PokerStars has announced a bevy of live events for 2020, including three European Poker Tour stops and plenty of opportunities to win a Platinum Pass to compete in the PokerStars Players Championship. Here’s a look at what PokerStars has on offer in 2020 for live events.

• Red Dragon Manila: January 4-11
• Road To PSPC Barcelona (Spain): January 13-19
• Road To PSPC La Havre (France): January 15-19
• BSOP Brasilia: January 30-February 4
• Road To PSPC St Amand (France): February: 11-16
• Road To PSPC Valencia (Spain): March 2-8
• Okada Manila Millions: March 9-15
• Road To PSPC La Grand Motte (France): March 10-15
• BSOP Sao Paulo: March 19-24
• EPT Sochi: March 20-29
• Road To PSPC Madrid Gran Via (Spain): March 31-April 5
• EPT Monte Carlo: April 23-May 2
• Manila MegaStack 14: May 22-31
• Road To PSPC Cannes (France): June 10-14
• Road To PSPC Madrid Torreldones (Spain): July 1-5
• Manila Super Series 14: July 6-12
• APPT Manila 2020: July 31-August 9
• EPT Barcelona: August 12-30
• Manila Super Series 15: September: 22-28
• Manila MegaStack Challenge: December 6-13

The European Poker Tour plans to head to Sochi, Monte Carlo, and Barcelona in 2020. Sochi is the first stop of the three, scheduled for March 20-29. Monte Carlo is slotted to take place April 23-May 2, and then Barcelona, which includes the highly anticipated PSPC event, is slated for August 12-30.

EPT Sochi: March 20-29

EPT Sochi takes place at Casino Sochi in Russia. This stop has 25 events on the schedule, including the EPT Sochi Main Event running March 24-29. The EPT Sochi Main Event has a buy-in of RUB 175,000 (approx. €2,500 or $2,850) and a prize pool guarantee of RUB 122.5 million (approx. €1.8 million or $2 million).

The 2019 EPT Sochi Main Event was won by Israel’s Uri Gilboa. He topped a field of 758 entries to win RUB 27.475 million (approx. $412,000).

The biggest buy-in on the EPT Sochi schedule is the RUB 371,000 (approx. €5,500 or $6,050) High Roller that is scheduled for March 27-29.

EPT Monte Carlo: April 23-May 2

EPT Monte Carlo comes to us from Sporting Monte-Carlo in Monaco. The full schedule was not yet released at time of writing, but we do know dates for the French National Championship, Super High Roller, and EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. The French National Championship has a buy-in of €1,100 and takes place April 24-27. The Super High Roller has a buy-in of €100,000 and runs April 25-27. The EPT Monte Carlo Main Event has a buy-in of €5,300 and runs April 27-May 2.

In 2019, it was Manig Loeser topping the field in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. He finished in first place from 922 entries to win the event’s €603,777 first-place prize.

Stefano Schiano won the French National Championship for €209,000, and Sergio Aido won the €100,000 Super High Roller for €1.589 million.

EPT Barcelona: August 12-30

Taking place at Casino Barcelona in Spain in August is EPT Barcelona. This is always a very popular festival with a ton of events on offer. Although the full schedule was yet to be released at time or writing, we do have the dates for a few of the biggest and best tournaments on the EPT Barcelona schedule.

The EPT Barcelona National Event runs August 13-17 and has a buy-in of €1,100. The Super High Roller runs August 17-19 with a buy-in of €100,000. The PSPC takes place August 20-24 and has a buy-in of €22,500. The EPT Barcelona Main Event has a buy-in of €5,300 and runs August 24-30.

Last year’s EPT Barcelona Main Event proved the largest EPT Main Event ever, attracting 1,988 entries. Sweden’s Simon Brandstrom won the event for what was €1.29 million after a heads-up deal was made.

The 2019 EPT Barcelona National Event was won by Markku ‘markovitsus’ Koplimaa, winner of the PocketFives July 2019 PLB title. He topped the field of 4,682 entries to win the event for €585,500. In the €100,000 Super High Roller, Sergi Reixach was victorious for €1.816 million.

PokerStars Stops in Asia and Brazil

PokerStars announced seven stops in Asia. The Red Dragon Manila runs January 4-11 and has PHP 60 million (approx. $1.2 million) in total guarantees. APPT Manila runs July 31-August 9 and features PHP 28 million (approx. $550,000) in total guarantees.

In Brazil, there is a Brazilian Series of Poker event in Brasilia from January 30-February 4, and then there is another BSOP event in Sao Paulo from March 19-24.

Road To PSPC Events

Everyone wants to go and compete in the PSPC, right? With PokerStars’ Road To PSPC events, players can win their way. Road To PSPC events have stops in France and Spain in 2020, with four stops in each country.

In France, the Road To PSPC will be in La Havre from January 15-19, in St. Amand from February 11-16, in La Grande-Motte from March 10-15, and in Cannes from June 10-14.

In Spain, the Road To PSPC is headed to Barcelona from January 13-19, Valencia from March 2-8, Madrid Gran Via from March 31-April 5, and in Madrid Torreldones from Jule 1-5.