2027 EPT five-stop schedule announced: Main Event buy-in cut to €5,000
PokerStars has set the 2027 EPT Main Event buy-in at €5,000, down from €5,300, across a five-stop schedule running from Paris in February to Prague in December.
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PokerNews reported on November 10, 2026, that PokerStars published the full 2027 EPT schedule, with five stops running from Paris in February to Prague in December; the EPT Main Event buy-in falls from €5,300 to €5,000. PokerStrategy reported on November 11, 2026, that the five stops were confirmed and said the PokerStars Open Main Event falls from €1,650 to €1,250; PokerNews described the Open Main Event as standardized at €1,250, previously €1,650 at flagship EPT stops and €1,100 at standalone stops such as Campione and Namur. PokerNews said the fee breakdown for the new 2027 buy-ins has not been published; neither report listed a specific breakdown. More schedule, location, and qualifier information is on the detail page.
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2027 EPT schedule: Main Event buy-in cut to €5,000, PokerStars Open set at €1,250
The 2027 EPT Main Event buy-in is set at €5,000, but how much of each new buy-in goes to fees is still unpublished.
Read story ↗- PokerNews ↗ — PokerNews reported on November 10, 2026, that PokerStars published the full 2027 EPT schedule, with five stops running from Paris in February to Prague in December. It reported that the EPT Main Event buy-in falls from €5,300 to €5,000 and that the PokerStars Open Main Event is standardized at €1,250, down from €1,650 at flagship EPT stops and €1,100 at standalone stops such as Campione and Namur. PokerNews said the fee breakdown for the new 2027 buy-ins has not been published.
- PokerStrategy ↗ — PokerStrategy reported on November 11, 2026, that the five 2027 EPT stops were confirmed and that the PokerStars Open Main Event buy-in falls from €1,650 to €1,250.
Local reading context
The EPT is PokerStars’ live poker tour, and its Main Event is usually the most closely watched tournament at each stop. A buy-in is the amount paid to enter and typically consists of a portion that goes into the prize pool plus an operator fee; it is not the total prize pool or the winner’s payout. PokerStars Open is a lower-buy-in event under the same brand, often held alongside EPT stops, and it also has standalone stops. Satellite and seat-exchange arrangements are governed by the operator’s published rules.
Source report dates: 2026-11-10 / 2026-11-11