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€1,100 Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2025 PokerStars Open Namur
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Namur
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,490,256
Total Entries
1,572
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
29
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 1,572
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Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Only 29 players returned today to Circus Casino Resort for Day 4 of the PokerStars Open Main Event Namur with dreams of victory, and after just under seven hours of play, only nine players still maintain hopes of a €238,000 payday.
Slovakian Jozef Cibicek terrorized his opponents all day on the way to taking the lead with a 12,350,000 stack, applying relentless pressure and seemingly being involved in almost every significant pot at his table.
Cibicek is a man in form, having achieved six final tables in 2025 alone, and a victory here would take him above the $500,000 career earnings mark and cement his status among Europe's best up and coming players.
In an interesting chip distribution scenario for the final table, two other players have also amassed eight-figure stacks, Jason Barton of the United Kingdom (11,300,000) and start of Day 3 chip leader, Ramdhane Ben Maamar (10,430,000).
Those players leave the rest of the pack trailing in their wake, with Evert Rosseel of Belgium (3,710,000) next in line. It will be interesting to see how the three big stacks adapt to that dynamic tomorrow.
Jort Hagedoorn and Alexandru Danes bring up the rear but are not yet in the danger zone, while Jean-Vincent Lehut, Ferdinando D'Alessio and Julien Breuil are in the middle of the field.
Barton and Maamar have both already secured the biggest individual scores of their respective tournament careers, and will be gunning for a first six-figure score. All players have locked up €22,800, and will be hoping to stay the course as the money jumps get larger.
End of Day 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jozef Cibicek | Slovakia | 12,350,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Jason Barton | United Kingdom | 11,330,000 | 142 |
| 3 | Ramdhane Ben Maamar | France | 10,430,000 | 130 |
| 4 | Evert Rosseel | Belgium | 3,710,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Jean-Vincent Lehut | France | 3,050,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Ferdinando D'Alessio | Belgium | 2,780,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Julien Breuil | France | 1,735,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Alexandru Danes | France | 1,325,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Jort Hagedoorn | Netherlands | 1,160,000 | 15 |
Day 3 Action
In an action-packed start to the day, short-stacks Philippe Ktorza, Rudolf Van Mol and Marco Walgreen were all disposed of in short order.
Cibicek started to get moving when he busted Saman Ziarati and Djamal Boutaleb in quick succession. He only went from strength to strength thereafer, showing a bluff against Rosseel at the end of the night and spiking a set against Mathieu Gallois. Cibicek battled continuously with Rosseel in particular, and that could prove to be a significant factor during the final day.
Maamar was also aggressive throughout the day, and he got his reward as he claimed the scalps of Erwin Vu Duc and Giovanni Ventura. Barton steadily accumulated chips in his session, and he too gathered some late momentum when he hit a flush to bust Tim Hanssen to set the final table and took a big pot off Maamar in the classic race.
Below are the payouts that remain from the record-breaking €1,490,256 prize pool:-
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €238,000 |
| 2 | €153,500 |
| 3 | €109,620 |
| 4 | €84,320 |
| 5 | €64,830 |
| 6 | €49,950 |
| 7 | €38,410 |
| 8 | €29,580 |
| 9 | €22,800 |
The players will return to Circus Casino Resort at noon June 8 to 90-minute levels, and will play to a winner, with 60-minutes left at Level 29, 50,000/100,000, with a 100,000 big blind ante.
PokerStars France will be streaming all the action on their social media channels on a 25-minute delay, so our coverage will start tomorrow at 12.25 p.m. in order to match the stream.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we see who can walk away with the spade trophy and a huge €238,000 payday.
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,350,000 | |
|
||
|
11,330,000 | |
|
10,430,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
3,710,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
3,050,000 | |
|
2,780,000
1,290,000
|
1,290,000 |
|
1,735,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,325,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
1,160,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With the exit of Tim Hanssen, the final table of the PokerStars Open Main Event Namur is now set, and play has concluded for the day.
The players will return at noon on June 8 to Circus Casino Resort to play to a winner.
Stay tuned for updated chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
A pot of around 1,200,000 had developed by the turn, on a board of 9♠4♣2♥J♠, in a battle of the blinds between Jozef Cibicek and Evert Rosseel.
Cibicek fired out a bet of 625,000, and Evert Rosseel called.
The 8♦ river completed the board, and Cibicek jammed with the covering stack after a short period of thought.
Rosseel blew out his cheeks and sat back in his chair. He counted out his chips, looked at his cards, but ultimately decided to fold after a significant period of time in the tank.
Cibicek showed 6♠5♣ for the missed gutshot, and raked in another big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,350,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,850,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jason Barton opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet jam from Tim Hanssen on the button to 1,070,000.
Action folded back to Barton, who made the call.
Tim Hanssen: K♣Q♣ 
Jason Barton: A♠Q♠
Hanssen was dominated, and was always behind as Barton ended up rivering a flush across the 10♦9♦3♠9♠4♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,330,000
2,370,000
|
2,370,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jean-Vincent Lehut opened to 160,000 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet jam to 1,100,000 by Matthias Van Der Perre in the cutoff.
Action folded back to Lehut, who made the call.
Matthias Van Der Perre: 10♣10♠
Jean-Vincent Lehut: J♦J♠
Van der Perre was crushed, and he could not improve on the J♣6♠3♠4♥7♠ runout, Lehut flopping top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,765,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,710,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,960,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
|
4,070,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
|
3,625,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
|
1,920,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
1,910,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
1,840,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
1,505,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
1,130,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
655,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
