European Poker Tour (EPT)s 20th Anniversary: Looking Back at the First Ten Years The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is 20 years old. PokerNews steps back in time and looks at the first decade of this incredible tour.

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the upcoming EPT Barcelona stop. Since its inception, the EPT has awarded over €575 million in prize money while visiting 24 cities in 19 countries. Fittingly, the EPT celebrates its 20th birthday at the venue that kicked off one of live poker’s most prestigious tours. With that in mind, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at the first ten years of this incredible tour.

Hone Your Skills and Play Like the Pros with PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp PokerStars is running a WCOOP Boot Camp from August 4-19. Receive free poker training from BBZ Poker alongside 160 tournaments.

The PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) is online poker’s premier tournament series. Every player, from those just cutting their teeth in the poker world to elite-level professionals, dreams of becoming a WCOOP champion, thanks to the prestige of the series and, of course, the massive top prizes offered. The 2024 PokerStars WCOOP is scheduled to run from September 8 through October 2, and although the schedule is not yet finalized, PokerNews can provide details of something exciting to warm you up and prepare you for it.

Warm Up for EPT Barcelona With the Campeonato Espana de Poker Check out the full schedule of the Campeonato Espana de Poker Barcelona which includes a €500 Main Event that drew in 1960 entrants in 2023.

The luxurious Casino Barcelona will be packed to the rafters from August 26 until September 8 thanks to the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival taking place. But did you know that the casino will also be full of poker players in the couple of weeks prior to EPT Barcelona? Why is this the case? Because theCampeonato Espana de Poker is in town. Barcelona is a hotbed for Spanish poker and the Campeonato Espana de Poker (CEP) is one of the country’s most popular series. Players from far and wide flock to Casino Barcelona whenever CEP rolls in, with 308 players buying into last year’s €1,100 High Roller event. Sergio Contreras emerged victoriously from that event, and scooped €42,150 after a four-handed deal.

PokerStars Announces Game Integrity Rule Changes at EPT Barcelona PokerStars announced several new tournament rules being implemented at EPT Barcelona including a ban on solvers and charts on the rail. Find out more.

As it celebrates 20 years of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Barcelona, PokerStars announced several rule and procedure changes to maintain game integrity, including new rules banning solvers and preflop charts for players and spectators alike. Kenny Hallaert, a longtime tournament official who recently signed on as a PokerStars ambassador, announced the changes on social media on Monday as EPT Barcelona kicked off with the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event. They include reductions in shot clock time, new dealer guidelines and changes to the redraw process.

PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton Praises EPT as Tour Celebrates 20th Anniversary PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton marks the 20th anniversary of the European Poker Tour by sharing some of his memories and the impact that the tour has had

Over the years, countless players have experienced all that the European Poker Tour has to offer. Sam Grafton is no exception. So, as the EPT Barcelona festival gets underway today — marking the tour’s 20th anniversary — we spoke with the PokerStars Ambassador about his EPT memories and the impact it has had on his life. One Word: Amazing It’s easy to understate Grafton’s poker career. With over $15 million in career earnings and now a member of PokerStars Team Pro, he’s played on countless tours in countless venues and has seen the industry continue to change and evolve.

Complete Guide to EPT Barcelona 2024 - Everything You Need to Know Going to Barcelona for the EPT? We’ve got you covered. From best restaurants and sites to see to buyins and tournaments here’s your guide to EPT Barcelona 2023.

Get ready for one of the poker events of the year: the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona! This iconic festival will take place at Casino Barcelona from August 26 to September 8, 2024 and offers an incredible mix of poker, top-notch entertainment, and the chance to experience one of Europe’s most dynamic cities. Whether you’re a seasoned player or a poker fan, our guide will cover everything you need to know—tournament schedules, travel tips, the best places to stay, and what to expect from Barcelona’s weather.

Gaspare Sposato Triumphs in Epic Heads-Up Duel to Win UKIPT London Main Event The PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event has been a roaring success packing out the Hippodrome Casino from floor to ceiling across four days of action.

The PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event has been nothing less than a roaring success, packing out the Hippodrome Casino from floor to ceiling across four days of action. Out of 725 entries, 13 hopefuls returned for the final day to compete for the lion’s share of the £696,000 prize pool. In the end, after over 12 hours of action, Gaspare Sposato of Italy emerged as the outright winner. The 28-year-old Italian poker pro has only recently stepped onto the live circuit and has come close to winning titles on several occasions before finally locking up the first-place finish in the UKIPT Main Event.

UKIPT London Bursts into Life with PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game The UKIPTs jaunt to London may have begun on August 4 but the festival turned up a notch on Tuesday with the PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game (MUG).

The PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) jaunt to London may have begun on August 4, but the festival in England’s capital turned up a notch on Tuesday with the PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game (MUG). Hundreds descended on The Hippodrome Casino to battle against the faces of the Spadie brand, where plenty of prizes were up for grabs. A plethora of Power Path Passes were dished out in the poker fiesta, with smiles, excitement and camaraderie filling the room as UKIPT London shifted into fifth gear.

