MPF, Mini IPS, and IPS: Numerous Satellites for the Malta Poker Festival Autumn Series 2026

The Malta Poker Festival Autumn Series 2026, taking place from October 23 to November 4, 2026, at the Portomaso Casino in Malta, promises to be the major poker highlight of the fall. That’s because this event brings together three major tournament series—the Malta Poker Festival (MPF), the Mini Italian Poker Sport (Mini IPS), and the Italian Poker Sport (IPS)—with a guaranteed total prize pool of 3 million euros. Various online poker providers are offering numerous satellites, missions, and multi-stage qualification paths for all three series. In some cases, you can get started for as little as a few cents. We’ll take a closer look at these qualification options and show you which online providers offer a way to enter the Malta Poker Festival Autumn 2026.

The MPF Grand Event kicks off the Malta Poker Festival Autumn 2026. The buy-in is €600 and the guaranteed prize pool is €1,000,000. The event runs from October 23 to November 3, with numerous Day 1 flights available. Poker World Champion Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi has been brought on as a special guest host. The Mini IPS offers an even more affordable way to get started. The tournament costs €250 and guarantees €500,000. The numerous starting days run from October 23 to 30, with the final day taking place on October 31. The largest prize pool awaits at the Italian Poker Sport Main Event. The buy-in is €390, with a whopping €1,500,000 guaranteed. The tournament runs from October 29 through November 4.

MPF Grand Event: Main Event Tickets Starting at 25 Cents

There are particularly extensive online qualification opportunities for the €1-million MPF Grand Event. iPoker plays the leading role here. However, various poker rooms on the network—such as Betfair Poker, William Hill Poker, Paddy Power Poker, bet365 Poker, RedStar, BoyleSports Poker, Grosvenor Poker, Ladbrokes Poker / Coral Poker, Betsafe Poker, and NetBet Poker—are offering largely the same promotion for the MPF Grand Event.

The promotions offer both complete packages and Main Event seats alone. For package qualification, the path starts as low as €0.55. From there, players advance through satellites costing €5 and €25 to the €125 final satellite. For the Main Event seat alone, the path starts at just €0.25, followed by €3, €15, and finally €70. The complete MPF package is valued at €2,250. Included are: the €600 buy-in for the MPF Grand Event, five nights’ accommodation including breakfast at the Hilton Malta for two people, and €330 in spending money. A total of 22 packages and 17 standalone €600 seats are guaranteed via iPoker. Package qualification runs through October 11, 2026, while the standalone seat satellites will be offered until October 12.

In addition to the regular satellites, there’s another way to secure a spot in the qualifier. For example, at Betfred or Swiss Casinos, participants can earn a €125 ticket by completing a mission. To do so, they must collect 30,000 Club Points during the corresponding qualification period. The mission ticket can then be used in the corresponding MPF package tournaments.

In addition to the iPoker network, there are two other options. Betsson serves as the official online and sponsorship partner of the Malta Poker Festival. The MPF satellites run daily and start with free freebuys, each guaranteeing ten €3 MPF tickets. The action then continues through €3 and €20 satellites all the way to the €100 MPF final ticket. Anyone who wins a ticket is automatically registered for the next level.

Since the Unibet DeepStack Open (UDSO) has been collaborating with the Malta Poker Festival for several years, Unibet Poker is also a partner offering online satellites and package qualifiers for the Grand Event. However, any online seats won must be used on Day 1X of the MPF Grand Event in Malta. That said, just like with the provider Zamsino, no specific structure for Fall 2026 has been published here.

IPS Main Event: Ladder Starts at 1 Cent

Online qualification for the IPS Main Event is even more interesting. The tournament costs just €390 and guarantees €1,500,000. The current schedule includes numerous Day 1 flights between October 29 and November 2. In addition, several live satellites for the later IPS starting days will be offered as part of the festival. There’s also a way to get in online. At Swiss Casinos, the IPS Seat Ladder starts as low as €0.01. The next tiers are €0.40, €4, and €12, respectively, as well as further final stages that ultimately award a €390 seat for the IPS Main Event.

The current Bet365 website, for example, lists IPS Seat Satellites with a €40 buy-in as well as preceding daily satellites. In addition, there are specific final dates with guaranteed IPS seats. Swiss Casinos now also offers its own online qualification path for the €1.5 million guaranteed IPS Main Event—where the satellite ladder even starts at €0.01.

Mini IPS: Live satellites offer an affordable way to get started

With its €250 buy-in and €500,000 guarantee, the Mini IPS falls right between the MPF Grand Event and the major IPS Main Event. The tournament features numerous starting flights, offering plenty of flexibility. While the Mini IPS includes numerous live satellites and the affordable €250 direct entry, there are no online qualifiers available.

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