Online & Live Poker Events 2026
Upcoming online series and live festivals relevant to players in Asia. Updated regularly.
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16 Aug 2026 →29 Sep 2026Details →
WSOP Online 2026
GGPoker hosts 33 WSOP gold bracelet events over six weeks, headlined by the $5,000 Main Event with a $25 million guarantee. As the biggest online bracelet series on the platform most Asian players already use, it is the cheapest realistic route to WSOP hardware without leaving home.
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23 Aug 2026 →28 Sep 2026Details →
CoinPoker Global Online Poker Championship 2026
CoinPoker’s biggest series ever: USD 50 million guaranteed across 700+ Medal Events, with a dedicated Asia prime-time schedule so APAC players are not stuck grinding European hours. Buy-in tiers start at $55 with a $530 Main Event carrying a $3 million guarantee.
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4 Sep 2026 →26 Sep 2026Details →
Triton SHRS Jeju II 2026
Triton’s second Jeju stop of the year brings the world’s biggest high rollers back to LES A Casino for three weeks of super high stakes action.
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10 Sep 2026 →30 Sep 2026Details →
WPT Australia 2026
The World Poker Tour heads to The Star Sydney, the marquee Australian festival on the APAC calendar.
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10 Sep 2026 →23 Sep 2026Details →
RPT Championship IV
Royal Poker Tour’s fourth Championship of the year in Hanoi, continuing Vietnam’s run of huge-guarantee, low-cost festivals.
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18 Sep 2026 →27 Sep 2026Details →
Manila Super Series 24
PokerStars LIVE Manila’s Super Series at Okada Manila is a reliably soft, value-packed stop for Southeast Asian recreational players.
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18 Sep 2026 →27 Sep 2026Details →
The Trial of Wisdom – GOP Taipei 2026
Gods of Poker returns to Taipei’s CTP Asia Poker Arena with another themed festival on Taiwan’s vibrant circuit.
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18 Sep 2026 →23 Sep 2026Details →
JOPT 2026 Sapporo #02
A northern-Japan JOPT stop in Sapporo, offering Player Contracts and an accessible entry point to Japan’s tournament scene.
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18 Sep 2026 →20 Sep 2026Details →
SPC XXII 2026
The 22nd Singapore Poker Championships runs on the high seas aboard the MV Aegean Paradise, sailing from Tanah Merah and Pasir Gudang. A rare three-day live option for Singapore and Malaysia-based players, since the action happens in international waters.
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21 Sep 2026 →28 Sep 2026Details →
Super Cup 9 Seoul 2026
Korea’s Super Cup brings a stop to Seoul, a convenient mainland option alongside the country’s Jeju and Incheon festivals.
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25 Sep 2026 →4 Oct 2026Details →
APT Jeju 2026
The APT returns to Jeju Shinhwa World’s LES A Casino for its autumn Korea stop.
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1 Oct 2026 →30 Oct 2026Details →
AJPC Samurai Circuit – Taiwan 2026 II.
The AJPC Samurai Circuit’s second Taiwan leg, feeding satellite qualifiers into the All Japan Poker Championship.
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2 Oct 2026 →6 Oct 2026Details →
U Series Champ. Osaka Q3 2026
A U Series Championship quarter-final stop in Osaka, part of Japan’s structured points-and-package season.
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4 Oct 2026 →12 Oct 2026Details →
CoinPoker The One 2026
CoinPoker’s largest-ever single-tournament guarantee: a $250 buy-in with $5M GTD and $1M locked up for first place. The 26 Day 1 flights run three per day across the clock, so Asian players get prime-time starts without grinding through a European night.
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7 Oct 2026 →19 Oct 2026Details →
VPT Championship IV 2026
The Vietnam Poker Tour’s flagship Championship heads to the 5-star Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc island — a marquee October live stop that draws players from across Southeast Asia.
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7 Oct 2026 →19 Oct 2026Details →
WPT Prime Cyprus 2026
The second of WPT’s two Season 24 Cyprus stops, built around the rescheduled $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship with a $1 million guarantee. The low buy-in and heavy WPT Global satellite coverage make it one of the more reachable WPT titles for Asian online qualifiers.
