Elite Series XL: New Year´s Edition on iPoker
iPoker launches its biggest New Year’s festival ever, running December 1 to January 15, 2026, and featuring a record €12.5M guaranteed across a wide mix of formats and buy-ins starting from just €1.
€12,500,000 GTD Elite Series XL: New Year´s Edition
iPoker wraps up the year with a major highlight: the Elite Series XL: New Year´s Edition. Taking place from December 1 to January 15, 2026, the festival sets a new benchmark for the network, showcasing its first-ever €12,500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Featuring buy-ins between €1 and €1,000, the schedule spans NLHE, PLO, PKO, Mystery Bounty, and Flighted formats, with satellites beginning at only €0.01. Innovative structures and new single-day event concepts make this the most expansive and dynamic New Year’s festival iPoker has ever hosted.
The series reaches its finale on 16 January 2026 with two freerolls that together award €18,000 in prizes. In addition, the Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition includes three daily leaderboards, each offering a steady stream of valuable tournament tickets throughout the entire festival.
Leaderboards:
To reward dedicated poker players, three daily leaderboards will be available:
- Elite Series Low Leaderboard: €1 - €20 buy-ins
- Elite Series Medium Leaderboard: €25 - €75 buy-ins
- Elite Series High Leaderboard: €1000 - €1,000 buy-ins
All three leaderboards run from 01/12/2025 at 00:00 GMT to 16/01/2026 at 06:00 GMT. Players need to opt in once per leaderboard during the Qualification Period. Please note that satellites do not count toward leaderboard points.
The points formulas during the Weekly Qualification Periods are as follows:
- Play in an “EXL” PKO tournament: 1 leaderboard point
- Play in an “EXL” non-PKO tournament: 2 leaderboard points
- Knock out a player in an “EXL” PKO tournament: 1 leaderboard point
- Make it ITM in an “EXL” tournament: 5 leaderboard points
- Reach the Final Table in an “EXL” tournament: 15 leaderboard points
- Win an “EXL” tournament: 25 leaderboard points
Elite Series Low Leaderboard (€ 258):
| Position | Prize | Total Prizes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LB EXL €30 Ticket Dec25 | €30 |
| 2 | LB EXL €20 Ticket Dec25 | €20 |
| 3 | LB EXL €15 Ticket Dec25 | €15 |
| 4 | LB EXL €10 Ticket Dec25 | €10 |
| 5–14 | LB EXL €5 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
| 15–25 | LB EXL €3 Ticket Dec25 | €33 |
| 26–50 | LB EXL €2 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
| 51–100 | LB EXL €1 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
Elite Series Medium Leaderboard (€ 470):
| Position | Prize | Total Prizes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LB EXL €100 Ticket Dec25 | €100 |
| 2 | LB EXL €50 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
| 3 | LB EXL €25 Ticket Dec25 | €25 |
| 4 | LB EXL €20 Ticket Dec25 | €20 |
| 5–7 | LB EXL €15 Ticket Dec25 | €45 |
| 8–10 | LB EXL €10 Ticket Dec25 | €30 |
| 11–25 | LB EXL €5 Ticket Dec25 | €75 |
| 26–50 | LB EXL €3 Ticket Dec25 | €75 |
| 51–75 | LB EXL €2 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
Elite Series High Leaderboard (€ 830):
| Position | Prize | Total Prizes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LB EXL €200 Ticket Dec25 | €200 |
| 2 | LB EXL €100 Ticket Dec25 | €100 |
| 3 | LB EXL €50 Ticket Dec25 | €50 |
| 4–6 | LB EXL €25 Ticket Dec25 | €75 |
| 7–15 | LB EXL €20 Ticket Dec25 | €180 |
| 16–25 | LB EXL €10 Ticket Dec25 | €100 |
| 26–50 | LB EXL €5 Ticket Dec25 | €125 |
| Poker Room | Bonus requirements |
|---|---|
| NordicBet | No code required |
| bet365 | Bonus code PS365 |
| Betsson | No code required |
| Betfair Poker | Promotion code PKRREG |
| paddypowerpoker | No code required |
| Titan Poker | Bonus code PSVIP |
| Betsafe | No code required |
| Betfred Poker | No code required |