Parker Tonkaaaa Talbot Breaks Down His Biggest Career Win on Youtube A video from PokerStars breaks down Parker Tonkaaaa Talbots second place finish for $363700 in EPT Paris €2200 FPS High Roller. His biggest live cash.

PokerStars released a video on Wednesday which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Parker “Tonkaaaa” Talbot’s biggest career cash. The video covers his run in the EPT Paris €2,200 FPS High Roller, where he fired two bullets before eventually making it to second place and taking home a check for €334,180 ($363,700). To watch the full breakdown and hear Talbot’s account of the event in detail, check out the full video below.

The Eight Past PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event Champions PokerNews steps back in time and looks at the eight players who have won the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event.

The 2024 PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London festival kicks off on August 2, with the £1,100 Main Event’s first flight shuffling up and dealing on August 4. Eight players have become UKIPT London Main Event champions since the tournament’s inaugural running in 2010, and some of those champions have become household names following their victories. PokerNews’ live reporting team is on the ground throughout the 2024 UKIPT London Main Event, and we hope one of our readers follows in the footsteps of these eight heroes and returns home as a poker champion.

Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse Praises Nadya Magnus After PokerStars Big Game on Tour Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse called her Big Game on Tour appearance a dream and praised former Loose Cannon Nadya Magnus

The latest series of The Big Game on Tour has reached its conclusion, with Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse battling it out over the course of 150 hands against tough opposition to see if she could play with some of the world’s best. If you haven’t seen how she got on in the last episode — click here for the summary of the last episode or head to the PokerStars YouTube channel to find out.

Luke Rothschild Records Career Cash in Pennsylvania State Poker Championship Opener %!s()

Action has concluded in the $550 PSPC Event #1 at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship. Luke Rothschild has emerged from the pack victorious with a career-high $47,474 score. The seven Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 890 entrants, 113 players made it to Day 2 and secured a minimum cash of $725. The prize pool generated a whopping $412,960 and when it was all said and done, five players decided on an ICM chop.

Can the Loose Cannon Turn a Profit in The Big Game on Tour Season Finale? PokerStars The Big Game on Tour is one of the most popular poker shows and PokerNews brings you all the big hands and stories from the series.

Lily Newhouse’s time on The Big Game on Tour has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. The cancer survivor saw her stack plummet to $14,200 on just the third hand of play of the season after being on the wrong end of a trips versus full house cooler against PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton. On her second appearance, Newhouse was able to claw some chips back before another set-up against Grafton derailed some of her momentum in the third session. With coach Nadya Magnus’ help, Newhouse kept composed and went on a brief heater to rally back to her $50,000 starting stack. Last week’s episode saw Newhouse drop slightly further into the red, but she remained in a healthy position to walk away with a profit heading into the finale.

PokerStars’ Strategic Collaborations Sees a New Era in Live Poker Events Discover how PokerStars is reshaping live poker by partnering with renowned global tours like the Irish Open and Goliath creating experiences for players worldwide.

As PokerStars celebrates the 20th anniversary of the European Poker Tour (EPT), the company is expanding its reach by forming strategic collaborations with other major poker tours, reshaping the landscape of live poker and offering new opportunities to players worldwide. Julien Liarte, PokerStars’ Live Events Senior Business Development Manager Europe, recently shared insights into these developments during an interview at the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London. UKIPT London, hosted at the iconic Hippodrome Casino, continues to be one of PokerStars’ flagship events in the UK. “UKIPT London is particularly special for us, especially given our long-standing relationship with the Hippodrome Casino,” Liarte noted. This event has become a fixture in the UK poker calendar, attracting players year after year.

NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series Follow PokerNews to get coverage of the 2024 NAPT Las Vegas

The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by Pokerstars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.

Win a PokerStars NAPT Gold Pass By Playing Daily Fantasy Sports on FanDuel Daily fantasy sports players on FanDuel have the opportunity to win a $10000 Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas in November. Get the details here.

Since announcing the upcoming North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival taking place Nov. 1-10, PokerStars has given players several opportunities to win Gold Pass packages valued at $10,000. That includes three Gold Passes that were awarded during the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship earlier this month. Now PokerStars has announced another opportunity to win a coveted Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas by playing daily fantasy sports on FanDuel. Not only that, but the promotions gives players a chance to audition for The Big Game on Tour.

Simon Mattsson Triumphs in the PokerStars $1050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event Simon Mattsson won the $1050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event for $76031 while the $109 edition ended in a heads-up chop.

The $1,050 buy-in WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event drew in 502 entrants to PokerStars, and Sweden’s Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson outlasted them all. Mattsson added $76,031 to his online poker tournament lifetime winnings of over $35 million after coming out on top of the star-studded field. The $1,050 Main Event’s 502-strong field was cut to only 38 on Day 1, with the surviving players returning to the battlefield on August 19. Start of Day 2 chip leader Tom “hitthehole” Middleton couldn’t build on his opening day success, falling in 26th place for $3,495.

