The Final Stop of the 2026 CEP by PokerStars Heads to Girona in Late November

The Campeonato de España de Poker (CEP) by PokerStars, translated as the Spanish Poker Championship, completes its 20th anniversary season at Casino Perelada in Girona, Spain. Located in a 14th-century castle, an incredible setting, CEP Perelada runs from November 25-29, and its schedule features a €500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.

Although the festival proper begins on November 25, players can win their way into the Main Event beforehand. A €115 buy-in satellite takes place at Casino Perelada at 6:00 p.m. CET on November 23, with Casino Barcelona hosting a similar satellite at 9:00 p.m. CET.

Casino Barcelona is running a €60 buy-in CEP Perelada Main Event satellite at 9:00 p.m. CET on November 24, before the venue hosts Day 1a of the €500 Main Event, the first of four flights. Those playing Day 1a in Barcelona must make their way to Girona on November 28 if they advance to Day 2.

All other Main Event flights and side events take place at Casino Perelada from 6:00 p.m. CET on November 25 through the final event on November 29.

CEP Perelada Schedule

Online satellites are available from €5 at PokerStars Spain. CEP Perelada satellites shuffle up and deal at 7:05 p.m., 8:05 p.m., 8:45 p.m., and 9:15 p.m. CET up to November 21. These put players into the €50 satellite that starts at 10:05 p.m. CET and guarantees two €500 Main Event seats Monday to Saturday but five seats every Sunday.

Who Will Become the Spanish Poker Champion?

Through the five completed CEP stops in 2026, almost 6,000 entries have been processed in the Main Events, making it one of the most successful CEP seasons on record.

The title of Spanish Poker Champion is still wide open. Julen Palacios heads to Girona with 3,430 points, after he recently leapfrogged Mehdi Rebai (3,035). Jesus Hervas (2,815) is in third place after his victory at CEP Barcelona.

It is also a close contest in the Mini CEP rankings, with Jose Maria Mesas (2,240) leading from Herber Castaneda (1,883), and Nicolas Perin (1,735). The Mini CEP have attracted more than 2,100 entrants so far in 2026.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.