23 Live Poker Series to Watch as August 2026 Turns into September

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Updated: August 13, 2026
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Summer isn’t ending quite yet, and the poker action is hot all around the world. Some of August’s biggest series are already underway, while others will carry the action into September. From Las Vegas and the WSOP Circuit’s US stops to EPT Barcelona, WPT Cyprus, APT Incheon, and the first WSOP Super Circuit Canada, players have options at almost every buy-in level.

Below is a selection of the month’s most notable live poker festivals and their key tournaments, starting in Las Vegas before moving through North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

Schedule information was last checked on August 13, 2026. Organizers may change events, structures, guarantees, or starting times, so players should confirm the latest details before traveling or buying in. A dash means that no guarantee is listed here; it does not necessarily mean that the event has no guarantee.

August Poker Tournaments in Las Vegas

Las Vegas may be quieter after the WSOP, but its cardrooms are not taking the month off. The Venetian and Wynn both have multi-week schedules covering a wide range of buy-ins, with plenty of multi-flight NLH action.

DeepStack Showdown — August

Location: The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Dates: August 3–31

The Venetian’s August DeepStack Showdown offers more than $1.1 million in guarantees, with six affordable multi-flight No-Limit Hold’em events forming the backbone of the schedule.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$600	No-Limit Hold’em	August 5–9	$150,000
$300	No-Limit Hold’em	August 10–13	$150,000
$400	No-Limit Hold’em	August 14–17	$100,000
$250	No-Limit Hold’em	August 17–20	$125,000
$300	No-Limit Hold’em	August 21–25	$100,000
$250	No-Limit Hold’em	August 27–31	$100,000

2026 Wynn Signature Series

Location: Wynn Las Vegas
Dates: August 17–September 7

The Wynn Signature Series combines six multi-day NLH events with daily turbos and a selection of mixed games. The schedule builds toward the $1,100 NLH event beginning on September 3.

Buy-in	Event	Dates
$400	No-Limit Hold’em	August 17–19
$600	No-Limit Hold’em	August 20–23
$400	No-Limit Hold’em	August 24–26
$600	No-Limit Hold’em	August 27–30
$400	No-Limit Hold’em	August 31–September 2
$1,100	No-Limit Hold’em	September 3–6

Major Poker Series Across North America

The North American calendar stretches from Pennsylvania and Texas to Florida, Oklahoma, and Quebec. WSOP Circuit stops account for much of the action, but independent festivals and WPT-branded events give players several strong alternatives.

2026 Big Stax XXXIX

Location: Parx Casino, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Dates: July 17–August 23

Big Stax XXXIX began in July, but its biggest buy-ins fall in the second half of August. The $1,500 Big Stax event is followed by standalone NLH, PLO, Seniors, and Purple Chip Bounty tournaments.

Buy-in	Event	Dates
$1,500	Big Stax 1500	August 14–17
$1,080	No-Limit Hold’em	August 16
$1,000	Pot-Limit Omaha	August 18
$1,060	Purple Chip Bounty NLH	August 21

2026 Texas Summer Poker Open

Location: Champions Club Texas, Houston
Dates: August 5–17

The Texas Summer Poker Open features more than $1.2 million in guarantees. Its $800 Main Event starts early in the festival, while the PLO Championship and multi-bag Mystery Bounty take over the second half of the schedule.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$400	NLH Monster Stack	August 5	$100,000
$800	NLH Main Event	August 6–8	$500,000
$500	H.O.R.S.E.	August 6	$10,000
$1,100	PLO Championship	August 11–13	$150,000
$400	Multi-Bag Mystery Bounty NLH	August 13–17	$200,000

