PokerStars Open season 2026 results
| PokerStars Open 2026 | |
|---|---|
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| League | PokerStars Open |
| Sport | Poker |
| Duration | January 23, 2026 – December 7, 2026 |
| Total attendance | 18,193 (Main Event only) |
| Statistics | |
| Countries |  Italy - Campione France - Paris United States - Philadelphia Ireland - Dublin Monaco - Monte Carlo Belgium - Namur Spain - Málaga Spain - Barcelona France - Aix-en-Provence Czech Republic - Prague |
Below are the results of the second season of the PokerStars Open. All currency amounts are in "€" Euro, U$ Dollar (and local currency when apply).
Results
[edit]- Casino: Casinò di Campione, Campione, Italy
- Buy-in: €1,100 (€960+100+40) (~$1,318)
- 10-Day Full Event: Friday, January 23, 2026, to Sunday, February 1, 2026
- 5-Day Main Event: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, to Sunday, February 1, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 1,582 (837 entries + 745 re-entries)
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €1,000,000 (~$1,198,035)
- Total Prize Pool: €1,518,720 (~$1,819,480)
- Number of Payouts: 223
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Campione
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Elvir Nuhiu[1] | €200,640 | $240,374 |
2nd | Vincenzo Petruzziello | €167,536 | $200,714 |
3rd | Christian Stantchev | €150,634 | $180,465 |
4th | Eduard Fondos | €86,020 | $103,055 |
5th | Michele Brandes | €66,170 | $79,274 |
6th | Renzo Pedrotti | €50,910 | $60,992 |
7th | Thomas Olivieri | €39,150 | $46,903 |
8th |  Giorgio Favotto | €30,130 | $36,097 |
Side Event: PokerStars Open Main Event Paris (Event #1)
- Casino: Palais des congrès de Paris, Paris, France
- Buy-in: €1,650 (€1,440+210) (~$1,945)
- 12-Day Full Event: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, to Sunday, March 1, 2026
- 6-Day Main Event: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, to Monday, February 23, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 2,992 (1,393 entries + 1,599 re-entries)
- Total Prize Pool: €4,308,480 (~$5,079,557)
- Number of Payouts: 448
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Paris
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Patrik Demus[2] | €551,090 | $649,717 |
2nd | Enzo Nicolas | €346,230 | $408,193 |
3rd | Lulei Hu | €247,310 | $291,570 |
4th |  Adam Martinsson | €190,220 | $224,263 |
5th | Benoit Grobocopatel | €146,320 | $172,506 |
6th | Sebastien Seguin | €112,540 | $132,680 |
7th | Ilan Cukrowicz | €86,560 | $102,051 |
8th | Antoine Labat | €66,570 | $78,483 |
PokerStars Open Philadelphia
[edit]- Casino: Live! Casino & Hotel, Philadelphia, United States
- Buy-in: $1,100 ($960+100+40) (~€935)
- 8-Day Full Event: Monday, March 16, 2026, to Monday, March 23, 2026
- 5-Day Main Event: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to Monday, March 23, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 896
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: $500,000 (~€425,000)
- Total Prize Pool: $860,160 (~€740,752)
- Number of Payouts: 114
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Philadelphia
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (€UR) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Linster[3] | $126,705 | ~€109,133 |
2nd | Michael Klein | $80,705 | ~€69,501 |
3rd | Jason Raber | $56,400 | ~€48,570 |
4th | Thilbaud Martin | $41,400 | ~€35652 |
5th | Jean Brillant | $31,400 | ~€27041 |
6th |  Arlie Shaban | $25,400 | ~€21,873 |
7th | Jason Rivkin | $20,400 | ~€17,568 |
8th | Abel Gebeyehu | $15,900 | ~€13,692 |
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- Casino: Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
- Buy-in: €1,250 (€1,100+150) (~$1,475)
- 12-Day Full Event: Thursday, March 26, 2026, to Monday, April 6, 2026
- 9-Day Main Event: Sunday, March 29, 2026, to Monday, April 6, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 5,003 (2,643 entries + 2,360 re-entries)
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €2,500,000 (~$2,950,000)
- Total Prize Pool: €4,852,910(~$5,576,775)
- Number of Payouts: 736
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - Irish Poker Open 2026
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu[4] | €336,790* | ~$387,025 |
2nd | Danilo Donnini | €257,660* | ~$296,092 |
3rd |  Vasyl Palandiuk | €255,190* | ~$293,254 |
4th |  Daryl McAleenan | €250,500* | ~$287,864 |
5th | Oliver Gayko | €285,380* | ~$327,947 |
6th | Francesco Gisolfi | €105,070 | ~$120,742 |
7th |  Isaac Barker | €80,800 | ~$92,852 |
8th | Matt Twomey | €62,170 | ~$71,443 |
* denotes five-way ICM deal
EPT PokerStars Open Monte Carlo
[edit]Side Event: PokerStars Open Main Event Monte Carlo (Event #1)
- Casino: Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Buy-in: €1,650 (€1,440+210) (~$1,945)
- 11-Day Full Event: Thursday, April 30, 2026, to Sunday, May 10, 2026
- 5-Day Main Event: Thursday, April 30, 2026, to Sunday, May 4, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 1,634 (857 entries + 777 re-entries)
- Total Prize Pool: €2,352,960 (~$2,748,303)
- Number of Payouts: 242
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Monte Carlo
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Joris Ruijs[5] | €317,398 | ~$370,727 |
2nd |  Leon Sturm | €275,042 | ~$321,254 |
3rd | Julien Bolomowski | €162,360 | ~$189,640 |
4th |  Filippos Fragkopoylos | €124,820 | ~$145,792 |