Michael Addamo Bags $88K Score in the PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp Michael Addamo was the biggest winner at PokerStars this weekend after taking down the WCOOP Boot Camp edition of the $5200 Titans Event for $87884.

Australian superstar Michael “imluckbox” Addamo helped himself to an $87,884 payday this weekend by triumphing in the WCOOP Boot Camp edition of the $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans Event at PokerStars. The United Kingdom-based high-stakes guru came out on top of a 50-strong crowd and raked in the largest slice of the $250,000 prize pool. The compact field meant only the top six finishers received prize money, with Brazilian Pedro “pvigar” Garagnani falling in seventh place, bursting the money bubble and locking in at least $13,223 for the surviving players.

Can Sam Grafton Bluff Maria Ho Off Aces in The Big Game on Tour? PokerStars The Big Game on Tour is one of the most popular poker shows and PokerNews brings you all the big hands and stories from the series.

The penultimate episode of The Big Game on Tour’s inaugural season has arrived, and Lily Newhouse is fighting to break even after a remarkable comeback in the previous session. With just a few dozen hands left before the season wraps up, can the Loose Cannon finally enter the black? Meanwhile, Maria Ho found herself in a tense showdown with PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton, facing a tough river decision holding pocket aces. Curious to see how it all unfolded? Don’t miss the PokerNews breakdown of Episode 9 of The Big Game on Tour.

Book Your Seat in the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event for Just $5.50 on PokerStars Poker players can qualify for the North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event with a large number of satellites for the price of a cup of coffee on PokerStars.

Following the successful return of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in Las Vegas last year, PokerStars announced in May that the NAPT will return to Resorts World, Las Vegas, this November for another ten-day poker extravaganza. Continuing the excitement from previous events, the platform is once again seeking a new group of Loose Cannons, as the festival will film additional episodes of The Big Game on Tour. The series is highlighted by the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, which has a $5,300 buy-in. Last year’s champion, Sami Bechahed, topped the 1,095-entry field and took home a substantial $268,945.

WSOP Circuit Returns to Playground with 15 Rings and $3M in Guarantees Up for Grabs Join PokerNews Live Reporting team at Playground this August for the 2024 WSOP Circuit Playground festival.

For the second time this year, the fantastic Playground in Montreal, Canada, is set to be crammed to capacity with poker players from far and wide between August 19 to September 3 because the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) is in town. The Playground has hosted dozens of prestigious live poker events over the years, but WSOPC Playground is an entirely different beast. The bustling schedule features 15 WSOPC ring-awarding events with buy-ins from $250 to $3,300, and each of those ring events boasts a guarantee in its prize pool. The largest of those guarantees, a whopping $1,500,000, is reserved for the $1,700 Main Event, which will help Playground award no less than $3 million by the time the last person out of the building turns off the lights.

Gazzola Denies PokerStars Talbot in Maryland State Poker Championship $2200 Main Event Ben Gazzola won the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship after defeating PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot in heads-up play to win $110578 and a a NAPT Gold Power Pass.

Ben Gazzola emerged victorious in the $2,200 Main Event at the Maryland State Poker Championship, taking home a first-place prize of $110,578. From Hagerstown, MD, Gazzola outlasted PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot in heads-up. Talbot, known in the poker world as “tonkaaaa,” secured a runner-up prize of $73,719. Gazzola’s victory marks a career milestone. His Main Event win set a new personal best and almost doubled his previous $155,555 in live tournament earnings. In addition to the cash prize, Gazzola received a much-wanted PokerStars Gold Pass, valued at $10,000. This includes a $5,300 buy-in to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, a seven-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas, and $1,800 in travel expenses.

2024 NAPT Las Vegas Gold Passes Come With This AMAZING Extra Perk Win your way to Las Vegas with the NAPT Gold Pass and the PokerStars Power Path

It’s fast becoming one of poker’s must-have items, and now there’s an extra reason to try and get your hands on a coveted NAPT Gold Pass. A $10,300 NAPT Gold Pass sees players win entry to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, seven nights’ accommodation for them and a guest along with spending money, and plenty of Gold Passes have already been won. However, today sees the launch of the PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas Power Path campaign, giving players the opportunity to win their way to Vegas through the innovative online program.

Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse Shares Her Cancer Survivor Story in Episode 8 of The Big Game on Tour PokerStars The Big Game on Tour is one of the most popular poker shows and PokerNews brings you all the big hands and stories from the series.

PokerStars recently announced the return of The Big Game on Tour for another season, with new episodes set to be filmed during the NAPT Las Vegas festival. As the show prepares to wrap up its first season, one player remains in the spotlight: Lily Newhouse, the latest Loose Cannon chasing a life-changing payday. However, Newhouse’s journey is about more than just poker. In the latest episode, she opened up about her battle with breast cancer, revealing how her experience shaped her outlook on life.