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8 Oct 2026 →19 Oct 2026Details →
APPT Championship 2026
The APPT season finale at Okada Manila is one of the biggest live festivals in Asia, drawing players from across the region.
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8 Oct 2026 →12 Oct 2026Details →
JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03
JOPT’s third Tokyo stop of the year at Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Japan’s busiest poker venue.
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8 Oct 2026 →19 Oct 2026Details →
Poker Dream 26 Malaysia
Poker Dream returns to Malaysia with its trademark big-field, low-cost festival, a favourite for Southeast Asian recreational players.
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8 Oct 2026 →18 Oct 2026Details →
Super Cup 7 Incheon 2026
The Super Cup tour returns to Paradise City in Incheon for an 11-day festival. Korea’s visa-friendly resort circuit keeps Incheon one of the easiest live stops for travelling players from Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
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10 Oct 2026 →21 Oct 2026Details →
KPC Series October 2026
King Poker Cup returns to LES A Casino in Jeju for a third 2026 festival, following January and July editions that produced a combined USD 42 million in prize pools. Jeju stays visa-free for most Asian passports, making it the region’s easiest live trip.
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12 Oct 2026 →27 Oct 2026Details →
Victorian Poker Championship 2026
Crown Melbourne hosts 21 events over 16 days, headlined by the AUD 2,500 Vic Champs Main Event plus a AUD 10,600 Super High Roller and a strong mixed-game slate. It sits right before the APAC November run, making it easy to pair with an Australian trip.
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16 Oct 2026 →26 Oct 2026Details →
TMT Championship 2026
The Taiwan Millions Tournament championship in Taipei caps Taiwan’s booming poker year with its biggest guarantees.
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16 Oct 2026 →1 Nov 2026Details →
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star 2026
The WPT’s cult-favourite Shooting Star format returns to Bay 101 in San Jose for an 18-event festival, headlined by the $5,300 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship (Oct 23-27) where busting a designated pro pays a $2,500 bounty. Asian players can buy in via WPT Global online satellites, which regularly package players into WPT main-tour Championship stops.
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22 Oct 2026 →4 Nov 2026Details →
USOP Grand Championship Vietnam 2026
USOP’s year-end Grand Championship at Halong Bay is Vietnam’s flagship festival, known for huge guarantees and great value.
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28 Oct 2026 →8 Nov 2026Details →
Jeju Poker Festival 2026
A 12-day festival at LES A Casino on Jeju island, one of the few destinations offering visa-free entry for most Asian passports. Slots in immediately after the autumn Korean swing, making it an easy add-on for players already in the region.
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28 Oct 2026 →15 Nov 2026Details →
WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Festival 2026
The World Poker Tour adds a second Vegas stop of the year at The Venetian, headlined by the $5,000 WPT Venetian Fall Championship (Nov 5-10) with a $2,000,000 guarantee and over $4m in total festival guarantees. Asian players can buy in from home via WPT Global online satellites, making it a realistic long-haul target between WPT Seoul and the December year-end run.
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29 Oct 2026 →3 Nov 2026Details →
JOPT 2026 Osaka #02
A second Osaka JOPT stop of the season at the Dojima River Forum, with Player Contracts and international packages on offer.
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30 Oct 2026 →8 Nov 2026Details →
The Labyrinth Trail – GOP Incheon 2026
Gods of Poker at Paradise City Incheon, pairing strong guarantees with Korea’s premier integrated resort.
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30 Oct 2026 →9 Nov 2026Details →
WPT Seoul 2026
The World Poker Tour makes its Seoul debut at the INSPIRE Entertainment Resort near Incheon airport, with 46 events across 11 days in a brand-new 70-table poker room. A major tour planting a flag in Korea is a big signal for the APAC live circuit, and buy-ins start around $200.
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4 Nov 2026 →15 Nov 2026Details →
Triton One North Cyprus 2026
Triton’s lower-buy-in One format returns at the Merit Royal Diamond, opening the Asian-founded super high roller tour to players well outside nosebleed bankrolls. Worth tracking for anyone who has been priced out of the regular Triton schedule.
