A Live Poker Update: June 2026
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With the calendar turning to June, all eyes are fixated on Vegas as the best adult summer camp gets ready to kick off — so much tournament action is set to take place in Sin City through the entire month, but it’s not the only spot in the world that has great poker on tap. Let’s go through all of the major live poker events happening around the world this month!
Poker Series in Las Vegas
2026 World Series of Poker: Horseshoe & Paris
There is no other way of starting this update than with the World Series of Poker. The Horseshoe and Paris will once again play host to 100 live bracelet events, 168 daily deep-stack tournaments, while WSOP.com hosts 30 online bracelet events for those situated in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania, all starting on May 26th, and running through July 15th with a pause for the Main Event.
The race for WSOP POY will generally center around those who fair the best in the following events:
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| $25k NLHE Heads-Up Event | May 29 to June 1 |
| $10k NLHE GGMillion$ | May 31 to June 4 |
| $25k NLHE Eight Max | June 3 to 7 |
| $10k Dealer’s Choice Seven Max | June 7 to 9 |
| $50k NLHE Eight Max | June 8 to 10 |
| $100k NLHE Eight Max | June 10 to 12 |
| $250k NLHE Eight Max | June 13 to 15 |
| $25k PLO Eight Max | June 15 to 19 |
| $10k HORSE | June 18 to 21 |
| $50k PLO Eight Max | June 19 to 21 |
| $50k Poker Player’s Championship | June 21 to 25 |
| $10k PLO Eight Max | June 26 to 29 |
| $100k PLO Eight Max | June 30 to July 2 |
| $10k NLHE Main Event | June 2 to July 13; Final Table August 3 to 5 |
| $50k NLHE Eight Max | July 9 to 12 |
It’s worth noting that this year’s Main Event will be paused once the final table is determined and will then resume in August once the rest of the series is complete. This will allow ESPN to produce episodes over the three-week gap, centered around the final nine, leading up to the live final table broadcast.
While the bracelet events always tend to be the most hyped part of the series, more recreational grinders who don’t have $10k to put down will once again have the Daily Deepstack Series at their disposal, featuring an average of three to four tournaments a day, with buy-ins ranging from $250 and up. This also provides a way for those who bust out of the bracelet events to spend their evenings at the Horseshoe and Paris and not get lured to the plethora of other series in Las Vegas.
2026 DeepStack Championship Poker Series: The Venetian
The Venetian keeps up their poker tournament series with the DeepStack Championship that kicks off May 18th and lasts until August 2nd. The 2026 edition features over 110 tournaments with buy-ins starting at $200, and ranging up to $1,600. The series also includes a $2,500 LIPS Ladies event starting on June 30th.
Most DeepStack tournaments are single day affairs, but the weekends tend to see the multi-flight and multi-day events ramp up. One of the biggest tournaments on the schedule is the $1,100 NLHE that starts on June 6th — the $1 million guarantee event will crown a champion on June 10the.
High rollers will want to take note that starting June 30th — as the WSOP Main Event ramps up — all DeepStack Championship events have four digit buy-ins, including the LIPS $2,500 event.
2026 Wynn Summer Classic: Wynn Las Vegas
Not to be outdone, the Wynn hosts its Summer Classic that runs along side the WSOP, starting on May 20th and wraps up on July 13th, with over 80 tournaments on the schedule. The Wynn Summer Classic tends to cater to players with bankrolls slightly higher than those in the Venetian, with the lowest buy-in set at $600 and most events set at $1,100. The bigger tournaments on the schedule includeČ
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,100 | NLHE | $1.5 million | June 1 to 5 |
| $1,600 | NLHE | $2 million | June 8 to 12 |
| $3,500 | NLHE | $5 million | June 11 to 16 |
| $2,200 | NLHE Mystery Bounty | $3 million | June 15 to 18 |
| $10,400 | NLHE | $10 million | June 21 to 27 |
2026 Orleans Summer Open: The Orleans Hotel and Casino
The Orleans Summer Open is a lower buy-in series that takes place from May 22nd through July 12th, comprised of over 120 tournaments, with buy-ins generally ranging from $125 to $600. The most expensive tournament on the schedule this year is the $1,100 Eleven Game Mix (60K GTD) on June 22th.
