PokerStars Open Campione 2027 tournament set for January

PokerStars is bringing its popular PokerStars Open tournament series back to Italy in January 2027. The tournament will run from 8 to 17 January 2027 at the Casino di Campione on the shore of Lake Lugano. This will be the third edition in Campione, and the previous two events both drew large fields.

The first Main Event was held in 2025 and set a record with 2,423 entries. Adrian-Sorel State from Romania won the tournament and turned his 1,100 euro buy-in into 363,000 euros, the biggest score of his career. The tournament held earlier this year drew 1,582 entries. The winner was Swiss player Elvir Nuhiu, who took home 200,640 euros.

For the new season, the Main Event buy-in has been announced at 1,250 euros, up from 1,100 euros in previous editions. The schedule has not been fully finalised yet.

Cedric Billot, Deputy Director of PokerStars Live Events Operations, said he was pleased to welcome players back to Italy. Billot said the success of the earlier Campione events, along with the strong interest in the Sunday Million Live tournament, which restarted this month, gives the team confidence about 2027.

First, there are upcoming festivals. The PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence will take place from 1 to 8 November in the south of France. Satellite tournaments for that event can be played both online and live at Pasino Grand.