Host countries for every European Poker Tour stop tend to be well represented in the festivals they stage.
Indeed, for the larger countries they almost invariably tend to have the highest percentage of players in every field, and for that reason alone — and perhaps the less tangible edge provided by home field advantage — often win a handsome share of the prize pools and silver spade trophies.
When it comes to EPT Main Events, it took 106 festivals for Spain to produce its first champion, with 21-year-old Adrian Mateos taking down the EPT Grand Final in Monaco in May. At the moment with less than 450 players left in the EPT Barcelona Main Event, Samuel Bernabeu, Carlos Vallve Arias, and Jonathan Concepcion are currently representing the home country well and sporting big stacks.
Concepcion — who goes by “OMGjonyctt” on PokerStars — is coming off a Super Tuesday win just a month ago, and has a WCOOP title under his belt as well.
With his victory, Tazon joined three other EPT Barcelona winners from Spain so far in the festival.
Miguel Seoane Iglesias picked up a €20,300 prize and the trophy for topping 189 players in the €500 NL Hyperturbo (Event #11). His fellow countryman Pedro Lamarca likewise won a hyperturbo, this one the 530-player €1K (Event #27), to capture a €36,260 first prize and a silver spade. And Sergio Soler Medem bested 140 to take down the €200 Seniors Event, winning an EPT trophy and €6,520.
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Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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