PokerStars has revealed its 2027 European Poker Tour schedule whereas introducing key buy-in restructuring throughout a number of marquee occasions.
Organizers decreased EPT principal occasion buy-ins to €5,000 from the long-standing €5,300 worth level. Additionally, PokerStars Open principal occasions have seen the buy-in standardized to €1,250. The PSO principal occasions had beforehand trusted whether or not or not that match was connected to an EPT cease, with people who had been costing €1,650 to enter whereas standalone PSO principal occasions had been simply €1,100 to play.
“The EPT has set the standard in live poker for more than 20 years, and our job is to raise it,” stated Associate Director of Live Events at PokerStars Cedric Billot. “That starts with listening. Players told us the PokerStars Open at EPT stops had become too expensive, and €1,250 brings it back within reach while still letting us manage demand in our busiest venues. One consistent buy-in level for every PokerStars Open and a clean €5,000 for the EPT main event make the tour simpler to understand. And this is only the start, with changes coming in 2027 that will make the poker experience even better.”
The tour additionally reduce the PokerStars Open High Roller buy-in to €2,500 in any respect EPT festivals.
2027 European Poker Tour And PokerStars Open Schedules
The EPT season will kick off in France with the primary of 5 festivals on the agenda. While Paris, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, and Prague had been all on the schedule in 2026, Malta is a returning vacation spot that was not within the combine this season.
- EPT Paris: February 9 – 20, 2027
- EPT Monte-Carlo: April 21 – May 2, 2027
- EPT Barcelona: August 15-28, 2027
- EPT Malta: September 28 – October 9, 2027
- EPT Prague: November 28 – December 9, 2027
Organizers additionally detailed three non-EPT stops, that includes two standalone PokerStars Open festivals alongside the PokerStars-sponsored 2027 Irish Open.
- PokerStars Open Campione: January 8 – 17, 2027
- Irish Open sponsored by PokerStars: March 18 – 29, 2027
- PokerStars Open Namur: May 26 – June 6, 2027
The EPT first debuted again in 2004. EPT principal occasions have already awarded over €650 million in prize cash, with that quantity set to develop in a serious approach within the coming 12 months. Stay tuned to Card Player all through the season for protection of the 2027 EPT season.
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