2026 Great Lakes Summer Poker Classic

Location: FireKeepers Casino Hotel, Battle Creek, Michigan
Dates: August 5–16

FireKeepers gives Midwest players a lower-cost route into a $1,200 Main Event with $300,000 guaranteed. The selected highlights also include a $300 multi-flight event and a $150 Seniors tournament.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
$300	No-Limit Hold’em multi-flight	August 7	$30,000
$150	Seniors No-Limit Hold’em	August 11	—
$1,200	No-Limit Hold’em Main Event	August 14	$300,000

2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

Location: MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Dates: August 5–17

The Potomac Summer Poker Open features 23 trophy events and more than $1.5 million in guarantees. Its $600 opener and $3,000 Main Event account for $1.25 million of that total, while the schedule also offers mixed games, bounty events, and lower-priced NLH options.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$600	NLH Multi-Flight Opener	August 5–9	$500,000
$500	Monumental Stacks NLH	August 11–13	$100,000
$1,100	No-Limit Hold’em	August 13–14	$100,000
$3,000	NLH Main Event	August 14–17	$750,000
$300	Women’s No-Limit Hold’em	August 15	$10,000
$400	5-Card PLO Bounty	August 16	$10,000

2026 WSOP Circuit — Harrah’s Cherokee

Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee, North Carolina
Dates: August 6–17

Cherokee remains one of the WSOP Circuit’s highest-volume US stops. The August schedule is led by major multi-flight NLH events and a $2,200 High Roller, with official WSOP rings available throughout the festival.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$400	NLH Mini Main	August 6–9	$750,000
$400	NLH Monster Stack	August 10–13	$750,000
$1,700	NLH Main Event	August 14–17	$1,000,000
$2,200	NLH High Roller	August 16–17	$200,000

2026 WSOP Circuit — Harrah’s Atlantic City

Location: Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dates: August 13–24

Atlantic City’s 18-ring schedule opens with a $300,000-guaranteed Mini Main before moving into the Monster Stack and the $1,700 Main Event.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
$400	NLH Mini Main	August 13	$300,000
$400	NLH Monster Stack	August 17	$150,000
$1,700	NLH Main Event	August 20	$600,000
$2,200	NLH High Roller	August 23	—

2026 RGPS Golden Expedition — Palace Poker Dallas

Location: Palace Poker, Grand Prairie, Texas
Dates: August 13–23

The RunGood Poker Series brings 16 ring events and $543,000 in guarantees to the Dallas area. A club membership is required to play, so visitors should allow time to complete that process before registering.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$300	PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty	August 13–16	$100,000
$250	Seniors 50+	August 17	$20,000
$600	NLH Main Event	August 20–23	$200,000
$300	Ladies NLH	August 21	$10,000

2026 Summer Showdown

Location: One-Eyed Jacks, Sarasota, Florida
Dates: August 14–29

The Summer Showdown takes an unusual approach to its $250,000-guaranteed Main Event, spreading six starting flights across three weekends. Smaller one-day PLO, Seniors, Ladies, bounty, and mixed events fill the gaps between flights.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$1,100	Summer Showdown Main Event	August 14–29	$250,000
$150	Seniors No-Limit Hold’em	August 18	—
$150	Ladies No-Limit Hold’em	August 23	—
$440	Progressive Bounty NLH	August 27	—

2026 WSOP Circuit — Horseshoe Tunica

Location: Horseshoe Casino Tunica, Robinsonville, Mississippi
Dates: August 20–31

Tunica’s 18-ring festival offers two $100,000-guaranteed $400 events before the $1,700 Main Event. Omaha, Big O, Ladies, Seniors, and bounty events provide alternatives to the NLH-heavy headline schedule.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
$400	NLH Mini Main	August 21	$100,000
$400	NLH Monster Stack	August 25	$100,000
$800	No-Limit Hold’em	August 27	$25,000
$1,700	NLH Main Event	August 28	$400,000

