The Festival has made significant waves since is debut in September 2021; it has rapidly become one of the must-play series on the live poker circuit. The Festival in Malta runs from September 10-15 in St. Julian’s but there is a huge online edition on the iPoker Network before then, one with 70 events and more than €1.5 million guaranteed.
More than two dozen sites on the iPoker Network, including bet365, Betfair Poker, Grosvenor Poker, and Paddy Power Poker, are gearing up to host The Festival Online between August 3-19.
Regardless of which iPoker Network skin you choose to play The Festival from, you’ll enjoy the same experience and be able to complete The Festival Online-specific missions and chase down leaderboards where you can win an €1,850 package to The Festival Malta.
The Festival Online Key Phase Events
Every event on The Festival Online’s schedule is worth getting your teeth into, but four stand out from the crowd. These special phase-tournaments features dozens of flights running from August 3 through August 19, the latter being when each Day 2 shuffles up and deals.
The Festival Online KO Main Event is a tournament you cannot afford to miss. It boasts a €100,000 guaranteed prize pool despite costing only €55 to enter. You can win your way into this KO Main Event from a few cents, thanks to the plethora of satellites running throughout the series.
Those on a tighter budget should look at the €20 KO Mini with its €50,000 guaranteed prize pool or the €7.50 KO Micro that comes with €20,000 guaranteed. Pot-Limit Omaha grinders have their own main event, a €25 KO Omaha event with at least €10,000 in its prize pool.
| Date | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3-19 | €55 KO Main Event | €100,000 |
| Aug 3-19 | €20 KO Mini | €50,000 |
| Aug 3-19 | €7.50 KO Micro | €20,000 |
| Aug 3-19 | €25 KO Omaha | €10,000 |
The Festival Online Schedule
Expand the tale below to see the full schedule of The Festival Online.
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Get Your Grind on and Climb The Festival Online Leaderboard
You’ll want to play as many The Festival Online events as possible to climb the leaderboard and win up to €500 cash and a €1,850 The Festival in Malta package. Points are earned, as shown in the table below.
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| Play a The Festival Online PKO tournament | 1 |
| Knockout a player in an The Festival Online PKO tournament | 2 |
| Generate rake in cash games | 5 |
| Finish in the money in a The Festival Online tournament | 10 |
| Reach the final table of a The Festival Online tournament | 25 |
| Win a The Festival Online tournament | 50 |
Generating €5 rake in cash games at NLHE tables with €0.05/€0.10 blinds or above earns 5 points
The top 50 points earners win cash prizes from €10 to €500. Finishing in fourth through 25 also bags you a €100 satellite ticket where you can win a €1,850 package, with the top three finishers on the leaderboard winning the aforementioned package in addition to a cash prize.
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €500 cash plus €1,850 The Festival in Malta package |
| 2 | €300 cash plus €1,850 The Festival in Malta package |
| 3 | €250 cash plus €1,850 The Festival in Malta package |
| 4 | €200 cash plus €100 The Festival satellite ticket |
| 5 | €150 cash plus €100 The Festival satellite ticket |
| 6-10 | €100 cash plus €100 The Festival satellite ticket |
| 11-15 | €50 cash plus €100 The Festival satellite ticket |
| 16-25 | €25 cash plus €100 The Festival satellite ticket |
| 26-50 | €10 cash |
The €1,850 package consists of a €550 The Festival in Malta Main Event seat, six nights’ accommodation (including breakfast for two people), €250 spending money paid into your poker account and a €200 hospitality package for one.
A Trio of Prize-Awarding Missions
If your chosen iPoker Network room is running The Festival Online missions, you should complete them because some pretty cool prizes are up for grabs.
Cash game players who see 100 flops in non-heads-up games that have blinds of €0.05/€0.10 or above gain entry to a €5,000 The Festival Freeroll on August 20.
The same freeroll is also open to anyone who eliminates at least ten opponents from The Festival Online PKO tournaments.
Play in at least three Franke’s Flip Flop satellites with a buy-in of at least €5 for a ticket to the €1,850 Package Flip Flop tournament on August 20.