It’s time to update your passports, because PokerStars is again bringing its poker tournament festivals to countries all around Europe in 2024.
From Cyprus to Barcelona to Monte Carlo, the slate of series sponsored by PokerStars is just about set. The European Poker Tour (EPT) kicked-off 2024 in Paris Feb 14, and while the final table of the €5,000 Main Event is currently taking place (watch Day 2 here on YouTube), the poker year is packed full of events across the continent
Besides the EPT, PokerStars sponsors another eight different poker series in more than a dozen countries. They are the EPT, the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP), the France Poker Series (FPS), Spain’s Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT), the Eastern European Eureka Poker Tour, the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT), the Irish Open, and the newly revitalized North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
Some of these series take place with others. For example, FPS Paris was combined with EPT Paris as part of a poker festival that ends Feb. 25. Here’s glimpse of the rest of the European dates.
Four more left for the EPT
The next festival for the EPT and FPS takes place at Sporting Monte Carlo April 24 until the first week of May (two events, the EPT Mystery Bounty and High Roller, have yet to be scheduled, but usually takes place after the Main). Here’s the schedule:
France Poker Series Monte Carlo:
FPS Main Event: April 24-28 – €1,100
FPS Cup: Dates TBC – €550
FPS High Roller: Dates TBC – €2,200
EPT Monte Carlo
EPT Super High Roller: Dates TBC – €100,000
EPT Main Event: April 28-May 4 – €5,300
EPT Mystery Bounty: Dates TBC – €3,000
EPT High Roller: Dates TBC – €25,000
After Monte Carlo, the EPT pairs up with the ESTP at Casino Barcelona Aug. 26 to the middle of September (again, dates of the Mystery Bounty and High Roller events are not yet scheduled).
Estrellas Poker Tour Barcelona
ESPT Main Event: August 26- September 1- €1,100
ESPT Cup: Dates TBC – €550
ESPT High Roller: Dates TBC – €2,200
EPT Barcelona
EPT Super High Roller: Dates TBC – €100,000
EPT Main Event: September 1-8 – €5,300
EPT Mystery Bounty: Dates TBC – €3,000
EPT High Roller: Dates TBC – €10,300
After Barcelona, the EPT returns to Cyprus along with Eureka Oct. 9 to 20. While the range of dates are known, the exact dates of the tournaments have not been released. Book with caution, as they can change.
Eureka Cyprus:
Eureka Main Event: Dates TBC – $1,100
Eureka Cup: Dates TBC – $550
Eureka High Roller: Dates TBC – $2,200
EPT Cyprus:
EPT Super High Roller: Dates TBC – $50,000
EPT Main Event: Dates TBC – $5,300
EPT Mystery Bounty: Dates TBC – $3,000
EPT High Roller: Dates TBC – $10,300
The EPT closes the year in Prague, where it again partnered with the Eureka Tour. Again, the exact dates of the events are not known, but it will take place Dec. 4 to 15.
Eureka Prague:
Eureka Main Event: Dates TBC – €1,100
Eureka Cup: Dates TBC – €550
Eureka High Roller: Dates TBC – €2,200
EPT Prague:
EPT Main Event: Dates TBC – €5,300
EPT Mystery Bounty: Dates TBC – €3,000
EPT High Roller: Dates TBC – €10,300
FPT, Eureka, and ESPT fill out schedule
Besides piggybacking with the EPT, the localized tours have a handful of series to offer.
The ESPT has two stops planned: ESPT Madrid at Casino Gran Vía March 19-24 and ESPT Málaga at Casino Torrequebrada June 10 to 16.
ESPT Madrid
ESPT Cup: March 23-24 – €330
ESPT Main Event: March 20-24 – €1,100
ESPT High Roller: March 19-20 – €2,200
ESPT Málaga hasn’t settled on exact dates, but will have the same tourneys.
The FPS has two independent stops scheduled so far: The Belgian Poker Challenge Namur at the Circus Casino Resort takes place May 8-20, and the FPS Aix-les-Bains Festival at the Casino Grand Cercle Sept. 30 to Oct. 6.
Each festival will have at least three tournaments, €330, €1,100, and €3,300, but the exact dates have yet to be announced.
The first Eureka series takes place at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. The Main Event has a €1 million guarantee.
Eureka Rozvadov
Eureka Cup: March 11-15 – €330
Eureka Main Event: March 10-18 – €1,100
Eureka High Roller: March 17-18 – €2,200
The next two Eureka series takes place at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino in Cyprus Oct. 9 to 20, and King’s Casino in Prague Dec. 4 to 15, but the full schedules have not been released.
The only stop currently schedule for UKIPT is the Irish Open, which takes place at the Royal Dublin Society March 25 to April 1. Last year, it’s Main brought in 2,491 entries, and with another €1 million guaranteed, it’s surely to again attract a massive field.
2024 Irish Open
Mini Irish Open: March 25-April 1 – €200 (€500,000 GTD)
Irish Open High Roller: March 26-27 – €5,000
Irish Open Main Event: March 27-April 1 – €1,150 (€1,000,000 GTD)
Irish Open High Roller: March 30-31 – €3,000
Irish Open PLO Mystery Bounty: March 30-31 – €1,100
Irish Open Mystery Bounty: March 31-April 1 – €1,100