2026 WPT bestbet Scramble

Location: bestbet Jacksonville, Florida
Dates: August 20–September 9

The WPT bestbet Scramble begins with a six-flight $400 event and finishes with the $5,000 bestbet Championship. Livestreamed final tables, a $1,700 Mystery Bounty, a Heads-Up event, and a half-NLH/half-PLO Double Board Bomb Pot add variety.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$400	No-Limit Hold’em	August 20–23	$200,000
$1,700	NLH Mystery Bounty	Begins August 27	$300,000
$5,000	bestbet Championship	September 4–9	$1,000,000

2026 WSOP Super Circuit Canada

Location: Playground, Kahnawake, Quebec
Dates: August 26–September 12

The first WSOP Super Circuit Canada is the largest festival in this roundup by advertised Main Event guarantee. Its 18 ring events offer more than C$14 million in guarantees, led by a C$5,000 Main Event with C$10 million guaranteed.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
C$500	NLH Mini Main Event	August 27–30	C$500,000
C$2,300	NLH Super Circuit Championship	August 31–September 2	C$500,000
C$1,500	PLO Monster Stack	September 1	C$75,000
C$5,000	NLH Super Circuit Main Event	September 3–10	C$10,000,000
C$14,000	GGMillion$ High Roller	September 7–9	C$1,000,000
C$600	NLH Ultra Stack	September 7–9	C$250,000

2026 WSOP Circuit — Hard Rock Tulsa

Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Catoosa, Oklahoma
Dates: August 26–September 7

Tulsa’s 18-ring schedule includes a Mini Main, Big O, 40/40/40, Mystery Bounty, Monster Stack, and $1,700 Main Event. The official schedule does not list guarantees for the selected tournaments below.

Buy-in	Event	Starts
$400	NLH Mini Main	August 28
$400	Big O	August 31
$400	NLH 40/40/40	September 1
$400	NLH Monster Stack	September 2
$1,700	NLH Main Event	September 4

2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

Location: Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, Hanover, Maryland
Dates: August 26–September 7

The Maryland State Poker Championship offers 16 events and $1.1 million in guarantees. The series begins with a six-flight $600 opener, adds a $220 Mini Main, and peaks with a $1,700 Main Event.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$600	NLH Opening Multi-Flight	August 26–30	$250,000
$220	NLH Mini Main Event	August 31–September 2	$100,000
$1,700	NLH Main Event	September 3–6	$500,000

European Poker Festivals to Watch

Europe’s late-summer schedule mixes accessible circuit events with some of the month’s largest high rollers. Barcelona and North Cyprus provide the biggest international stages, while Bratislava and Luton serve players looking for established regional tours.

2026 WSOP International Circuit — Slovakia

Location: Card Casino Bratislava, Ružinov, Slovakia
Dates: July 31–August 11

This WSOP International Circuit stop had already concluded by publication time. Its four biggest guarantees were attached to the Mini Main, Mystery Bounty, PLO Championship, and NLH Championship Main Event.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
€350	NLH Mini Main Event	July 31–August 3	€300,000
€550	NLH Mystery Bounty	August 1–5	€200,000
€1,800	PLO Championship	August 4–7	€500,000
€1,500	NLH Championship Main Event	August 6–11	€1,000,000

2026 Onyx High Roller Series

Location: Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, North Cyprus
Dates: August 7–16

The Onyx High Roller Series is built for bigger bankrolls. The $10,400 Premiere and $25,500 Main Event each carry a $5 million guarantee, with the $50,500 Onyx High Roller Championship closing the festival.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
$10,400	Premiere	August 7–11	$5,000,000
$10,400	Mystery Bounty	August 10–11	$1,000,000
$25,500	Main Event	August 11–14	$5,000,000
$50,500	Onyx High Roller Championship	August 15–16	—

2026 WPT Cyprus Festival

Location: Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa, Çatalköy, North Cyprus
Dates: August 12–24

The WPT Cyprus festival culminates with the $3,500 WPT Cyprus Championship from August 19–24. The Championship offers three starting flights and a $2 million guarantee, while several substantial side events run during the lead-up.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
$1,650	No-Limit Hold’em	August 12	$500,000
$2,200	NLH Mystery Bounty	August 14	$600,000
$5,300	No-Limit Hold’em	August 17	$500,000
$3,500	WPT Cyprus Championship	August 19	$2,000,000

2026 EPT Barcelona

Location: Casino Barcelona, Spain
Dates: August 16–29

EPT Barcelona has 79 numbered events on its published schedule. The PokerStars Open occupies the first week before the €5,300 EPT Main Event and €100,000 Super High Roller move to center stage.

