Juan Manuel Pastor

Juan Manuel Pastor started out in media marketing before focusing on playing poker. He learnt the basics of the game from his grandfather, but what started out as a fun pastime soon turned into a serious money-making opportunity for Juan, and he has since managed to take his poker playing to the next level as one of the most successful Spanish players on the circuit.

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Juan has achieved some impressive cashes on the live world stage. In he got his first real career break when he scored two top eight finishes in Barcelona at the 2006 World Heads-Up Poker Championships. Juan also found success in the local regional poker events in the Campeonato Espana de Poker. This includes his first big win at a $600 No Limit Hold’em tournament in 2008, where Juan took victory and $35,045 in prize money. He is also no stranger to success on the European Poker Tour, performing well at many of the top events on the tour, including a big-money finish in Season 8 at the London leg, cashing for $312,598 for a 4th place finish.

Away from the poker table Juan is a sports fan and takes part in boxing, rugby and handball. With his skill and dedication to the game it can only be a matter of time before Juan takes down his first big title win. Juan is honoured to represent his country as part of the exclusive Team PokerStars Pro and you can find him online under the User ID ‘JUANPASTOR’.

Career Highlights

Event	Date	Position	Prize
Campeonato Espana de Poker Event 4	April 2008	1st	$35,045
EPT Warsaw €5,400 No Limit Hold’em	November 2008	17th	$8,829
EPT Prague €5,000 No Limit Hold’em	December 2008	37th	$12,443
EPT Dortmund €5,000 No Limit Hold’em	March 2009	49th	$10,495
EPT London £5,000 No Limit Hold’em	October 2011	4th	$312,598

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