The WSOP Super Circuit Online is GGPoker’s month-long ring series, and its 2026 edition ran 1–31 March across GGPoker and Natural8 with $180 million guaranteed and 18 WSOP Gold Ring events. Ring buy-ins spanned $250 to $10,000, with the $1,700 Main Event carrying $15 million. For Asian players it is the most realistic shot at official WSOP hardware all year — no flight to Vegas, and a schedule published in Hong Kong time.
The 18 rings, and what each one costs
Every ring is a separate tournament with its own buy-in, so “playing the Super Circuit” can mean anything from a single $250 shot to a month-long grind. The 2026 spine looked like this:
- Event #1 — Kickoff: $500, $1.5M guaranteed
- Event #5 — Mystery Millions: $525, $10M guaranteed, $1M top bounty
- Event #9 — Mini Main Event: $250, $5M guaranteed (the cheapest ring on the board)
- Event #13 — Main Event: $1,700, $15M guaranteed, played 23 March
- Event #18 — GGMillion$ High Roller: $10,000, $10M guaranteed
Event #5 is worth singling out: the $1M top prize sat in a random envelope rather than at the final table, and our breakdown of how mystery bounty payouts actually work explains why the EV is not where beginners assume. Event #18 was the regular GGMillion$ high roller wearing a Super Circuit badge for one week.
Where the value sits if you have $200, not $2,000
The rings get the headlines; the undercard is where most Asian recreational players actually played. Roughly 37 side events ran each day — more than 1,100 across the month — with buy-ins starting around $15. None of those award a ring, but they are the cheap route to the ones that do.
GGPoker also pushed $3 million in free ticket drops through the series, awarded at random to players already seated in Super Circuit events: WSOP Express tickets worth $10, $150 or $1,200, plus $5,000 Ring Passes and $10,000 Bracelet Passes. A $15 side event can, in principle, hand you a $10K seat you could never justify buying. Treat that as a lottery ticket attached to volume you were playing anyway, not as a reason to fire extra bullets.
Ring or bracelet? They are not the same trophy
This trips up a lot of players. A Gold Ring comes from Circuit events; a bracelet comes from the WSOP proper. Rings are cheaper to chase, run more often and draw smaller fields, which is precisely why they are the more sensible target for anyone outside the high-roller bracket. If the bracelet route is what you actually want, we cover it separately in our guide to WSOP online bracelet events for Asian players.
Playing it from Asia: clocks and clients
The official schedule was published in UTC and HKT, a small thing that matters enormously. Most global online series are built around European and North American evenings, leaving Asian players logging in at 3am. Publishing in Hong Kong time signals that GG expects APAC volume, and late events landed at hours playable from Manila, Bangkok, Taipei and Seoul rather than heroic.
The client question is separate. GGPoker and Natural8 are the same network sharing one tournament lobby, but which you can register on depends on your country — Natural8 is the APAC-facing skin covering markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand. Our Natural8 vs GGPoker comparison covers why the difference is mostly cosmetic once you are seated. Unsure which client your country routes you to? Message @PAGDaddyBot on Telegram before you deposit — faster than finding out at the cashier.
What a ring winner actually walks away with
Beyond the prize money, taking down a Super Circuit ring event in 2026 came with a physical WSOP Gold Ring, a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package, placement in the WSOP Rankings, and a seat in a $1 million Tournament of Champions freeroll restricted to that year’s champions. The freeroll is the underrated piece: an invite-only field of eighteen-odd players competing for a seven-figure pool is a far better spot than any open tournament you will enter that month.
Full event lists and structures live on the GGPoker series announcement and the Natural8 Super Circuit page, with ring and bracelet records archived at WSOP.com.
Common questions
When does the WSOP Super Circuit Online run?
The 2026 edition ran from 1 March to 31 March. GGPoker has held the series in roughly the same late-winter window in recent years, so the next edition is expected around the same period — but dates are only confirmed when GG publishes the schedule, usually a few weeks out.
Is a WSOP Gold Ring the same as a bracelet?
No. Rings are awarded in WSOP Circuit events, bracelets in WSOP events proper. Both are official WSOP hardware and both appear in your WSOP record, but bracelets sit above rings in prestige and typically cost far more to contest.
What was the cheapest way to win a ring?
Event #9, the Mini Main Event, at $250 direct. Cheaper still were satellites and the free ticket drops, which could put you into a ring event for a fraction of face value or nothing at all.
Can I play the WSOP Super Circuit from Asia?
Yes, in most APAC markets, either on GGPoker or on Natural8 depending on your country. The lobby and prize pools are shared across both skins, so you are entering the same tournaments either way.
Do side events award rings?
No. Only the 18 designated ring events carry a Gold Ring. Side events are ordinary tournaments — useful for volume, satellites and ticket drops, but not for hardware.
Is the $1,700 Main Event worth it for a recreational player?
Rarely at full price. With $15 million guaranteed the field is large and deep in regulars, so the sensible route is a satellite. Buying in direct with a bankroll that cannot absorb several of those buy-ins is how casual players get hurt by big series.
What is the Tournament of Champions?
A $1 million freeroll open only to players who won a ring during that year’s series. You cannot buy in; the only entry is a ring.