Another weekend to appear forward to. Here we check out the week on PokerStars.

Poker players and fans rejoice. The ecu Poker Tour is back in action after a longer period of repose following EPT Dublin. And as though to re-affirm its position because the most prestigious poker tour on the planet it's back with style, finishing its 12th season with the familiar backdrop of the Riviera and the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final.

Whether you're about to travel to the Monte Carlo Bay Resort yourself, or whether you need to follow the action online, you will not miss anything, more so this year than ever before. 

For the primary time in EPT history the EPT Live team can be providing cards-up coverage (you read that right) from Day 2 of the principle Event. Not more screaming on the river fold that denies the solution to a posh poker riddle. You will have your answer. 

If you're in Monaco for the festival, which runs from April 26 to May 6, you will have 80 events from which to choose, including everything from the $100K Super High Roller to daily turbos. The entire schedule are available at the EPT homepage, while coverage of the entire major events may be reported on with live updates at the PokerStars Blog. 

They include:

* Single Re-Entry High Roller (Tues 26 to Thurs 28 April)* France Poker Series Main Event (Wed 27 to Sun 1 May)* $100K Super High Roller (Thurs 28 to Sat 30 April)* EPT Main Event (Sat 30 to Fri 6 May)* Single Day High Roller (Sun 1 May)* EPT High Roller (Wed 4 to Fri 6 May)

It all starts on Tuesday with live updates from the one Re-entry High Roller, which has the bizarre start time of 6pm (local time). 

To explain the entire above, and to speak the standard amount of irreverence, the most recent edition of #EPTNotLive is now available. We'll let the team introduce it...

"James and Joe kick things off with tweets about last week's podcast, including positive reaction to the inside track that #EPTLive goes cards-up in Monaco. EPT 12 has started airing on TV, so the lads review the season premiere: the Barcelona Main Event Final Table. They're joined by runner-up Steve Warburton to speak about the show. Steve may be subjected to at least one of essentially the most torturous trivia games ever created by (a hairy) man. Joe decides to campaign for various nominees on this year's European Poker Awards with a chain of 'For Your Consideration' ads. And Michael Bumblis from LA tries to outsmart a fellow 'Seinfeld' obsessive in 'Superfan vs Stapes'. #EPTNotLive

Listen to the podcast by clicking here.

There a poker game for everyone, irrespective of bankroll on PokerStars.Click here to get an account.

If you're got some StarsCoin that you really want to place to good use (except for within the usual way) PokerStars and CARE are soliciting for your help. 

Following the earthquake in Ecuador last weekend CARE's relief efforts was relentless. PokerStars is proud to support the work in their emergency teams who at this time are assessing the wear and tear caused and distributing such things as clean drinking water to these most influenced. It's an awful situation with hundreds dead and 24,000 homeless. Many more are enduring the grim aftermath. CARE is within the middle and want your help. 

2,000 StarsCoin equates to a $20 donation to CARE, a small amount when you think about it's enough to supply two families with clean water. 

Read more in regards to the situation in Ecuador and the work of CARE, and learn how you can also make a contribution. For those who do not have time to read it you'll click here to visit CARE's appeal page.  

A up to date promotion on PokerStars ensures the gloves are well and actually off. Or should that be on? KO Poker will give you the chance to win a share of $120,000 per week by playing our knockout poker challenges. 

There are daily and weekly challenges to tackle which run from today through to May 12 which win you entry into All-in Shootouts with big prizes. 

What's more you'll be able to participate without cost with a deposit of $15 or more. And before you think that that isn't free, you need to use your deposit for whatever you wish to have - we'll come up with five tickets to those "knockouts". Just use the deposit code "KOPOKER2016" to peer what we mean.  

Find more details at the KO Poker homepage.

It's the PokerStars promotion that will not go away, mainly because we do not want it to every. day there is a chance to win as much as $5,000. As we've explained various times before it is a case of opening your Challenges window within the PokerStars lobby and collecting the pieces to a puzzle. Do this and you're in for a treat. 

We extended it until Saturday April 30, so there's still time to have some fun with it. Click here for a recap of ways it works. 

To all PokerStars players good luck on the tables this weekend. As always send your comments, success stories and tragic tales to us on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog. 

Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

Read More... [Source: PokerStarsBlog.com]