The World Series of Poker will shake up the calendar once again with a brand-new Las Vegas stop from July 14-25, marking a direct transition into the second half of the WSOP Circuit season at the end of the summer series.
The normal post-WSOP Vegas hiatus will now feature 18 rings and a $1,700 Main Event, with plenty of action to build a bridge to what some are speculating to be a live WSOP Main Event final table at the beginning of August. It's a new strategy for the Circuit, which usually jumps somewhere else in the country to begin the second half of the season.
WSOP Circuit extends summer series
Extending the WSOP presence in Vegas beyond the summer series is one of many changes for the Circuit in 2026, which started with the structure of the season's calendar. The old calendar started the WSOP Circuit season after the conclusion of the summer and a new approach takes the January through December format. The change sets up WSOP Paradise as the big December season finale with a US Circuit Championship that invites ring winners from throughout the year.
The new calendar, along with a big push for the WSOP Plus app, signals a greater level of importance being placed on the US Circuit as a vehicle for driving players to the big events WSOP Paradise. It's also a new approach for Circuit stops in Las Vegas, where previous editions have had a hard time finding a slot on the schedule that worked.
The November stop conflicted with F1 and Thanksgiving, causing turnout problems and traffic issues for those that did make the trip. Spring stops face steep competition from everything else throughout the country, but the last two weeks of July are right there for the taking.
2026 WSOP Circuit Las Vegas ring event schedule
- July 14 - $400 Mini Main Event
- July 14 - $600 Omaha Hi-Lo
- July 15 - $600 PLO
- July 16 - $600 TORSE
- July 17 - $600 Monster Stack
- July 17 - $800 PLO
- July 18 - $300 Ladies Event
- July 19 - $1,125 NLH
- July 20 - $400 Seniors Event
- July 20 - $2,200 High Roller
- July 21-25 - $1,700 Main Event
- July 21 - $600 Bounty
- July 22 - $400 NLH
- July 23 - $400 40/40/40 NLH
- July 23 - $3,300 High Roller
- July 24 - $400 Double Stack
- July 24 - $5,000 High Roller
- July 25 - $400 NLH
The full schedule features the standard Circuit setup, with a $400 Mini Main, the $1,700 Main Event, and a series of high rollers as the featured tournaments. They'll try to top the Main Event turnout from the January stop, where Darren Rabinowitz beat 616 entries to win $175K. More second-half Circuit dates are expected to be announced later in the year.
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