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PokerStars Live League 2025

PokerStars is delighted to announce the introduction of our PokerStars Live League, allowing you to accumulate points, climb the rankings and collect prizes at the end of the season.

There are three different tiers with a range of prizes, meaning you can play for everything from a €2,000 PokerStars Open bundle to a €62,400 European Poker Tour bundle.

And there’s more. At the end of the League, the top 10 players from all tiers will be given the opportunity to apply for a PokerStars Team Pro ambassador contract. The lucky winner will get a one-year contract valued at €100,000.

Here‘s how to earn points:

  • Players can win points by participating in each of the three tiers.
    • Low tier tournaments: only tournaments with buy-ins of €/£/$999 or less.
    • Middle tier tournaments: only tournaments with buy-ins of €/£/$1,000-€/£/$4,999.
    • High tier tournaments: only tournaments with buy-ins of €/£/$5,000 or greater.
  • Satellite tournaments do not count towards the League rankings.
  • Points are awarded in partnership with and based on the GPI points system.
  • All EPT and European PokerStars Open events are eligible for the PokerStars Live League.

For more information on how points are awarded, download the PokerStars Live app on the App Store or Google Play to check out the PokerStars Live League calculator.

Prizes:

Prize (in buy-ins)High TierPrizeMedium TierPrizeLow Tier
1st Prize: €62,4004 x EPT Main Events + 4 x EPT High Rollers1st Prize: €25,6004 x EPT Main Events + 4 x PS Opens1st Prize: €15,00010 x PS Opens + 10 x PS Open Cups
2nd Prize: €21,2004 x EPT Main Events2nd Prize: €6,6006 x PS Opens2nd Prize €4,00010 x PS Open Cups
3rd Prize: €10,6002 x EPT Main Events3rd Prize: €3,3003 x PS Opens3rd Prize: €2,0005 x PS Open Cups

How to earn points

For players who finish in the money, points will be awarded using a formula based on the GPI points rankings. 

For players who finish outside of the money, points are awarded at the rate of 20% the value of the min-cash points.

PokerStars Live League 2025 Terms & Conditions

  1. The PS Live League 2025 Rankings are organised and administered by Rational Live Events (Malta) Limited, with its principal offices at Spinola Park, Level 2, Triq Mikiel Ang Borg, St Julians SPK 1000, Malta (“PokerStars”).
  2. Any player that registers for and participates in the: (i) PokerStars Open 2025 tour; and/or (ii) PokerStars EPT 2025 tour (as further described in paragraph 3 below, of which the first event date is 9th March 2025, and the last event date is 21st December 2025) (together, the “League”) will automatically be entered into the PS Live League 2025 Rankings, unless they have opted out or have been disqualified by PokerStars. To opt out of the PS Live League 2025 Rankings, a player must send a request by email to: live@pokerstarslive.com with the subject heading ‘PS Live League Opt Out’.
  3. The European PokerStars Open 2025 tour shall consist of the following events: (a) PokerStars Open Campione; (b) Irish Open; (c) PokerStars Open Namur; (d) PokerStars Open Malaga; (e) PokerStars Open Manchester; (f) PokerStars Open Cannes; and (g) such other PokerStars Open 2025 events that shall be announced by PokerStars throughout 2025 (each an “Event”).
  4. The PokerStars EPT 2025 tour shall consist of the following Events: (i) EPT Monte-Carlo; (ii) EPT Barcelona; and (iii) such other PokerStars EPT 2025 events that shall be announced by PokerStars throughout 2025.
  5. Events consist of: (i) the main event; and (ii) side events, with a real money (cash) buy-in (not including satellites), in each case at a PokerStars Open and/or EPT 2025 Event. Any PokerStars Open 2025 and PokerStars EPT 2025 Events still to be announced will be included in the above list of Events when they are announced and details will be added to the PokerStars Live page here: https://www.pokerstarslive.com/.
  6. The PokerStars Live and PSLive System Terms & Conditions located at https://www.pokerstarslive.com/about/tos/ apply to all players’ participation in the Events. Players will also be required to obtain a casino card to enter into the Event locations.
  7. Players must be at least 18 years of age or over the legal age of majority in their resident jurisdiction (whichever is greater) to participate in the PS Live League 2025 Rankings. Participating players may be asked at any time to provide PokerStars or a third party on behalf of PokerStars with proof of age and/or government issued identity document (passport or valid picture ID). If a participating player is unable to produce such proof of age on request, they will be disqualified from the PS Live League 2025 Rankings.
  8. PS Live League 2025 Rankings points (“Points”) will be awarded to players participating in Events based upon the PS Live League 2025 calculator in the ‘PokerStars Live App’, which can be downloaded here for Apple users: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pokerstars-live/id549121555, and here for Android users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.europeanpokertour.www&hl=en&gl=GB. Players participating in restricted tournaments (such as women-only and/or seniors-only tournaments) will also be eligible to be awarded Points. The formula to award Points in the PS Live League 2025 calculator in the ‘PokerStars Live App’ is in partnership and based on the GPI points system. Points will be awarded based on a player’s finishing position at the conclusion of a tournament.
  9. Players that finish in the money will earn Points based on their finishing position. For players who don’t finish in the money, Points are awarded at the rate of 20% the value of the min-cash points (the lowest points awarded to a player that receive a cash payout). For example, in a tournament with 1,000 entries, a $1,100 buy-in, and with 15% of the field paid (meaning the top 150 players will receive a cash payout), the player who finishes in 150th place (the first player to receive a min cash) will receive 76.09 GPI ranking points. All other players who finished outside of the paying places, i.e. 1,000th to 151st, they will receive 20% of that amount, which in this example would be 15.2 GPI ranking points.
  10. To win a prize from the PS Live League 2025 Rankings, players must accumulate the highest number of Points with prizes being awarded to the 3 players with the highest number of Points in each of the 3 tiers at the end of the League after the PokerStars Open 2025 and the PokerStars EPT 2025 tours have concluded. The League is split into 3 tiers according to the buy-in amount, as detailed below:
    1. Low tier: all tournaments with a buy-in equal or less than €/£/$999;
    2. Medium tier: all tournaments with a buy-in of €/£/$1,000 to €/£/$4,999; and
    3. High tier: all tournaments with a buy-in of €/£/$5,000 and greater.