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11 Nov 2026 →21 Nov 2026Details →
WPT Prime Taipei 2026
WPT Prime’s Taiwan stop, with the TWD 30,000 (~$1,077) Main Event running November 17-21.
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13 Nov 2026 →29 Nov 2026Details →
APT Championship Taipei 2026
The APT closes its 20th anniversary season with a 17-day championship at Red Space, Taipei, headlined by the $10,000 Main Event freezeout with $5 million guaranteed.
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15 Nov 2026 →28 Nov 2026Details →
Triton SHRS North Cyprus 2026
The Super High Roller Series half of Triton’s North Cyprus swing, with buy-ins from $25,000 to $150,000. Triton fields remain dominated by Asian high rollers, so this is the marquee end-of-year stop for the region’s top players.
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20 Nov 2026 →29 Nov 2026Details →
Poker Dream 27 Jeju
Poker Dream heads to Jeju Island, combining Korea’s most popular poker destination with the tour’s accessible buy-ins.
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20 Nov 2026 →1 Dec 2026Details →
GLPC Ultimate Showdown 2026
Grand Loyal Poker Club’s season-ending Showdown in Hanoi, capping Vietnam’s high-value 2026 festival calendar.
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23 Nov 2026 →26 Nov 2026Details →
Manila Special 2026 Nov
A PokerStars LIVE Manila Special at Okada Manila, a quick-hit festival for players passing through the Philippines.
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27 Nov 2026 →7 Dec 2026Details →
Manila Megastack 25
PokerStars LIVE Manila’s Megastack returns to Okada Manila, a perennial favourite for recreational players in the Philippines and beyond.
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2 Dec 2026 →15 Dec 2026Details →
RPT Championship Grand Final 2026
Royal Poker Tour’s season-ending Grand Final in Hanoi is a marquee Vietnamese festival closing out the poker year.
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2 Dec 2026 →13 Dec 2026Details →
EPT Prague 2026
EPT Prague returns to close out the European Poker Tour season, with the EPT Main Event running December 7-13. One of the tour’s best-value majors and a common year-end destination for Asian players who want a full EPT festival without Barcelona’s crowds.
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3 Dec 2026 →17 Dec 2026Details →
WSOP Paradise 2026
The WSOP’s offshore festival moves to Baha Mar in the Bahamas for 2026, with international qualifiers running on GGPoker.
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4 Dec 2026 →13 Dec 2026Details →
AJPC Samurai Circuit – Incheon 2026 III.
The third Incheon leg of the AJPC Samurai Circuit, another qualifying route to Japan’s championship finals.
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9 Dec 2026 →20 Dec 2026Details →
APC Taipei IV 2026
The year’s final Asia Poker Championship stop in Taipei, rounding out Taiwan’s packed festival season.
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14 Dec 2026 →23 Dec 2026Details →
The Olympus Return – GOP Jeju 2026
Gods of Poker closes the year at Jeju’s LES A Casino, the region’s premier high-stakes venue.
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16 Dec 2026 →21 Dec 2026Details →
Ola Poker Tour Taipei 2026
Ola Poker Tour returns to Taipei’s CTP Asia Poker Arena for a six-day festival, building on its first Asian stop in December 2025. Taiwan’s poker scene keeps expanding and Taipei is one of the cheapest live-poker flights for most of North Asia.
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24 Dec 2026 →3 Jan 2027Details →
JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01
The Japan Open Poker Tour opens its 2027 season with a New Year festival at Belle Salle Takadanobaba in Tokyo, running across the holiday break. Japan’s amateur-heavy fields and low buy-ins make JOPT one of the softest live stops in Asia.
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24 Feb 2027 →15 Mar 2027Details →
APL Million Sydney 2027
The Australian Poker League brings its flagship APL Million back to The Star Sydney for 20 days, the first of two APL Million series in 2027. Sydney is one of the most accessible major festivals for APAC players, and the 2026 edition set an all-time Australian tournament record.
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8 Apr 2027 →24 Apr 2027Details →
Aussie Millions 2027
The Aussie Millions returns to Crown Melbourne for a 17-day championship, still the most prestigious festival in the Asia-Pacific region. Full schedule and buy-ins are yet to be released by Crown.
