The Hendon Mob returns to all The Festival events in 2026!
The Festival Series is proud to add another year of collaboration with The Hendon Mob. For many stops already, the team of THM have had their tournament on our schedule. In different sizes and formats however, which went from a one-day tournament to thie record-breaking multi-day event in Rozvadov last year, where a whopping total of 2,417 entries. In 2026, The Hendon Mob Championship will return for yet another epic year of poker action. First up: The Festival Bratislava!
The boys of The Hendon Mob have been travelling all over the world in the past years for their event, and since the last two years, the event had its final stop all the way in South Africa. With The Festival, they will be heading this your to all our stops: Bratislava, Rozvadov, Malta, and Tallinn.
The Hendon Mob Championship
A Trip Down Memory Lane
The history of The Hendon Mob Championship at The Festival is one that kicked off in 2022, during The Festivala Bratislava 2022, where hometown player Peter Zolnai clinched the victory. It would be the first of many editions of The Hendon Mob Championship, as the counter shows us a total of ten winners. With 2026 coming up, another guaranteed four winners will be added to the list.
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| Event | Winner | Country | Prize Money | Prize Pool | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Festival Bratislava 2025 | Ondrej Chlapek |  | €19,346 | €99,821 | 467 |
| The Festival Malta 2025 | Egi Adriaans |  | €14,271 | €78,584 | 376 |
| The Festival Rozvadov 2025 | Haik Tougu |  | €51,300 | €304,542 | 2,417 |
| The Festival Bratislava 2024 | Vegard Granli |  | €17,745 | €93,125 | 436 |
| The Festival Malta 2024 | Anonymous |  | €14,600 | €71,392 | 334 |
| The Festival Rozvadov 2024 | Anonymous |  | €35,250 | €200,000 | 825 |
| The Festival Bratislava 2023 | Mitja Rudolf |  | €9,100 | €36,765 | 172 |
| The Festival Malta 2023 | Jonas Engedal | | €6,100 | €22,032 | 102 |
| The Festival Nottingham 2023 | Reem Ahmed |  | £6,715 | £37,248 | 384 |
| The Festival Bratislava 2022 | Peter Zolnai |  | €7,000 | €28,000 | 131 |
The Festival Bratislava 2026
The Festival Bratislava has many headliner events on the schedule. With over 50+ tournaments, that’s not a secret for anyone. The Hendon Mob Championship is scheduled to kick off on the very first day of the event, February 23. It will have four opening flights, and will all conclude on the final day, scheduled to happen on February 26. The main point of this tournament for The Festival is to have a grand multi-day tournament being held at the start of the event, giving hold’em players not only the chance to be victorious in the Main Event or any of the many side events, but to have a multi-day event with a proper deep structure from the get-go.
If you will run deep in this tournament, and you want to play the Main Event, you can play either 1B or 1C of the Main event, depending when you qualify to Day 2 in The Hendon Mob Championship. Even when you reach to the final table of this event, you have will three more starting flights for the Main Event available.
>> Full Tournament Schedule Here
| Tournament | Date | Starting Time (CET) | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| €250 THMC Day 1A | Feb 23 | 13:00 | 30 Min. |
| €250 THMC Day 1B | Feb 24 | 13:00 | 30 Min. |
| €250 THMC Day 1C | Feb 25 | 13:00 | 30 Min. |
| €250 THMC Day 1D | Feb 25 | 19:00 | 15 Min. |
| THMC Day 2 (Final Day) | Feb 26 | 12:30 | 45 Min. |
The Story Of The Hendon Mob Championship Continues
The Hendon Mob Championship is a tournament that often is part of a lerger existing event, bringing that bit of additional prestige and international recognition to the schedule. Ad mentioned, this tournament will be part of all four stops of The Festival in 2026, underlining the strong partnership we have with The Hendon Mob brand. Its presence at every stop ensures continuity throughout the season and gives players multiple opportunities to score that special flag on their Hendon Mob profiles.
However, the Hendon Mob Championship is not limited to The Festival alone. The tournament is also included in other poker events across the year, making it a familiar fixture for players who regularly travel the live circuit. In addition to these appearances, the Hendon Mob brand also hosts a complete standalone series that runs in December, offering a dedicated schedule built entirely around the championship concept.
This flexibility has helped the guys of The Hendon Mob Championship to grow into a recognizable tournament format, which everyone wants to take part in. Be aware as well that this tournament schedule below is about the stops of The Hendon Mob Championship which are already confirmed, there might be tournament stops added later throughout the year once they are confirmed as well.
| Dates | Country | Festival | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23–26 February 2026 | | The Festival | Bratislava |
| 31 March – 1 April 2026 |  | Irish Poker Open | Dublin |
| 19–27 April 2026 |  | Malta Poker Festival | St. Julian’s |
| 9–15 June 2026 | | The Festival | Rozvadov |
| 14–20 September 2026 | | The Festival | St. Julian’s |
| 20-29 November 2026 | | The Festival | Tallinn |
| 1–6 December 2026 | | The Hendon Mob Championship | London |
