Tarik Keast
Switzerland
Tarik Keast is a Swiss poker player with a decade of live tournament experience, primarily in France and Switzerland. His career highlights include a runner-up finish at the TexaPoker Series Annecy in 2022 and a victory in the Mystery Bounty event at the Swiss Poker Series Montreux in 2025.
Early Career
Tarik Keast began his live tournament career in the early 2010s, with his first recorded cash coming in March 2011 at the Partouche Poker Deepstack Lyon Side Event, where he finished 17th out of 208 players for €800. The following year, he placed 34th in the France Poker Series Snowfest Evian Main Event for €1,600.
Notable Cashes
In August 2016, Keast competed in the EPT 13 Barcelona PokerStars Cup, finishing 181st out of 3,095 entrants for €1,090. Later, in 2022, he achieved his best live result to date at the TexaPoker Series APO Annecy by PMU.fr, finishing 4th out of 97 players for €8,460. Just months later, he placed 19th in the France Poker Series Main Event (€1,100 buy-in), earning €4,790 from a field of 628 players.
Recent Success
In May 2025, Keast won the Mystery Bounty event at the Swiss Poker Series Montreux, held at Casino Barrière Montreux. The tournament drew 156 entries at 300 CHF each, and Keast took first place for 3,730 CHF plus 3,200 CHF in bounties, totaling 6,930 CHF. He defeated Ludovic Emery in heads-up play.
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