From October 26–31, players from across Europe and beyond will gather in Tallinn, Estonia, to compete for EMPC titles, prize pools, and ultimately the honour of being crowned the next European Mixed Poker Champion.

The 2026 edition takes place at Olympic Park Casino at Hilton Tallinn Park and features our biggest schedule to date. With 12 championship events, buy-ins ranging from €200 to €1,500, and a carefully curated mix of classic rotations, draw games, big-bet action, dealer’s choice formats and unique Nordic creations, the EMPC offers something for every type of mixed-game player.

Whether you’re a seasoned mixed-game specialist, a curious newcomer looking to expand beyond Hold’em, or simply someone who loves poker in all its forms, you’ll find your game in Tallinn.

The festival kicks off with the €200 Big Bet Mix – a staple on the EMPC schedule known for its fast-paced action and unlimited rebuys!

It is a playful start to the series, and you should expect all-ins left and right from start to finish.

A unique mix that you rarely get the chance to experience elsewhere. Who will be crowned Europe’s master of the Big Bet Mix?

The Mix:

• No Limit Omaha High-Low 8 or Better
• No Limit 5-Card Draw
• Pot Limit Omaha
• No Limit 2-7 Single Draw
• No Limit Hold’em
• Pot Limit Sviten Special

Reigning Champion: Tobias Leknes

Draw games are a favourite among many mixed-game players, and this year the Lowball Draw Mix returns to the EMPC schedule. Featuring five limit draw games where the goal is to make the lowest hand possible, this event is sure to test even the most experienced players.

The Mix:

• Fixed Limit Badacey
• Fixed Limit A-5 Triple Draw
• Fixed Limit Badugi
• Fixed Limit Badeucey
• Fixed Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Reigning Champion: Andreas Paliogiannis (2025)

Nordic players have long been known for their love of mixed games, and this event gives you the chance to find out whether Nordic blood runs through your veins!

All games are played with a Nordic Big Bet on the final betting street – a double big bet!

This mix can get truly bloody and features a new variant for most players: Østfold Razz, a game that adds a little twist to the otherwise straightforward game of Razz.

The Mix:

• Nordic Fixed-Limit Østfold Razz
• Nordic Fixed-Limit Sviten Special
• Nordic Fixed-Limit Stud
• Nordic Fixed-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Reigning Champion: New Event

This tournament is all about discovering your opponents’ weaknesses while hiding your own. There are 20 games up for grabs, and players will take turns deciding which game will be played for the next orbit.

The strategic decisions in this tournament are incredibly complex. Do you keep selecting your strongest game? Or do you try to learn your opponents’ skills by testing them across a variety of games? As the tournament approaches the bubble, you might prefer split-pot games as the short stack, or perhaps some brutal pot-limit games if you are the table captain.

The Games Available:

• NLH
• FLH
• PLO
• 5C PLO
• Sviten
• FLO8
• PLO8
• 5C PLO8
• NLO8
• Stud
• Stud8
• Razz
• 5CD
• NL2-7
• A-5TD
• 2-7TD
• Badugi
• Badacey
• Badeucey

Reigning Champion: Kim Kallman

One of the fastest-rising mixed-game formats, S.O.R.B.E.T. has evolved from the more traditional H.O.R.S.E. rotation. The draw games 2-7 Triple Draw and Badugi have been added, while Limit Hold’em sits this one out.

This fantastic mix deserves not one but two appearances on the 2026 schedule. Which one will you win?

The Mix:

• Limit Stud
• Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low 8 or Better
• Fixed-Limit Razz
• Fixed-Limit Badugi
• Fixed-Limit Stud High-Low 8 or Better
• 2-7 Triple Draw

Reigning Champion: Rowan Harley

Dip your toe into this fast-paced tournament featuring three of the most popular mixed-game variants. Expect cards to fly from start to finish!

