More coverage from 888Live Barcelona as Lee Davy sits down with the former Global Poker Index Spain #1, Ana Marquez, to discover what she’s been up to since I last saw her in 2013, her views on burning out and much more. 

Ana Marquez left PokerStars in 2013.

Back then she was a bit of a wiz, topping the Spanish Global Poker Index (GPI) charts, and winning events like the Hollywood Poker Open. And then nothing. Not a blip. Earlier this year, she popped up on my radar at 888Live Bucharest, winning the High Roller, and now, here she is, five years later, sitting on a couch in a figure-hugging creme dress sipping on a cocktail that wouldn’t look out of place in Del Boy’s hand.

I hadn’t spoken to her since she left the Red Spade, so it was time for hugs, not shakes. I kissed her and screwed up the whole Spanish double kiss thing, and we settled in for a brief chat about life since that split from Stars.