Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT)

The Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) was established in 2010 and is a poker tournament circuit organized by PokerStars. It caters to both amateur and professional poker players, with tournaments held at various locations across Spain.

These tournaments featured a range of buy-ins to accommodate players with different skill levels and bankrolls.

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Finished Tournaments

Winner Winning Hand Prize Runner-up Losing Hand
2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Artus Gimenez Artus Gimenez kj €145,000 Tomasz Wrobel q3

The inaugural Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) season featured three events in Málaga, Alicante and Madrid, all of which had Spanish winners.

Season 1 (2010)

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Apr-10ESPT Málaga261€ 228,010Vedast SanxisSpain€ 60,970
May-10ESPT Alicante305€ 266,448Jose MartinezSpain€ 70,148
Jul-10ESPT Madrid291€ 254,219Marc ColoméSpain€ 67,519

Season 2 (2011)

Season 2's ESPT Madrid almost broke 500 entries as the tour continued to grow in popularity, with ESPT San Sebastián and ESPT Ibiza crowning their first non-Spanish winners in the shape of Fabian Deimann and Grzegorz Gosk.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Feb-11ESPT Madrid498€ 435,053Ricardo EscobarSpain€ 103,503
Mar-11ESPT Málaga375€ 327,600Antonio Dieguez RodriguezSpain€ 81,500
May-11ESPT Alicante347€ 303,140Alejandro Piñeiro BarceloSpain€ 75,800
Aug-11ESPT San Sebastián290€ 253,344Fabian DeimannGermany€ 64,600
Sept-11ESPT Ibiza426€ 372,154Grzegorz GoskPoland€ 92,100

Season 3 (2012)

Spain resumed normal service with winners in all but one of the ESPT Main Events in 2012. However, Italy's Lorenzo Sabato got the last laugh, winning the massive 1,037-player field ESPT Barcelona for €200,000.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Jan-12ESPT Madrid482€ 462,720Juan Miguel Tomé PerezSpain€ 70,619
Mar-12ESPT Valencia387€ 371,520Miguel Angel Rodriguez BermudezSpain€ 76,000
May-12ESPT Ibiza269€ 258,240Pablo Martinez Del MarmolSpain€ 40,800
Jul-12ESPT San Sebastián269€ 258,240Borja González UrteagaSpain€ 65,800
Aug-12ESPT Barcelona1,037€ 1,004,940Lorenzo SabatoItaly€ 200,000

Season 4 (2013)

One of the greatest Spanish poker players of all time, Adrian Mateos, won the ESPT Madrid Main Event nine months before winning the WSOP Europe Main Event. He would go on to win four bracelets and amass over $39 million in career earnings as of 2024.

This was also the first year that the ESPT also partnered with the UKIPT for a stop in Marbella, won by Scottish player Ludovic Geilich for €130,000.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Jan-13ESPT Madrid632€ 606,720Adrian MateosSpain€ 103,053
Mar-13ESPT Valencia483€ 463,680Daniel BoenderNetherlands€ 104,550
May-13ESPT Marbella763€ 732,480Ludovic GeilichScotland€ 130,000
Aug-13ESPT Barcelona1,798€ 1,743,090Soenke JahnGermany€ 169,136

Season 5 (2014)

After surpassing 1,700 players in Season 4, the ESPT Barcelona Main Event once again broke new ground with 2,560 players in Season 5. Argentina's Matias Ruzzi took home €198,550 for his win.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Feb-14ESPT Madrid721€ 692,160Victor Jesus Antoraz AlvarezSpain€ 97,363
Apr-14ESPT Valencia414€ 397,440Fabio SperlingGermany€ 77,000
Jun-14ESPT Marbella Festival750€ 720,000Rodrigo EspinosaSpain€ 136,000
Aug-14ESPT Barcelona2,560€ 2,483,200Matias RuzziArgentina€ 198,550

Season 6 (2015)

It was another Argentinian victory in yet another record-breaking ESPT Barcelona Main Event, this time with Mario Javier López winning €408,000.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
9–15 March 2015ESPT Madrid579€ 552,000Nicki VestergaardDenmark€ 106,400
11–21 June 2015ESPT Marbella Festival841€ 807,360Isidoro BarrenaSpain€ 150,800
19–30 August 2015ESPT Barcelona3,292€ 3,193,240Mario Javier LópezArgentina€ 408,000

Season 7 (2016)

The festival had entered a level of consistency with Madrid, Marbella and Barcelona, and there was another massive field in Barcelona as 3,447 players entered the ESPT Main Event, with France's Mohamed Samri coming out on top this time.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Mar-16ESPT Madrid491€ 471,360Pablo Gordillo CaballeroSpain€ 69,746
Jun-16ESPT Marbella Festival844€ 810,240Jonathan SchumanEngland€ 96,159
Aug-16ESPT Barcelona3,447€ 3,343,590Mohamed SamriFrance€ 353,220

Following this season, the ESPT was discontinued, with regional tours replaced by PokerStars Festivals. These were in turn discontinued in 2018.

