Pokerstars sponsor many prestigious live poker tours and their players have the opportunity to play in major live tournaments with big cash prizes around the world, all year long. Low cost qualifiers come online in good time before each event where you can get to your chosen venue for a very small fraction of the buy in direct. You can even use up your frequent player points (FPPs) to enter tournaments to get you on the road to a live poker event.
Many of the live events feature all inclusive prize packages to be won where players can win the buy in to the main event, hotel accommodation and cash for expenses. Often there are seat only prizes too where you win the cost of the buy in to the main event only, ideal for local players or those who prefer to make their own arrangements.
Great care is taken with the choice of venue for each stop of each tour, only the best casinos are included to enhance the live poker experience for the players. Online prize package winners will find themselves in the company of the great of the poker world who flock to these events attracted by the huge prizepools and championship titles to be won.
Live Poker Tours Sponsored by Pokerstars
- European Poker Tour – EPT – reaches top poker destinations around the globe, EPT is the richest and largest poker tour in the world. The eleventh successful season is drawing to a close and season twelve’s schedule is eagerly awaited.
- UK and Ireland Poker Tour – UKIPT – season five is visiting the regions with massive prize pools.
- Estrellas Poker Tour – ESPT – Spain’s biggest money poker events, now in its sixth season.
- Italian Poker Tour – IPT – Italy’s premier series of live poker with huge sums of cash to be won, now enjoying its fifth season.
- Eureka Poker Tour – brings the big poker tour experience to eastern and central Europe, now in its fifth season.
- France Poker Series – FPT – has proved to be a runaway success and is now a firm fixture in poker players agendas.
The satellites for any of the above poker tours are easily found through the lobby just select live events, in red, from the top toolbar and select the event of your choice and, at the moment, there are 48 events to choose from.
As examples of what is on offer right now EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo and UKIPT Nottingham, England are featured.
EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo
Officially called the Pokerstars and Monte Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final, EPT Season 11 bows out in great style at the famous Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco this April 28th to May 8th. Satellites / qualifiers are running now from just 50 FPPs or €2.22 which lead to the satellites where the prize packages or seat only prizes are won. The buy in to the main event direct is €10,600.
The Schedule
The action packed schedule of seventy seven events includes the €25k high roller, the €100k super high roller events but, the star of the show is the main event final table which will be held on May 8th at 1pm. Last years main event winner, Antonio Buonanno from Naples, took home €1,240,000 and, interestingly, seven of the finalists qualified through Pokerstars and earned €2.7 million between them for an outlay of just €1,700 in total!
The Venue
Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort – 5*
40 Avenue Princess Grace
Monte Carlo 98000
Monaco
Website: montecarlocasino.com
Full package winners will be staying onsite at the venue which is now fully booked, for other accommodation needs contact: www.ept-travel.com who have negotiated special deals with local hoteliers already.
Season 10 saw Victoria Coren Mitchell making poker history by becoming the only player to have won two EPT main events, congratulations are in order again as she and her husband David, who says they don’t play cards at home, are expecting their first child. Sadly, Victoria left Team Pokerstars when the casino was added to the site however, she still plays regularly on the site which she rates as the best.
UKIPT Nottingham, England
With £1,000,000 guaranteed the UKIPT main event, hosted by Pokerstars at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club, will prove a popular choice for poker players from all over the world this April 12th to 19th. Online players can get in on the action by playing in UKIPT Nottingham satellites right now, there are seat only and full prize packages to be won. The satellites start at just £1.10.
The Schedule
There are seven events to look forward to including the £3,300 high roller and £330 Nottingham cup events. The main event, with a buy in direct of £1,100, has £1m guaranteed to be won which last year grew to £1,223,000. Last year Duncan McLellan won after six days of powerful play.
The Venue
Dusk Till Dawn Poker
Redfield Way
Boulevard Retail Park
Lenton
Nottingham NG7 2UW
Website: dusktilldawncasinonottingham.com
Players who have won a full package will be advised where they will be staying by email. If you need somewhere to stay close to the poker action contact ukipt@maineventtravel.com who will be pleased to help.
New Player at Pokerstars?
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