The schedule for the world's most prestigious live poker festival, the World Series of Poker Las Vegas, has been announced.
Here are the main points:
- 100 Events
- Buy-Ins from $300 to $250,000
- May 26 to July 15
- Held at the Horseshoe and Paris Casinos
Ty Stewart, CEO of the WSOP, said:
"As we saw in 2025, thousands of incredible stories are waiting to be told at the World Series of Poker. We’re more committed than ever to being poker’s unquestioned biggest stage and to shining a brighter spotlight on our favorite game."
Jack Effel, Senior Vice President of Poker Operations at Caesars Entertainment, added:
“Our favorite time of year is around the corner, and we cannot wait to once again welcome the poker world back to the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. This summer's World Series of Poker promises more action and more opportunities to play your favorite events than ever before, from the first ‘Shuffle Up and Deal!’ to the crowning of the Main Event champion.”
And seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu said to players, “take your shot at the gold in 2026.” GGPoker’s WSOP Express satellites will allow players to enter the real events, for far less.
What's New at WSOP 2026? Events, Parallel rings, and Daily Live Streams
As usual, each edition features new events, and this edition highlights Event #1 Mini Mystery Millions, which will have a buy-in of $550, six starting days, and a maximum bounty of $1 million. Events that will not return in 2026 include the Lucky 7's ($777), the Shootout ($1,500), the Limit Hold'em ($3,000), and the Poker Hall of Fame Bounty ($1,979 buy-in).
For the first time, a WSOP Circuit stop in Las Vegas will run concurrently with the WSOP from July 14-25, giving players the chance to win rings and bracelets on the same day. The WSOP Circuit schedule has not yet been announced but will be available on the WSOP+ app.
Another new feature this year is the daily live stream on the WSOP YouTube channel, from May 26th until the start of the Main Event on July 2nd. The set will be located at Casino Paris and will feature well-known commentators.
Main Event Info & Schedule
The festival's main event kicks off on July 2nd with its traditional $10,000 entry fee and will feature four initial days. As with last year, registration will open at the start of Days 2ABC and 2D. The nine finalists will be announced on Monday, July 13th, and the date for the final table is uncertain, listed as "to be determined" in the official schedule. Will the finalists be given extra days off? Will the "November 9" tournament return? We'll find out soon, once the organizers announce it.
Structure:
- Mode: Freezeout
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Starting Stack: 60,000 chips (300 big blinds)
- Blind levels: 120 minutes
- First level: 100/200 with a 200 Big Blind Ante
- Late registration: 7 levels of blinds
- Fees: 15% of the field
Schedule:
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, July 2, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 1A |
| Fri, July 3, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 1B |
| Sat, July 4, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 1C |
| Sun, July 5, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 1D |
| Mon, July 6, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 2ABC |
| Tue, July 7, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 2D |
| Wed, July 8, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 3 |
| Thu, July 9, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 4 |
| Fri, July 10, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 5 |
| Sat, July 11, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 6 |
| Sun, July 12, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 7 |
| Mon, July 13, 2026 | 11 a.m. | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Day 8 |
| TBD | TBD | $10,000 WSOP Main Event Final Table |
The 2025 edition had 9,735 players and became the third largest in history after the 2024 (10,112) and 2023 (10,043) editions. The prize pool was $90.5 million and was distributed among the top 1,462 participants.
After 30 years, a woman reached the finals thanks to Spain's Leo Margets, who finished seventh and took home $1.5 million. Michael Mizrachi, fresh off his historic fourth Poker Players Championship $50,000 victory, started the final table second in chips and miraculously doubled up with seven players remaining by hitting an ace on the river. After that hand, he began to build his stack and finished Day 9 with 76% of the chips in play.
