Poker Tournament Schedule 2026

Most are open — you pay the buy-in and you play. Three on this list are not. Triton Super High Roller Series is referral-only: there are no satellites and money alone will not get you a seat. Korea's Holdem Masters runs on invitation tickets with no cash buy-in route at all. And the APT Championships open with an industry-only Event 0 the day before the public schedule starts.

That depends entirely on where you live, and the answer flips between English-speaking countries. In the US, online poker is legal in six states, and WSOP.com — live in Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey — runs the deepest WSOP satellite schedule; GGPoker, Natural8 and WPT Global are all unavailable to US players. In the UK, the market is the most open in the world, with 14 UKGC-licensed operators as of June 2026. In Australia the Interactive Gambling Act closed online poker to operators, so the practical route there is live rather than online — which is what WPT Australia at The Star Sydney is for.

It bundles the entry with travel money rather than selling a seat alone — WPT Global's Cambodia package pairs a $3,500 entry with $500 towards getting there, with feeders starting at $0.55. There is also a bonus of up to $100,000 if you qualify through the satellite path and then win the live event, though buying the package outright usually voids that eligibility and you have to wear the patch at the table.

Often not. Heads-up and three-handed deals are common at the top of these fields, and the payout page frequently keeps printing the scheduled figure. In several 2026 events the runner-up banked more than the champion after the deal was struck. If the number matters to you, look for the deal note rather than the ladder.

For US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passports the two changes that matter in 2026 are the UK's ETA, mandatory from 25 February 2026, and the EU's ETIAS, expected in the final quarter of the year. EPT Barcelona, EPT Prague and WSOP Europe are all inside Schengen, so if you are travelling to those late in the year, check ETIAS status before you book.

Not in one go at the WSOP. Card payments there carry a 3% fee and are capped at $10,000 per transaction, which means the $10,000 Main Event cannot be covered by a single swipe. Plan the cage, not the card.