“Ritorno al Futuro” is, on the one hand, the Italian title of the world-famous “Back to the Future” film series. On the other hand, there is also a regular live poker tournament series in Italy. The next “Ritorno al Futuro” event will take place from October 11 to 18, 2026, at the Imperium Room in Corsico, near Milan. The event offers a guaranteed prize pool of 75,000 euros, with 20,000 euros set aside for the first-place winner alone.
The tournament will be held at the Imperium Room at Via Palmiro Togliatti 2 in Corsico. The opening phase begins on Sunday, October 11, with Day 1A starting at 6:30 p.m. A total of 13 starting flights will be offered over the following days, alternating between afternoon and evening tournaments. The afternoon flights begin at 3:30 p.m. each day and are played with 25-minute blind levels. The evening flights start at 8:30 p.m. and initially feature 20-minute levels. On the first day of the tournament, there is only one starting flight, while two flights are scheduled each day from Monday through Saturday. The special buy-in is 40 euros at the start of the tournament series. For some later starting flights, the special price applies only to the first blind level; after that, the buy-in increases to 50 euros.
In each starting flight, players receive a starting stack of 40,000 chips. Late registration is possible until the end of the tenth level. For each Day 1, 15 percent of the entries qualify for the final day. In addition, direct entry with a stack of 400,000 chips is available. Late registration for this option also ends at the end of the tenth level. The final day will take place on Sunday, October 18, at 3:00 p.m. The buy-in starts at 180 euros and increases to 220 euros after the first level. On the final day, blind levels will be extended to 35 minutes.
The top two chip leaders from each starting flight will receive additional prizes. Each chip leader will win a ticket worth 250 euros to the Halloween Poker Party. The accompanying event has been announced with a prize pool guarantee of 125,000 euros and 30,000 euros for the winner. In addition, there is a 100-euro bonus for Imperium Flix. The second-place chip leaders receive a 150-euro bonus as well as an Imperium Flix bonus of 100 euros. There is also an additional reward on the final day: The two chip leaders after the tenth level will each receive a ticket to the WSOP-C Main Event worth 1,500 euros.
The Imperium Room will stream the event on its own YouTube channel. The Imperium Room has more information available for you.
