The time for the next installment of The Festival Series is almost upon us!
Having had an incredibly successful stop in Rozvadov, which featured a record-breaking Hendon Mob Championship and the second-largest Festival Main Event turnout, the team will be in Tallinn from July 16th to the 20th with a Sviten edition of the series.
For those new to the game of Sviten Special, it is essentially a combination of five-card draw and PLO. Anders "Bengan" Bengtsson invented the game in a poker club in Stockholm called The Sviten Club in the early 2000s.
The game has picked up traction in cardrooms around the world. It has even made its way over to the States, where it is known as "drawmaha".
Players are allowed to draw 1-5 cards after the postflop betting round, and cannot draw more on the turn or the river. Players have to declare the number of cards they are discarding. If they choose only one card, it is dealt face up, and it can be replaced if the player decides they don't want that card.
It is a split-pot game with half of the pot being awarded to the best five-card draw hand (the five cards in hand), and the other half will be awarded to the PLO hand (two cards from the player's hand and three cards from the board).
To learn more about this fascinating game, click here.
What's On?
The first day, Wednesday 16th July, will see the Festival Weekend kick off with The Festival Wednesday Battle. Despite Sviten being the main draw (pun intended), No Limit Hold'em will still be on the menu.
This €35 buy-in will feature 8 levels of registration, each running for 25 minutes in duration. Players will receive a 20,000 chip stack for their buy-in. The prizepool stands at €500 guaranteed, with the addition of one €350 ticket to the Sviten Special event in Malta. This tournament kicks off at 6.30 p.m. local time.
Two hours later, a free buy-in satellite to the Sviten Special Main Event will take place, offering 10 €100 tickets.
Thursday 17th will see the Sviten Special Opener take place at 6.30 p.m. local time. The €50 tournament offers 8 levels of registration, a 30,000 starting stack, and 25-minute long levels. The prize pool is set at €2,000, with an additional €350 ticket to the Sviten Special event in Malta. If you are interested in qualifying for the next Festival Series in Malta, click here.
Next up on the same day is a €10 satellite to the Sviten Special Main Event, which starts at 9 p.m. The satellite will have 10 €100 tickets on offer to the weekend's marquee event. Levels run for 15 minutes each, and players will start with 15,000 in chips and can register for the first 8 levels.
Friday the 18th will see the Sviten Special Main Event kick off at 6.30 p.m. local time. The tournament features a large €10,000 prize pool, as well as a €1,600 package to Malta for the winner. Levels run for 25 minutes in duration, and there are 8 levels of registration.
The first satellite to the €250 Sviten High Roller will also run. The €20 satellite will have five tickets to the high roller event up for grabs. Levels run for 15 minutes each, and players will start with 15,000 in chips and can register for the first 8 levels starting at 8.30 p.m. local time.
Hold'em will also feature in the evening, as the €20 Friday Midnight Madness starts at 10 p.m. The tournament has a €1,000 guaranteed prize pool with the addition of a €350 ticket to the Sviten Special Event in Malta. Again, 8 levels of registration, 20,000 starting stack, and 15-minute levels will feature in this event.
The final day, Saturday 19th, will see the conclusion of the Sviten Main Event from 1.30 p.m. local time. Day 2 will see the levels increase from 25 minutes to 30 minutes in duration.
The €250 High Roller will kick off at 2 p.m. and will feature a €7,500 prize pool, with the addition of a €1,600 package to Malta for the winner. There will be 8 levels of registration, each running for 25 minutes apiece. Players will receive a chip stack of 30,000.
Last but not least, the weekend will close out with the €20 Saturday Midnight Madness at 10 p.m. The same rules apply as the Friday edition: a €1,000 guaranteed prize pool with the addition of a €350 ticket to the Sviten Special Event in Malta, 8 levels of registration, 20,000 starting stack, and 15-minute levels will feature in this event.
As always, myself and the rest of The Festival team are ready to welcome you all to Tallinn. We hope to see you there!
Until then, take care.
