The 2026 World Series of Poker schedule was released on February 16, 2026 — 100 bracelet events across 51 days at the same Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas venues. On the surface, the structure mirrors 2025. Dig into the details, and three things stand out: the rake quietly shifted at the top end, a delayed Main Event final table is back for the first time since 2017, and there are more ways than ever to win your seat online for under a dollar.

This page breaks down the full schedule with Primedope’s mathematical analysis of the fee structure, highlights the six new events, and maps out exactly how to qualify online — including the GGPoker WSOP Express path from $0.50 to a $10,000 Main Event seat, and CoinPoker for US-based players building a Vegas bankroll.

Every major tournament series running during WSOP season. Check events you plan to play — the calculator tracks your total buy-ins and rake across all venues. Schedules are added as they’re announced.

6 New Events Added

$550 Mini Mystery Millions (Event #1, May 26) — The series opener. In 2025, the $1,000 Mystery Millions drew 19,654 entries. Cut the buy-in nearly in half while keeping the $1,000,000 top bounty guarantee, and this could produce one of the largest fields in WSOP history. At $550, it’s also satellite-friendly — a single $60 online satellite gets you there.

$10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller (Event #11, May 31) — GGPoker’s flagship brand comes to the live stage. Three-day event, two starting flights, unlimited re-entry. A clear signal of how deeply integrated GGPoker is as WSOP owner.

$1,700 U.S. Circuit Championship (Event #16, June 2) — Bridges the WSOP Circuit season with the summer series. If you’ve been grinding Circuit stops all year, this is your payoff event.

$1,500 Five Card PLO (Event #53, June 18) — First standalone five-card PLO bracelet event. The PLO footprint at the WSOP continues to expand, which is great news for action players.

$1,500 Pick Your PLO (Event #91, July 9) — Dealer’s choice across PLO, PLO8, Five-Card PLO, and Big O. Rewards the most versatile PLO player at the table.

WSOP Summer Circuit (July 14-25) — For the first time, a full Circuit series runs alongside and after the bracelet schedule. Eighteen ring events with a $1,700 Main Event. If you bust the Main Event, you don’t have to leave Vegas empty-handed.

Events Removed

The $1,000 Battle of the Ages (age-split format, new in 2025) and the $777 Lucky 7’s ($777,777 guaranteed first prize) are both gone.

The Main Event begins July 2 with four Day 1 flights. Play runs through July 13 to set the final nine. The WSOP confirmed the final table schedule will be announced separately.

This is the biggest structural change of 2026. Since 2017, the Main Event champion has been crowned on the final day of the series. The deliberate omission of final table dates signals a return to the delayed format — a modern version of the November Nine era (2008-2016), almost certainly with a shorter gap.

The WSOP also announced free daily livestreams on the official YouTube channel from May 26 through the Main Event start, with Jeff Platt leading a revamped broadcast team. The conspicuous omission of Main Event broadcast details suggests something bigger is coming — possibly a shift away from the PokerGO paywall for the sport’s marquee event.

For players: the nine finalists will have days or weeks to prepare, secure coaching, and negotiate sponsorships. Michael Mizrachi’s dominant 2025 final table — just 80 hands from start to finish — is the standard the next champion will be measured against.

You don’t need $10,000 to play the Main Event. You don’t even need $10. Every year, hundreds of players win their seats through online satellites starting at less than a dollar. GGPoker — which owns and operates the WSOP — runs the most direct path from your phone to the Main Event.

GGPoker — WSOP Express ($0.50 to a $10K Seat)

GGPoker is the exclusive WSOP online partner and the only site offering direct satellite paths into bracelet events. The WSOP Express is a four-step progression that turns fifty cents into a $10,000 bracelet pass:

Step 1 is a $0.50 All-In or Fold SNG. Step 2 is a $2 Spin & Gold. Step 3 is a $10 turbo tournament. Step 4 is a $150 regular-speed tournament. Win that, and you’re holding a $10,000 WSOP Bracelet Pass — good for the Main Event or any $10K championship.

GGPoker sent over 1,000 qualifiers to the 2025 Main Event alone. You get a free Step 0 ticket daily just for logging in, and pocket aces in a cash game earn a free Step 1 entry (get aces three times and you jump straight to Step 2). Daniel Negreanu qualified for his first WSOP Main Event through a satellite — the path is real.

Beyond WSOP Express, GGPoker runs the world’s largest online tournament schedule: weekly guarantees exceeding $9 million, daily GGMasters events, and the new $10,000 GGMillion$ bracelet event (Event #11) which you can satellite into from the app. The Ocean Rewards loyalty program offers up to 80% cashback for volume players.

CoinPoker — Best Option for US Players

GGPoker isn’t available to US players (outside of WSOP-branded apps in a handful of regulated states). If you’re in the US, CoinPoker is the best way to build your WSOP bankroll online.

The math: CoinPoker’s 33% flat rakeback combined with the softest cash game fields online means you keep more of every dollar you win. Your effective rake after rakeback is the lowest in the industry. Play NLH from $0.01/$0.02 up to $1/$2, grind through the spring, cash out in crypto, and book your flight to Vegas.

No KYC, instant crypto withdrawals, and a mobile app that runs in your browser with no download required. Hundreds of US online players fund their WSOP summers exactly this way — build the roll at CoinPoker, withdraw to your crypto wallet, and convert to USD for buy-ins when you land in Las Vegas.

WSOP Online (US Regulated States)

If you’re in Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey, the official WSOP Online app runs direct satellites and bracelet events on the GGPoker network. WSOPC Online leaderboards also award Main Event entries. Download the WSOP app for your state to access these.

The short version: rake is essentially flat for 99% of players. The only confirmed change for 2026 is a 0.5 percentage point increase on the $100,000 and $250,000 high rollers. If you’re playing $50K events and below, your fee structure is identical to 2025.

Fee Structure by Buy-in Tier

WSOP publishes combined buy-in amounts (entry + fee). The table below estimates the fee component — the money that goes to the house rather than the prize pool — at each tier, based on standard WSOP structures.

What This Means in Real Numbers

In 2025, the WSOP collected approximately $47 million in fees from $529 million in total buy-ins — a blended rate of about 8.9%. That funds 1,700+ dealers, the venue operation, WSOP+ infrastructure, and security across 100 events over eight weeks.

For the three affected events, the per-entry difference:

If the $250K Super High Roller draws its typical 30-40 entries, the extra 0.5% adds roughly $37,500-$50,000 to the house take from that single event. For everyone playing $50K and below: your rake is unchanged.

Michael Mizrachi’s 2025 summer was historic by any measure: he won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for an unprecedented fourth time, then took down the Main Event for $10,000,000 — the first player to win both in the same series. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame at the final table. He returns as defending champion with nine career bracelets.

Other standouts: Benny Glaser won three bracelets in one summer (the seventh player to ever do so, reaching 8 career), Phil Ivey broke the 10-bracelet tie to stand alone at 11, Shaun Deeb won Player of the Year for a second time, and Leo Margets became the first woman at the Main Event final table since Barbara Enright in 1995. The Millionaire Maker bracelet was withheld for the first time in WSOP history following a chip-dumping investigation involving Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll.

Player of the Year 2026

The revamped POY race awards $1 million in prizes across the top 100 finishers, with the champion receiving a $100,000 WSOP Paradise package. The race began at WSOP Europe in Prague (March 31 – April 12) and counts each player’s best 10 events, with a maximum of one online result. Shaun Deeb defends after winning the title for a second time in 2025.