🃏 August & September 2026 Poker Travel Calendar
Featuring the largest and most realistic North American tournament stops
📅 AUGUST 2026
🌄 August 6–17
Harrah's Cherokee WSOP Circuit
Location: Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
Featured Events
| Event | Typical Buy-In |
|---|---|
| Main Event | $1,700 |
| Seniors Event | $400 |
| Mini Main | $400 |
| Mystery Bounty | $400–600 |
| High Roller | $2,200 |
Why it's a stop: One of the strongest-attended Circuit events every year. (WSOP.com)
🌊 August 13–24
Harrah's Atlantic City WSOP Circuit
Location: Harrah's Resort Atlantic City
Highlights include:
- $400 Mini Main
- $400 Seniors Championship
- $1,700 Main Event
- $2,200 High Roller
- Numerous $400 side events (WSOP.com)
🎰 August 20–31
Horseshoe Tunica WSOP Circuit
Location: Horseshoe Tunica
Typical schedule:
| Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|
| Mini Main | $400 |
| Seniors | $400 |
| Black Chip Bounty | $600 |
| Main Event | $1,700 |
Excellent value with consistently large regional fields. (WSOP.com)
🎸 August 26 – September 7
Hard Rock Tulsa WSOP Circuit
Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Typical events:
- $400–600 preliminaries
- Seniors Championship
- Mystery Bounty
- $1,700 Main Event
One of the Midwest's most popular Circuit stops. (WSOP.com)
📅 SEPTEMBER 2026
🏛 September 3–14
Caesars Virginia WSOP Circuit
Location: Caesars Virginia
Expected events:
- $400 openers
- Seniors
- Mystery Bounty
- $1,700 Main Event
(WSOP.com)
🤠 September 10–21
Texas Card House WSOP Circuit
Location: Texas Card House Austin
Highlights:
- Multiple ring events
- Main Event
- Seniors
- Progressive bounty tournaments
(WSOP.com)
🌽 September 17–28
Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit
Location: Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Popular events:
- Seniors
- Monster Stack
- Main Event
- Mystery Bounty
(WSOP.com)
🌲 September 24 – October 5
Thunder Valley WSOP Circuit
Location: Thunder Valley Casino Resort
One of the premier West Coast poker festivals featuring:
| Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|
| Seniors Championship | ~$400 |
| Mystery Bounty | $400–600 |
| Main Event | $1,700 |
| High Roller | $2,200+ |
This is one of the best West Coast destinations for both players and poker media. (WSOP.com)
🏆 Other Likely Major Stops
Although exact dates vary from year to year, these series have traditionally held major late-summer festivals:
- Mid-States Poker Tour (Midwest championship stops)
- RunGood Poker Series (regional festivals throughout the U.S.)
- World Poker Tour regional events
- Regular championship series at:
- Commerce Casino
- The Gardens Casino
- Wynn Las Vegas
- The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
