017 24 November -3 December	BPC NAMUR 2017€1,100 €600,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	645	€619,200	Julien Baldassarre [14]	€84,728
2017 16-21 May	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	208	€147,000	Yves Sergeant [15]	€31,000
2016 25 November -4 December	BPC NAMUR 2016€1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	600	€576,000	Vlad-Victor Darie [16]	€90,602
2016 31 May-5 June	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	234	€165,153	Luc Ta [17]	€29,069
2015 27 November -6 December	BPC NAMUR 2015€1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	680	€652,800	Arne Coulier [18]	€101,075
2015 6-10 May	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	289	€202,242	Marius Pospiech [19]	€37,346
2014 28 November -7 December	BPC NAMUR 2014€1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	683	€654,309	Arne Coulier [20]	€113,820
2014 3-7 September	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	260	€181,948	Cheng-Wei Yin [21]	€45,026
2013 22 November -1 December	BPC NAMUR 2013€1,500 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia	470	€608,180	Laurens De Smet [22]	€97,304
2013 9-15 September	BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia	369	€258,654	Julien Lannoy [23]	€42,595
2013 8-14 April	BPC MIDDELKERKE €800 Casino Middelkerke, West Flanders, Flanders	381	€267,015	Matthias De Meulder [24]	€53,459

References

1. Pokeren - "Belgian Poker Challenge" (in Dutch). pokeren.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
2. Poker Listings - Schroen, Melvin (March 29, 2023). "Omar Lakhdari Wins Belgian Poker Challenge 2023 Main Event in Namur". pokerlistings.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
3. The Hendom Mob - Belgian Poker Challenge 2024 Results
4. PokerCity - Kingma, Martijn (April 9, 2025). "Pokerstars Open 2025 volgt BPC op in Namur (28 mei – 9 juni): Spectaculair schema met groot Main Event" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
5. Hayes, Richard (June 8, 2025). "Jean-Vincent Lehut Dominates PokerStars Open Namur Final Table to Seal Career-Best Score (€238,000)". pokernews.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
6. PokerNews France - Jaudon, Gaelle (May 20, 2024). "Rayane Mokhtar Benounnane Sacré Champion du Belgian Poker Challenge 2024" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
7. PokerNews France - "Le Français Samy Barka remporte le Belgian Poker Challenge (122.762€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
8. Cards Chat - Smyth, Daniel (November 30, 2021). "Belgian Poker Challenge Cancelled, Fresh COVID Restrictions Sweep Across Europe". cardschat.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
9. Poker Strategy - Carter, Barry (December 1, 2021). "The Belgian Poker Challenge is postponed". pokerstrategy.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
10. APN News - "New Covid-19 Restrictions Lead to the Postponement of Belgian Poker Challenge". apnnews.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
11. PokerNews France - "BPC Namur: Deal à 3 et la gagne pour Nicolas Ribeiro (115.000€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
12. Club Poker - "BELGIAN POKER CHALLENGE : LE MAIN EVENT POUR MARCIN PUCZYLOWSKI" (in French). clubpoker.net. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
13. Poker City - Salet, Pieter (June 4, 2018). "BPC Spa: Ahmed Ibrahimi wint Main Event, Ryanne en 'Sikkes side events!" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
14. Poker City - van Winden, Milko (December 3, 2017). "BPC Namur: Julien Baldassarré te sterk voor Berende en Lybaert" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
15. Live Poker - "TOURNOI BELGIAN POKER CHALLENGE - 800 € MAIN EVENT" (in French). livepoker.fr. May 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
16. PokerNews France - Sustrac, Matthieu (December 5, 2016). "Belgian Poker Championship : Vlad Darie s'impose à Namur, le High Roller pour Kalidou Sow" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
17. The Hendom Mob - "€ 730 + 70 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 4 Results". thehendonmob.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
18. The Rounder - "Arne Coulier remporte le BPC Namur Main Event back to back !! (€90.075 + €11.000)" (in French). the-rounder.net. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
19. The Rounder - "Marius POSPIECH sort victorieux du heads-up final et est notre champion du BPC Spa MAIN EVENT" (in French). the-rounder.net. May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
20. PokerNews France - "Arne Coulier champion Belgian Poker Challenge Namur 2014 (113.820€)" (in French). fr.pokernews.com. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
21. Poker City - Salet, Pieter (September 8, 2014). "Cheng-Wei Yin wint BPC Main Event" (in Dutch). pokercity.nl. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
22. HLN Belgium - "Laurens De Smet wint officieus BK poker" (in Flemish). hln.be. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
23. HLN Belgium - "Julien Lannoy wint eerste grote titel op Belgian Poker Challenge in Spa" (in Flemish). hln.be. September 17, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
24. 7Sur7' - "Le vainqueur du Belgian Poker Challenge est Matthias de Meulder" (in French). 7sur7.be. April 17, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

External links

• Oficial web page