Javier Zarco

Javier Zarco is a professional poker player from Madrid, Spain, now based in the United Kingdom. He has been a consistent presence on the international tournament circuit, with live tournament earnings exceeding $4.3 million and more than 248 recorded cashes. His tournament career reaches back to 2005.

Zarco's defining moment came at the 2015 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker. He battled through a massive field of 7,275 players and finished as runner-up, collecting $791,690. The result introduced him to a worldwide audience and demonstrated his skill at navigating large-field no-limit hold'em tournaments. Although he has not yet won a WSOP bracelet, he has recorded 14 WSOP final tables and more than 215 cashes in the series.

Zarco's largest titles and scores include:

• 2017 Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza: 1st place in the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $557,804.
• 2022 WPT Venetian: 6th place in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em championship for $188,000.
• 2024 WSOP $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em: 5th place for $106,537.
• 2019 WSOP $1,500 Monster Stack: 9th place for $88,817.
• 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock: winner for over $73,000.

These results highlight his ability to produce deep runs across different buy-in levels, from large-field low-buy-in events to higher-stakes championship tournaments.

Zarco has been a regular competitor on the World Poker Tour, accumulating more than $329,000 in WPT earnings. His best WPT finish came in 2022, when he placed 6th in the $5,000 WPT Venetian Las Vegas Championship for $188,000. He has also reached final tables in WPT events at Playground, Dusk Till Dawn, and Seminole Hard Rock, and has cashed in multiple WPT World Championships. As of 2025, his WPT points total stands at 1,525.

Zarco continues to produce results in both live and online tournaments. Recent highlights include:

• June 2026: 60th place in the WSOP $1,500 6-Handed event for $4,770.
• April 2026: Cashes at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, including 287th in the $800 Platinum Stack for $1,560.
• March 2026: 27th place in the WSOP Circuit Amsterdam €550 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $1,334.
• December 2025: 188th in the WPT World Championship for $19,600.
• November 2025: 42nd in the NAPT Main Event for $12,700.
• May 2025: 9th in the WPT Prime Lodge Championship for $21,400.

He also cashed in the 2025 WSOP $5,000 8-Handed and $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship events, demonstrating continued form in major series.

Zarco's tournament results span more than two decades, from 2005 to the present. Alongside his overall 248-plus live cashes, he has cashed in 22 WSOP events for a total of $167,000 (including online WSOP Circuit events), with one final table and a best finish of 2nd. His performances in no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha, his deep runs in both WSOP and WPT fields, and his ability to win in varied formats have made him a standout Spanish professional on the circuit. Despite his relatively low public profile, he remains a consistent and dangerous presence wherever he plays.