Further information about buy-in options can be found here: https://www.pokerstarslive.com/ept/buy-in/. Players can win Points by participating in any of the individual tournaments, and they can also participate in each of the 3 tiers. There will be 9 prizes awarded in total, and prizes for the top 3 players at the end of the League will be as follows:

Prize High Tier Prize Medium Tier Prize Low Tier
1st Prize: €62,400 4 x EPT Main Events + 4 x EPT High Rollers 1st Prize: €25,600 4 x EPT Main Events + 4 x PS Opens 1st Prize: €15,000 10 x PS Opens + 10 x PS Open Cups
2nd Prize: €21,200 4 x EPT Main Events 2nd Prize: €6,600 6 x PS Opens 2nd Prize €4,000 10 x PS Open Cups
3rd Prize: €10,600 2 x EPT Main Events 3rd Prize: €3,300 3 x PS Opens 3rd Prize: €2,000 5 x PS Open Cups

The values of the prizes listed above are:

  1. EPT Main Event: €5,300
  2. EPT High Roller: €10,300
  3. PS Open: €1,100
  4. PS Open Cup: €400
  1. Additional Prize: At the end of the League, after the PokerStars Open 2025 and the PokerStars EPT 2025 tours have concluded, the top 10 finishers of all tiers will be presented with the opportunity to take part in a casting process (as further described in paragraph 12 below) where 1 winner will be awarded a PokerStars Team Pro ambassador contract for 1 year (the “Additional Prize”). PokerStars will determine the winner of this Additional Prize at its sole discretion and its decision will be final. This Additional Prize will be subject to additional terms and conditions and the entering into of a separate contract with PokerStars. Players that opt out of the PS Live League 2025 Rankings (as mentioned in paragraph 2 above) acknowledge that they will also opt out of the chance to be awarded this Additional Prize.
  2. Casting Process: There will be a panel of judges (made up of members of the PokerStars Ambassadors team and 1 independent panel member) that will select 1 player as the winner of the Additional Prize. The winner will be chosen based upon who is deemed a good fit by the panel.
  3. All players who win a prize (including the Additional Prize) will be contacted via e-mail by the PokerStars Registrations Team. All prizes will be awarded within 30 days of the winners being determined. Winner’s names will be published on the PokerStars Live page here: www.pokerstarslive.com.
  4. All prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for money, money’s worth or consideration of any kind. Prize-winners must agree to wear the PokerStars logo or PokerStars branded clothing exclusively throughout the poker tournament(s) to which their prize grants them entry and failure to do so may result in forfeiture of their prize.
  5. Deal making. If players in an Event confer, negotiate and/or agree amongst themselves to alter, divide, share or distribute the prize pool payout for that Event in any manner other than as stipulated by PokerStars or the organiser/sponsor of the Event, then the Points for that Event will: (i) be awarded to players who receive a cash payout based on their finishing position at the Event; and (ii) be capped at the number of Points that would be awarded to the lowest ranked finishing position in receipt of a cash payout. By way of example only, if a deal to split the prize pool for an Event is made with 3 players remaining, all 3 players will receive Points for third place.
  6. If, at the end of the PokerStars Open 2025 tour and PokerStars EPT 2025 tour schedules, 2 or more players tie on Points in relation to any prize, then the tied player with the highest finishing position in a Main Event (EPT, Open or Cup) will win that prize. If more than one tied player has the same highest finishing position in a Main Event, then the tied player with the next highest finishing position in a Main Event will win the applicable prize. This process will be repeated until the winners of all 9 prizes have been determined.
