The Unibet Open is heading to Morocco later this month, with the Unibet Open Marrakech 2026 set to run from September 24 to October 4 at the Casino de Marrakech.
The 11-day festival follows a record-breaking return for the Unibet Open in Paris earlier this year and combines the Unibet DeepStack Open with the flagship Unibet Open on one packed schedule.
More than 30 tournaments are planned, ranging from satellites and bounty events to a MAD 25,000 Super High Roller. At the center of the festival is the MAD 12,000 Unibet Open Main Event, while the MAD 6,000 UDSO Main Event gets the action underway during the opening weekend.
Unibet Open Marrakech 2026 at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Festival | Unibet Open Marrakech 2026 |
| Dates | September 24 to October 4, 2026 |
| Venue | Casino de Marrakech |
| Location | Es Saadi Marrakech Resort, Marrakech, Morocco |
| UDSO Main Event | MAD 6,000 |
| Unibet Open Main Event | MAD 12,000 |
| Main Event starting stack | 50,000 |
| Main Event standard levels | 60 minutes |
| Super High Roller | MAD 25,000 |
| Online packages | Worth €2,000 |
UDSO Main Event Opens the Marrakech Festival
Players will not have to wait long for the first major title of the festival.
The MAD 6,000 Unibet DeepStack Open Main Event begins on Thursday, September 24, with four starting flights spread across three days.
Day 1A starts at 3 p.m. on Thursday before Day 1B follows at the same time on Friday. Saturday brings two further opportunities to qualify for Day 2, including a turbo flight at 9 p.m.
Each standard starting flight gives players a 50,000-chip starting stack.
Survivors return on Sunday, September 27, before the UDSO Main Event plays to a winner on Monday.
MAD 12,000 Unibet Open Main Event Takes Center Stage
The second half of the festival belongs to the Unibet Open Main Event.
Entry costs MAD 12,000, equivalent to the tour’s traditional €1,100 Main Event price point. Players begin with 50,000 chips, with the main structure featuring 60-minute blind levels.
Four starting flights are scheduled across September 30 and October 1, giving players a choice between the regular structure and faster evening flights.
| Flight | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1A | September 30 | Standard |
| Day 1B | September 30 | Speed |
| Day 1C | October 1 | Standard |
| Day 1D | October 1 | Turbo |
| Day 2 | October 2 | 60-minute levels |
| Day 3 | October 3 | 60-minute levels |
| Final Day | October 4 | Begins at 4 p.m. |
The remaining field will return at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 4 to decide the latest Unibet Open champion.
Marrakech Follows Record-Breaking Unibet Open Paris
The move to Marrakech comes after the Unibet Open made a successful return in Paris in May.
Paris produced record numbers for the returning tour. The opening flight of the Unibet Open Main Event attracted 163 entries, which Unibet described at the time as a new Day 1A record.
The accompanying UDSO Main Event was even larger, attracting 988 entries at the Partouche Casino Club.
Marrakech continues the same two-festival concept, allowing players to move from the lower-priced UDSO portion of the schedule into the Unibet Open during the second half of the trip.
High Rollers, Bounties and Omaha Fill Out the Schedule
The two Main Events are only part of the Marrakech schedule.
Players looking for larger buy-ins can enter the MAD 16,000 Unibet Open High Roller from September 29, while the biggest tournament on the schedule is the MAD 25,000 Super High Roller on October 4.
A MAD 6,000 MonsterStack also runs during the closing weekend.
Other formats include Progressive Knockouts, Classic Bounty tournaments, Omaha, Hit & Cash events and turbos.
The MAD 3,000 Unibet Open Mini Main provides another multi-day option, with three starting flights before the tournament reaches its conclusion on September 29.
Key Unibet Open Marrakech Events
| Event | Buy-in | Date |
|---|---|---|
| UDSO Main Event | MAD 6,000 | Sept. 24-28 |
| UO Mini Main | MAD 3,000 | Sept. 27-29 |
| UO High Roller | MAD 16,000 | From Sept. 29 |
| Unibet Open Main Event | MAD 12,000 | Sept. 30-Oct. 4 |
| UO MonsterStack | MAD 6,000 | Oct. 3-4 |
| UO Super High Roller | MAD 25,000 | Oct. 4 |
Players Can Qualify for Marrakech From €5
The festival is also accessible through online qualification.
Unibet is running satellites to the Marrakech events, with Main Event qualification starting from €5. Package satellites are scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays.
The headline prize is a €2,000 Unibet Open Marrakech package.
Qualifiers receive a €1,100 Main Event ticket, four nights of hotel accommodation, hospitality allowance and money towards travel.
That gives online players a significantly cheaper route into one of the biggest tournaments on the Marrakech schedule.
Unibet Open Returns to a Familiar Poker Destination
Marrakech has long been a fixture on the international live poker calendar, and the Casino de Marrakech at the Es Saadi resort has hosted numerous major tours and festivals.
For Unibet, the September festival represents the next stage of a comeback season that began with record numbers in Paris.
The combination of the UDSO and Unibet Open means players can effectively build an entire poker trip around the festival, starting with the MAD 6,000 UDSO and finishing 11 days later with the MAD 12,000 Main Event and MAD 25,000 Super High Roller.
With the first cards due in the air on September 24, Marrakech is next up for the revived Unibet Open.
