iPoker Elite XL Autumn Series Returns with €10 Million in Guarantees

The iPoker Network (RedStar Poker, Champion Poker) is once again raising the bar for its seasonal flagship festivals. The Elite Series XL Autumn: Ultimate Edition begins on September 4 and runs through October 13, 2025, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of €10 million across 432 events.

This marks the largest Autumn Series ever held on iPoker and matches the record guarantee of the Winter Edition earlier this year, making it one of the biggest tournament offerings in the network’s history.

The 2025 schedule reflects a shift in structure and player demand:

• Main Event: The Autumn Challenger, a €250 Knockout flighted tournament, carries a €500,000 guarantee and headlines the festival.
• Largest One-Day Event: The Autumn Mystery Bounty, with a €200,000 guarantee, offers the biggest single-day prize pool of the series.
• Daily Ultra Events: Mystery Bounty tournaments return in an expanded format, running every day at multiple buy-in levels.
• Buy-In Range: Tournaments span from just €1 to €1,000, ensuring accessibility for recreational players and high rollers alike.
• Format Variety: NLHE, PLO, PKO, Mystery Bounty, and select flighted events provide a diverse schedule.

To encourage participation, satellites start at €0.10, with freerolls and mission-based promotions awarding tournament tickets throughout the festival.

Feedback from previous festivals has shaped the 2025 Autumn Edition. iPoker has reduced the number of flighted tournaments while increasing PLO options across all stakes. Structural changes include:

• Overhauled late registration and starting stacks for faster play.
• Time bank and turn time adjustments to keep games more dynamic.
• Recreational-friendly side events running 24/7, including Mystery Bounties, NLHE turbos, PLO, and Rebuy formats.

Longer late registration periods will now be reserved only for flagship events, streamlining daily tournaments for quicker results.

The Elite Series XL Autumn comes at a pivotal moment for iPoker. Following its €7 million Spring Showdown earlier this year and a successful 2024 that saw the network rise to third place globally, iPoker continues to expand its footprint.

Recent developments include:

• The launch of a redesigned desktop client, hailed as the brand’s biggest software update in a decade.
• Network consolidation, with PartyPoker shutting down its Southern European operations and migrating players to iPoker.
• The addition of Sky Poker to the dot-com network in May.

With ambitious growth and successful promotions — from tennis-themed giveaways to large-scale Mystery Bounty rollouts — iPoker has solidified its position as one of the most dynamic networks in 2025.

Last year’s Autumn Series surpassed €12 million in prize pools, and organizers expect the 2025 edition to generate €15 million or more, potentially becoming the largest festival ever held on the iPoker Network.

The Elite Series XL Autumn: Ultimate Edition runs September 4 – October 13, 2025 on iPoker.