Joan Moragues Poker Profile: Career, Results and Earnings
Joan Baltasar Crespi Moragues, commonly listed in poker tournament results as Joan Moragues, Joan Crespi, or Joan Crespi Moragues, is a Spanish professional poker player from Santa Margalida on the island of Mallorca. Primarily a tournament player, Moragues developed much of his game online before producing a series of increasingly significant live results.
His live tournament breakthrough accelerated between late 2024 and the summer of 2026. Moragues finished runner-up in a $3,000 six-max event during the 2024 WPT World Championship festival, won a championship event at the Venetian in 2025, and then enjoyed a standout 2026 Wynn Summer Classic in Las Vegas.
The biggest recorded live score of his career came in June 2026, when Moragues finished fourth in a $3,500 no-limit hold'em event at Wynn Las Vegas for $354,519. Earlier in the same series, he defeated a 1,492-entry field to win a $1,100 no-limit hold'em tournament for $243,739.
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Who Is Joan Moragues?
Joan Moragues is a Spanish tournament poker professional whose full name is Joan Baltasar Crespi Moragues.
He is from Santa Margalida, Mallorca, Spain. In a 2023 interview with Barcelonapoker, Moragues said that people in the poker world often knew him as "JoanBa." At the time, he was based in Mexico and described tournament poker as his main discipline, with most of his volume coming online.
That online background eventually translated into increasingly strong live results across Europe and the United States.
Because tournament operators and poker databases have used several versions of his name, readers may encounter results credited to Joan Moragues, Joan Crespi, Joan Crespi Moragues, or Joan Baltasar Crespi Moragues. These names refer to the same Spanish tournament player discussed in this profile.
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Joan Moragues' Background
Moragues' path to professional poker included interests outside the game.
In his 2023 interview, he described himself as an educator and said that before the COVID-19 pandemic he had participated in and led social projects. He also spent several years in South America before establishing himself in Mexico.
Poker eventually became his profession.
Moragues identified tournaments as his primary format and said he played extensively online while also taking opportunities to compete live. His tournament schedule has since expanded well beyond Mexico, with recorded appearances at events connected to PokerStars, the World Poker Tour, the Venetian, Wynn Las Vegas, the European Poker Tour, and the World Series of Poker.
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Joan Moragues' Major Poker Accomplishments
Moragues' most important verified live tournament results include:
Fourth place in the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $354,519
First place in the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event for $243,739
First place in the 2025 Venetian DeepStack Showdown $1,600 Ante Up Championship for $82,302
Runner-up in the 2024 WPT World Championship festival $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max event for $98,942
Runner-up in the 2024 PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour Madrid €330 Cup for €14,950
Multiple appearances and cashes at World Series of Poker events
His two major Wynn results in 2026 established that summer as the most important stretch of his documented live career through August 2026.
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Breakthrough at the 2024 WPT World Championship Festival
One of the first major Las Vegas results that brought Moragues wider attention came in December 2024 during the WPT World Championship festival.
Moragues reached heads-up play in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max tournament at Wynn Las Vegas. The event attracted 211 entries and generated a $580,250 prize pool.
Former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe McKeehen ultimately won the tournament, while Moragues earned $98,942 for second place.
The result was an important step forward for Moragues in a major international festival and preceded an even stronger run of results in Las Vegas.
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Joan Moragues Wins at the Venetian in 2025
Moragues added a notable live title in November 2025 at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown.
He won the $1,600 Ante Up Championship after the tournament drew 282 entries and generated a $400,440 prize pool. Moragues defeated Kfir Nahum heads-up and earned $82,302 for the victory.
The win gave Moragues another significant Las Vegas result less than a year after his runner-up performance during the WPT World Championship festival.
It also set the stage for the largest scores of his career the following summer.
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Joan Moragues' 2026 Wynn Summer Classic
The 2026 Wynn Summer Classic became the defining live tournament series of Moragues' career through August 2026.
His first major result came in the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event carrying a $1 million guarantee. A total of 1,492 entries pushed the prize pool to $1,439,780.
Moragues outlasted the entire field to win the tournament and collect $243,739.
That victory alone represented one of his largest live scores, but he followed it with an even bigger result only weeks later.
Moragues reached the final table of the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em event with a $5 million guarantee. The tournament attracted 1,722 entries and generated a $5,467,350 prize pool.
He finished fourth for $354,519, the largest verified live tournament cash of his career through August 2026.
