The 2025 edition of the PokerStars Southern Europe Championship of Online Poker (SECOOP) is the premier tournament series for online poker players in France, Spain, Portugal as the seventh edition of the series wrapped up with a $11,033,678 prize pool, beating its $10 million guarantee by more than 10%. Over three weeks of action, 28,643 unique entries contested the 261 events, with the overall series attracting 389,228 total entries.
The €400,000 guaranteed Main Event saw 2,046 entries which made for a prize pool of €475,695 and was won by PokerStars Ambassador Alex ‘and1ero’ Romero of Spain for €25,788.07. He also won €11,368.60 in bounties to walk away with an overall prize of €37,156.67, the third biggest pay-out of his career. “It was a dream tournament from start to finish”, said Alex Romero. “Everything went smoothly over the three days. Winning the Main Event of one of the most important series of the year and being able to stream the entire event was something very special.”
Spain may have taken the individual Main Event title, but Portugal demonstrated the strength of their 4,322 unique players, finishing as the undisputed country title winner, topping the Country of the Series leaderboard with 200,345,620 points, clear water between it and second placed Spain, whose 11,326 unique entries amassed 173,012,836 points. France completed the podium with 128,567,991 points from its 9,323 players.
“We’re thrilled at the success of SECOOP and how many players battled at the online tables for a coveted SECOOP title”, said Sandro Forleo, Head of Poker Operations for Southern Europe and Italy at PokerStars. “The appetite and enthusiasm for online poker in our Southern European playing communities is legendary and we can’t wait to bring more exciting series and tournaments for the remainder of the year.”
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Dom Lormier, an experienced content writer at GWEB MEDIA, has been passionate about gambling for many years. Since 2000, he has closely followed the world of gambling and has written numerous articles on the regulation of online gambling, including those initiated since 2010 in different countries such as France, Belgium and Switzerland. His experience gives him in-depth expertise in casinos, poker and sports betting, allowing him to cover a wide range of topics and strategies in the vast field of gambling.
