Poker player

Eric Chevalot

France

Eric Chevalot is a French poker player best known for winning the Spring Festival Main Event at Namur in 2018 and finishing third in the Road to PSPC Namur High Roller for €83,128 in 2019. He has multiple cashes at major European tournaments including the EPT Barcelona Main Event.

Career earnings: $ 145,894

Early Success

In May 2018, Eric Chevalot won the Main Event of the Spring Festival at the Grand Casino de Namur, transforming a €220 buy-in into €9,744 after a deal at the final table. This was his career-best result at the time.

[High Roller](/term/high-roller) Breakthrough

On 28 September 2019, Chevalot finished 3rd in the Road to PSPC Namur High Roller (€400 buy-in) for €83,128, his largest live cash to date. The tournament attracted 196 entrants.

Notable Cashes

Chevalot also cashed in the 2019 EPT Barcelona Main Event (€5,300 buy-in), finishing 228th for €9,160. He has recorded several in-the-money finishes at Belgian Poker Challenge events and other Namur festivals, including a 9th place in the 2022 Belgian Poker Challenge Freezeout Championship for €1,884 and a 16th place in the 2023 OKF Main Event for €1,640.

Beyond the Felt

Outside of poker, Chevalot is known as "Rico" and made headlines in March 2025 when he scored his first goal in football for Hirson/Buire C at the age of 46, an event covered by local newspaper La Thiérache.

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