Seat 5: Lucien Cervettaz, 27, Aix-en-Provence (19,900,000)
Having turned pro a year ago, Lucien Cervettaz primarily plays poker online. “It’s really not in my habits to play live, even though I’ve taken part in a few small tournaments here. I’m more the type of player who wakes up at 8 a.m., starts an online session, and grinds until 10 p.m. That suits me perfectly. But since I live here and didn’t manage to win a freeroll ticket during the Aix-en-Provence stop a few months ago, I decided to treat myself.”
Coached by Ilan Cukrowicz, a member of the Winamax Stream Gang, Lucien discovered poker in 2022 thanks to his father, a long-time recreational player (who has spent many hours watching his son’s progress from the rail). Since then, he is in love with the game.
“At first, I didn’t take it seriously at all. But then I realized that playing this game and being able to make a living from it is incredible. It’s a bit like playing video games and getting paid for it.”
Recently focused on €10 Expresso games, he actually seems to enjoy them more than MTTs because “there’s much less variance.” Lucien is playing his first major €500 tournament, the biggest buy-in of his young career.
“I’m loving it. Just making the feature table was amazing. Now I know I have to take it step by step and not get carried away. The road is still long.”
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