Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

PokerStars launch MEGASTACK series across Europe

The low buy-in festival will feature events in England, Ireland, Belgium, Malta and France throughout the year.

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The London Hippodrome

With all the talk of the PokerStars Championship and PokerStars Festivals recently, smaller stakes players may have felt left out, until now. 

Previously the PokerStars MEGASTACK had been exclusively held in London. It is a low buy-in event with a deep structure and big guarantees. 

The popularity of the event will now see it expanded to venues in Ireland, Malta, France and Belgium for the rest of the year and beyond. 

Each event is typically three days long, with a buy-in around €170 and a guarantee as much as €100,000. 

Qualifiers for each event will be available at PokerStars from as little as €1.10. 

Venue Dates Buy-in Guarantee
London Hippodrome Casino, England May 5-7, 2017 £170 £25,000
Dublin Regency Hotel, Ireland May 12 – 14, 2017 €170 €30,000
Casino Gujan-Mestras, France June 28 -July 2, 2017 €170 €40,000
Portomaso Casino, Malta June 29-July 2, 2017 €170 €30,000
London Hippodrome Casino, England June 30-July 2, 2017 £170 £25,000
Galway Bay Hotel, Ireland July 14-16 2017 €170 €30,000
Casino La Grande Motte, France September 7-10, 2017 €170 €100,000
Casino de Namur, Belgium September 14-17, 2017 €170 €40,000
London Hippodrome Casino, England October 20-22, 2017 £170 £25,000
Munster (Venue to be confirmed), Ireland November 2017 (To be confirmed) €170 €30,000
Casino Partouche, France December 14-17, 2017 €170 €40,000
Ulster City North Hotel, Ireland January 12-14, 2018 €170 €30,000

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.