The Mix:

• Fixed-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
• Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low 8 or Better
• Fixed-Limit Stud High-Low 8 or Better

Reigning Champion: New Event

Nobody knows exactly when or where Paradise Pick’em was first introduced to the poker world. The concept is simple: turning H.O.R.S.E. into the player’s paradise. The player on the button gets to look at their three cards before choosing the game of their choice, a powerful position to be in!

Normally in Paradise Pick’em all three cards are dealt face down. However, in Senkel’s version, each player receives their cards as a stud hand. If the chosen game is a stud variant, the hand proceeds as normal. If Omaha High-Low is selected, players receive a fourth card while continuing to play the hand with one exposed card. If Hold’em is selected, all upcards are discarded and play continues as normal.

The final twist is that Razz is played as 2-7 Razz, meaning aces are high and straights and flushes count against you! The goal is to create as much variety between the games as possible and truly make the game paradise for the player in charge on the button.

The Mix:

• Fixed-Limit Hold’em
• Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low 8 or Better
• Fixed-Limit 2-7 Razz
• Fixed-Limit Stud
• Fixed-Limit Stud High-Low 8 or Better

Reigning Champion: New Event

This is what it all leads to.

The EMPC Main Event is the crown jewel of the festival: a two-day 8-Game Championship featuring two starting flights, one re-entry per flight, and a structure designed to reward skill across every discipline of poker.
No specialists. No hiding places.

To win this title, you must navigate limit games, split-pot games, draw games, stud games, and big-bet pressure situations. Every orbit presents a new challenge, and every champion must prove they can adapt.

Over two days of play, the field will be reduced until only one player remains. One player who has conquered every format thrown at them and earned the title of European Mixed Poker Champion.

This is the classic 8-Game rotation that mixed-game players know and love. The most prestigious title of the series awaits.

Do you have what it takes to claim it?

The Mix:

• No Limit Hold’em
• Fixed Limit Stud
• Fixed Limit Omaha High-Low 8 or better
• Fixed Limit Razz
• Pot Limit Omaha
• Fixed Limit Hold’em
• Fixed Limit Stud High-Low 8 or better
• Fixed Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Reigning Champion: Blaz Zerjav

A poker festival would not be complete without a Mystery Bounty tournament! Our very own Mixed Mystery will provide all the bounty action you could ask for.

You get the volatility of no-limit and pot-limit games combined with the manoeuvrability of limit games. Watch as players become short-stacked during the fixed-limit rounds, only to become prime targets once the betting limits disappear.

The Mix:

• Stud8
• PLO8
• Razz
• NLH
• Badugi
• 2-7 Single Draw

Reigning Champion: Walter Tischhauser

Same mix. Higher stakes.

Step it up with a beautiful combination of big-bet games and limit games. This tournament will truly test your skill set in a modern mixed-game format. Originally created for the EMPC, this mix has since found its way onto the EPT circuit over the last few years.
Do you have what it takes to become the next 6-Game champion?

Reigning Champion: Alexander Aaneland

And finally, we close out the series with a brand-new addition: an exclusive Omaha Dealer’s Choice event where you can pick whichever Omaha variant you prefer.

Featuring fan favourites such as Sviten (Drawmaha), the wild Courchevel, the even wilder Big O, or the pure simplicity of PLO – which game will you choose?

The Games Available:

• PLO
• PLO8
• 5C PLO
• 5C PLO8 (Big O)
• PL Courchevel
• PL Sviten Special

Reigning Champion: New Event

It’s going to be a fun-filled week, and we look forward to providing a warm and welcoming environment where mixed-game enthusiasts can meet, compete, and enjoy the games we love most.

In addition to the tournament schedule, the festival will feature a Welcome Dinner on Monday, October 26 at 16:00 and a Mixed Community Lunch on Thursday, October 29 at 12:00. More details will be announced.

The exciting new schedule is expected to attract players from all over the world, and we are anticipating record attendance for the 2026 edition of the EMPC thanks to a fantastic venue in one of Europe’s premier mixed-game destinations.

See you soon at the EMPC at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn!