Last Updated on May 18, 2026 by Bala Kumar

The global poker calendar from May to July is packed with major live poker tournaments, high roller championships, international poker festivals, WSOP events, WPT tournaments, Triton Poker action, and massive guaranteed prize pools. Professional poker players, online grinders, recreational poker fans, and high-stakes competitors will have nonstop tournament action across Las Vegas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

From affordable poker tournaments and deepstack festivals to elite super high roller poker events, the upcoming poker schedule offers something for every type of player.

Major Poker Tournament Series 

Biggest Upcoming Poker Tours

• World Series of Poker (WSOP)
• World Poker Tour (WPT)
• Triton Poker Series
• PokerGO Tour (PGT)
• European Poker Tour (EPT)
• WSOP Circuit (WSOPC)
• 888poker LIVE
• Unibet Open
• Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT)
• Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)

May Poker Tournament Schedule

World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC)

Tournament	Location	Dates	Major Events
WSOPC Cherokee	Cherokee, USA	May 7–18	Main Event, Double Stack
WSOPC Los Angeles	Los Angeles, USA	May 7–18	High Roller, Main Event
WSOPC Montreal	Montreal, Canada	May 10–25	Colossus, Monster Stack
WSOPC Uruguay	Montevideo, Uruguay	May 18–24	Mini Main Event
WSOPC New Orleans	New Orleans, USA	May 14–25	PLO, Deepstack Events

Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro

Details	Information
Location	Budva, Montenegro
Dates	May 13–28
Major Formats	NLHE, Short Deck, PLO
Buy-Ins	Up to $30,000+

Major Events

• Turbo High Roller
• Invitational Events
• Short Deck Championships
• Super High Roller NLH

888poker LIVE Barcelona

Details	Information
Location	Barcelona, Spain
Dates	May 14–24
Main Events	High Roller, Mega Knockout

Featured Events

• The Mega Knockout
• High Roller Day 1
• Turbo Dash
• Main Event Satellites

Unibet Open Paris

Details	Information
Location	Paris, France
Dates	May 14–25
Main Events	Mystery Cup, Super Daily

Featured Events

• Mystery Bounty Cup
• Super Daily NLH
• Main Event Satellites

Australian Poker Tour – Adelaide Champs

Details	Information
Location	Adelaide, Australia
Dates	May 14–23
Main Events	Adelaide Championship

Featured Events

• Kings 6-Max Shot Clock
• Main Event Flight A
• Satellite Qualifiers

June Poker Tournament Schedule

World Series of Poker (WSOP)

The World Series of Poker remains the biggest poker tournament series in the world and dominates the summer poker calendar.

Details	Information
Location	Las Vegas, USA
Dates	May 26 – July 15
Bracelet Events	100+
Main Event Buy-In	$10,000

Major WSOP Events

Opening Week Events

• Gladiators of Poker
• Mystery Millions
• Colossus
• Deepstack Series

Mid-Series Championships

• Millionaire Maker
• Monster Stack
• Seniors Championship
• Ladies Championship

High Roller Events

• $25K High Roller
• $50K Poker Players Championship
• $100K High Roller
• $250K Super High Roller

Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

Details	Information
Location	Las Vegas, USA
Dates	May 18 – August 2
Main Events	DeepStack Championships

Featured Events

• Bounty Tournaments
• Daily Deepstack NLH
• Summer Poker Series

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• Venetian poker series
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PokerGO Tour (PGT)

Details	Information
Location	Las Vegas
Major Events	Poker Masters, USPO

Featured Tournaments

• U.S. Poker Open
• Super High Roller Bowl
• Poker Masters

Related Keywords

• PokerGO Tour
• Poker Masters
• High roller poker circuit
• Professional poker events

July Poker Tournament Schedule

WSOP Main Event

Category	Details
Tournament	WSOP Main Event
Dates	July 2–15
Buy-In	$10,000
Format	No-Limit Texas Hold’em

Main Event Schedule

Day	Date
Day 1A	July 2
Day 1B	July 3
Day 1C	July 4
Day 1D	July 5
Final Table	July 13–15

European Poker Tour (EPT)

Expected Stops	Locations
EPT Barcelona	Spain
EPT Monte Carlo	Monaco
EPT Prague	Czech Republic
EPT Paris	France

Major Events

• EPT Main Event
• High Rollers
• Mystery Bounty
• National Championships

Upcoming Poker Tournament Formats

Popular Poker Formats

• No-Limit Texas Hold’em
• Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO)
• Mystery Bounty Tournaments
• Deepstack Poker
• Turbo Poker
• Short Deck Poker
• Mixed Games
• HORSE Poker

Related Keywords

• Poker tournament formats
• Mixed game poker
• Omaha poker tournaments
• Mystery bounty poker

Biggest Poker Destinations

Most Popular Live Poker Cities

• Las Vegas
• Barcelona
• Paris
• Monte Carlo
• Montenegro
• Florida
• Australia
• South Korea
• Canada

Poker Trends Shaping Major Tournament Series

Current Poker Industry Trends

• Growth of live poker tournaments
• Expansion of mystery bounty formats
• Increased high roller participation
• Online poker satellite growth
• Poker streaming expansion
• International poker market growtPhil Ivey

• Daniel Negreanu
• Phil Hellmuth
• Jason Koon
• Fedor Holz

Final Thoughts

The May to July poker tournament calendar is loaded with world-class poker action, massive guaranteed prize pools, elite competition, and exciting live poker festivals. From the WSOP and WPT to Triton Poker and PokerGO Tour events, poker fans will have nonstop tournament excitement throughout the summer.

Whether players are searching for affordable poker tournaments, championship-level competition, or super high roller poker action, the upcoming live poker schedule offers opportunities for every type of poker enthusiast.

Poker fans looking to sharpen tournament strategy and enjoy competitive social poker gameplay can also explore poker club games before stepping into major live poker competition.

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