More big news came courtesy of courtesy of PokerStars headquarters on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with an announcement that the buy-in for the the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event will now be €5,300. Previously, the event garnered a €10,600 buy-in.
The decision comes in line with a similar one at the end of August, when PokerStars announced it was lowering the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event buy-in to $5,300 from $10,300.
"We're making these changes to bring the Grand Final more in line with other stops such as Prague and Barcelona, which have created record-breaking fields over the last couple of years, by giving a large percentage of players what they’ve been asking for — the opportunity to play more tournaments within their bankroll, while also making the Main Event more accessible to a wider number of players around the world," said Edgar Stuchly, Director of Live Events for PokerStars.