It wasn’t long ago that the Party Poker MILLIONS Malta Festival concluded, but we are in the midst of poker’s high season, so we’re doing it all again in Dublin next week. This time we’re teaming up with the crew behind the Irish Poker Tour for an action packed week at the poker tables. The MILLIONS Irish Poker Festival includes 23 tournaments, including five events with a combined €1m in guaranteed prize pools. This frighteningly good schedule gets underway on Halloween (31st October) and you can expect fireworks at the tables (not literally, that would breach health and safety regulations) when the festival concludes on Guy Fawkes Day (5th November).
MILLIONS Irish Poker Festival Highlights
| Dates | Event | Buy-In | Guarantee | # Starting Days |
| 31st Oct – 1st Nov | Mystery Bounty | €200+€160+€40 | €50,000 | 2 |
| 1st -5th Nov | MILLIONS | €2,750+€250 | €700,000 | 4 |
| 2nd-4th Nov | Dublin Poker Cup | €700+€50 | €50,000 | 2 |
| 3rd-5th Nov | Grand Prix | €500+€50 | €100,000 | 3 |
| 4th-5th Nov | High Roller | €2,300+€200 | €100,000 | 1 |
Satellite Your Way In Live
If some of these events look a bit pricey to you, the good news is that there’s plenty of opportunity to secure a seat into some of the key events for less than the buy-in. There are nine live satellites running during the festival week. Four of these are for the MILLIONS main event, a further four are for the High Roller and there is one satellite for the Irish Omaha Championship. To see details of dates and start times, please consult the full festival schedule.
Side Events
But it’s not all about big money and multi-day events, there is a good selection of single day side events to complement the main tournaments on the schedule, all of which award trophies to the winners! These include four Pot Limit Omaha tournaments, spread throughout the week, several NLH competitions and the Dublin Ladies Championship.
Side Event Schedule
| Date | Start Time | Event | Buy-In |
| Tue 31st Oct | 8pm | PLO (7-Max) | €220+€30 |
| Wed 1st Nov | 8pm | NLH Freezeout | €220+€30 |
| Thu 2nd Nov | 8.30pm | NLH Freezeout | €220+€30 |
| Fri 3rd Nov | 2pm | Irish Omaha Championship | €900+€100 |
| Sat 4th Nov | 2pm | Dublin Ladies Championship | €220+€30 |
| Sat 4th Nov | 8pm | PLO (7-Max) | €220+€30 |
| Sun 5th Nov | 1pm | Leinster Cup (NLH) | €500+€50 |
| Sun 5th Nov | 3pm | MonsterStack (NLH) | €220+€30 |
| Sun 5th Nov | 7pm | PLO (7-Max) | €360+€40 |
Dublin is one of the friendliest places to play poker and whether you spend most of it at the tables, or in the bar lamenting bad beats, you’ll be sure (to be sure) to have a great time. See you there next week!
