Poker Dream is taking its tour to Sri Lanka for the first time. Poker Dream 27 runs January 11-17, 2027 at City of Dreams Sri Lanka in Colombo, headlined by an $800 Main Event with a USD 500,000 guarantee. The official schedule, published on the Poker Dream website (checked November 14, 2026), lists more than 30 numbered events across the seven days, with QQPK named as main sponsor on the official banner.
Sri Lanka is a new stop for Poker Dream. The previous festival, Poker Dream 26 in Malaysia, finished in October with Dick Son Looi winning the Main Event. City of Dreams Sri Lanka is the Colombo integrated resort built by John Keells Holdings and Melco Resorts & Entertainment.
When is the Poker Dream 27 Main Event and how much does it cost?
The Poker Dream 27 Main Event (Event #19) costs $800, made up of a $691.20 buy-in and a $108.80 fee, and guarantees USD 500,000. Day 1 flights run January 14-15, satellites feed seats into Days 1A to 1F, and Day 2 is listed for January 16. The final day is January 17. The official listings show the Main Event with 10,000 starting chips, unlimited re-entry and an all-player ante.
Somuchpoker’s announcement says the six starting flights come in Regular, Turbo and Hyper Turbo structures and play down to 15% of the field. It also says the Dream Bonus 3.0 returns, adding a bonus for each bag of chips a player carries into Day 2.
What are the other main events at Poker Dream 27?
Poker Dream 27 surrounds the Main Event with $300 tournaments and a separate high roller schedule. Figures below are from the official schedule; the total buy-in includes the fee.
| Event | Starts | Total buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Sri Lanka Open | Jan 11 | $300 | $30,000 |
| #8 Mystery Bounty | Jan 12 | $300 | $30,000 |
| #14 Mini Main Event | Jan 13 | $300 | See note |
| #19 Main Event | Jan 14 | $800 | $500,000 |
| #28 Ladies Main Event | Jan 16 | $400 | – |
| #27 Ultra Stack | Jan 16 | $300 | See note |
| #33 Sri Lanka Closer | Jan 17 | $300 | $30,000 |
Note: Somuchpoker lists the Mini Main at $80,000 GTD and the Ultra Stack at $50,000 GTD, but the official satellite listings show $30,000 for both. Check the official page for the final figures before you travel.
High rollers have six events: a $1,000 High Roller Warm Up (Jan 11), a $1,500 High Roller Single Day (Jan 12), a $3,500 Super High Roller (Jan 13), a $1,500 PLO High Roller (Jan 15), an $1,800 High Roller Mystery Bounty (Jan 16) and a $1,000 Mini High Roller (Jan 17). The rest of the schedule is filled with $200 ($168.96 plus a $31.04 fee) Turbo, Hyper Turbo, PLO and bounty events.
How can I qualify for Poker Dream 27 cheaply?
The cheapest way into Poker Dream 27 is an on-site satellite or freeroll. The official schedule lists Milestone Satellites from $43 ($35.09 plus a $7.91 fee) that feed larger satellites, and $185 satellites ($150.96 plus a $34.04 fee) that award $800 Main Event seats directly. Five capped PD27 freerolls run January 11-15, one each for the Sri Lanka Open, the Mystery Bounty, the Mini Main Event and two for the Main Event.
QQPK is the festival’s main sponsor, so its promotions page is worth watching for online qualifiers. None for Sri Lanka had been published when we checked. Our Poker Dream guide explains how qualifying worked at earlier stops.
What else is happening at Poker Dream 27 Sri Lanka?
Poker Dream 27 also has ladies’ events, Event #1 Poker Dream Regional Cup (Somuchpoker describes it as a team event in which players represent their home nations) and a player’s party on January 16. The same day, an India ceremony honours the Indian Player of the Year, which Somuchpoker reports is Zurvan Tumboli. The banner says a few more events are still to be announced.
Times on the official schedule are listed as Colombo local time (UTC+5:30). Colombo is 1.5 hours behind Bangkok and Jakarta, 2.5 hours behind Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and 30 minutes ahead of Mumbai and Delhi.
Poker Dream 27 is on the PSR poker events calendar. We will post results from Colombo in January.