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• Texapoker President Confirms Postponement of Paris Event
• PokerNews to Live Report From the National Poker Series Aix-en-Provence (Jan. 24 to Feb. 2)

The European Championship Of Poker (ECOP) Paris festival, scheduled for January 2-13, 2025, has been postponed until further notice. The postponement comes only 24 hours after PokerStars announced it was canceling the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris festival that was scheduled for mid-February.

The ECOP Paris 2025 postponement is due to the uncertainty surrounding Paris' gaming landscape. Casinos were banned in Paris in 1919 but several "gaming circles" operated in the French capital for years. In 2017, these gaming circles were shut down, only to reopen in 2019 as "Clubs de Jeux," or gaming clubs. Strict regulations meant these clubs could only offer table games, excluding slots and roulette.

This experiment is scheduled to end on December 31, 2024, and was expected to be extended for another year. However, political instability in France has resulted in nobody in authority available to extend the experimental Parisian gaming clubs into 2025. If no decision is made before New Year's Eve, reopening could take several months once France has a new Interior Minister in place.

Texapoker President Confirms Postponement of Paris Event

Due to the political situation in France and the scheduled closure of Parisian gaming clubs on 31 December, Texapoker is forced to announce the postponement of the first edition of the European Championship of Poker scheduled for 2-13 January 2025 at Club Circus Paris.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the postponement of the first edition of the ECOP, said Apo Chantzis, CEO of Texapoker. We wish the teams and management of the clubs every success in overcoming this human and financial crisis, which is beyond their control, on the eve of the New Year."

"We can't resign ourselves to the closure of the gaming clubs in Paris. We all gave so much to make this experiment a success, and it has been, added Thierry Bolleret, head of public relations at Club Circus Paris. "Unfortunately, it seems that our fate is to suffer the political instability of the moment, which is why we are reluctantly having to postpone the ECOP. We would like to thank all our customers and partners for this state of affairs, which is completely beyond our control."

"The European Championship of Poker will, therefore, make its debut later this year with stops in Rozvadov (12 to 17 March), Sanremo (2 to 9 June), and Barcelona (10 to 16 November). More information on the postponement of the Paris stop will be announced at a later date."

PokerNews to Live Report From the National Poker Series Aix-en-Provence (Jan. 24 to Feb. 2)

PokerNews' live reporting team was meant to be on the ground, bringing you all the action from the ECOP Paris 2025 festival. The postponement has scuppered those plans, but fear not—there will still be plenty of French poker action for you to enjoy in late January.

Our team will be at the Pasino Grand providing live updates, in French, from the National Poker Series Aix-en-Provence from January 30 through February 2. The schedule for this festival can be seen in the table below:

Date	Time	Event	Buy-in
Fri 24 Jan	12:30 p.m.	NPS TEN 9/7 Max 200 Day 1A	€200
	5:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack 150	€150
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Friday Rush 150	€150
Sat 25 Jan	12:30 p.m.	NPS TEN 9/7 Max 200 Day 1B	€200
	7:30 p.m.	NPS TEN 9/7 Max 200 Day 1C	€200
Sun 26 Jan	1:00 p.m.	NPS TEN 9/7 Max 200 Final Day
	2:00 p.m.	NPS Straight Flush 9/7 Max 250	€250
	7:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Sunday Rush 150	€150
Mon 27 Jan	12:00 p.m.	NPS Ace Heads-Up 600 Day 1	€600
	2:00 p.m.	NPS Jack Mystery 7 Max 400 Day 1A	€400
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Monday Rush 150	€150
Tue 28 Jan	12:30 p.m.	NPS Jack Mystery 7 Max 400 Day 1B	€400
	1:00 p.m.	NPS Ace Heads-Up 400 Final Day
	5:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack 150	€150
	8:00 p.m.	NPS Jack Mystery 7 Max 400 Day 1C	€400
	9:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
Wed 29 Jan	1:00 p.m.	NPS Jack Mystery 7 Max 400 Final Day
	2:00 p.m.	NPS KOP Battle Royale 8 Max Day 1	€400
	5:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack 150	€150
	7:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Wednesday Rush 150	€150
Thu 30 Jan	12:30 p.m.	NPS King 6 Max 800 Day 1A	€800
	1:00 p.m.	NPS KOP Battle Royale 8 Max Final Day
	5:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack 250	€250
	7:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Thursday Rush 150	€150
Fri 31 Jan	12:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
	12:30 p.m.	NPS King 6 Max 800 Day 1B	€800
	5:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack 250	€250
	9:00 p.m.	NPS King 6 Max 800 Day 1C	€800
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Friday Rush 150	€150
Sat 1 Feb	12:00 p.m.	Sat or Cash NPS 800	€140
	1:00 p.m.	NPS King 6 Max 800 Day 2
	2:00 p.m.	NPS Royal Flush 9/7 Max 400 Day 1	€400
	8:00 p.m.	NPS Queen 8 Max 800 Day 1	€800
	9:00 p.m.	NPS Saturday Rush 150	€150
Sun 2 Dec	1:00 p.m.	NPS King 6 Max 800 Final Day
	1:00 p.m.	NPS Royal Flush 9/7 Max 400 Final Day
	1:00 p.m.	NPS Queen 8 Max 800 Final Day
	2:00 p.m.	NPS Superstack Omaha 8 Max 250	€250
	3:00 p.m.	NPS Straight Flush 9/7 Max 250	€250