The Festival Bratislava
The Festival in Bratislava Qualifiers
Who does not like to visit Bratislava in the winter, there is a chance to enjoy the beauty of the City under snow. While you are there, take in some Poker too, at “The Festival in Bratislava event”
What can you expect to see during the series?
Live Event Details
- The Festival in Bratislava Event Dates: 23rd February 2026 - 1st March 2026
- Venue: Banco Casino Bratislava, Slovakia
- Tournaments with a buy-in of €550:
- Option 1: “The Festival Main Event - Day 1” from 24th February 2026
- Players can choose any Day 1 Flight.
- Day 1A on 24/02/2026
- Day 1B on 25/02/2026
- Day 1C & 1D Turbo on 26/02/2026
- Day 1E & 1F Turbo on 27/02/2026
- Day 2 on 28/02/2026
- Day 3 / Final 16 on 01/03/2026
All Hold'em multi-flight tournaments will play down to 12,5% of the field (ITM) on day 1 of the Tournament.
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- Option 2: “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES Day 1” from 23rd February 2026
- Players can choose any Day 1 Flight.
- Day 1A on 23/02/2026
- Day 1B on 24/02/2026
- Final Day on 25/02/2026
- Mixed Games Main Event HORSES" will be played in Multistack mode. Day 1’s will end after 12 levels of play. If a player qualifies multiple times to Day 2, then ONLY the player’s largest qualified stack remains in play for Day 2.
Event website www.thefestival.com for further information.
How to play
What can I expect to see?
Package info
- Total Value of the package: €1,850
- “The Festival Main Event Day 1” or “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES Day 1” Main Event
Buy-In: €550
- Hotel Accommodation: 6 nights at one of the hotels below or similar at the event organiser’s sole discretion and depending on availability of the hotels.
- Hotel Crowne Plaza Bratislava 4*or
- AC Hotel by Marriott Bratislava Old Town 4*
- Single / Twin / Double room with breakfast for up to 2 persons: €840
- Check in: 23rd February 2026 - Check out: 1st March 2026
- Hotel dates cannot be amended.
- Hospitality Package €200 (Daily group activity for 1 person)
- The Festival Series Merchandise (one cap) €10
- Total of €250 spending money included.
- It is hereby clarified that the players shall be solely responsible for booking their own travel arrangements and the players shall be solely responsible for making sure their passport is valid and that they have a visa to enter the country of the tournament, if applicable.
Seat Info
- Total Value of the prize: €550
- “The Festival Main Event Day 1” or “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES Day 1” Main Event
- Buy-In: €550
- No spending money or travel expenses included
Qualifier Schedule
- Promotion Period: 19/01/2026 - 16/02/2026
- Seat qualifiers: 19/01/2026 - 16/02/2026
- Package qualifiers: 19/01/2026 - 15/02/2026
- Revenue Mission Qualification Period: 19/01/2026 00:00 GMT – 15/02/2026 17:00 GMT
Revenue Mission
- Qualification Period: 19/01/2026 00:00 GMT – 15/02/2026 17:00 GMT
- Earn 30000 points (€1,000 revenue equivalent) to get a “€100 The Festival Mission SK26” Ticket.
- (max. 1 ticket per player during the mission Qualification Period)
- Opt in once for the mission Qualification Period stated above.
- Rewards will be issued automatically on completion of the mission.
Key Terms
18+. Promotion Duration: 19/01/2026 - 16/02/2026. Seats and Packages are not refundable/transferable and cannot be converted to cash. By participating in the satellites, you declare yourself eligible for the main event. See tournaments/satellites and mission for entry requirements & restrictions. Tickets only Valid in The Festival tournaments, various expiry dates. Payment & account restrictions apply. T&C’s apply.
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Terms and conditions
Who can qualify?
Customers must be 18 or over to participate.
How do I qualify?
Tournaments are open to all poker players.
Other Important information
Package Satellites
- Daily Freeroll satellites to win an entry to €0.25 Package Step 1.
