The PokerStars Open: Exciting new European tour launches in 2025
Expect big guarantees, accessible buy-ins, action-packed schedules, and many fun activities to keep players and guests entertained off the tables.
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PokerStars Open heads to Campione for the first stop of 2025…
A new era of live poker in Europe begins in 2025 with the launch of the PokerStars Open, an exciting new tour consolidating PokerStars’ popular and prestigious regional tours under one dynamic banner.
The PokerStars Open combines the best elements of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT), Eureka Poker Tour, Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT), and France Poker Series (FPS) to create a schedule of unmissable events across some of Europe’s most vibrant destinations.
The schedule consists of six standalone stops – including three brand-new locations – plus PokerStars Open Main Events at EPT Monte Carlo and EPT Barcelona.
All events take place at established partner casinos and will feature PokerStars’ industry-leading dealers and floor staff, seamless registration processes, unmissable player activities, an informative Live app, and a fun and friendly atmosphere at every stop.
Each festival will be headed by a €1,100/£1,100 PokerStars Open Main Event with €1M/£1M guaranteed, supported by a large side-event schedule and tons of fun activities to deliver the world-class live event experience PokerStars is known for.
Each stop will feature a wide range of online satellites, offering more players the chance to qualify. You can also use your Power Path Silver Passes to play PokerStars Open events.
The PokerStars client provides more information on qualifying routes.
POKERSTARS OPEN SCHEDULE
The standalone stops (not including those attached to EPT Monte Carlo and EPT Barcelona) are as follows:
Campione, Italy (New location!)
March 10 – 16, 2025
A brand-new stop and the first for 2025, PokerStars Open Campione will take place in PokerStars’ brand-new Casino Municipale poker room, a luxurious location on the shores of Lake Lugano that will be home to seven days of action on and off the felt. With a top-quality, iconic live-stream broadcast, players can tune in to follow the event on all PokerStars streaming platforms.
Campione is a brand new stop for PokerStars live events
Irish Poker Open
April 10 – 21, 2025
This iconic stop returns to the Royal Dublin Society for 12 days of big guarantees, varied formats and cash games all in a historic city with legendary craic. Not one to be missed, the Irish Poker Open oozes fun and incredible poker.
The iconic Irish Open is part of the schedule
Namur, Belgium
May 28 – June 09, 2025
PokerStars returns to this historic city and well-loved stop at Circus Casino Resort with a huge €1 million guarantee, world-class dealers and the PS Live System.
Namur is a beautiful city steeped in history and culture
Malaga, Spain
June 16 – 22, 2025
This popular, sun-drenched stop will be bigger and better for 2025 with more tables for increased capacity, and even more off-the-felt entertainment for players to enjoy at Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada.
Poker’s summer holiday returns
Manchester, UK (New location!)
October 20 – 26, 2025
A new stop for 2025, Manchester is a central hub within the UK, directly accessible from Europe and further afield. The poker combined with the music and sports heritage of one of the UK’s coolest cities make this an unmissable stop on the calendar. A central venue in the heart of the city, Casino Manchester235 is the place to be next October for some unmissable PokerStars action.
Manchester: We’re mad for it
Cannes, France (New location!)
December 08 – 14, 2025
Taking place at Casino Barriere Le Croisette, the final stop of 2025 will bring the PokerStars Open to a glamorous close, complete with world-class VIP hospitality and plans to celebrate all the best moments of the year.
Our first time in Cannes
‘MORE FLEXIBILITY’
The announcement comes after huge turnouts in Prague broke records in both the Eureka and European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Events, and the unfortunate cancellation of EPT Paris in February due to circumstances beyond PokerStars’ control.
“PokerStars is delighted to bring a series of new events to the European poker calendar,” said Cédric Billot, Associate Director of Live Events Operations at PokerStars. “Our PokerStars Open stops are going to provide players with incredible experiences, with each location having its own unique feel that will come together as a European series that both ladders up to the European Poker Tour and stand up in their own right,”
Billot added: “We know that players enjoy travelling to other countries for tournaments so we’ve decided to make the move to the PokerStars Open as it gives us a lot more flexibility to throw million-guaranteed events anywhere in Europe, not just where we have established national tours.”
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