Santamaria triumphs in Sevilla

12-11-2010

Álvaro Santamaría Source: SPT

The young Spaniard won a packed SPT event

In the second largest turnout of the 2010 Spanish Poker Tour, 198 European poker enthusiasts battled it out for a €188,100 prize pool at the SPT Sevilla.

Spain’s Álvaro Santamaría was the last man standing in Sevilla, cashing €43,300. Joining Álvaro at the final table were two Everest online qualifiers — David Amilleta (2nd – €27,500) and Jonas Streich (5th–€11,300), as well as 2010 Spanish Poker Champion Marcelo Camus (4th– € 27.500).

The Sevilla SPT event was the second busiest of the tour this year

Many familiar European champions played at the Tour’s last regular season stop, including Team Everest’s Catarina Santos (2010 SPT Aranjuez Champion), the Live the Dream Team’s Javier Martinez Gil (2009 Spanish Poker Champion and winner of the 2010 SPT Ibiza), and 2010 EPEC Champion Mikael Johansson.

Even Tournament Director Thomas Kremser got in on the action. Wanting to experience his deep-stack, high-value structure as a player, Thomas was very satisfied with the results—even if he did go out on Day 1.

Now in its third season, the SPT is fast becoming one of Europe’s most popular poker tours, taking players to the most beautiful destinations throughout Spain. Following the huge turnout in Sevilla, the excitement is building up for the season’s € 300,000 guaranteed Grand Finale in Lloret de Mar on November 18–21, 2010!

The SPT Grand Finale will be streamed live in both English and Spanish on thespanishpokertour.com. Those watching from home will hear from both poker pros and amateur players as the action unfolds at the Tour’s final stop in 2010.

By: Giles Brown