2027 will be another year of changes for the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT). There will be five stops, featuring a new €5,000 Main Event, plus the €1,250 PokerStars Open—with two stops confirmed so far—and, of course, the Irish Poker Open sponsored by PokerStars.
Paris, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, and Prague—the 2026 EPT season is almost minimalist. The 2027 season will definitely feature one more stop, as the tour returns to Malta for the first time at the Portomaso Casino.
The season kicks off in February in Paris, followed by Monte Carlo in April. The summer stop at Casino Barcelona is scheduled for mid-August, before the tour returns to Malta at the end of September after a one-year hiatus. Prague will once again host the season finale in 2027. Here are the dates in detail:
– 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
All these stops have two things in common: the Main Event, which will feature a fixed buy-in of €5,000 in 2027, and the PokerStars Open events. A new buy-in has already been announced for these as well, starting with the first stop in Campione. For 2027, the stand-alone and combined PokerStars Open Main Events will have a buy-in of €1,250. Confirmed PokerStars Open festivals for 2027 are:
– PokerStars Open Campione: January 8–17, 2027
– PokerStars Open Namur: May 26–June 6, 2027
In addition, the Irish Poker Open will take place from March 18–29, 2027. The full tournament schedule is already available.
In addition to the new buy-in for the Main Event, the PokerStars Open is also adjusting the buy-in for the High Roller events to €2,500. Stack structures, fees, and, of course, the complete schedules are always released as early as possible for each festival.
“The EPT has set the standard in live poker for more than 20 years, and our job is to raise it,” said Cedric Billot, Associate Director of Live Events at PokerStars. “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 event better.”
The online satellites for the PokerStars Open Campione and the Irish Open are already available in the PokerStars client; qualification for the EPT Paris begins on Sunday, November 15.
Additional dates and details about the PokerStars Live League will follow shortly on the PokerStars Live page.