Belgian Open Poker Championship 9-17/10/2010 (+ Unique 5k€ Heads-Up team event)
Already for the sixth time the Group ‘Circus’ organizes the Belgium Open Poker Championships. Last year, Antonio Guida, took home the title, together with a cheque of more than 300.000€. In total 817 players participated in the Main Event.
This year the tournament is back from 9 to 17 october with a week packed of poker action.
The buy-ins vary from 100€ up to 1700€ for the Main Event and there is a 5200€ heads-Up Team Event. Last year this event was won by the team of Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier, Arnaud Mattern, Johnny Lodden and Julien Brecard.

Main Event

The Main event has a buy-in of 1500+200€ and is played over 9 days. Each day begins at 2pm.
9/10: day 1A - 10 levels
10/10: day 1B - 10 levels
11/10: day 1C - 10 levels
12/10: day 1D - 10 levels
13/10: day 2A - (1A+1B together) 10 levels
14/10: day 2B - (1C+1D together) 10 levels
15/10: day 3 - (2A+2B together) play stops when 36 players remaining.
16/10: day 4 – play stops when 9 players are remaining.
17/10: day 5 - Final Table.
Startstack: 10.000
Structure : http://www.circuspoker.be/bopc/struc...nale-poker.php

All tournaments are played under the FIDPA rules.

Online qualifiers are running on PokerStars. http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/bopc2010/


5.000+200€ Heads-Up Team Event

In this unique event teams of 4 persons battle it out against each other, only in heads-up matches. The
buy-in is 5.000+200€ per team.
Rules: http://www.circuspoker.be/en/rules-en.php


Side Events


Saturday 9/10
14h30 Satellite Main Event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)
20h00 Satellite Main Event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)

Sunday 10/10
14h30 Satellite Main Event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)
20h00 Satellite Main Event 200+10€ (Freezeout)

Monday 11/10
14h30 Satellite Main Event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)
20h00 Satellite Main Event 200+10€ (Freezeout)

Wednesday 13/10
14h30 HU Team Event 5.000+200€ (Freezeout)
20h00 Satellite 1050€ event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)

Thursday 14/10
14h30 Event 2 200+10€ (Freezeout)
20h00 Satellite 1050€ event 100+10€ (rebuys + add-on)

Friday 15/10
14h30 Event 3 - day 1 1.000+50€ (Freezeout)

Saturday 16/10
14h30 Event 4 - day 1 500+25€ (Freezeout)
15h00 Event 3 – day 2

Sunday 17/10
14h30 Event 5 - Bounty 150+10€ (Freezeout) (incl. 50€ Bounty)
15h00 Event 4 – day 2
18h00 Event 6 – Ladies Only 100+10€ (Freezeout)

Satellite tournaments

Satellite tournaments are organized in the casino multiple times a week.
In Namur each Tuesday at 8pm, each Saturday at 8pm and each Sunday at 4pm.
In Spa there is a satellite tournament each Thursday at 8pm.

The buy-in for these tournaments is always 50+10€.
There is a possibility to do unlimited rebuys in the first hour.
After the first hour there is also a possibility to take an add-on.
For each 1.700€ in the pricepool one ticket for the main event of the BOPC will be awarded.
During the weeks before the main event extra satellite tournaments will be added. Therefore keep an eye on the calendar on our website.

The casinos of Middelkerke & Blankenberge are hosting satellites aswell
On 22/08 and 26/09 in Middelkerke you'll have a 300+20€ freezeout, each time at 3pm. For these satellites you'll have sub-satellites aswell.
On 1/10 in Blankenberge and 3/10 in Middelkerke there is a 50+10€+rebuys & add-on, each time a 8pm.
Calendar Middelkerke: http://sites.google.com/site/pokermicas/micasagenda
Calendar Blankenberge: http://sites.google.com/site/pokerblancas/blancasagenda




Packages

Together with the hotel Beauregard, that is located in the same building as the casino, we have set-up a
special deal for the BOPC.
For the price of 2.500€ you can buy a full package.
This includes:
• 1 ticket for the Main Event,
• 5 nights in the hotel + breakfast (till 12am)
• 5 x dinnerbuffet in the restaurant of the casino.
• When you reach day 4 of the Main event we'll extend your stay with 1 free night.
• When you reach the Final Table we'll extend it with 1 day more.


Registration

Registration for all these events can be done through the website http://www.circuspoker.be/en/calendrier-poker-en.php
Search the event that you want to play in the calendar and follow the registration procedure.
You have also the possibility to register in the casinos of Namur and Spa.
You also gave an option to reserve a place and pay in the casino the day of the tournament. Therefor you can send me an e-mail.

Cash Games

Each day cashgames will be offered starting at 1pm.
No Limit Hold’Em & Pot Limit Omaha cashgames with blinds starting from 2-2 till 20-40 (and higher on request) will be offered


Contact information

Casino de Namur
Avenue Baron de Moreau 1
5000 Namur
Belgium
Tel. +32 (0) 476 80 65 35
E-mail : kh@ circuspoker.be
Web: http://www.circuspoker.be/bopc
Minimum age: 21 year
Identity card obligatory

Route information Casino de Namur

E411 Brussels – Luxemburg
Exit 14 – Namur Centre
Follow direction Namur.
After 3km you’ll drive under the railway bridge. There you turn left.
Follow direction Dinant/Cirtadelle de Namur during 1.5km and then you’ll arriving at the casino.

Arrival by plane:
The 2 nearest airports are:
Brussels National Airport (which is located in Zaventem just outside Brussels) http://www.brusselsairport.be From here you can go by train to Namen/Namur, a train every hour and ride will take ~1h30 with 1 change.
From Namur train station to casino it is about a 2km taxi ride.
A direct taxi ride from the airport is ~70km and take ~45 minutes.

Brussels South airport (which is located in Charleroi, 50km south of Brussels) http://www.charleroi-airport.com You can take a shuttlebus from the airport to the train station (15 min ride) and every half hour during the week and every hour during the weekend you have an direct train to Namur this ride takes ~35min.
From Namur train station to casino it is about a 2km taxi ride.
A direct taxi ride from the airport is ~40km and take ~30 minutes.


Kind regards,
Kenny Hallaert
Poker Manager
Casino’s Namur & Spa (Belgium)