The France Poker Series (FPS) started in May 2010, is a major regional poker tour in France and French speaking countries. The tour is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010).CardPlayer -
History The FPS is a series of poker tournaments that ran for 6 seasons from 2010 to 2016 and 29 stops in France, Morocco and Monaco, where the best poker players from the region and the world competed for the title of champion of FPS. In 2017, the series was discontinued, as well as other poker series around the world sponsored by PokerStars.net, rebranding to the PokerStars Festival for country tours and PokerStars Championship for major regional tours, which brought together all other regional tours such as LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour), EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), IPT (Italian Poker Tour), ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour) UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), among others. In 2018 the PokerStars Festival was discontinued.PokerStars - In 2022, PokerStars.net announces the return of the France Poker Series in events that took place in France and Monaco.PokerNews - Multivu -
Discontinued: In 2024, PokerStars announced the new PokerStars Open that replaces the following tours: EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), FPS (France Poker Series) and ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour), starting in March 2025.PokerNews –
Results Season 1 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 1–2 May 2010 FPS Beaulieu €1,200Casino de Beaulieu €157,345 Jose Ignacio BarberoPokerStars - €40,123 25–26 September 2010 FPS Divonne €1,200Casino de Divonne-les-Bains €421,344 Serge DidisheimPokerStars - €108,894 16–17 October 2010 FPS Saint-Amand €1,200Casino de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux €235,488 David JaouiClubPoker.net - €42,175 13–14 November 2010 FPS Lyon €1,200Casino Le Lyon Vert €342,144 Christophe MonninClubPoker.net - €88,444 18–19 December 2010 FPS Forges-les-Eaux €1,200Grand Casino de Forges-les-Eaux €279,440 Mathieu ThiryClubPoker.net - €75,000 9–14 February 2011 FPS Paris FINAL €2,000Cercle Haussmann Paris €979,776 Marvin RettenmaierPokerStars - €244,036
Season 2 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 30 November-4 December 2011 FPS Mazagan Dhs 13,200 (~€1,180)Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida Dhs 3,579,785(~€320,045) Anas TadiniPokerNews - Dhs 900,000(~€80,463) 31 January-6 February 2012 EPT/FPS Deauville €1,200Casino Barrière de Deauville €315,840 Ludovic SultanThe Hendom Mob - €82,000 21–25 March 2012 FPS Snowfest Evian €1,200Casino d'Evian €284,160 Veronika PavlikovaPokerNews - €70,000 10–13 May 2012 FPS Amnéville €1,100Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville €304,320 Ben DobsonBLUFF Europe - €70,000 27 June-1 July 2012 FPS Gujan-Mestras €1,100Casino du Lac de la Magdeleine, Gujan-Mestras €165,120 Florian DesgouttesPokerNews - €43,000 11–14 October 2012 FPS Mazagan Dhs 12,000 (~€1,050)Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida Dhs 2,219,360(~€194,302) Karim RharbaouiCardPlayer - Dhs 505,000(~€44,212) 13–19 November 2012 FPS Paris €1,100Cercle Cadet, Paris €709,738 Mateusz RypulakPokerStars - €150,000 30 January-3 February 2013 FPS Deauville FINAL €1,200Casino Barrière de Deauville €794,880 Patrick BragaPokerStars - €165,000
Season 3 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 21–24 March 2013 FPS Snowfest Evian €1,100Casino d'Evian €268,800 Neil RainePokerNews - €60,000 30 May-2 June 2013 FPS Amnéville €1,100Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville €400,320 Ibrahim FelianiPokerNews France - €92,000 23–29 September 2013 FPS Sunfest Cannes €1,100JOA Royal Casino Cannes-Mandelieu €536,640 Giedrius GradeckasClub Poker - €92,000 16–23 November 2013 FPS Paris €1,100Cercle Cadet, Paris €811,980 Rodolphe DethiereEuroSport - €153,000 22–26 January 2014 FPS Deauville FINAL €1,100Casino Barrière de Deauville €1,051,200 Niels van LeeuwenPokerNews - €175,000