5th | Romain Matteoli | €95,780 | ~$111,873 |
6th |  Mehdi Rebai | €73,480 | ~$85,826 |
7th |  Vahe Martirosyan | €57,280 | ~$66,904 |
8th |  Gabriel Spósito | €44,040 | ~$51,440 |
- Casino: Circus Casino Resort Namur, Belgium
- Buy-in: €1,100 ($950+100+50) (~$1,283)
- 13-Day Full Event: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, to Sunday, June 7, 2026
- Main Event: Saturday, May 30, 2026, to Sunday, June 7, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 1,572 (752 entries + 820 re-entries)
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €1,000,000
- Total Prize Pool: €1,491,828 (~$1,739,964)
- Number of Payouts: 223
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Namur
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | Koen De Visscher[6] | €220,800 | ~$257,526 |
2nd |  Henrik Veldhoen | €138,500 | ~$161,537 |
3rd | Andrew Hulme | €100,300 | ~$116,983 |
4th |  David Docherty | €78,000 | ~$90,974 |
5th | Dario Quattrucci | €60,000 | ~$69,980 |
6th | Stan Van Dijk | €46,000 | ~$53,651 |
7th | Nicolas Burtin | €36,000 | ~$41,988 |
8th | Sebastien Guinand | €28,000 | ~$32,657 |
- Casino: Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada, Málaga, Spain
- Buy-in: €1,100 ($950+100+50) (~$1,249)
- 7-Day Full Event: Monday, June 22, 2026, to Sunday, June 28, 2026
- 5-Day Main Event: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to Sunday, June 28, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 1,573 (881 entries + 872 re-entries)
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €1,000,000
- Total Prize Pool: €1,682,880 (~$1,910,540)
- Number of Payouts: 255
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Malaga
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Oskar Bilstad[7] | €178,840* | ~$203,033 |
2nd | Dániel Herédi | €175,980* | ~$199,787 |
3rd | Josep Rebollar | €180,160* | ~$204,532 |
4th | Francisco Muñiz | €88,700 | ~$100,699 |
5th |  Min-Guk Kim | €68,300 | ~$77,540 |
6th | Herve Gouzil | €52,500 | ~$59,602 |
7th | Francesco Caramazza | €40,400 | ~$45,865 |
8th | Gianas Rege | €31,100 | ~$35,307 |
* denotes three-way ICM deal
Side Event: PokerStars Open Main Event Barcelona
- Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Buy-in: €1,650 (€1,440+210) (~$1,910)
- 14-Day Full Event: Sunday, August 16, 2026, to Saturday, August 29, 2026
- 7-day Main Event: Sunday, August 16, 2026, to Saturday, August 22, 2026
- Number of buy-ins: 4,333 (1,958 entries + 2,375 re-entries)
- Total Prize Pool: €6,239,520 (~$7,221,332)
- Number of Payouts: 648
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Barcelona
| Place | Name | Original Prize | Prize (U$D) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jason Wheeler[8] | €731,000 | ~$846,026 |
2nd | Alexander Ivarsson | €457,000 | ~$528,911 |
3rd |  Darko Svesko | €326,200 | ~$377,529 |
4th | Bogdan Petrascu | €251,120 | ~$290,635 |
5th | Heskey Selva | €193,190 | ~$223,589 |
6th | Han Feng | €148,610 | ~$171,994 |
7th |  Felipe Boianovsky | €87,910 | ~$101,743 |
8th | Francisco Morren | €67,630 | ~$78,272 |
PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence
[edit]- Casino: Casino GRAND, Aix-en-Provence, France
- Buy-in: €1,100 (€960+100+40) (~$1,318)
- 7-Day Full Event: Monday, November 2, 2026, to Sunday, November 8, 2026
- 5-Day Main Event:
- Number of buy-ins:
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €1,000,000 (~$1,198,035)
- Total Prize Pool:
- Number of Payouts:
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence
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Side Event: PokerStars Open Main Event Prague
- Casino: Hilton Hotel Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- Buy-in: €1,650
- 12-Day Full Event: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 to Sunday, December 13, 2026
- 6-Day Main Event: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 to Monday, December 7, 2026
- Number of buy-ins:
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- Official Results: The Hendom Mob - PokerStars Open Prague
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Swiss Nuhiu Claims Main Event Title at PS Open Campione 2026, Kotowicz Triumphs in Mystery Bounty Cup". spadepoker.tv. 2026-02-01. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ Uraon, Vikas (2026-02-23). "EPT Paris 2026: Patrik Demus Wins €1,650 PS Open Main Event for €551,090 After 2,992-Entry Marathon". lifeofpoker.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ Noy, Josh (2026-03-23). "Philadelphia Poker Tournament Delivers $127K for Single Father". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ↑ Visser, Frank (2026-04-06). "'It's Something So, So Special': Narcis Nedelcu Crowned Champion in Record-Breaking Irish Open Main Event". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Krink, Sava (2026-05-06). "Joris Ruijs Triumphs in EPT Monte-Carlo PokerStars Open Main Event". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ Hayes, Richard (2026-06-08). "Koen De Visscher Seals Career-Best Score and 2026 PSO Namur Main Event Win (€220,800)". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Pitt, Matthew (2026-07-01). "Norway's Oskar Bilstad Wins the Record-Breaking PokerStars Open Malaga Main Event". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ Pitt, Matthew (2026-08-24). "Jason Wheeler Says PS Open Barcelona Victory Is Up There With His Bracelet Win". pokernews.com. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