David Henao won the tournament, with Georgios Tsouloftas finishing second and Joseph Cheong taking third.
Moragues' two deep runs demonstrated an ability to navigate large-field no-limit hold'em tournaments against international competition and significantly raised his profile on the live tournament circuit.
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Joan Moragues at the World Series of Poker
Moragues has also competed at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
His WSOP record includes multiple tournament cashes and deep runs rather than a bracelet victory. During the 2026 WSOP, he advanced to Day 3 of Event #89, the $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship.
The event attracted more than 3,600 entries and created a prize pool approaching $10 million. Moragues entered Day 3 with 735,000 chips while 167 players remained.
His continued WSOP participation is another indication that Moragues remains an active tournament professional competing against large international fields.
As of August 2026, the tournament records reviewed for this profile do not show a WSOP bracelet victory for Moragues.
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What Type of Poker Does Joan Moragues Play?
Moragues is primarily a tournament poker player.
In his 2023 interview, he said most of his poker volume came from online tournaments, although he also enjoyed playing live. His subsequent results show that no-limit hold'em has been the format behind his biggest recorded live tournament successes.
Those results include:
Large-field multi-table tournaments
Six-max no-limit hold'em
Championship events
WSOP tournaments
Major Las Vegas festival events
There is not enough reliable public information to assign Moragues a specific stylistic label such as tight-aggressive or loose-aggressive.
What can be established from his tournament record is that his strongest live performances have come in no-limit hold'em events with substantial fields.
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Joan Moragues' Career Earnings
Poker tournament earnings can change frequently, and Moragues' results present an additional complication because databases and tournament operators have recorded his name in several different forms.
For that reason, this profile does not provide a definitive lifetime live tournament earnings total unless a reliable consolidated database can be verified at the time of an update.
His largest verified individual live tournament cash through August 2026 is $354,519 for finishing fourth in the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.
His $243,739 victory earlier in the same Wynn series is his largest verified live tournament win by first-place prize money through the same date.
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Joan Moragues' Current Poker Status
As of August 2026, Moragues remains active on the international tournament circuit.
His 2026 schedule included competition in Europe and Las Vegas, highlighted by the Wynn Summer Classic and World Series of Poker.
The Wynn results represented a major step in his live career. After years of developing primarily as an online tournament player, Moragues has accumulated multiple six-figure live scores and victories at two prominent Las Vegas poker venues.
His results make him a player worth following in future large-field no-limit hold'em tournaments, particularly during major international festivals and the Las Vegas summer tournament season.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joan Moragues' full name?
His full name is Joan Baltasar Crespi Moragues. Tournament results may list him as Joan Moragues, Joan Crespi, Joan Crespi Moragues, or Joan Baltasar Crespi Moragues.
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Where is Joan Moragues from?
Joan Moragues is from Santa Margalida, Mallorca, Spain.
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What is Joan Moragues' nickname?
Moragues said in a 2023 interview that people in the poker world often knew him as "JoanBa."
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What is Joan Moragues' biggest live poker cash?
As of August 2026, his largest verified live tournament cash is $354,519. He earned the prize for finishing fourth in the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic.
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What is Joan Moragues' biggest poker tournament win?
Moragues won the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic for $243,739 after defeating a field of 1,492 entries.
He also won the $1,600 Ante Up Championship during the 2025 Venetian DeepStack Showdown for $82,302.
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Did Joan Moragues finish second to Joe McKeehen?
Yes. Moragues finished runner-up to 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max event during the 2024 WPT World Championship festival. Moragues earned $98,942.
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Has Joan Moragues won a WSOP bracelet?
As of August 2026, the tournament records reviewed for this profile do not show a World Series of Poker bracelet victory for Joan Moragues.
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Does Joan Moragues play online poker?
Yes. In a 2023 interview, Moragues described himself as primarily an online tournament player, although his live tournament activity and results have increased substantially since then.
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Is Joan Moragues still an active poker player?
Yes. Moragues was actively competing on the international live tournament circuit during 2026, including appearances at the Wynn Summer Classic and World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
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Sources
Barcelonapoker
PokerNews
Wynn Las Vegas
World Poker Tour
Card Player
PokerStars and Estrellas Poker Tour
World Series of Poker
Hendon Mob tournament database
Tournament statistics and current-status information in this profile are accurate to the best available verified information as of August 2026 and should be reviewed periodically as Joan Moragues' career develops.