Buy-in	Event	Dates
€1,650	PokerStars Open Main Event	August 16–22
€100,000	EPT Super High Roller	August 21–23
€5,300	EPT Main Event	August 22–29
€3,250	EPT Mystery Bounty	August 25–27
€5,200	Pot-Limit Omaha	August 26–27
€550	Women’s Event	August 27–28
€10,300	EPT High Roller	August 27–29

September Schedule Update: 2026 GUKPT Luton

Location: Grosvenor Casino Luton, England
Dates: September 3–13

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour returns to Luton for its second stop there in 2026. Grosvenor’s National Poker League calendar advertises a £560 buy-in event with £150,000 guaranteed during the festival. Players should consult the latest detailed stop schedule before making travel plans, as the originally announced August dates have changed.

Poker Highlights in Asia and Oceania

In Asia, APT Incheon and WPT Cambodia bring large schedules and substantial guarantees to two major resort destinations. The action then shifts to Australia as the first Irish Open Sydney begins at the end of August.

2026 APT Incheon

Location: Paradise City Casino, Incheon, South Korea
Dates: August 7–16

APT Incheon packs 105 numbered events into ten days and offers more than KRW 4 billion in guarantees. The KRW 2.5 million Main Event carries the largest share at KRW 1.5 billion.

Buy-in	Event	Dates	Guarantee
KRW 900,000	Mystery Bounty Hunter	August 8–9	KRW 300,000,000
KRW 2,500,000	APT Main Event	August 9–15	KRW 1,500,000,000
KRW 3,000,000	Zodiac Classic	August 13–14	KRW 500,000,000
KRW 5,000,000	APT High Roller	August 15–16	KRW 500,000,000

2026 WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship

Location: NagaWorld Integrated Resort, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dates: August 12–24

WPT Cambodia offers 70 events and $1 million in total guarantees. Its $1,300 Passport to the World Championship runs from August 20–24 with $500,000 guaranteed and a pathway toward the season-ending WPT World Championship.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
$400	Pot-Limit Omaha	August 13	—
$880	NLH Mystery Bounty	August 17	$150,000
$2,200	NLH Bounty Survivor	August 17	—
$1,300	WPT Cambodia Passport Championship	August 20	$500,000

2026 Irish Open Sydney

Location: Poker Palace at Club Marconi, Bossley Park, Sydney, Australia
Dates: August 31–September 14

The Irish Open’s first Sydney festival features more than 40 tournaments and close to A$2 million in guarantees. Its A$2,000 Main Event offers six starting flights and an A$1 million guarantee.

Buy-in	Event	Starts	Guarantee
A$360	No-Limit Hold’em	August 31	A$500,000
A$880	No-Limit Hold’em	September 2	A$250,000
A$2,000	Irish Open Sydney Main Event	September 6	A$1,000,000
A$5,000	8-Max No-Limit Hold’em	September 7	—
A$10,000	8-Max No-Limit Hold’em	September 9	—
A$600	Seniors No-Limit Hold’em	September 14	—

This is not the full global calendar, but it shows how much live poker is available as August turns into September. Whether you are looking for a low-cost multi-flight event, a WSOP Circuit ring, or a major international Main Event, there is likely a series that fits your schedule and bankroll.

Best of luck at the tables, and stay tuned for September’s live poker outlook.