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revealed that the

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and other poker tours were being rebranded. Seven tournament festivals were played in the inaugural season, in the

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, Sochi,

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and

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. PokerStars also announced another series of tournaments, PokerStars Festival, which features lower buy-in events. The series was discontinued after the inaugural season.

PSC Main Event winners

Results

Source:

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* Venue: Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas * Buy-in: $5,000 * 7-Day Event: January 6-14, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 738 * Total Prize Pool: $3,376,712 * Number of Payouts: 143 * Deal between the final two players.

Panama

* Venue: Sortis Hotel,

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* Buy-in: $5,300 * 7-Day Event: March 14-20, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 366 * Total Prize Pool: $1,775,100 * Number of Payouts: 71

Macau

* Venue: City of Dreams,

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* Buy-in: HKD42,400 * 7-Day Event: April 1-9, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 536 * Total Prize Pool: HKD20,796,800 * Number of Payouts: 103 * Deal between the final two players.

Monte Carlo

* Venue:

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, Monte Carlo, Monaco * Buy-in: €5,300 * 7-Day Event: April 29-May 5, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 727 * Total Prize Pool: €3,525,950 * Number of Payouts: 143 * Deal between the final two players.

Sochi

* Venue: Casino Sochi,

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* Buy-in: RUB 318,000 ($5,590) * 7-Day Event: May 25-31, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 387 * Total Prize Pool: 150,000,000 * Number of Payouts: 55

Barcelona

* Venue: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain * Buy-in: €5,300 * 7-Day Event: August 21-27, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 1,682 * Total Prize Pool: €8,157,700 * Number of Payouts: 247 * Deal between the final three players.

Prague

* Venue: Casino Atrium Prague,

Prague, Czech Republic Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oc ...

* Buy-in: €5,300 * 7-Day Event: December 12-18, 2017 * Number of buy-ins: 855 * Total Prize Pool: €4,146,750 * Number of Payouts: 128 * Deal between the final two players.

Future

On December 15, 2017 PokerStars announced that it will bring back regional tour brands in 2018. These include the EPT,

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(APPT), and Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). Therefore, the PokerStars Championship label will no longer be used.

References

External links

Official site
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