# Belgian Poker Challenge

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

## History

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.
Throughout the following years, the series was held alternately between Casino de Spa and Circus Casino Resort Namur. 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.
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.

## Results

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
| 2024 8-20 May | BPC NAMUR 2024 €1,100 €1,000,000 Guaranteed Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 1,259 | €1,266,388 | Rayane Benounnane | €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 | €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 | €122,762 | |
| 2021 9-19 December | BPC NAMUR 2021 €1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions |
| 2020 25 November -7 December | BPC NAMUR 2020 €1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | CANCELED due Covid-19 restrictions | 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 | €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 | €126,252 | |
| 2018 29 May-3 June | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 686 | €151,373 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | €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 | €84,728 | |
| 2017 16-21 May | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 208 | €147,000 | Yves Sergeant | €31,000 | |
| 2016 25 November -4 December | BPC NAMUR 2016 €1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 600 | €576,000 | Vlad-Victor Darie | €90,602 | |
| 2016 31 May-5 June | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 234 | €165,153 | Luc Ta | €29,069 | |
| 2015 27 November -6 December | BPC NAMUR 2015 €1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 680 | €652,800 | Arne Coulier | €101,075 | |
| 2015 6-10 May | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 289 | €202,242 | Marius Pospiech | €37,346 | |
| 2014 28 November -7 December | BPC NAMUR 2014 €1,100 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 683 | €654,309 | Arne Coulier | €113,820 | |
| 2014 3-7 September | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 260 | €181,948 | Cheng-Wei Yin | €45,026 | |
| 2013 22 November -1 December | BPC NAMUR 2013 €1,500 Circus Casino Resort Namur, Namur, Wallonia | 470 | €608,180 | Laurens De Smet | €97,304 | |
| 2013 9-15 September | BPC SPA €800 Casino de Spa, Liège, Wallonia | 369 | €258,654 | Julien Lannoy | €42,595 | |
| 2013 8-14 April | BPC MIDDELKERKE €800 Casino Middelkerke, West Flanders, Flanders | 381 | €267,015 | Matthias De Meulder | €53,459 | |