Last Chance to Qualify for EPT Paris' Spin & Go Championship Live
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After a year on the sidelines, the European Poker Tour is heading back to Paris, and it’s doing so with a bang.
EPT Paris will be the first EPT stop of 2026, returning to the French capital for the first time since 2024 after regulatory changes forced the 2025 edition to be cancelled. Now, with the tour back where it belongs, PokerStars is giving Spin & Go grinders one final chance to turn online spins into a live seat in the City of Light.
That last opportunity comes via the newly confirmed Spin & Go Championship Live “Spin-Off”, which offers players one more route to qualify for the live championship taking place during EPT Paris.
One Final Online Push
Between now and January 25, Spin & Go players can chase their Paris dream directly online. By playing Spin & Go tournaments, players earn randomised leaderboard points that feed into both daily and overall leaderboards — and crucially, you don’t even need to win a Spin & Go to make progress.
As players climb the levels, the Game Over multiplier increases. Each player gets three attempts per day, per daily leaderboard, meaning even an early Game Over doesn’t have to be the end of the road.
To keep things interesting, the daily leaderboards are also paying out $10,000 in cash prizes every single day.
The January Freeroll That Matters
All of that online grinding leads to one key moment.
The top 1,000 players on the overall leaderboard will advance to a freeroll on January 26 at 14:30 ET, where nine Spin & Go Championship Live “Spin-Off” packages will be awarded. Win one of those, and you’re off to Paris.
The Spin-Off itself takes place on February 22, the day before the Spin & Go Championship Live, and is designed to feel exactly like a live Spin & Go should. Expect three-handed tables, fast-paced levels, and a spin-based prize format, with a total field capped at 81 players.
Instead of playing down to a single winner, you need to make the final nine. Do that, and you’ll lock up a seat in the Spin & Go Championship Live Paris, which begins the following day. Spin-Off qualifiers also receive four nights in Paris and €500 in expenses.
The Paris edition will feature a €315,000 guaranteed prize pool, including €150,000 up for grabs at the final table.
Spin & Go players can head to PokerStars now to start collecting leaderboard points and chase a seat in Paris.
