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.
