PokerStars has introduced the debut of PokerStars Open Maryland that takes place October 19 to 26 at Reside! On line casino & Lodge Maryland.
The eight-day reside poker competition will function a $1,100 PokerStars Open Most important Occasion that takes place on the finish of the collection between October 22 to 26 and incorporates a $300,000 assure and 5 beginning flights. The complete schedule has but to be launched however highlights embrace a brand new match, which is a single-day thriller bounty match with a sports activities betting twist known as the Sunday Sweat, a $300 Ladies’s Occasion, and a $2,200 Excessive Curler.
It’s the first time a PokerStars Reside occasion has run beneath the “Open” model in Maryland. In 2024, PokerStars collaborated with Reside! On line casino & Lodge Maryland to run the Maryland State Poker Championship.
“We’re extremely excited to deliver the PokerStars Open expertise to Maryland for the very first time,” stated RJ Peterson, Senior Director of Advertising PokerStars North America by way of press launch. “This competition represents a pure step ahead in our partnership with Reside! 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.”
2025 additionally marked the debut of the PokerStars Philadelphia Open which ran earlier this 12 months in between April 21 — 27 on the Reside! On line casino & Lodge in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The competition was highlighted by a $500k assured Most important Occasion, which is barely larger than what is obtainable in Maryland in October.
Persevering with with the corporate’s emphasis on Ladies in Poker, the PokerStars Open model is as soon as once more that includes a $300 Ladies’s Occasion, mirroring the buy-in of the women-only occasion that ran earlier this 12 months at PokerStars Open Philadelphia.
Different highlights embrace:
$400 PokerStars Open Thriller Bounty Cup
$2,200 PokerStars Open Excessive Curler
$300 PLO Occasion
$300 Ladies’s Occasion
$400 Sunday Sweat Thriller Bounty
On-line Qualifiers on PokerStars begin from August 18 in North AmericaPlayers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ontario can qualify on-line at PokerStars from August 18. Reside satellites shall be accessible at Reside! On line casino & Lodge Maryland this Fall.
“PokerStars is among the most revered names within the poker business, and we’re excited to welcome them again to Reside! On line casino & Lodge Maryland,” stated Christopher Angelo, Director of Poker at Reside! On line casino & Lodge Maryland in the identical press launch. “This partnership provides to our rising match portfolio and offers gamers the chance to expertise the PokerStars model proper right here at Reside!”
PokerStars Open Maryland takes place simply earlier than the the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World, Las Vegas working November 3 to 12. The schedule options 48 tournaments (together with Most important Occasion qualifiers). Purchase-ins for non-satellite occasions are beginning at $360, whereas the most costly would be the $50,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler.
As in earlier years, the favored poker present, The Massive Recreation on Tour, is anticipated to happen on the 2025 NAPT, although no official announcement has been made.
PokerStars Open Maryland takes place October 19 — 26, 2025. The total schedule is coming quickly.
