Online & Live Poker Events 2026
Online series and live festivals that matter to players in Asia. Updated every week.
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QQPK Warm-Up Series 2026
- 28 Sep – 1 Nov 2026
- QQPK
- $2.20+ (Main Event CNY 1.8M GTD)
QQPK's USD 7.7M GTD online series runs 1,000+ events across five buy-in tiers from USD 2.20, with daily Red Packet Rain prizes. The CNY 1.8M GTD Warm-Up Main Event (18 Oct – 1 Nov, satellites from CNY 33) sends its champion to Triton ONE Cyprus 2026.
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AJPC Samurai Circuit – Taiwan 2026 II.
- 1–30 Oct 2026
- Taiwan
The AJPC Samurai Circuit's second Taiwan leg, feeding satellite qualifiers into the All Japan Poker Championship.
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CoinPoker The One 2026
- 4–12 Oct 2026
- CoinPoker
- $250 ($5M GTD, $1M to first)
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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GGPoker Bounty Hunters $1M Leaderboard October 2026
- 4–27 Oct 2026
- GGPoker
Part of GGPoker and Natural8’s October Giveaway: a $1M Bounty Hunters Daily Leaderboard for knockout tournament players (4–27 Oct, $40K+ in prizes every day), plus a $2M Bounty Hunters Cash Drop on qualifying pots from 2–23 Oct.
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VPT Championship IV 2026
- 7–19 Oct 2026
- Corona Resort & Casino, Phu Quoc, Vietnam
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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WPT Prime Cyprus 2026
- 7–19 Oct 2026
- Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino, Kyrenia
- $1,100 Championship
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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Poker Dream 26 Malaysia
- 8–19 Oct 2026
- 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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JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03
- 8–12 Oct 2026
- Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Tokyo
JOPT's third Tokyo stop of the year at Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Japan's busiest poker venue.
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APPT Championship 2026
- 8–19 Oct 2026
- Okada Manila, Philippines
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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Super Cup 7 Incheon 2026
- 8–18 Oct 2026
- Paradise City, Incheon
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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KPC Series October 2026
- 10–21 Oct 2026
- LES A Casino, Jeju
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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APT Online 2026
- 11 Oct – 2 Nov 2026
- Natural8
- $40M GTD · $100–$5,000
The Asian Poker Tour brings its online series to Natural8 with a $40M guarantee across 20 trophy events, headlined by the $800 APT Online Main Event ($5M GTD), with Day 2 on 1 November. Buy-ins run from $100 up to the $5,000 Superstar Challenge, and some events are priced in KRW, PHP and CNY for players across Asia.
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Victorian Poker Championship 2026
- 12–27 Oct 2026
- Crown Melbourne, Australia
- A$600–A$10,600
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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QPC Circuit 2026
- 12–21 Oct 2026
- Quads Poker Club, Hanoi
- 4.5M–55M VND (Main Event 11M VND)
Quads Poker Championship's new Circuit format debuts in Hanoi with 58 events, headlined by an 11M VND Main Event with a 10 billion VND guarantee (Oct 17–21).
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TMT Championship 2026
- 16–26 Oct 2026
- CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, Taiwan
The Taiwan Millions Tournament championship in Taipei caps Taiwan's booming poker year with its biggest guarantees.
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WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star 2026
- 16 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
- Bay 101 Casino, San Jose
- $5,300 Championship
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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USOP Grand Championship Vietnam 2026
- 22 Oct – 4 Nov 2026
- InterContinental Halong Bay Resort, Vietnam
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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MGM Poker Championship 2026
- 23 Oct – 2 Nov 2026
- MGM Cotai, Macau
- HKD 3,100–100,000 (Main Event HKD 12,000)
Macau's biggest MGM Cotai festival yet, with HKD 14M guaranteed across 25 events and a HKD 9M GTD Main Event (Oct 30 – Nov 1) — a short flight for players across Greater China and Southeast Asia.
