The net large PokerStars launched particulars in regards to the PokerStars Open, a brand new collection of tournaments for 2025 that may deliver excessive profile occasions to cities all through the continent.
The PokerStars Open replaces the web room’s regional excursions and places most of its dwell European occasions underneath one model. So say goodbye to the Eureka Poker Tour, the France Poker Sequence (FPS), the UK & Eire Poker Tour (UKIPT), and Estrellas in Spain, and hi there to the PSO.
A complete six standalone stops will be part of PokerStars Open Fundamental Occasions at EPT Monte Carlo and EPT Barcelona.
“PokerStars is thrilled to introduce a brand new collection of occasions to the European poker calendar. Our PokerStars Open occasions will supply gamers accessible distinctive experiences, with every venue offering a definite environment that contributes to a cohesive European collection, complementing the European Poker Tour whereas additionally standing out on their very own,” stated Cedric Billot, Affiliate Director of Reside Occasions Operations at PokerStars. “We perceive that gamers like to journey for tournaments, so we’ve expanded to the PokerStars Open format. This enables us larger flexibility to host million-guaranteed occasions throughout Europe, past simply our conventional nationwide tour places.”
Every pageant might be headlined by a €1,100/£1,100 PokerStars Open Fundamental Occasion with €1M/£1M assured, with many various aspect occasions. Feeders to the tourneys might be run on PokerStars shoppers. Gamers may use their Energy Path Silver Passes to play occasions.
See the PokerStars consumer for extra data on qualifying routes.
The stops
Three new cities have been added to the schedule of six, and it begins with a visit to Campione, Italy, at On line casino Municipale March 10-16. This occasion, like most of them, might be streamed on PokerStars’ socials.
A month later the Irish Open will happen on the Royal Dublin Society in Eire April 10-21. It’s the forty fifth yr for the Irish Open. It began after Irish bookmaker Terry Rogers, who had run tournaments in Eire for the reason that mid-70s, returned residence from a visit to the World Sequence of Poker and knew his countrymen would go loopy for Texas maintain’em.
From Could 28 to June 9, the PSO might be at Namur: Circus On line casino Resort in Belgium.
The following cease might be at Gran Madrid On line casino Torrequebrada in Malaga, Spain, June 16-22.
The PSO is off for the summer time, however begins up once more in Manchester, UK, for the primary time Oct. 20-26 at On line casino Manchester235 earlier than closing up its first season in Cannes, France — one other new cease. The finale takes place at On line casino Barriere Le Croisette Dec. 8-14.
PokerStars’ European Poker Tour has two stops scheduled: EPT Monte Carlo April 30 to Could 10, and EPT Barcelona Aug. 18-31.
EPT Paris was imagined to kick-off the season in February, however was cancelled because of “uncertainty surrounding licensing necessities,” PokerStars said in a press release.
Extra stops may very well be added to each schedules.
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