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Best Online Poker Room Promotions in January 2026

Best Online Poker Room Promotions in January 2026
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
Fact Checked: PokerListings
  • Updated: January 8, 2026
  • Read time: 8 min

Series, missions, leaderboards, bonuses — we collected information about all the promotions available at all the Best Online Poker Sites in one article. So, regardless of whether you favor PokerStars or WPT Global, there is something for everyone!

ACR Poker: $10M Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms

ACR Poker: Dual Mystery

ACR Poker will host two Venom Mystery Bounty tournaments:

  • $2,650 The Venom MB – $8M GTD
  • $2,650 The Venom MB PLO – $2M GTD

Flights start on January 18. There are 5 flights for each tournament (January 18, 22, 25, 29, and February 1).

You can win a Venom ticket in Poison Path satellites, Venom Fever satellites, The Venom Vault promotion — ad more about them herere.

Regular promotions continue unchanged.

Sit&Crush Leaderboard Rules (for Sit-and-Go and Jackpots players)

  • The leadearboard starts on Saturday at 00:00 ET and runs until 23:59 ET the following Friday.
  • Points are awarded for participating in the tournament.
  • 25% of the rake from each tournament is contributed to the promotion’s prize pool.
  • A player receives 5 points for every $1 added to the promotion’s prize pool. For example: Jackpots for $50 ($47 to the prize pool + $3 rake). From the $3 rake, $0.75 is allocated to the Sit&Crush prize pool. The player earns $0.75 * 5 = 3.75 points.
  • The minimum prize is $50, and the maximum is $500. In addition to the main prize, players receive tickets to the Sunday tournament worth $95.

Beast (for cash players) and Blitz Beast (for Blitz players) Leaderboards Rules

  • Leaderboards start on Saturday at 00:00 ET and run until 23:59 ET the following Friday.
  • All tables participate except HU.
  • For every $0.02 in rake (Weighted Contributed Rake), the player receives 1 point.
  • The minimum prize is $50, and the maximum is $500. In addition to the main prize, players receive tickets to the Sunday tournament worth $95.

CoinPoker: $8M Winter Masters Series and Boosted CoinRaces Leaderboards

CoinPoker: Winter Masters Series

The WMS will run from January 8 to 26. The schedule features 228 events (over 680 tournaments) with buy-ins ranging from $5 to $5,000. The main events start on January 25:

  • Buy-in $15 with $20,000 GTD
  • Buy-in $75 with $75,000 GTD
  • Buy-in $500 with $250,000 GTD

A $100,000 leaderboard will be added to the series.

The prize pool for Sunday’s CoinMasters BITCOIN tournaments will be increased to $150,000 (usually $100,000 GTD).

An additional $22,000 will be awarded in Second Chance Flipouts among participants who did not make the money in the series tournaments.

The CoinRaces rake race prize pool has increased from $12,000 to $15,000 daily

CoinRaces rake races with increased prize pools will run through February 1st. The promotion includes NLHE, PLO, and PLO5 cash tables (excluding heads-up). Race starts every 4 hours (no registration required):

The prize pool is divided into two parts:

  • $11,250 per day — High Leaderboard (for NL/PL $0.5/1 and above). 10 players in the money. The maximum prize, depending on the race prize pool, is $275, $375, or $500.
  • $3,750 per day in the Low Leaderboard (for NL/PL up to $0.25/0.50). 15 players in the money. The maximum prize, depending on the race prize pool, is $95, $125, or $185.

Points are awarded for every big blind rake:

  • NL/PL2: 1 point
  • NL/PL5: 2
  • NL/PL10: 5
  • NL/PL25: 9
  • NL/PL50: 15
  • NL/PL100: 24
  • NL/PL200: 36
  • NL/PL500: 54
  • NL/PL1K: 78
  • NL/PL2K+: 100

You can track your points on the CoinPoker website. Information is updated every minute.

Weekly $5K MTT Leaderboard

Points are awarded for tournament participation based on buy-in amount, number of entrants, and finishing position. Satellites, freerolls, and rebuys do not count. Players who register before the tournament starts receive a 20% bonus to their points.

50 players are rewarded with prizes ranging from $25 to $500.

The scoring period runs from Monday 00:00 UTC to the following Monday 23:59 UTC.

JackPoker: $900K Low in the Snow PKO Series

JackPoker: Low in the Snow

The series runs from January 5 to 25. The schedule includes 144 PKO tournaments. The $30 Main Event with $50K GTD will take place on January 25th.

The Seasonal Winter Quests promotion is also ongoing. Complete quests through January 18 and earn up to $2,000 in rewards.

The Festive Evenings Promotion also continues until January 19. The promotion runs daily from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM (UTC) at NLHE cash game tables. If you’re unlucky and your set doesn’t win (e.g., 222xx), you’ll receive 20 big blinds based on the table limit. The maximum payout is up to $4,000.

Find more promotions in the Promo section within the game client.

WPT Global: 40% Rakeback For Cash Game Table Starters

WPT Global: 40% Rakeback

Start High cash game table (minimum for NLHE $25/50/100 or ¥100/200/400, for Short Deck ¥200) to receive 40% rakeback. Rakeback is paid out every Monday at 12:00 UTC.

Important terms:

  • PLO4, PLO5, and Flash games are excluded.
  • Heads-up only tables are excluded.
  • Only the first player to sit at the table receives rakeback.
  • The entire time spent at the table counts, including 5-minute breaks. If a player leaves the table and returns, rakeback will no longer be credited. However, if the player who started the game busts and rebuys, they will continue to earn rakeback.