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Oct 2026
In person
Battle of Malta 2026 Autumn Edition
- 27 Oct – 4 Nov 2026
- Casino Malta / Eden Arena, St Julian's
- €300–€5,200 (Main Event €300/€600)
Europe's biggest low buy-in festival returns to Casino Malta with a EUR 2,000,000 guaranteed Main Event and 30+ side events from EUR 300. Asian players can get there cheap: CoinPoker is the official online satellite partner and WPT Global is running qualifiers into full travel packages.
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Jeju Poker Festival 2026
- 28 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
- LES A Casino, Jeju
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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Oct 2026
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WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Festival 2026
- 28 Oct – 15 Nov 2026
- The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas
- $5,000 Main Championship
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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Oct 2026
In person
JOPT 2026 Osaka #02
- 29 Oct – 3 Nov 2026
- Dojima River Forum, Osaka
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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Oct 2026
In person
The Labyrinth Trail – GOP Incheon 2026
- 30 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
- Paradise City, Incheon
Gods of Poker at Paradise City Incheon, pairing strong guarantees with Korea's premier integrated resort.
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Oct 2026
In person
WPT Seoul 2026
- 30 Oct – 9 Nov 2026
- INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, Incheon
- KRW 300,000–8,000,000 (~$203–$5,415)
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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Nov 2026
In person
Triton One North Cyprus 2026
- 4–15 Nov 2026
- Merit Royal Diamond, North Cyprus
- $2,000–$15,000
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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Nov 2026
In person
WPT Prime Taipei 2026
- 11–21 Nov 2026
- Taipei
- TWD 30,000 Main Event
WPT Prime’s Taiwan stop, with the TWD 30,000 (~$1,077) Main Event running November 17-21.
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Nov 2026
In person
APT Championship Taipei 2026
- 13–29 Nov 2026
- Red Space, Taipei
- $10,000 Main Event ($5M GTD)
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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Nov 2026
In person
Triton SHRS North Cyprus 2026
- 15–28 Nov 2026
- Merit Royal Diamond, North Cyprus
- $25,000–$150,000
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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Nov 2026
In person
GLPC Ultimate Showdown 2026
- 20 Nov – 1 Dec 2026
- Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi
Grand Loyal Poker Club's season-ending Showdown in Hanoi, capping Vietnam's high-value 2026 festival calendar.
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Nov 2026
In person
Poker Dream 27 Jeju
- 20–29 Nov 2026
- Jeju, South Korea
Poker Dream heads to Jeju Island, combining Korea's most popular poker destination with the tour's accessible buy-ins.
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Nov 2026
In person
Manila Special 2026 Nov
- 23–26 Nov 2026
- Okada Manila
A PokerStars LIVE Manila Special at Okada Manila, a quick-hit festival for players passing through the Philippines.
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Nov 2026
In person
Manila Megastack 25
- 27 Nov – 7 Dec 2026
- Okada Manila, Philippines
PokerStars LIVE Manila's Megastack returns to Okada Manila, a perennial favourite for recreational players in the Philippines and beyond.
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Nov 2026
In person
WPT World Championship 2026
- 27 Nov – 21 Dec 2026
- Wynn Las Vegas
- $400–$10,400 (Main Event)
The World Poker Tour closes Season 24 at Wynn Las Vegas with 85+ events and $20M in guarantees, headlined by the $10,400 Main Event (Dec 13-20) with $1M added in mystery bounties. Asian players can buy in via WPT Global online satellites, the same platform that runs the WPT Asia Series, making this the season's biggest off-continent target for APAC grinders.
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RPT Championship Grand Final 2026
- 2–15 Dec 2026
- Royal Poker Club, Hanoi, Vietnam
Royal Poker Tour's season-ending Grand Final in Hanoi is a marquee Vietnamese festival closing out the poker year.
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Dec 2026
In person
EPT Prague 2026
- 2–13 Dec 2026
- Prague, Czech Republic
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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Dec 2026
In person
WSOP Paradise 2026
- 3–17 Dec 2026
- Baha Mar, Nassau, Bahamas
The WSOP’s offshore festival moves to Baha Mar in the Bahamas for 2026, with international qualifiers running on GGPoker.
