Pokerstars Megastack expands into Spain and Portugal

PokerStars launches its low buy-in tournament series in Valencia, Estoril and Madrid

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – August 2017 – The popular MEGASTACK live poker tournament series aimed at recreational players is expanding its European reach to Iberia with tournament stops confirmed in Valencia, Estoril and Madrid, PokerStars, The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) brand announced today.

The low buy-in poker tournaments have been attracting local players in various markets since the series’ first launched in the UK in The Hippodrome Casino in April, PokerStars MEGASTACK has attracted over 4,818 entries to date and is continuing to expand its new live tournament series after successful launches in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and France, with plans also in place to debut in New Jersey this October.

The latest stops across Iberia will be cheap and deep with 50,000 chips awarded for just a €170 buy-in. The MEGASTACK series will surely spice the weekend up as some players will get to walk into work on Monday as the office hero with a coveted PokerStars trophy for winning one of the €40,000 guaranteed PokerStars MEGASTACK Iberia events.