PokerStars Locks In Barcelona for the 2027 EPT Summer

Yesterday, our 2027 calendar became a little more nuanced, mostly thanks to PokerStars sharing its plans with the general public. Now we know Paris opens the European Poker Tour season. Monte-Carlo takes the spring slot. Then comes Barcelona.

PokerStars confirmed that the tour’s longest-running European stop will return to Casino Barcelona from August 15-28, 2027.

There is no full tournament schedule yet, but PokerStars has confirmed that the festival will again include High Rollers, Super High Rollers, Mystery Bounties and PokerStars Open events around the Main Event.

Barcelona will be the third stop to use the new €5,000 EPT Main Event buy-in. That replaces €5,300, while the accompanying PokerStars Open Main Event moves from €1,650 to €1,250.

These changes will be visible across the board, beginning with EPT Paris in February next year. 

While this change does come after several players voiced their opinion on the buy-ins, it will be particularly interesting to see what it does in Barcelona, a stop already known for enormous fields over the decades.

The 2026 Main Event drew 1,823 entries, creating €8.84 million in prize money before Manuel Ferrari took the title and €1,002,488

The 2027 stop stretches across 14 days, the longest window among Paris, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona.

Casino Barcelona remains the venue, positioned beside Port Olímpic and the city’s waterfront.

Qualifiers, the Main Event dates and the detailed tournament lineup remain to be announced as the Spanish stop draws closer and the preceeding ones wrap up.