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Qualify for The Festival in Bratislava 2026 via RedStar Poker Satellites

Qualify for The Festival in Bratislava 2026 via RedStar Poker Satellites

Slovakia’s flagship poker tournament series, The Festival in Bratislava, will run from February 23 to March 1, 2026.

You can win a seat or a full package to the main events of the festival at RedStar Poker — PokerListings has compiled all the important information about your options in this article.

Package Satellites on RedStar Poker

The iPoker network guarantees 17 prizes worth €1,850 each across 5 flighted tournaments. Four of them have a buy-in of €100 and up to 5 re-entries, with Day 1s starting daily from January 19th to February 15th, 2026.

Day 2 of each package satellite starts on Sunday:

  • The Festival 3x€1,850 starts at 19:00 GMT on January 25th, 2026.
  • The Festival 4x€1,850 starts at 19:00 GMT on February 1st, 2026.
  • The Festival 5x€1,850 starts at 19:00 GMT on February 8th, 2026.
  • The Festival 4x€1,850 starts at 19:00 GMT on February 15th, 2026.
The Festival in Bratislava 2026: Banco Casino
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There are two ways to qualify for these satellites:

  1. Via the ladder: Daily Centroll —> €0.25 Step 1 —> €3 Step 2 —> €15 Step 3 —> €100 Satellite. 
  2. By completing the Revenue Mission to earn 20,000 points (€2,000 in rake).

The fifth flighted package satellite is €2 The Festival | €1,850 Package | with 1 package guaranteed.

Its Day 1s also run daily, with Day 2 starting at 18:00 GMT on February 16th, 2026.

The Festival Package Details

The Festival Bratislava Main Event
The Festival Bratislava Main Event

Each €1,850 package includes:

  • €550 of the Main Event buy-in
  • €840 covering 6 nights of hotel accommodation with breakfast in Single/Twin/Double room for 2 people in Hotel Crowne Plaza Bratislava 4* or AC Hotel by Marriott Bratislava Old Town 4*
  • €210 hospitality package in the form of daily group activity for 1 person
  • €250 of spending money 

This package will cover your stay from February 23rd to March 1st, 2026.

Seat-Only Satellites on RedStar Poker

There are four satellites, guaranteeing a total of 12 seats in the Main Event.

The Festival in Bratislava 2026: Welcome Drinks
Welcome Drinks

All of them start on Monday and have a €50 buy-in, up to 5 re-entries, and unlimited rebuys. Here’s the schedule:

  • The Festival | SEAT | 2x€550 Gtd starts at 19:30 GMT on January 26th, 2026.
  • The Festival | SEAT | 2x€550 Gtd starts at 19:30 GMT on February 2nd, 2026.
  • The Festival | SEAT | 3x€550 Gtd starts at 19:30 GMT on February 9th, 2026.
  • The Festival | SEAT | 5x€550 Gtd starts at 19:30 GMT on February 16th, 2026.

If you manage to climb the ladder, you can play these satellites for just 1 euro cent:

Daily Centroll —> €0.50 Step 1 —> €5 Step 2 —>  €50 Satellite

Note: After winning a seat through any of these satellites, you are solely responsible for your travel and accommodations to attend The Festival in Bratislava 2026.

The Festival in Bratislava Main Events

The Festival will have two Main Events with the same buy-in of €550

  • The Festival Main Event with Day 1s starting on February 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th.
  • Mixed Games Main Event – TORSES with Day 1s starting on February 23rd and 24th.

If you manage to qualify to The Festival via RedStar Poker, you are free to choose which of these two events to play.

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Written By: Vasilisa Zyryanova Blog Content Editor