Players looking for variety outside of Texas Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha will be at home with all sorts of variants — Triple Triple Draw, TORSE, BEAST, Razz, Dramaha, TOE, and Triple Stud.
The biggest tournament on the schedule, the $600 NLHE $500K, starts July 1st and runs until July 5th with eight starting flights.
2026 Summer Multi-Day Tournaments: South Point Hotel & Casino
South Point Hotel & Casino is set to host seven major poker tournaments this summer, starting on May 25th and going every Monday until July 6th. These tournaments are all running Monday to Friday with two starting flights per day and ending on the Thursday with the final day.
All seven tournaments feature a $300 buy-in and a $300k guarantee each — a perfect fit to your poker plans when you have an opening for a lower buy-in tournament with a lofty guarantee.
2026 Aria Poker Classic: Aria Resort & Casino
The 2026 edition of the Aria Poker Classic is set to run May 27th through July 12th, with just under 100 events on the schedule. The buy-ins start at a respectable $300, with the biggest event of the series being the $3,500 BetMGM NLHE Championship, with a $4 million guarantee from July 1st.
The first few weeks of the series are mostly three-digit buy-ins but things will get more intense later on in the series, with events like the $2,200 NLHE Mystery Bounty and the $2,200 PLO.
2026 Grand Poker Series: Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
All the great poker action in Las Vegas in June is not contained to the Strip, as Freemont Street will see the Grand Poker Series hosted by the Golden Nugget — from June 3rd through the 28th. There is a total of 86 tournaments on the schedule, with buy-ins ranging from $130 to $720. Some of the bigger events on the schedule include:
| Event | Buy-in | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Poker Open Invitational | — | — | June 8 to 11 |
| NLHE Senior’s Event | $500 | $100k | June 14 |
| Gulf Coast Poker Tour Rookies & Recs Championship | $420 | — | June 16 to 18 |
| Gulf Coast Poker Tour NLHE Event | $720 | — | June 17 |
| NLHE | $600 | $500k | June 24 to 28 |
2026 Summer Poker Festival: MGM Grand
The MGM Grand, situated at the very south end of the Strip, will also host a major poker series, this one from June 3rd through July 10th. The 2026 edition is made up of over 50 tournaments with buy-ins starting at $160 and ranging up to $700. Included in the schedule are:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| $400 | NLHE Grand Stack | $100k | Starts June 3 |
| $500 | NLHE Mystery Ticket | $250k | June 6 to 9 |
| $500 | NLHE Super Stack | $250k | June 13 to 16 |
| $500 | NLHE Super Stack Mystery Bounty | $250k | Starts June 20 |
2026 PGT Summer Series: PokerGO Studios at Aria Hotel and Casino
The final major live series on the June calendar will happen at the PokerGO Studios at Aria Hotel and Casino. The PGT Summer Series is a ten-tournament affair, with the first half of the series playing out from June 11th to the 20th, while the other half runs July 4th to the 8th.
The June portion of the schedule is comprised of three $15,700 NLHE tournaments, while the other two are $5,300 PLO events scheduled on June 16h and 17th. The July schedule is exclusively comprised of daily $15,700 NLHE events.
