PokerStars announced on Monday that it is bringing its first US live tournament to Live! Casino Philadelphia from April 21-27. Players in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan and Ontario can qualify into the PokerStars Open Philadelphia by playing in online poker satellites.
The tournament in Philadelphia marks the launch of the PokerStars Open series in North America. For those that want to qualify, the online satellites start on Wednesday, March 26.
Anne Tran, Director of Poker at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, is honored that the South Philly casino is hosting the first PokerStars tournament of the year.
She said in a statement: “We’re so excited to be the first North American host location for this year’s PokerStars Open live series.”