Mizrachi continued his dominance of the tournament and in less than an hour of Day 10, he was crowned champion, winning $10 million and the eighth bracelet of his successful career. As the first player to win both the PPC and the Main Event in the same year, he was spontaneously inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
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The WSOP 2026 Tournaments: Buy-Ins & Dates
New Tournaments:
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #1 Mini Mystery Millions NLH (6 initial days) | $550 | May 26 |
| #11 GGMillion$ High Roller NLH (2 days) | $10,000 | May 31 |
| #16 US Circuit Championship NLH | $1,700 | June 2 |
| #53 Five Card Pot Limit Omaha | $1,500 | June 18 |
| #91 Pick your PLO | $1,500 | July 9 |
| #95 Summer Saber NLH (2 days) | $500 | July 12 |
Low buy-In Tournaments(below $1,000):
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #1 Mini Mystery Millions NLH (6 initial days) | $550 | May 26 |
| #3 NLH Employees | $500 | May 27 |
| #10 NLH Deepstack | $600 | May 31 |
| #15 PLO Deepstack | $600 | June 2 |
| #25 NLH Freezeout | $500 | June 7 |
| #28 NLH / PLO Mixed Deepstack | $600 | June 8 |
| #34 Colossus NLH (4 initial days) | $500 | June 10 |
| #43 NLH Deepstack 8-Handed | $800 | June 14 |
| #59 Salute To Warriors | $500 | June 21 |
| #81 NLH Summer Celebration (2 initial days) | $800 | July 2 |
| #86 NLH Ultra Stack (3 initial days) | $600 | July 5 |
| #88 NLH Gladiators of Poker (4 initial days) | $300 | July 8 |
| #95 NLH Summer Saber (2 initial days) | $500 | July 12 |
| #98 NLH Deepstack | $800 | July 14 |
No Limit Hold'em Tournaments (between $1K and $5K):
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #2 NLH 8-Handed | $5,000 | May 26 |
| #13 NLH 6-Handed | $1,500 | June 1st |
| #16 US Circuit Championship NLH | $1,700 | June 2 |
| #18 NLH Monster Stack (4 initial days) | $1,500 | June 3 |
| #26 NLH | $2,000 | June 7 |
| #32 NLH | $3,000 | June 9 |
| #39 NLH Seniors High Roller | $5,000 | June 12 |
| #46 NLH Seniors Championship (2 initial rounds) | $1,000 | June 15 |
| #49 NLH Freezeout | $2,500 | June 16 |
| #50 NLH Millionaire Maker (4 initial days) | $1,500 | June 17 |
| #56 NLH 6-Handed | $3,000 | June 19 |
| #61 NLH Super Seniors | $1,000 | June 22 |
| #62 NLH | $2,500 | June 22 |
| #63 NLH Mystery Millions (6 initial days) | $1,000 | June 23 |
| #65 NLH Freezeout | $1,500 | June 23 |
| #66 NLH Tag Team | $1,000 | June 24 |
| #68 NLH Ladies Championship | $1,000 | June 25 |
| #72 NLH Mini Main Event (3 initial days) | $1,000 | June 28 |
| #73 NLH 6-Handed | $5,000 | June 28 |
| #79 NLH Freezeout | $3,000 | July 1st |
| #84 NLH Super Turbo Bounty | $5,000 | July 3 |
| #85 NLH | $1,000 | July 4th |
| #89 NLH Mid Stakes Championship (3 initial days) | $3,000 | July 8 |
| #93 NLH The Closer (2 initial days) | $1,500 | July 11 |
| #99 NLH 8-Handed | $5,000 | July 14 |
| #100 NLH Super Turbo | $1,000 | July 15 |
Pot Limit Omaha Tournaments:
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #5 PLO | $5,000 | May 28 |
| #15 PLO Deepstack | $600 | June 2 |
| #35 PLO (initial 2 days) | $1,500 | June 10 |
| #47 PLO High Roller (initial 2 days) | $25,000 | June 15 |
| #53 PLO 5 Card | $1,500 | June 18 |
| #55 PLO High Roller | $50,000 | June 19 |
| #57 PLO (initial 3 days) | $1,000 | June 20 |
| #70 PLO Championship | $10,000 | June 26 |
| #76 PLO High Roller | $100,000 | June 30 |
| #83 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot | $1,500 | July 2 |
| #87 PLO Mystery Bounty (initial 2 days) | $1,000 | July 7 |
| #91 Pick Your PLO | $1,500 | July 9 |
| #96 PLO 6-Handed | $3,000 | July 12 |
No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Tournaments:
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #11 GGMillion$ NLH (2 initial days) | $10,000 | May 31 |
| #19 NLH High Roller (2 initial days) | $25,000 | June 3 |
| #24 NLH High Roller 6-Handed | $25,000 | June 6 |
| #29 NLH High Roller | $50,000 | June 8 |
| #36 NLH High Roller | $100,000 | June 10 |
| #41 NLH Super High Roller | $250,000 | June 13 |
| #64 PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller | $25,000 | June 23 |
| #90 NLH High Roller | $50,000 | July 9 |
Championship Tournaments:
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #7 NLH Heads-Up Championship (2 initial rounds) | $25,000 | May 29 |
| #9 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 | May 30 |
| #17 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | $10,000 | June 2 |
| #23 Seven Card Stud Championship | $10,000 | June 5 |
| #27 Dealer's Choice Championship | $10,000 | June 7 |
| #33 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 | June 9 |
| #34 Limit Hold'em Championship | $10,000 | June 11 |
| #42 Big O Championship | $10,000 | June 13 |
| #48 Razz Championship | $10,000 | June 15 |
| #54 HORSE Championship | $10,000 | June 18 |
| #60 Poker Players Championship | $50,000 | June 21 |
| #67 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | $10,000 | June 24 |
| #70 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | $10,000 | June 26 |
| #75 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 | June 29 |
| #80 8-Game Mixed Championship | $10,000 | July 1st |
| #82 NLH Main Event (4 initial days) | $10,000 | July 2 |
| #94 NLH 6-Handed Championship | $10,000 | July 11 |
Mixed Games Tournaments:
| Event | Buy-In | Day |
| #4 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 | May 27 |
| #6 Seven Card Stud | $1,500 | May 28 |
| #8 Badugi | $1,500 | May 29 |
| #12 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | $1,500 | May 31 |
| #14 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo and Big O | $1,500 | June 1st |
| #20 Dealer's Choice | $1,500 | June 3 |
| #21 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 | June 4th |
| #22 Big O (initial 2 days) | $1,500 | June 5 |
| #37 HORSE | $1,500 | June 10 |
| #40 Razz | $1,500 | June 12 |
| #45 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | $2,500 | June 14 |
| #52 9-Game Mix | $3,000 | June 17 |
| #58 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | $1,500 | June 20 |
| #69 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 | June 25 |
| #71 Mixed Big Bet 7-Handed | $2,500 | June 27 |
| #74 8-Game Mixed | $1,500 | June 28 |
| #77 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | $2,500 | June 30 |
| #92 TORSE | $3,000 | July 10 |
| #97 HORSE High Roller | $25,000 | July 13 |
You can see the structures and schedules of all tournaments in this file.