Poker Series Elsewhere in the United States, Canada & Central America
2026 Dallas Signature Series: Texas Card House, Dallas, Texas
Texas Card House will compete against Las Vegas for the first half of June, with the Dallas Signature Series running from May 31st until June 15th. The series is made up of 15 tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $150 to $500 and features:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates | Starting Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $365 | NLHE | $300k | June 2 to 8 | 9 |
| $500 | NLHE | $500k | June 9 to 15 | 10 |
| $300 | 2-7 Single Draw | $7.2k | June 10 | — |
| $300 | Triple Draw | $7.2k | June 11 | — |
2026 RunGood Summer Series Austin: The Lodge Card Club, Austin, Texas
As The Lodge puts its legal troubles behind, it’s just in time to host the RunGood Summer Series from the June 11th to the 21st, with 11-tournament on the schedule:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300 | NLHE | $150k | Starts June 11 |
| $200 | NLHE Ambassador Bounty | $20k | June 16 |
| $600 | NLHE | $250k | Starts June 18 |
2026 PokerAtlas Tour: bestbet St-Augustine, Florida
Florida always seems to have something going and not much changes in June, as bestbet St. Augustine will host the PokerAtlas tour from June 18th until the 28th, with eight tournaments on deck. Included in the schedule are:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300 | NLHE | $100k | Starts June 18 |
| $600 | NLHE | $200k | Starts June 25 |
Poker Series in Europe
2026 PokerStars Open Namur: Circus Casino Resort Namur, Belgium
PokerStars keeps up the momentum it built through the spring, with a PokerStars Open stop in Namur, Belgium at the Circus Casino Resort. Running from May 27th to June 7th, the 17-tournament schedule includes:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| €400 | NLHE 5-Day Event | — | May 27 to 31 |
| €1,100 | NLHE | €1 million | May 30 to June 7 |
| €2,200 | NLHE Two-Day Tournament | — | Starts June 5 |
| €800 | NLHE Mystery Bounty | — | June 6 to 7 |
2026 The Festival in Rozvadov: King’s Casino, Rozvadov, Czechia
The Festival returns to Czechia and King’s Casino from June 9th to the 15th, comprised of a whole suite of events, with the poker action promising to be among the best in Europe with 26 lower buy-in events across all sorts of different variants like:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| €550 | TORSES | €20k | Starts June 9 |
| €150 | Sviten | €10k | June 9 |
| €230 | NLHE Mystery Bounty | €100k | Starts June 10 |
| €350 | Open Face Chinese Poker | — | June 12 |
2026 The PartyPoker Tour Manchester: Manchester235, Manchester, England
Not to be outdone by other online companies maintaining their exposure in June, PartyPoker will welcome players to Manchester, England from June 13th until the 21st for a 20-tournament schedule that includes:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| £150 | NLHE | £50k | Starts June 13 |
| £500 | NLHE | £100k | Starts June 18 |
| £250 | PLO | £20k | Starts June 19 |
2026 PokerStars Open Malaga: Casino Torrequebrada, Malaga, Spain
The second stop of the PokerStars Open this month is in Spain as Malaga plays host to the series from June 22nd until the 28th. While it doesn’t have the breadth of events that EPT stops usually do, it does have 12 quality tournaments lined up. Buy-ins range from €220 to €5,000 and feature these events:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| €2,200 | NLHE Two-Day Event | — | Starts June 23 |
| €1,100 | NLHE Five-Day Event | €1 million | Starts June 24 |
| €400 | NLHE Mystery Bounty Two-Day Event | — | Starts June 27 |
| €5,000 | NLHE | — | June 27 |
Poker Series in Asia and Oceania
2026 Melbourne Winter Championship: PlayLive Melbourne, Australia
While it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, it’s winter down under but that doesn’t mean the poker stops! Melbourne’s PlayLive will host the Winter Championship from June 4th until the 23rd. The 2026 edition is made up of 25 events of all sorts of buy-ins and variants, including:
| Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Dates | Starting Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500 AUD | NLHE | $200k AUD | June 7 to 23 | 4 |
| $750 AUD | NLHE | $250k AUD | June 11 to 14 | 4 |
| $600 AUD | NLHE | $150k AUD | June 15 to 19 | 4 |
| $2,500 AUD | NLHE One-Day Event | $1 million AUD | June 21 | — |
While it’s true that the poker world will be squarely focused on Las Vegas this June, the action is not solely reserved for Sin City. Once the summer series ends in Vegas, the poker world will quickly disperse to events all over the world that we’ll cover next month!
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