The Festival Series Online In Play Now on the iPoker Network
The Festival Online kicked off yesterday and will run until August 24th. After a highly successful winter addition of The Festival Online that ran from February 23 to March 10, the summer instalment has now returned with 150 unique events, and a total cumulative prize pool exceeding €1,500,000 across all events.
Operators: Bet365, Betfair, Betfred, Arcticbet, Betsafe, Betsmith, Betsolid, Betsson, Fortuna, Boylepokersports, Champion Poker, Coolbet, Guts, Hollandcasino, Inbet, Klondaika, Meridianbet, Netbet, Nordicbet, Paddypowerpoker, Paf, Redstar, Skypoker, Svenskaspel, Swisscasino.
The entirety of the series will be available to play exclusively on the iPoker network, and has been since the initial partnering back in 2021. The iPoker network spans the entirety of Europe, with bookies such as Betfred and Bet365 being just two sites offering the tournaments in UK and Ireland, to Scandinavia and Estonia, where Coolbet, Betsson and Guts Poker are just a few examples of available sites.
Speaking of Estonia, that is where iPoker was developed by Playtech, and launched in 2004, and it is where the Coolbet Open is currently in play at The Chesterfield in Estonia's beautiful capital city of Tallinn.
In the previous running of The Festival Online, a player who goes by "CuriousGeorge" on the iPoker network, where The Festival Online takes place, took down not one, but two titles across the 15-day stint in the online streets. He won THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 47|WARM-UP for €4,645,95, and THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 49|CLASSIC for €1,189,53, an amazing ROI for this Festival Online player. Below are both the payouts. Will "CuriousGeorge" win again this time around?
THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 47|WARM-UP
| Position | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CuriousGeorge | € 4,645,95 |
| 2 | sentoki | € 3,108,45 |
| 3 | begood3 | € 1,912,65 |
| 4 | Gwiner | € 1,314,75 |
| 5 | Understatement | € 955,95 |
| 6 | callmeYOL0 | € 716,85 |
| 7 | eagletough439 | € 546,00 |
| 8 | Mephisto87 | € 417,90 |
| 9 | grigolis | € 363,45 |
THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 49|CLASSIC
| Position | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CuriousGeorge | € 1,189,53 |
| 2 | artemurrr | € 1,185,96 |
| 3 | richieerich | € 1,167,91 |
| 4 | PhilPlehd | € 483,20 |
| 5 | ReeYLuffy | € 351,95 |
| 6 | Asmuks1 | € 264,45 |
| 7 | grigolis | € 201,95 |
| 8 | designbluffy35 | € 155,05 |
"Occlumens" took down the biggest prize of The Festival Online Series, and he scooped a score of €21,650.70 for his efforts in winning THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 02|OPENER, which was a €250 buy-in with a €100,000 guaranteed prize pool!
THE FESTIVAL ONLINE 02|OPENER
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occlumens | € 21,650.70 |
| 2 | GiveJust1Time | € 7,092.51 |
| 3 | Dosto | € 4,968.40 |
| 4 | ko1d1 | € 4,072.69 |
| 5 | stephenkng | € 6,558.70 |
| 6 | savantcertain26 | € 2,491.08 |
| 7 | UU01743 | € 2,262.75 |
| 9 | HorseOutside | € 2,723.29 |
This Seasons Offering
More of the same is available across a wide range of buy-ins and variants. The Festival Online offers No-Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha tournaments in a range of formats, including mystery bounty, KO and standard vanilla tournaments. With a wide range of buy-ins on offer, from €5-€1,000, there is something for everyone's bankroll. Below is a selection of the highlights; click here to view the schedule in full.
| Dates | Day & Time (CEST) | Tournament Name | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/08/2025-25/08/2025 | All Day | TFO #01 €100,000 Bounty | €100 |
| 17/08/2025 | Sunday 16:00 | TFO #12 €100,000 GTD Mystery | €100.00 |
| 18/08/2025 | Monday 17:00 | TFO €50,000 Ultra 7-Max | €50.00 |
| 23/08/2025 | Saturday 17:00 | TFO €50,000 Ultra 7-Max | €50.00 |
| 24/08/2025 | Sunday 16:00 | TFO #28 €50 €100,000 GTD Mystery Champions | €50.00 |
| 24/08/2025 | Sunday 17:00 | TFO #29 €150,000 GTD €200 Hold'em Champions | €200.00 |
| 25/08/2025 | Monday 17:00 | TFO €50,000 Ultra 7-Max | €50.00 |
And That's Not All...
As well as The Festival Online, there are also opportunities to qualify for the next instalment of The Festival Series in Malta if you fancy a trip to a beautiful Mediterranean island to play some cards. Sounds pretty good to me!
Satellites start at 25 cents and ladder up to €3, €15, then to a €100 satellite. The €100 satellite plays as a two-day tournament, with Day 1 flights running throughout the week. Day 2 is played on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. GMT. The satellites do offer a terrific amount of value and are available across the entire iPoker network. Click here to find out about how the campaign has gone so far, and here to see the full schedule.
To Conclude
Stay tuned to thefestival.com to keep up to date with the results from The Festival Series Online, plus some interviews that were conducted during the last live event - The Festival Weekend Sviten Special.
In the meantime, get involved with The Festival Online, or with the satellites to Malta. Why not both, as long as you play responsibly in pursuit of Festival glory!
That's all for now, folks, until next time.
