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Schedule for the Festival in Bratislava set

Our inaugural stop for The Festival Series, the Festival in Bratislava is less than 50 days away and this means it’s high time to take a closer look at the schedule for the entire week.

We expect an action-packed week in the Banco Casino in Bratislava with a total number of 21 different events, including the €550 Main Event which comes with a prize pool guarantee of 300.000 Euros.

Poker highlights

Our Main Event with a buy-in of €550, 4 starting flights and up to 2 re-entries is of course the main poker attraction of The Festival Series in Bratislava, but we have several other noteworthy tournaments in store:

Those are the poker highlights of The Festival in Bratislava:

  • €220 Sviten Special (or Drawmaha): A mix of Draw and Omaha poker which guarantees action and entertainment and runs over 3 days.
  • €1.100 PLO Highroller: 2-day PLO-event.
  • €110 Open Face Chinese: 1-day Chinese Poker tournament.
  • €330 Heads-Up Championship: 2-day Heads-Up-Hold’em (capped at 32 players).
  • €220 Deepstack Championship: 3-day Texas-Hold’em event.
  • €1.100 NLH Highroller: 2-day Hold’em event.

Casino Highlights

The Festival Series is not only about poker, but also about casino games and sports betting. For punters and casino enthusiasts alike, we have worthwhile tournaments during our one week in Bratislava:

Schedule The Festival in Bratislava

You can find the entire schedule for The Festival in Bratislava here:

» Schedule The Festival in Bratislava

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