iPoker Introduces Mixed Games: 8-Game and HORSE Tournaments Now Live

iPoker has officially launched mixed games, becoming only the second major international online poker network after PokerStars to offer the format. The rollout begins with two mixed rotations: 8-Game and HORSE, both introduced as MTTs across the international iPoker network last Sunday. Players can buy into the events for €5 and €10, with the 8-Game tournament featuring a Mystery Bounty format. Both 8-Game and HORSE tournaments return this Sunday, July 15.

The launch means players across iPoker skins, including Bet365, Sky Poker, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betsson, and several others, now have access to formats that combine several poker variants into a single tournament rather than sticking exclusively to No-Limit Hold’em or Pot-Limit Omaha. “iPoker is pleased to launch Mixed Games for the international market,” Michael Bedulskis told pokerfuse’s big brother site Poker Industry PRO. The move has been in the works for some time. Last year, shortly after iPoker rolled out its upgraded software platform, Bedulskis told PRO that mixed games were firmly on the roadmap and said the network had “big plans” beyond Hold’em and Omaha.

Around the same time, iPoker also introduced 2-7 Triple Draw (though it was not available publicly) and later announced during The Festival live series that additional formats would follow. Those plans have now become reality, although the rollout is starting cautiously. According to Bedulskis, the network is currently “testing the first Mixed Games events in a limited scope” while collecting feedback from operators and players before expanding the offering. Several iPoker skins had already “worked closely with their players, providing valuable feedback that helped shape the launch and confirmed the level of interest around these games.” Several operators are already preparing dedicated tournament schedules and promotions around the new formats.