Guillaume Darcourt Explained

Guillaume Darcourt (born in 1973 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French professional poker player. He is nicknamed The Boa.[1]

For eighteen months Loïc Xans followed Guillaume Darcourt to film a low budget documentary in French titled BOA that can be viewed on YouTube.[2] [3] The script was based on some professional circuits.[4]

He is currently sponsored by the ONPOK structure, and previously by the teams Poker770[5] and PMU.

He won the WPT Bucharest in March 2010 and reached 3rd place in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em - Triple Chance at the WSOP 2010 in Las Vegas.[6]

He finished 3rd in the SCOOP Main Event in 2011 organized by the site Pokerstars.com.[7]

He reached 35th place in the Main Event of the WSOP 2011 in Las Vegas, about 6900 players.[8]

He won the WPT National Cannes 2013,[9] the same year his partnership with PMU expired.[10]

His tournament winnings amount to over $1.5 million.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tissot . Julien . 4 December 2015 . Vidéo : Regardez Boa, le documentaire sur Guillaume Darcourt . 31 March 2024 . PokerNews - France . fr.
  2. Web site: Boa : le film de Loïc Xans sur Guillaume Darcourt . 17 July 2016 . ClubPoker.net.
  3. Web site: 3 raisons de voir Boa, le parcours du champion de poker Guillaume Darcourt. L'Express. 12 December 2015 . 17 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Huvelin . Gregoire . Tissot . Julien . 3 December 2015 . BOA : Dans les coulisses de l'avant-première du documentaire sur Guillaume Darcourt . 17 July 2016 . PokerNews - France.
  5. Web site: 31 July 2010 . Mercato Poker : Guillaume Darcourt quitte Poker770 (interview vidéo) . 31 March 2024 . PokerNews = France . fr.
  6. Web site: 2 July 2010 . Alerte WSOP 2010 (Event #51) : Darcourt 3ème (223.459$), Ryan Welch sacré . 31 March 2024 . PokerNews - France . fr.
  7. Web site: 12 April 2011 . Pokerstars.fr SCOOP : Guillaume Darcourt 3e du Main Event . 31 March 2024 . PokerNews - France . fr.
  8. http://Pokerstars.fr SCOOP : Guillaume Darcourt 3e du Main Event WSOP Main Event 2011: C'est terminé pour les Français
  9. Web site: Le Mestre . Johan . 16 April 2013 . Guillaume Darcourt remporte le WPT National Cannes 2013 . 31 March 2024 . PokerNews - France . fr.
  10. Web site: 31 October 2013 . LE TEAM PMU POKER SE SÉPARE DE GUILLAUME DARCOURT, ÉMILE PETIT ET CLÉMENT BEAUVOIS . 9 April 2024 . Club Poker.
  11. Web site: Guillaume Darcourt's profile on The Hendon Mob . 31 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.