The European Mixed Poker Championship is coming to town

A massive treat is in store for poker players in November when the European Mixed Poker Championship (EMPC) comes to Dublin for the first time.

 

The six-day festival, which is taking place from November 4 to November 9 at the JP Poker Club and Maldron Hotel in Dublin, features seven different tournaments on an enticing new schedule.

 

The festival promises a real test for mixed game enthusiasts with a huge variety of tournaments designed to test and crown the world’s best all-around players, including the flagship €800 8-Game Main Event.

 

Main Event starts November 6
The prestigious 8-Game Main Event will have two Day 1 starting flights (single re-entry per flight) on November 6 with the final taking place the following day on November 7. The featured games will be: No Limit Hold’em, Stud, Fixed Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better, Razz, Pot Limit Omaha, Fixed Limit Omaha, Stud 8 and 2-7 Triple Draws. At the last festival in 2024, British player Sam Perry became the European Mixed Poker Champion when he bested an 161-entry field to take down the Main Event for €15,821.

 

Side events and cash games
The festival will kick off on November 4 with the €300 Welcomer Big Bet Mix – an exciting, fast-paced tournament with an unlimited number of re-buys available. Organiser Frode Fragerli said: “It is a playful, fast-paced start to the series and we should expect all-ins left and right from start to finish. The mix involves No Limit Omaha high-low 8 or better, No Limit 5 card Draw, Pot Limit Omaha, No Limit 2-7 Single draw and No Limit Holdem. It’s a mix that players rarely get to experience, with a nice structure, and is sure to generate fast-paced action from the get-go.”

 

On November 5, the schedule features a €600, single re-entry High-Low Mix tournament and Day 1 of the €600 Dealer’s Choice which has unlimited re-entries. There are 19 games up for grabs in the Dealers Choice, and players will take turns deciding which game to play for the next orbit. Day 1 will play 12 levels with Day 2 starting at 11am the following day (November 6).

 

In addition to the Main Event final, Friday’s tournaments (November 7) are all about SORBET – a twist on the classic HORSE variant with Limit Hold-em replaced by two draw games, Badugi and 2-7 Triple Draw. There will be a €300 “low roller” tournament starting at 2pm, along with a two-day €2k High Roller starting at 3pm.  The High Roller has unlimited re-entries and 40-minute blind levels, with Day 2 kicking off at noon on Saturday.

 

On Saturday, November 8 – the penultimate day of the festival – we’ll be hosting a €300 6-Game Mystery Bounty and Day 1 of the €2k 6-Game High Roller. On the final day of the Championship, there will be a new EMPC event – a €300 Pot Limit Turbo Mix along with the final of the €2k 6-Game High Roller.

Cash games
It’s not just tourneys on the schedule – cash games will be running every day starting from €3/€5. On November 5, we’ll also be hosting an exciting high-stakes cash game (€100/€200). As you would expect, there will be a heady mix of games available including 6-game, 8-game and 10-game, plus Stud mix, BigBet Mix including Sviten, Dealers Choice (orbit), Draw Mix, Pot Limit Mix and HORSE.

 

JP McCann, founder of the JP Poker Card Club and Casino, said: “We’re really thrilled that the European Mixed Poker Championship is coming to Dublin. We have a ton of excellent, home-grown mixed game fans here in Ireland but we are also expecting a huge number of overseas players to compete. Nothing really beats mixed games for action and excitement so I expect the Club to be absolutely buzzing when the festival kicks off.”

 

 

About JP Poker Card Club and Casino
The JP Poker Card Club and Casino is located in Tallaght’s well-known Arena complex – just a 30-minute drive from Dublin Airport. Great accommodation at the Maldron Hotel Tallaght is right next door.

 

The Club, which features ten poker tables along with a bar, slot machines and a pool table, is open 18 hours a day, every day of the week, from noon to 6am. There is ample free parking on site and an ATM on the casino floor.

 

All you need to do to join the club (over 18s only) is bring photographic identification and proof of address on your first visit. JP Poker is a fully accessible ground-floor premises with disabled toilets and disabled parking available.

 

The weekend before the Championship starts, the €150 JP Poker Series XIX event will be taking place, featuring a €25,000 prize pool guarantee.

 

About the European Mixed Poker Championship

The European Mixed Poker Championship was first launched in 2023 and previous events have all taken place in Bratislava. Players from all over the world compete at the Championship and a big turnout is expected at the Dublin edition.