Season 2022

The return of the Estrellas Poker Tour saw the tour's first trip to Malta as part of the Malta Summer Poker Festival. The popularity of EPT Barcelona also helped the ESPT Main Event soar to new heights, with Rick van Bruggen winning €600,000 after topping a 6,313-player field.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Mar-22ESPT Madrid784€ 752,640Nicolae GiuriRomania€ 137,500
Jun-22Malta Summer Poker Festival815€ 782,400Zlatin PenevBulgaria€ 144,630
Aug-22ESPT Barcelona6,313€ 6,060,480Rick van BruggenNetherlands€ 600,000

Season 2023

Not only did the ESPT Barcelona Main Event in 2023 again break record for largest ESPT Main Event field, it also broke the record for the largest live field in PokerStars history. Lucien Cohen won €676,230 after beating a 7,398-player field.

DateEventFieldPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Mar-23ESPT Madrid756€ 725,760Jon Ander VallinasSpain€ 102,470
Jul23ESPT Castellón310€ 297,600Ivan KuzivUkraine€ 51,430
Aug-23ESPT Barcelona7,398€ 7,102,080Lucien CohenFrance€ 676,230
Sep-23ESPT Málaga485€ 465,600Jose Gonzalez SanchezSpain€ 91,960
Nov-23ESPT Sevilla420€ 403,200Federico CastiglioniItaly€ 73,290

Season 2024

PokerStars have announced that ESPT Madrid will return from March 19-24, 2024, with ESPT Barcelona also expected as part of the 2024 EPT schedule.

ESPT All-Time Money List

RankPlayerCountryCashes
1Lucien CohenFrance$ 735,568
2Rick van BruggenNetherlands$ 612,870
3Ferdinando D'AlessioBelgium$ 451,763
4Mario Javier LópezArgentina$ 451,107
5Teunis KooijNetherlands$ 418,143
6Mohamed SamriFrance$ 396,970
7Jack SinclairEngland$ 385,209
8Vladislav DonchevBulgaria$ 372,540
9Petros KaradimosGreece$ 320,472
10Simon BouaksaFrance$ 278,908

Top 10 Largest ESPT Main Events

RankDateEventEntrantsMain Event WinnerPrize
1Aug-23ESPT Barcelona7,398Lucien Cohen€ 676,230
2Aug-22ESPT Barcelona6,313Rick van Bruggen€ 600,000
3Aug-16ESPT Barcelona3,447Mohamed Samri€ 353,220
4Aug-15ESPT Barcelona3,292Mario Javier López€ 408,000
5Aug-14ESPT Barcelona2,560Matias Ruzzi€ 198,550
6Aug-13ESPT Barcelona1,798Soenke Jahn€ 169,136
7Aug-12ESPT Barcelona1,037Lorenzo Sabato€ 200,000
8Jun-16ESPT Marbella Festival844Jonathan Schuman€ 96,159
9Jun-14ESPT Marbella Festival841Isidoro Barrena€ 150,800
10Jun-22Malta Summer Poker Festival815Zlatin Penev€ 144,630

Top 10 ESPT First Place Payouts

RankDateEventMain Event WinnerPrize
1Aug-23ESPT BarcelonaLucien Cohen€ 676,230
2Aug-22ESPT BarcelonaRick van Bruggen€ 600,000
3Aug-15ESPT BarcelonaMario Javier López€ 408,000
4Aug-16ESPT BarcelonaMohamed Samri€ 353,220
5Aug-12ESPT BarcelonaLorenzo Sabato€ 200,000
6Aug-14ESPT BarcelonaMatias Ruzzi€ 198,550
7Aug-13ESPT BarcelonaSoenke Jahn€ 169,136
8Jun-15ESPT Marbella FestivalIsidoro Barrena€ 150,800
9Jun-22Malta Summer Poker FestivalZlatin Penev€ 144,630
10Mar-22ESPT MadridNicolae Giuri€ 137,500

Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) Destinations

The Estrellas Poker Tour has visited 11 destinations in two countries. As of the end of the 2023 season, the most popular destination is Madrid, having hosted the ESPT on nine occasions, followed by Barcelona (4) and Marbella (3).

  • 9: Madrid
  • 7: Barcelona
  • 4: Marbella
  • 3: Málaga, Valencia
  • 2: Alicante, Ibiza, San Sebastián
  • 1: Sevilla, Castellón, Malta