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Five Stops, Lower Buy-Ins: PokerStars Sets EPT 2027
- PokerStars confirms five EPT stops for 2027: Paris, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Malta and Prague.
- Main Event buy-in reduced to €5,000 for clearer, more consistent pricing.
- Full festival schedules and Main Event dates are still to be announced.
PokerStars officially settled its 2027 European Poker Tour calendar this week but along with five confirmed stops, the announcement brought more substanial changes that players initially saw coming.
During the 2027 season, PokerStars will run five festivals across Paris, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Malta and Prague, while simultaneously cutting the Main Event entry to €5,000 as part of a broader attempt to tidy up its live-event pricing
Five EPT Festivals Confirmed for 2027
| EPT 2027 Stop | Festival Dates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Paris will again start off the 2027 EPT season in late Febaurary, while Prague remains the final stop later in December
.
Between them, Monte-Carlo will again take up its usual spring window, Barcelona returns to its summer slot in August, while Malta rejoins the calendar after sitting out the 2026 EPT season.
Main Event Changes Headline the Announcement
Those familar with a bit of EPT history, will know the Main Event has been priced at €5,300 ever since 2012. Now, as we usher in the 2027 season, that number becomes a flat €5,000.
When asked about it, PokerStars said the change is part of a shift towards simpler, more consistent pricing rather than a just a one off Main Event reduction. The biggest decrease actually comes lower down the schedule:
| Event | Previous Buy-in | 2027 Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| EPT Main Event | €5,300 | €5,000 |
| PS Open Main at EPT stops | €1,650 | €1,250 |
| PS Open Main at standalone stops | €1,100 | €1,250 |
| PS Open High Roller at EPT stops | Higher 2026 pricing | €2,500 |
Cedric Billot, Associate Director of Live Events at PokerStars, said player feedback was the tipping point for the decision, particularly around the price of Opens staged during EPT festivals.
EPT Paris Opens the 2027 Season
The first chance to see these 2027 changes in action comes in Paris from February 9-20. The festival once again returns to Le Palais des Congrès, with direct online qualifiers opening November 15 after the first feeders began alongside the schedule announcement.
Monte-Carlo follows in April, while the season resumes after summer with Barcelona, Malta and Prague.
PokerStars has not yet released the complete schedules for those five festivals, meaning Main Event dates and the wider High Roller lineups still have to be filled in.
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