The EPT Returns: Monte-Carlo Kicks Off the Season
With the cancellation of EPT Paris, this month's trip to the south of France for PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo has been thrust into the spotlight.
It is not just the next big stop on the calendar, but now serves as the unofficial opener of the European Poker Tour season. For fans, it’s a chance to see the game’s biggest names back under the lights.
For Francine Watson, Associate Director of Creative & Content at PokerStars, it marks the start of what could be the most ambitious year yet for the brand’s poker output. Watson sees Monte-Carlo not as a finale, but as a launchpad. It’s a sign of the momentum PokerStars has built heading into 2025.
“Monte-Carlo used to feel like the grand finale,” Watson says. “But now, with Paris off the table, it’s the launch pad. There’s this real sense that live poker is back. And we’re coming into it with so much momentum.”