PokerStars has released its 2027 European Poker Tour (EPT) schedule and restructured buy-ins across several events, according to Card Player. The EPT Main Event will cost €5,000, down from the €5,300 charged until now.

PokerStars Open (PSO) main events move to a single buy-in of €1,250. The price used to depend on the setting: €1,650 when the tournament ran at an EPT stop, and €1,100 at standalone PSO festivals. The PSO High Roller drops to €2,500 at every EPT festival.

Cedric Billot, PokerStars' associate director of live events, said players had told the company that the PSO at EPT stops had become too expensive. He said the new price brings it back within reach and still lets organizers manage demand in the busiest venues. Billot added that more changes are coming in 2027.

The season opens in France, the first of five festivals. Paris, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Prague were all on the 2026 calendar. Malta returns after missing this season. Organizers also detailed three non-EPT stops: two standalone PSO festivals and the 2027 Irish Open, which PokerStars sponsors.

The EPT debuted in 2004. Card Player reports that its main events have awarded more than €650 million in prize money.

Source: Card Player

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