Biography
Lucia Navarro is now an 888poker ambassador after joining the team in November 2022. Originally hailing from Alicante, Spain, the professional poker player currently resides in Portugal. For as long as she can remember, Lucia has been a fan of card games – particularly poker. It wasn't long before she was playing online cash games and heading to her local casino in Alicante to dabble in a few tournaments. In 2014, she won her first significant tournament, collecting a $22K score for first place at a CNP888 Valencia Main Event. It was her first taste of what it would be like to be a successful professional poker player.In 2015, Lucia moved to London to take advantage of the juicy live cash games at the Victoria Casino. After playing a few live tournaments, she won one – taking home $9K after a three-way deal. After that, the wins kept on coming, starting with a repeat Main Event title at CNP888 Alicante in 2019 for $35K. And in 2022, Lucia cashed the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, finishing 241st for $47,000. Currently, she is the only woman on the Spanish national poker circuit to hold two prominent titles. Be sure to follow Lucia on her 888poker adventures on social media. She posts regularly on Instagram @lucia13navarro, and you can follow her on Twitter @lucia13navarro. Also, check out her latest YouTube vlogs and TikTok videos @lucia13navarro
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Lucia Navarro Career Highlights
Year
Event Name
Place
Prize
2022
2022 53rd Annual World Series of Poker Event #70: $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - $10,000 buy-in
241st
$46.800
2019
CNP888 Alicante, Spain
1st
$35,000
2014
CNP888 Valencia, Spain
1st
$22,000
5 Facts You Didn’t Know about Lucia…
Lucia’s favourite poker hand is K8 (suited) because she has got over so many bluffs with it.
She played on her hometown football team for two years when she was 15.
She has a YouTube channel that charts her poker journey.
She loves playing Padel (a mix between tennis and squash, for those who don’t know).
Her favourite movie is Dumb and Dumber!