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Dec 2026
In person
AJPC Samurai Circuit – Incheon 2026 III.
- 4–13 Dec 2026
- Incheon, South Korea
The third Incheon leg of the AJPC Samurai Circuit, another qualifying route to Japan's championship finals.
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Dec 2026
In person
PokerStars Live Manila December Special 2026
- 8–21 Dec 2026
- Okada Manila, Philippines
PokerStars Live Manila closes out 2026 with a two-week December Special festival at Okada Manila, a year-end stop for Philippine and regional grinders. Main event buy-in not yet announced.
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APC Taipei IV 2026
- 9–20 Dec 2026
- CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei
The year's final Asia Poker Championship stop in Taipei, rounding out Taiwan's packed festival season.
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QPC Winter 2026
- 12–23 Dec 2026
- Quads Hanoi Poker Club, Hanoi
The Quads Poker Championship closes its debut year with a Winter edition in Hanoi, following the June launch and August Autumn stop that both carried VND 80bn series guarantees. Vietnam has become one of the cheapest high-value grinds in Asia, and a mid-December date slots neatly between the Jeju and Taipei year-end festivals. Full tournament structure and Main Event guarantee have not been published yet.
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Dec 2026
In person
The Olympus Return – GOP Jeju 2026
- 14–23 Dec 2026
- LES A Casino, Jeju
Gods of Poker closes the year at Jeju's LES A Casino, the region's premier high-stakes venue.
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Ola Poker Tour Taipei 2026
- 16–21 Dec 2026
- CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei
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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Dec 2026
In person
JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01
- 24 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
- Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Tokyo
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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Jan 2027
In person
WPT Cambodia Championship 2027
- 12 Jan – 2 Feb 2027
- NagaWorld, Phnom Penh
- $1,100–$3,500
The World Poker Tour opens its milestone Season 25 in Southeast Asia, returning to NagaWorld in Phnom Penh for a three-week festival from January 12 to February 2, 2027. It headlines the $1,100 WPT Prime Cambodia Championship ($500K GTD, Jan 22-26) and the $3,500 WPT Cambodia Championship ($1M GTD, Jan 27-Feb 1), making it the most accessible WPT main-tour title on the Asian calendar.
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Jan 2027
In person
Manila Super Series 25
- 22–31 Jan 2027
- Okada Manila, Philippines
- ₱18,500 (Main Event)
The affordable Manila Super Series returns to Okada Manila in January 2027 with ₱22M+ (~$370K+) guaranteed and a ₱18,500 main event, one of the most accessible live festivals in Southeast Asia.
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Jan 2027
In person
JOPT 2027 Sapporo #01
- 28–31 Jan 2027
- Sapporo Factory Hall, Sapporo
The Japan Open Poker Tour, one of Asia's largest-field tours, heads to Hokkaido for its first Sapporo stop of 2027.
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Feb 2027
In person
Manila Megastack 26
- 22 Feb – 7 Mar 2027
- Okada Manila, Philippines
- ₱45,000 (Main Event)
Manila Megastack returns to Okada Manila from late February 2027 with a ₱45,000 main event, a deep-stack staple on the PokerStars Live Philippines calendar for APAC players.
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Feb 2027
In person
APL Million Sydney 2027
- 24 Feb – 15 Mar 2027
- The Star Sydney, Australia
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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Mar 2027
In person
JOPT 2027 Osaka #01
- 18–22 Mar 2027
- Osaka, Japan
Japan Open Poker Tour returns to Osaka for its first Kansai stop of 2027 — consistently one of the biggest-field live series in Asia. Venue to be confirmed.
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Apr 2027
In person
Aussie Millions 2027
- 8–24 Apr 2027
- Crown Melbourne, Australia
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.
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May 2027
In person
JOPT 2027 Fukuoka #01
- 27–30 May 2027
- UNITEDLAB, Fukuoka
The Japan Open Poker Tour's 2027 Kyushu stop in Fukuoka, an easy hop for players from Korea and Taiwan.