  7. If a player believes there is a mistake in the Points awarded in the PS Live League 2025 Rankings they should, at any time during the League and/or at the latest within 30 days of the prize winners being announced, send full details by email to: live@pokerstarslive.com with the subject heading ‘PS Live League 2025 Rankings Correction’.
  8. If there are any disputes or disagreements concerning any aspect of the PS Live League 2025 Rankings, including but not limited to the awarding of prizes and these terms and conditions, the final decision lies with PokerStars and any decision made by PokerStars will be final and binding upon all participating players and will not be subject to review or appeal. For the avoidance of doubt, this is without prejudice to any rights or any remedies a participating player may have under applicable law.
  9. By participating in the PS Live League 2025 Rankings, participating players agree to release, discharge and hold harmless PokerStars, its legal representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies and its respective officers, directors, employees and agents, to the extent permitted by law, from any damages whatsoever, including any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the acceptance of any prizes.
  10. PokerStars reserves the right, at any time to alter these terms and conditions, including to cancel, modify or suspend the operation of the PS Live League 2025 Rankings if, in its sole discretion, PokerStars believes that the PS Live League 2025 Rankings are not capable of being conducted as specified. Any such changes will be notified on our site or to players, following any such modification. Players’ continued participation in any Event following such amendment and notification shall serve as players’ acceptance of the same.
  11. Data Protection. Players acknowledge that by registering for any Event, PokerStars will process their personal data to the extent necessary to organize such Events, the PS Live League 2025 Rankings and players’ participation in the Events. To the extent that any images are captured of players, such personal data in these images will be processed in accordance with PokerStars’ legitimate interests to promote the Events. To avoid doubt, if PokerStars wishes to use a player’s personal data for a specific reason, e.g. for promotional purposes such as the use of a players’ name and image for a dedicated article or feature, PokerStars shall seek player’s separate written consent in advance.
  12. No-transfers: Prizes and entries are non-transferable. Winners are responsible for payment of any and all taxes, licenses, registrations and other fees associated with the prizes. If prizes are being paid through wire transfer, players will be required to provide identification documentation to comply with international anti-money laundering regulations.
  13. Disqualification: PokerStars reserve the right to disqualify any person from the PS Live League 2025 Rankings for reasons including but not limited to the Player breaking any PS Live League 2025 Rankings rules, or rules of any Event or tournament within an Event, being overly intoxicated, being abusive towards any person at any Event, or any similar behaviour which in our reasonable discretion is unsuitable or inappropriate during any Event.
  14. Limitation of liability: Players agree that other than as required by applicable law, PokerStars shall not be liable to any player for any losses, damages, claims or other expenses arising from these Terms and Conditions.
  15. Governing law: The terms of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Isle of Man. Players agree that any dispute concerning or arising out of this Agreement will be decided by the Isle of Man courts. Nothing in this Clause shall limit the right of PokerStars and its affiliates to take proceedings against any player in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdictions, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.