PokerNews to Live Report Eastern Poker Open in Boston; Play Starts April 9

Event poker gamers within the Northeast can be heading to the Boston space subsequent month for some juicy poker motion. And so will PokerNews.

The 2026 Japanese Poker OPEN on the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston Milford kicks off April 9 and runs by way of April 12. PokerNews will dwell report two occasions, together with the particular $1,200 New England Poker Championship (extra on this in a bit) and the $35,000 assured Championship, an occasion open solely to those that’ve certified.

What’s Occurring in Beantown?

The OPEN is a weekend pageant with 10 tournaments, beginning with a $180 no-limit maintain’em occasion on April 9. This one could have $10,000 in ensures, plus a seat into the New England Poker Championship to the winner.

Friday April 10 at midday is the beginning of that $1,200 buy-in occasion, with Day 2 scheduled for April 11. PokerNews will dwell report the event from begin to end. This 12 months’s occasion will honor final 12 months’s $1,650 Excessive Curler winner, Jordan Fishman, who handed away in October.

Fishman, a beloved native poker participant, beat 86 entrants final April within the Excessive Curler for a career-best $45,000.

This 12 months’s renamed occasion will reward its champion with the inaugural Jordan Fishman Cup. Every day facet occasions with $200 or much less buy-ins will happen throughout the weekend pageant.

On April 11, PokerNews will dwell report the $35,000 assured Championship occasion, a two-day event that culminates with a televised remaining desk on April 12. The freeroll is open solely to Japanese Poker Tour Season 35 gamers solely. Gamers obtain 20,000 to 32,000 chips at first, relying on their season rating.

The High 16 finishers within the freeroll will obtain $150 and advance to Day 2, the place they will win far more. Keep tuned to PokerNews for unique protection of the 2026 Japanese Poker OPEN.