Amazing 30% PLO Rakeback is also continuing

  • All players at any PLO and PLO-5 tables receive 30% rakeback. You can learn more about this promo here.

PokerStars: $18M New Year Series

PokerStars: New Year Series

The New Year Series schedule includes 144-event series (317 tournaments in total). The series runs until January 20. The biggest events are:

  • January 11 — $75 Sunday Special (PKO), $400K GTD
  • January 18 — $109 Main Event Low (Mystery Bounty), $1M GTD
  • January 18 — $1,050 Main Event Med (PKO), $500K GTD
  • January 18 — $5,200 Main Event High, $500K GTD

GGPoker: Nickname change and $20.26M New Year Giveaway

GGPoker: New Year Giveaway

Players can change their nicknames until January 7th. To do this, click on their avatar and go to the “My Game Profile” section.

The $20.26M New Year Giveaway prize pool is divided into several promotions.

  • $2.026M in the 12 Days of Resolution promotion: log in to the client through January 12, complete missions, and earn stamps. The more stamps you earn, the more valuable the Flipout tournament you’ll be able to participate in. All Flipout tournaments will take place on January 13th (all players go all-in immediately). A minimum of three stamps is required to participate in the $100K tournament. Earning 12 stamps qualifies you for the $500K tournament. The starting stack size for the tournament depends on the mission and the buy-ins.
  • $5М will be added to the Winter Giveaway Series tournament prize pools.
  • $7.4М will be awarded in regular leaderboards among players of all disciplines (the prize pool is the same as last month).

$7.4M in Regular Leaderboards

General rules of each leaderboard:

  • The scoring period is from 08:00 UTC to 07:59 UTC the next day.
  • Every day from 06:00 to 08:00 UTC “happy hour”: points are multiplied by x1.5.
  • Information about all leaderboards was collected in one table. For details of prize distribution, look at the client in the tab with the certain discipline.
GamePrize pool per dayHow points are awarded
Flip&Go$5K1 point* = 1 buy-in 
Spin&Gold$50KPoints are awarded depending on the place taken in the tournament and the size of the buy-in.**
AoF$20K 1 point for every all-in with showdown at a table with 3+ active players (not in a sit out).
Cash Holdem$50KDifferent points for a raked hand depending on the limit
Cash Omaha$50KDifferent points for a raked hand depending on the limit
Cash Short Deck$10KDifferent points for a raked hand depending on the limit
Rush&Cash$50K1 point – fold3 points – call5 points – bet/raise10 points – cash drop(maximum 20 points per hand)
Mystery Battle Royale$10K Points are awarded for actions in the first stage (Rush):
1 point – fold
3 points – call
5 points – bet/raise

RedStar Poker: the latest €12.5M GTD Elite Series XL tournaments & regular promotions

RedStar Poker: GTD Elite Series

The series concludes on January 15th. The remaining largest multi-flight tournaments are:

The largest multi-flight tournaments (UTC):

  • €250 Winter Challenger €400K GTD — flights run daily from December 1 to January 12, Day 2 is on January 12 at 21:00.
  • €25 Winter Challenger Mini €100K GTD — flights run daily from December 1 to January 15, Day 2 is on January 15 at 21:00.

The series also includes 13 missions, new Twisters, 4 leaderboards, and an Advent Calendar — details are provided in a separate article.

The regular €12,5K Twister Races and $25K Lottery are also ongoing

To participate in the Twister Race, you need to register in the client every week by clicking “Opt-in”.

Points are awarded depending on the size of the buy-in for participation and for winning. For example: in a €10 tournament, 10 points are awarded for participation and 10 points for victory, in a €20 tournament, 20 points are awarded for participation and 20 for victory, etc. Prizes are awarded in Twister tickets.

$25K GTD Monthly Lottery

To participate, you must complete any of the tasks.

  • Make a deposit from $10 / €10 / ₽700 / ¥60 / ₴250.
  • Play 250 poker hands in a cash game (tournaments do not count).

1 ticket = 1 spin of the wheel = 1 guaranteed prize: free spins, tournament tickets, poker bonuses or cash up to $250 directly to your account.

BetOnline: up to $850 in 12 Days of Christmas Promo

BetOnline Christmas Promo

Make a deposit on or before January 6th and receive a bonus. The bonus amount depends on the total deposits made between December 26th and January 6th:

  • $75 bonus for deposits of $50 to $100
  • $150 bonus for deposits of $101 to $250
  • $300 bonus for deposits of $251 to $500
  • $600 bonus for deposits of $501 to $1,000
  • $850 bonus for deposits of $1,001 and above

The bonus will be credited on January 7th. It is released in increments of $5 for every $10 in rake (50% rakeback). Wagering period = 30 days.

The following promotions are also ongoing (check the rules and a list of current promotions in the Promo section of the lobby):

  • Exclusive Rakeback Program
  • $25K Weekly Cash Race
  • $1K Daily Sit&Go Races
  • $1K Windfall Dash Races
  • $500 8-Hour Boost Race
  • SNG Win Nothing Promotion

PokerPlanets: Santa Bank Leaderboard For Spin&Win Players

PokerPlanets: Santa Bank & Spin&Win

The promotion is available for $0.50, $3, and $10 buy-in tournaments. Play Spin&Win tournaments and earn points: 1 tournament = 1 point.

Each buy-in level has its own prize pool (Bank). Players on the same limit fill the progress bar together. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, the safe opens. The top 10 players on each limit share the prize from the safe:

  • $0.50 Spin&Win: from $25 to $250
  • $3 Spin&Win: from $50 to $500
  • $10 Spin&Win: from $100 to $1K

Read more about the Santa Bank promotion, as well as the Blizzard Giveaway promotion, here.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor

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