- Package Step 1 satellites: €0.25 Buy in
- Package Step 2 satellites: €3 Buy in
- Package Step 3 satellites: €15
- Final Package Step Day-1 satellites: €100 Buy in
Flighted Tournaments offering Packages
- “The Festival Xx€1,850|D1” (Day 1) daily
- “The Festival Xx€1,850|D2” (Day 2) on Sundays 25th January 2026, 1st, 8th and 15th February 2026
- Buy in: €100
- Buy in type: Re-Entry x5
- 16 packages
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Date |
Day |
Start Time GMT |
Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/01/2026 |
Sunday |
19:00 |
The Festival 3x€1,850|D2 |
|
01/02/2026 |
Sunday |
19:00 |
The Festival 4x€1,850|D2 |
|
08/02/2026 |
Sunday |
19:00 |
The Festival 5x€1,850|D2 |
|
15/02/2026 |
Sunday |
19:00 |
The Festival 4x€1,850|D2 |
€2 Micro-Stakes Flighted Tournaments offering 2 Packages
- “THE FESTIVAL|€1,850 PACKAGE|D1” (Day 1) daily
- “THE FESTIVAL|€1,850 PACKAGE|D2” (Day 2) on Monday 16th February 2026
- Buy in: €2
- Buy in type: Re-Entry x9
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Date |
Day |
Start Time GMT |
Name |
Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/02/2026 |
Monday |
18:00 |
THE FESTIVAL|€1,850 PACKAGE|D2 |
1x €1,850 packages |
Seat Qualification Path
Seat only Satellites
- Daily Freeroll satellites to win an entry to €0.50 Seat Step 1.
- Seat Step 1 satellites: €0.50
- Seat Step 2 satellites: €5 Buy in
- Final Seat Step satellites: €50 Buy in
Tournaments offering Seats Only
- Running on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays
- Buy in: €50
- Buy in type: Re-entry x 5 (€50) or unlimited rebuy (€50)
- 12 seats
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Date |
Day |
Start Time GMT |
Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
26/01/2026 |
Monday |
19:30 |
The Festival|SEAT|2x€550 |
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02/02/2026 |
Monday |
19:30 |
The Festival|SEAT|2x€550 |
|
09/02/2026 |
Monday |
19:30 |
The Festival|SEAT|3x€550 |
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16/02/2026 |
Monday |
19:30 |
The Festival|SEAT|5x€550 |
Entry Tickets
|
Name |
Ticket Value |
Step Won |
Step used |
Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
€0.25 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 0.25 |
Package Freeroll |
Package Step 1 (auto-registration) |
16/02/2026 |
|
€3 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 3 |
Package Step 1 |
Package Step 2 (auto-registration) |
16/02/2026 |
|
€3 The Festival SK2026 Entry |
€ 3 |
Package Step 1 |
Package Step 2 (players choice) |
2 months |
|
€15 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 15 |
Package Step 2 |
Package Step 3 (auto-registration) |
16/02/2026 |
|
€15 The Festival SK2026 Entry |
€ 15 |
Package Step 2 |
Package Step 3 (auto-registration) |
2 months |
|
€100 The Festival SK2026 |
€ 100 |
Freebuy & Package Step 3 |
Package Final Step (players choice) |
2 months |
|
€100 The Festival Mission SK26 |
€ 100 |
Revenue Mission |
Package Final Step (players choice) |
16/02/2026 |
|
€100 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 100 |
Package Step 3 |
Package (auto-registration) |
16/02/2026 |
|
€0.50 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€0.50 |
Freeroll |
Seat Step 1 (auto-registration) |
17/02/2026 |
|
€5 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 5 |
Seat Step 1 |
Seat Step 3 (auto-registration) |
17/02/2026 |
|
€5 The Festival SK2026 Entry |
€ 5 |
Seat Step 1 |
Seat Step 3 (players choice) |
2 months |
|
€50 The Festival SK2026 Auto |
€ 50 |
Seat Step 2 |
Seat Final Step (auto-registration) |
17/02/2026 |
|
€50 The Festival SK2026 Entry |
€ 50 |
Seat Step 2 |
Seat Final Step (players choice) |
2 months |
|
TF SK 2026 €1,850 Package |
€ 1,850 |
Package D2 |
Live Event |
24/02/2026 |
|
TF SK 2026 €550 Seat |
€ 550 |
Seat Final Step |
Live Event |
24/02/2026 |
All entry tickets are valid only in “The Festival” tournaments during the Promotion Period and expire as stated above.
