Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition – €12,500,000 Guaranteed (Dec 1, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026)

The Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition launches on December 1 and continues through January 15, bringing players more than €12.5 million in guaranteed prizes. Spanning seven weeks, the schedule combines high-value tournaments, low-cost satellites, and a comprehensive mission system that rewards consistent play across the entire series.

The festival features daily tournaments with buy-ins ranging from €1 to €1,000, making it accessible to every level of player. The format mix includes:

• No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha
• PKO events
• Mystery Bounty tournaments
• Flighted events with multi-day structures

In addition, a full satellite grid runs throughout the series, with entry points starting as low as €0.01 and peaking at €100, offering numerous pathways into major events.

Players can complete a variety of missions to unlock tournament tickets, Free Blinds, and freeroll entries. Below is a structured breakdown of all mission types and qualification periods.

FROST TO FORTUNE

• Goal: Earn 2,000 MTT points
• Reward: €5 in Free Blinds (10 × €0.50 FB)
• Limit: Max 6 rewards per player
• Period: Dec 1 – Jan 15 (GMT)

SANTA SPECIAL ULTRA

• Goal: Earn 5,000 points
• Reward: €15 Santa Special Sat 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 ticket
• Period: Dec 1 – Dec 25 (18:00 GMT)

ARCTIC KICKOFF

• Goal: Earn 6,000 points
• Reward: €20 Arctic Kickoff 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 ticket
• Period: Dec 1 – Dec 8 (18:00 GMT)

NORTHERN CROWN

• Goal: Earn 12,000 points
• Reward: €40 Northern Crown 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 ticket
• Period: Dec 9 – Dec 15 (18:00 GMT)

FROZEN FORTUNE

• Goal: Earn 14,000 points
• Reward: €55 Frozen Fortune 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 ticket
• Period: Dec 16 – Dec 23 (18:00 GMT)

ARCTIC CONTENDER

• Goal: Earn 20,000 points
• Reward: €100 Arctic Contender 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 per week, max 4 total

Periods:

• Week 1: Dec 1 – Dec 7
• Week 2: Dec 8 – Dec 14
• Week 3: Dec 15 – Dec 21
• Week 4: Dec 22 – Dec 29 (18:00 GMT)

ARCTIC CONTENDER SATELLITE

• Goal: Earn 5,000 points
• Reward: €15 Arctic Contender Sat 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 per week, max 4 total
• Periods: Same weekly windows as above

CHALLENGER TICKET

• Goal: Earn 40,000 points
• Reward: €250 Winter Challenger Dec25 ticket
• Limit: 1 per period, max 3 total

Periods:

• Period 1: Dec 1 – Dec 14
• Period 2: Dec 15 – Dec 28
• Period 3: Dec 29 – Jan 13 (18:00 GMT)

CHALLENGER SATELLITE

• Goal: Earn 9,000 points
• Reward: €30 Winter Challenger Sat 2025 ticket
• Limit: 1 per week, max 6 total

Periods:

• Week 1: Dec 1 – Dec 7
• Week 2: Dec 8 – Dec 14
• Week 3: Dec 15 – Dec 21
• Week 4: Dec 22 – Dec 28
• Week 5: Dec 29 – Jan 5 (18:00 GMT)
• Week 6: Jan 6 – Jan 12 (18:00 GMT)

SERIES GRINDER

• Goal: Play 20 EXL events
• Reward: Entry to the €15,000 EXL Freeroll
• Period: Dec 1 – Jan 15

MYSTERY BOUNTY ENJOYER

• Goal: Play 20 EXL Mystery Bounty events
• Reward: Entry to the €15,000 EXL Freeroll
• Period: Dec 1 – Jan 15

BOUNTY HUNTER

• Goal: Knock out 20 players in EXL PKOs
• Reward: Entry to the €15,000 EXL Freeroll
• Period: Dec 1 – Jan 16 (06:00 GMT)

BOUNTY LEGEND

• Goal: Knock out 30 players in EXL PKOs
• Reward: Entry to the exclusive €3,000 KO Master Freeroll
• Period: Dec 1 – Jan 16 (06:00 GMT)

Two freezeout freerolls close the series:

€15,000 EXL Freeroll

• Date: Jan 16, 2026 – 17:30 GMT
• Registration opens: Dec 1
• Min. players: 13

€3,000 KO Master Freeroll

• Date: Jan 16, 2026 – 18:00 GMT
• Registration opens: Dec 1
• Min. players: 2

Players can earn Free Blinds via select missions. Each reward expires 7 days after issuance and can be used at the following stakes:

The Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition combines a deep schedule, accessible satellites, and a wide mission framework that keeps players engaged from start to finish. With over €12.5 million guaranteed, multiple freerolls, and incentives for both recreational and high-volume players, it stands as one of the most comprehensive year-end tournament festivals in the online poker calendar.