Polish Poker Championship Adds Road to Dubai Qualifier in Bratislava
The Nov. 4-16 Banco Bratislava festival pairs the new anniversary-themed path with a €500,000 guaranteed Main Event.
- Road to Dubai will serve as a qualification feature at the Polish Poker Championship, tied to the organization’s 10th anniversary in 2027.
- The €150 Main Event guarantees €500,000, and the extended festival offers bonuses of up to €3,000 for multiple Day 2 advances.
- The schedule also includes €40,000- and €60,000-guaranteed high rollers plus a €20,000 Mystery Bounty.
- The 2025 Polish Poker Championship recorded 7,740 entries, while its 2023 Main Event drew 5,061 entries.
The Polish Poker Championship will add a Road to Dubai qualification feature when it returns to Banco Bratislava from Nov. 4-16. The qualification is being framed as part of the Polish organization’s path toward its 10th anniversary in 2027.
The 2026 festival’s €150 Main Event carries a €500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Banco Casino said the series has been extended by four days from the prior edition, creating additional chances to qualify and setting up what organizers hope will be another record turnout.
The Main Event also introduces bonuses worth up to €3,000 for players who make Day 2 more than once. The incentives are intended to add motivation across the event’s opening flights, while the schedule also includes satellites, cash games and other side events.
Among the larger tournaments outside the Main Event are a €1,000 Super High Roller with a €40,000 guarantee and a €400 High Roller guaranteeing €60,000. The Championship Mystery Bounty has a €20,000 guarantee and costs €50 plus €50 to enter.
The previous Polish Poker Championship recorded 7,740 entries, a figure organizers are targeting for improvement this year. Milosz Andrzejewski won the 2025 event for nearly €140,000.
The festival has a recent history of large fields in Bratislava. Its 2023 Main Event drew 5,061 entries and generated a €537,730 prize pool from a €125 buy-in, and Banco Casino described it at the time as Slovakia’s largest poker tournament.
Banco Bratislava’s announcement said the low Main Event buy-in and large guarantee have drawn thousands of players from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe. The venue is at Hodžovo námestie 2, opposite Bratislava’s Presidential Palace.
