Contemporary off unveiling the primary half of its 2026 European stay occasions calendar, plus confirming the return of the favored MicroMillions on-line collection, PokerStars is giving its US followers extra to stay up for this fall with a brand-new stay cease in Maryland.
PokerStars Open Maryland runs October 19–26 at Stay! On line casino & Lodge Maryland, marking the primary time the collection has hit the state.
The eight-day competition serves up a full slate of tournaments, headlined by the $1,100 Major Occasion (October 22–26) with 5 beginning flights and a $300,000 assured prize pool.
“We’re extremely excited to convey the PokerStars Open expertise to Maryland for the very first time,” stated RJ Peterson, Senior Director of Advertising and marketing PokerStars North America.
“This competition represents a pure step ahead in our partnership with Stay! On line casino & Lodge and displays our ongoing dedication to creating nice poker extra accessible, extra enjoyable, and extra rewarding for gamers throughout the area.”
The Key Particulars
The partnership kicked off with final yr’s profitable Maryland State Poker Championship and this time, the schedule brings a greater diversity of occasions reminiscent of:
$400 PokerStars Open Thriller Bounty Cup – October 19–21$2,200 PokerStars Open Excessive Curler – October 22–23$1,100 PokerStars Open Major Occasion – October 22–26$300 PLO Occasion – October 23$300 Girls’s Occasion – October 24$400 Sunday Sweat Thriller Bounty – October 26
The Sunday Sweat is new to the PokerStars Open, and appears to mix with the enjoyable of thriller bounty event with sports activities betting twist, giving gamers an additional little bit of sweat to the collection nearer.
“PokerStars is without doubt one of the most revered names within the poker business, and we’re excited to welcome them again to Stay! On line casino & Lodge Maryland,” stated Christopher Angelo, Director of Poker at Stay! On line casino & Lodge Maryland. “This partnership provides to our rising event portfolio and provides gamers the chance to expertise the PokerStars model proper right here at Stay!”
The Maryland debut caps a landmark yr for PokerStars’ North American growth, becoming a member of April’s inaugural PokerStars Open Philadelphia and November’s NAPT Las Vegas to make three main stay stops in 2025.
Full schedule particulars and event constructions will probably be launched within the coming weeks, however there will probably be 10 trophy occasions.
Get In on the Low-cost
On-line satellites get underway August 18 for gamers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ontario, giving loads of probabilities to win a seat for a fraction of the associated fee.
Within the weeks earlier than playing cards are within the air, Stay! On line casino & Lodge Maryland can even host a packed slate of stay qualifiers, letting native gamers and visiting grinders alike e book their Major Occasion seats in individual.
Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Stay Occasions Government
