CEP’s 20th-Anniversary Season Ends in Girona With Title Race Open
Casino Perelada hosts the Nov. 25-29 finale, while one Main Event starting flight is held at Casino Barcelona.
- Casino Perelada hosts the 2026 CEP finale in Girona from Nov. 25-29.
- The €500 Main Event has four starting flights, beginning with Day 1A at Casino Barcelona.
- Julen Palacios leads Mehdi Rebai by 395 points entering the final Main Event stop.
- Nearly 6,000 Main Event entries were recorded over the first five CEP stops.
- Live and online satellites provide routes into the €500 Main Event.
The Campeonato de España de Poker by PokerStars will decide its 20th-anniversary season at Casino Perelada in Girona from Nov. 25-29. The €500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event has four starting flights, with the Spanish Poker Champion title still undecided after five completed stops.
The opening Day 1A is scheduled for Casino Barcelona on Nov. 25, while the other Main Event flights and side events take place at Casino Perelada. Players advancing from the Barcelona flight must travel to Girona for Day 2 on Nov. 28.
The final stop will also settle the Mini CEP title. Its €250 event runs Nov. 28-29, alongside a €220 Turbo Bounty and a €115 Turbo Closer.
Julen Palacios brings the Main Event points lead to Girona with 3,430 points, followed by Mehdi Rebai on 3,035 and Jesus Hervas on 2,815. Palacios leads Rebai by 395 points, leaving the overall championship open at the last stop.
The Mini CEP race is led by José María Mesas with 2,240 points. Herber Castañeda is second on 1,883 and Nicolás Perin is third on 1,735; the Mini CEP has drawn more than 2,100 entrants this season.
Nearly 6,000 Main Event entries have been recorded across the circuit’s first five 2026 stops, which set participation records. The most recent Málaga stop drew 1,007 entries, its first field above 1,000, where Daniel Hernández won €65,000 and moved into the overall top 10.
There are live and online routes into the Girona Main Event. Casino Perelada hosts a €115 satellite at 6 p.m. CET on Nov. 23, while Casino Barcelona runs a €115 satellite that night and a €60 qualifier on Nov. 24. PokerStars Spain’s online satellites start from €5 and run through Nov. 21, feeding into a €50 qualifier that guarantees two Main Event seats from Monday through Saturday and five on Sundays.
