World Series of Poker Shifts Circuit Schedule Over to Calendar Year, Releases First Group of Stops for 2026
The World Series of Poker released the first part of its Circuit schedule, and it came with a significant change: The WSOP Circuit season now aligns with the calendar, running January to December. In the past, the season would start after the summer’s WSOP festival ended in July. “The WSOP Circuit is the lifeblood of […]
The World Series of Poker released the first part of its Circuit schedule, and it came with a significant change: The WSOP Circuit season now aligns with the calendar, running January to December.
In the past, the season would start after the summer’s WSOP festival ended in July.
“The WSOP Circuit is the lifeblood of our brand, consistently delivering world-class poker and massive prize pools to players across the globe,” said Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of WSOP. “Shifting to a calendar-year season for 2026 marks a new era of predictability for our players, allowing them to better plan their pursuit of the coveted gold rings.”
The WSOP also announced that it will award a $5,000 WSOP package to all 2026 WSOP Circuit gold ring winners. That includes tournament buy-in and hotel accommodations to any WSOP Europe of WSOP Paradise event.
It also confirmed that the WSOP+ app will be fully utilized at every WSOP Circuit stop this year.
Here are the dates and locations confirmed for the first half of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Season:
Tournament Dates Tournament Location January 1 – January 12, 2026 Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas, Nevada) January 8 – January 19, 2026 Choctaw Casino & Resort (Durant, Oklahoma) January 15 – January 26, 2026 Thunder Valley Casino (Lincoln, California) January 22 – February 2, 2026 Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) January 29 – February 9, 2026 Harrah’s Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach, Florida) February 12 – February 23, 2026 Harrah’s Cherokee (Cherokee, North Carolina) February 19 -March 2, 2026 Horseshoe Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) February 26 – March 9, 2026 Horseshoe Hammond (Hammond, Indiana) March 5 – March 16, 2026 Hard Rock Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) March 12 – March 23, 2026 Turning Stone Resort Casino (Verona, New York) March 19 – March 30, 2026 Horseshoe Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada) April 2 – April 13, 2026 Grand Victoria Casino (Elgin, Illinois) April 16 – April 27, 2026 Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe (Stateline, Nevada) April 16 – April 27, 2026 Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) April 23 – May 4, 2026 Texas Card House (Austin, Texas) May 7 – May 18, 2026 Harrah’s Cherokee (Cherokee, North Carolina) May 14 – May 25, 2026 Caesars New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
And here’s the first chunk of 2026 WSOP Circuit International tour:
Tournament Dates Tournament Location January 1 – January 13, 2026 King’s Resort (Rozvadov, Czech Republic) January 7 – January 19, 2026 Deerfoot Inn & Casino (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) January 16 – January 25, 2026 Es Saadi Casino (Marrakesh, Morocco) February 26 – March 10, 2026 Grand Casino (Gamprin, Liechtenstein) March 23 – April 7, 2026 Playground (Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada) April 10 – April 21, 2026 Pasino Partouche (Aix-en-Provence, France)
Online satellites for the international events will be held on GGPoker, the new owners of the WSOP, but no word on whether online satellites will be run for players living and playing in the United States.
The complete remaining schedule for the 2026 season (June through December), including additional domestic and international stops, will be announced in Summer 2026, prior to the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.