“€100 The Festival Mission SK26” entry tickets are valid only in “The Festival” tournaments during the Promotion Period. “€100 The Festival Mission SK26” entry tickets expire on the 16/02/2026.
All “€XX The Festival SK2026 Auto” auto registration entry tickets are valid only in “The Festival” target tournaments during the Promotion Period and directly register players to the target event.
“TF SK 2026 €1,850 Package” & “TF SK 2026 €550 Seat” tickets will be issued online to package / seat winners as a placeholder prize for the live event and cannot be used online.
Seats and Packages are not refundable/transferable and cannot be converted to cash.
By participating in the satellites you declare yourself eligible for the main event.
Promotional cancellation or variation
We can cancel this promotion or change these terms and conditions where necessary to comply with law or regulation, to prevent fraud or similar unlawful behaviour, or by giving you notice beforehand, if the change or cancellation is for any other valid reason such as a software fault or incorrect terms and conditions. Any such variation or cancellation will not apply to you if you have commenced play in relation to the promotion, prior to the date of the communication of the variation or cancellation.
Prohibitions and sanctions
BoyleSports reserve the right to void and/or withhold winnings from bets and may close the account(s) if there is a legitimate need to amend the offer, such as if it being abused, or is subject to fraudulent activity. Legitimate needs may include but are not limited to: account(s) sharing IP addresses, same family name/address, payment method, bank identification numbers or other common identifiers. BoyleSports reserve the right to exclude and/or limit the availability of this offer to customers, where necessary to prevent fraud or other similar unlawful behaviour.
Other terms
Live event Terms & Conditions
- Packages and seats are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be converted to cash.
You must play or forfeit the seat. Any taxes, insurance and other expenses relating to the prize will be the sole responsibility of each winner.
- Please review carefully the content of the package. Packages are provided on an “AS-IS” basis, and Operator shall not be liable in any way whatsoever to any acts or omissions of third party suppliers, including without limitation, airlines, carriage service providers. For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that Operator shall not be responsible in any way for the nature of the event or prizes and their respective quality, and you hereby waive any claim and/or demand in relation thereto.
- By playing ”The Festival in Bratislava” online tournaments you declare that you are ready and able to travel to Bratislava, Slovakia, in order to participate at “The Festival in Bratislava” Live event. This includes any and all documents required for travel to the destination.
- All seats for “The Festival in Bratislava” won via an Online platform MUST be used in one of the destination tournaments “The Festival Main Event - Day 1X” from 24th February 2026 or “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES Day 1” from 23rd February 2026 (the “Destination Tournament”) or if a player has won several seats in another The Festival tournament from 23rd February 2026 - 1st March 2026 in Bratislava.
- Maximum amount of “The Festival in Bratislava” packages that a player can win by qualifying via Online platform satellites: 1 per player during the Promotion Period. Once the player wins a package, he will be excluded from all the future package satellites during the Promotion Period. The player may still participate in seat only satellites after winning a package.
- In case a player won multiple seats, they can enter multiple Day 1 events “The Festival Main Event - Day 1X” or “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES Day 1”. The onus is on the player to play the first seat and then arrange transfer of additional seats won to another tournament or player if required.
- Players will only be able to carry over their largest stack “The Festival Main Event - Day 2” on 28th February 2026, should they qualify from multiple Day-1 events in Bratislava. All Hold'em multi-flight tournaments will play down to 12,5% of the field (ITM) on day 1. If a player has already qualified to Day-2 and still has ME tickets left, he has an option to:
Transfer the ticket to another player at the location.
Change the ticket to other tournament tickets with a possibility to top up in cash.
- “Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES" will be played in Multistack mode. Day 1’s will end after 12 levels of play. If a player qualifies multiple times to Day 2, then ONLY the player’s largest qualified stack remains in play for Day 2.
- Every effort must be made by the player to ensure they play / use all seats won. Under NO circumstances will refunds be issued by the event organisers and\or the Operator.
- By participating in this promotion, you acknowledge that you have been pre-registered to play with the event organiser, who is considered the data controller. For any privacy related questions, please go to https://www.thefestival.com/privacy-policy.
