Win a €550 Grand Event Seat in the PokerNews Scavenger Hunt at MPF

If you’re heading to the 2025 Malta Poker Festival next week and looking for something a little different to spice up your trip, PokerNews has just the challenge for you.

Start lacing up your walking boots and get your cameras ready, as we’re launching an interactive Scavenger Hunt across the series, and one lucky winner will walk away with a €550 ticket to the MPF Grand Event, courtesy of the MPF team.

You’ll want to pull out all the stops to get your buy-in for the series showstopper, as it comes with a €300,000 guarantee. Last year’s edition was a smash hit, with Jordan Dumas being crowned the champion, which came with a €100,900 payday after the Frenchman bested the 1,459-entry field.

How It Works

Players are tasked with completing at least 10 out of 12 challenges from our official Scavenger Hunt list. Once you’ve got your tasks done, you’ll need to check in with the PokerNews team on-site to verify everything and get your entry into the prize draw.

The deadline to complete your tasks is Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. local time, sharp. This is the one thing you don’t want to be max-late regging for.

After the deadline, nine lucky entrants will be randomly selected via a number generator. Then, at 7:30 p.m., the finalists will go head-to-head in a classic Pineapple Flip to decide the winner.

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Scavenger Hunt List

So, what are you actually hunting for in the PokerNews Scavenger Hunt? Take a look at the full list below. You’ll need to complete any ten of the twelve challenges to qualify for the prize draw.

Want to get ahead of the pack? You can start knocking off some of the simpler tasks right now. Just make sure you’ve got the proof when you find us at the Portomaso Casino to get them officially ticked off.

1. Take a selfie with the boss herself, Ivonne Montealegre
2. Beat a PokerNews team member at rock, paper, scissors
3. Find a “Lucky Fish” and snap a picture with it
4. Like and share our Scavenger Hunt announcement post on Instagram and X
5. Solve this cryptic crossword clue: “Hold Back and Lift Wager, Surprisingly” (5,5)
6. Take a photo with the Fisherman and Cat statue
7. Find LOVE in Spinola Bay
8. Build a stack of 50 or more chips and post it on your socials, tagging PokerNews
9. Play the PokerNews Championship and show us your receipt
10. Visit the PokerNews booth and spin the prize wheel
11. Sign up for MyStack and post an update during the PokerNews Championship.
12. Video evidence of you trying Kinnie.

Don’t Forget About the PokerNews Championship

Looking for some more midweek action at the MPF? The PokerNews Championship gets underway at 5 p.m. on April 29, with Day 2 kicking off at 6 p.m. the next day and playing down to a winner.

The €170 buy-in (€150 + €20) event features 25-minute levels, a 30,000 starting stack, and each player can fire two reentries. Late registration is open for ten levels, and the top 15% of the field will make the money.

Be sure to hop into the mix as if you bust PokerNews ambassador Lukas “RobinPoker” Robinson or another PokerNews face, you might just snag yourself a special goodie bag.

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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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