Chaar-Lee discovered poker over 20 years ago, starting with fixed-limit games before embracing the rise of No-Limit Hold’em across cash games, STTs, and MTTs. In the early days, he and his circle sometimes played more than 40 different formats in a single night. He organized the first poker camp in his region and has contributed poker technology to several televised shows. Today, he supports the SOMUCHPOKER team from the tech side, blending two decades of poker passion with technical expertise.

Updated: 2024.10.17

With total live earnings of USD 199,988, French poker player Yann Lormel is quickly making his way up the felt ladder. He has 52 recorded cashes, demonstrating his consistency at the poker tables.

Yann Lormel tops APT National Cup fligh D — Yann Lormel – Photo by APT

Lormel’s biggest win came in 2022 when he participated in the DACH Masters Poker Open, placing first in the € 300 + 30 No-Limit Hold’em DACH Masters event, bagging a prize pot of €49,850 (USD 53,299).

Lormel made his first appearance in Asia in February 2024 at APT Taipei. He struck gold in the Hyper Turbo Double Board Event #46, placing 4th and winning NTD 34,000 (USD 1,077). The win was record-breaking for Lormel, who’d never cashed in an APT event. The 4th event had also drawn in the highest number of entries—665 (483 unique), making the win extra-special for the French player.

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