Poker is still mostly illegal in Belgium, but each casino is now allowed to organise 1 poker tournament per year by the government. The casinos of Namur and Spa are using this exception to organise the first ever Belgian Poker Championship this month, spread over two tournaments with 100 players each. I just won an online tournament organised by the Belgian Poker Club for a free seat (worth 300 €) in the first tournament on 17th December in the Casino de Namur, so it looks like I'll be competing there - for a prize purse of 35.000 €! Now I must find out how to say "fold" in French :)