Pro Players Reactions to the WSOP 2026 Schedule
Several players shared their opinions on the 2026 WSOP schedule, including CoinPoker's English ambassador Patrick Leonard: “Looks amazing, great job everybody involved! It’s a more “expensive” series than ever with more starting days and reentries. Tournaments will be a lot tougher deep but for those who want to blast, there’s more opportunity than ever. There’s going to be recordsize fields all over.”
Spanish player Adrián Mateos called for more High Roller tournaments: “I think is a big lack of high stakes NLH during the middle of the series.
From 17th June until Main Event start 2nd July there is not any single NLH of 10k buy in or over. I think 15 days without these events is too much and demand of these events is clear.”
Daniel Negreanu said he'll be playing in 40 events: 17 NLH, 15 Mixed Games, and 8 PLO. His most expensive tournament will be the $250K Super High Roller, and his least expensive will be the $300 Gladiators. His vlogs will likely return, as they have in recent years.
WSOP Schedule is out and here is what mine looks:
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) February 16, 2026
40 Events:
-By Buy in
12 $25k-$250k
16 $10k
3 $5k
1 3k
1 $2500
3 $1500
2 $1k
1 $800
1 $300 Gladiators!
-By Game Type
17 No Limit Hold’em
15 Mixed Events
8 PLO
-By Start Time
5 10am Starts
1 11am Start
12 12pm Starts
2 1pm… https://t.co/6XwKlUIkIH
WSOP Europe
Before the Las Vegas edition, the European edition will take place from March 31 to April 12 at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The festival will feature 15 events that will award gold bracelets to their champions and contribute points toward the "Player of the Year" ranking. Buy-ins will range from €565 to €21,000 for the Super High Roller.
The Main Event will cost €5.3K and will have a guaranteed prize pool of €10M. Women will have their own exclusive event, and Leo Margets (Spain), Vanessa Kade (Canada), Kitty Kuo (Taiwan), Xuan Liu (Canada), Shiina Okamoto (Japan), Cecile Ticherfatine (France), and Kasey Lyn Mills (USA), among others, have already confirmed their participation.
A new tournament called the “Rounder Cup” will also be played, with a buy-in of €2,750 and two starting days: one for European players and one for the rest of the world. The survivors will then come together for Day 2.
These will be the events of the WSOP Europe 2026:
- The Opener Mystery Bounty: March 31. Buy-In: €1,100
- Mixed PLO / PLO8 / Big O: March 31. Buy-In: €3,300
- COLOSSUS NLH: April 2. Buy-In: €565
- PLOSSUS Bounty: April 3. Buy-In: €565
- Main Event: April 3rd. Buy-In: €5,300. Guaranteed: €10M
- Ladies Championship: April 4. Buy-In: €1,000
- Turbo Bounty NLH: April 5. Buy-In: €2,200
- Monster Stack NLH: April 6. Buy-In: €1,650
- PLO European Championship: April 6. Buy-In: €5,300
- Rounder Cup: April 7. Buy-In: €2,750
- Super High Roller NLH: April 8. Buy-In: €20,800
- European Circuit Championship: April 8. Buy-In: €1,500. Guaranteed: €1.5M
- GGMillion$ High Roller NLH: April 9. Buy-In: €8,400
- PLO Double Board Bomb Pot: April 10. Buy-In: €1,100
- The Closer Turbo Bounty: April 10. Buy-In: €2,750
You can see all the schedules and structures in the WSOP+ application.
The 2026 Player of the Year
For the first time in WSOP history, the "Player of the Year" ranking will take into account tournaments played in Europe, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. The top 100 players in the annual ranking will receive prizes valued at $1 million.
- First place: $100K Paradise Package + Trophy + Banner
- Second and third place: $100K Paradise Package
- Places 4th to 15th: $30K Super Main Event Package
- 16th to 50th Place: $5K Circuit Championship Package
- Place 51st to 100th: Ticket $2.5K Circuit Championship
This will motivate players to participate in all three festivals throughout the year and will allow them to qualify for all of them in the GGPoker room .
Cover photo: WSOP.com