Season 4 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 23–26 April 2014 EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort €811,890 Yury NesterenkoHochge Pokert - €150,000 2–5 October 2014 FPS Sunfest Cannes €1,200JOA Royal Casino Cannes-Mandelieu €558,720 Yury NesterenkoPoker52 Fr - €91,000 21 November 2014 FPS Paris €1,200Cercle Cadet ParisCANCELLED by PokerStarsPokerNews - due French authorities decided toclose down Cercle Cadet for an "undetermined amount of time" after anoperation carried out by the French Judicial Police (DCPJ) on Oct. 14.PokerNews - 20 December 2014 STUDENT FRANCE POKER SERIES €150Guaranteed Prize Pool €10,000Casino Barrière de Deauville €21,254 Patrick Miangu €5,000 28 January-1 February 2015 EPT/FPS Deauville €1,200Casino Barrière de Deauville €1,300,800 Anthony ApicellaPokerNews FR - €197,000
Season 5 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 28 April-2 May 2015 EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort €963,210 Sebastian SupperPokerStars - €177,000 21–26 July 2015 FPS Lille €1,100Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille €715,200 Bart LybaertPokerNews FR - €122,000 15–20 December 2015 FPS ENGHIEN €1,100Casino Barrière de d'Enghien €902,400 Arnaud DesbrossePokerNews FR - €147,000
Season 6 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 25 April-6 May 2016 EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort €1,223,170 Stephane DossettoPokerNews FR - €218,000 19–24 July 2016 FPS/UKIPT Lille €1,100Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille €696,960 Fabrice CasanoPokerNews - €121,000 20–25 September 2016 FPS Deauville €1,100Casino Barrière de Deauville €590,400 Gabriel NassifPokerNews - €113,030
Season 2022 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 28 April-7 May EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort €1,841,280 Lucas ScafiniPokerNews - €250,000 4–9 October FPS Divonne €1,100Casino de Divonne-les-Bains €603,020 Nicolas HamounitexApoker - €113,670 18–27 November FPS Aix-en-Provence €1,100Pasino Grand Aix-en-Provence €747,840 Anthony ApicellatexApoker - €141,200
Season 2023 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 15–26 February EPT/FPS Paris €1,100Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile €1,988,160 Alan GoasdouePokerNews - €287,830 26 April-6 May EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort €2,052,480 Daisuke OgitaCardPlayer - €307,160 15–23 July FPS Stade Jean-Bouin Paris €1,100Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) €1,328,640 Lorenzo ArduiniPokerNews - €211,000 3–8 October FPS Aix-les-Bains €1,100Casino Grand Cercle Aix-les-Bains €456,000 Alban JuenPokerNews - €90,070 10–19 November FPS Aix-en-Provence €1,100Pasino Grand Aix-en-Provence €586,560 Sahil ChutaniPokerNews - €110,400
Season 2024 Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results 14–25 February EPT/FPS Paris €1,100Palais des congrès de Paris €3,983,040 Mateusz MoolhuizenPokerNews - €470,830 24–28 April EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100Sporting Monte Carlo, Larvotto, Monaco €2,012,160 Atanas MalinovPokerNews - €303,190 30 September-6 October FPS Aix-les-Bains €1,100Casino Grand Cercle Aix-les-Bains €633,600 Zine BenrebaiPokerNews - €122,150 Sponsored Events 8–20 May BPC Namur €1,100Guarantted Prizepool €1,000,000Circus Casino Resort, Namur, Belgium €1,266,388 Rayane BenounnanePokerNews France - €200,000
Winners by country Place Country Times 1st France 2nd England Germany Morocco Netherlands Ukraine 7th Argentina Belgium Brazil Bulgary Canada Czech Republic India Italy Japan Lithuania Poland Switzerland 41 Up to Season 2024 - FPS Aix-les-Bains
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