Paris is back on the menu for PokerStars with the announcement of the first half of their 2026 live event schedule, joining Monte Carlo and the Irish Open as tentpole events in the first part of next year.
The Paris edition of the European Poker Tour will return next year after a one-year hiatus in 2025. Uncertainty about French regulations put a pause on last year's affair and now the greenlight has been given for a 2026 series from February 18–March 1.
12 nights in Paris
The 12-day series will feature a PokerStars Open Main Event, a Women's Event, the regular High Roller, and, of course, the EPT Main Event. The Main Event in 2024 drew 1,747 entries, part of over tournament 16,000 entries seen throughout the entire series. Barny Boatman took it down for €1.2 million in prizes.
The rest of the schedule fills out as the PokerStars Open returns to Campione and Namur, while the Irish Open joins EPT Monte Carlo in their respective spots on the regular schedule.
Confirmed 2026 PokerStars Live Events:
- PokerStars Open Campione (Italy): January 23 – February 1
- EPT Paris: February 18 – March 1
- Irish Poker Open: March 26 – April 6
- EPT Monte Carlo: April 30 – May 10
- PokerStars Open Namur (Belgium): May 27 – June 7
Meanwhile, the rest of the year is still packed with PokerStars action. The Women's Summer Festival kicks off in London this week, while EPT Barcelona will get going a week from now. EPT Malta will run from October 1–12 and EPT Prague goes down December 3–14.
Photos courtesy of PokerStars/Danny Maxwell.
