Las Vegas Poker Tournaments 2026: Complete Daily Schedule by Casino

Last Updated on August 3, 2026 by Bala Kumar

Walk into any poker room on the Strip on a random Tuesday afternoon and you’ll find a tournament running, the hard part isn’t finding a game, it’s knowing which one is actually worth your buy-in. las vegas poker tournaments range from $60 morning grinds at off-Strip locals rooms to seven-figure-guaranteed summer series at Aria and Wynn, and the right pick depends entirely on your bankroll, your schedule, and how much you care about field size versus room comfort. This guide breaks down the daily grid at every major casino, plus what’s actually running in Las Vegas right now as of August 2026.

What’s Running in Las Vegas Right Now (August 2026)

Three things worth knowing before you plan a trip this week:

●       WSOP Main Event Final Table,  the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event final table plays out August 3–5 at Paris Las Vegas, live on ESPN. Not a cash-game or daily-tournament venue during these three days, but the energy across the Strip is at its yearly peak.

●       Venetian DeepStack Showdown (August),  kicks off August 3 and runs through August 31, 2026, with more than $1.1 million in guaranteed prize pools across the month. This is the Venetian’s shorter, locals-friendly follow-up to its DeepStack Championship series.

●       Wynn Signature Series,  running in August 2026 at Wynn Las Vegas; the daily tournament grid there is suspended for the duration of the series in favor of the larger buy-in Signature events.

Daily Poker Tournament Schedule by Casino

Outside of the big summer series, most rooms run a consistent daily or near-daily grid year-round. Here’s the current lineup of daily poker tournaments las vegas players rely on when no major series is in town:

Casino	Tournament	Time / Frequency	Buy-In	Guarantee
ARIA	Daily NLH	Noon & 5 PM daily	$150	Varies with field (50-200 players)
Wynn Las Vegas	Nightly NLH	6 PM daily (outside series)	$160	$10,000
Wynn Las Vegas	Weekend NLH	12 PM Sat / Sun	$200-$300	$25,000
Wynn Las Vegas	Friday Rebuy	Friday, evening	—	$40,000
The Orleans	Weekday NLH	11:05 AM, Mon-Fri	$100	$5,000
The Orleans	Friday Monster Stack	6:05 PM Friday	$150	$20,000
The Orleans	Sunday Special	11 AM Sunday	$200-$300	$50,000
South Point	Weekday NLH	10:05 AM, Mon-Fri	$100	$7,500
South Point	Weekend Deeper Stack	6:05 PM Wed & Sat	$200	$15,000
Golden Nugget	Daily grid (non-series)	Varies	$60-$150	Varies

Bellagio is the one notable exception on this list this year: the room is running cash games only through the summer of 2026 rather than its usual tournament slate, with Aria absorbing much of the Strip’s mid-stakes tournament traffic instead. Confirm directly with the room before a visit, since daily grids pause automatically whenever a bigger series takes over the space.

Room-by-Room Breakdown

ARIA Resort & Casino

ARIA runs two tournaments every day, noon and 5 PM, both at a $150 buy-in with fields that typically range from 50 to 200 players depending on the day and season. The room’s summer centerpiece was the 2026 Aria Poker Classic (May 27-July 12), headlined by the BetMGM Championship — a $4 million guaranteed no-limit hold’em event that ran June 29-July 4. Outside series windows, ARIA is one of the most reliable mid-stakes rooms on the Strip for consistent daily structure.

Wynn Las Vegas

Wynn’s poker room runs 24/7 and offers roughly $200,000 in guaranteed prize money weekly across its daily grid, with a $10,000 guaranteed event every evening at 6 PM and a $40,000 guaranteed rebuy tournament every Friday. This is one of the more generous rooms for las vegas holdem tournaments outside the big-name summer series, though the daily schedule is suspended entirely during Wynn Signature, Wynn Millions, and Wynn Classic events — including this month’s Signature Series.

The Venetian Resort

The Venetian’s poker room is the largest in Las Vegas: 50 tables across a 14,000-square-foot space opened in 2024. Its flagship DeepStack Championship Series ran May 18-August 2, 2026, with over $16 million in guaranteed prize pools across the festival. The follow-up DeepStack Showdown (August) begins August 3 and runs through August 31, offering more than $1.1 million in guarantees in a shorter, more locals-accessible format.

The Orleans

Off-Strip but consistently one of the best-value rooms in the city, The Orleans layers a strong everyday grid — including an $100 weekday morning tournament and a Friday Monster Stack — on top of its annual Summer Open series. The 2026 Orleans Summer Open ran May 22-July 12 with more than $4.7 million in total guarantees, including 58 mixed-game events, making it the deepest mixed-game schedule of any Las Vegas festival. Among vegas poker tournaments, the Orleans’ Sunday Special stands out for value: a $50,000 guarantee on a buy-in as low as $200-$300.

South Point

South Point runs four tournaments daily and is known for two signature weekly events: $200 no-limit hold’em on Wednesday and Saturday at 6:05 PM, each carrying a $15,000 guarantee that’s typically cleared with ease. Add a $100 weekday morning grind with a $7,500 guarantee, and South Point remains one of the better value rooms for players not staying on the Strip.

Golden Nugget (Downtown)

Golden Nugget’s 2026 Grand Poker Series ran June 3-28, bringing back Bar Poker Open (celebrating 10 years Downtown), the Ladies International Poker Series, and the Gulf Coast Poker Tour for its first-ever Downtown stop. Outside series windows, the room runs a lighter daily grid geared toward Downtown’s more budget-conscious crowd — generally the most affordable poker tournaments in las vegas you’ll find with a real prize structure behind them.

Horseshoe Las Vegas & Paris Las Vegas

Home of the WSOP since 2022, this is where the biggest names in vegas tournament poker gather every summer. The 2026 WSOP ran May 26-July 15 with 100 bracelet events, and the delayed Main Event Final Table plays out August 3-5 live on ESPN. The WSOP Circuit also ran a dedicated Las Vegas summer stop at Horseshoe, July 14-25, with 18 events.

MGM Grand

MGM Grand’s 2026 Summer Poker Festival leaned heavily into mixed games, running 16 dedicated mixed-game events between June and July, including Big O, PLO 8, and championship-level variants with guarantees up to $40,000. It’s a strong pick specifically for players chasing games beyond standard hold’em.

How to Pick the Right Tournament for Your Bankroll

A few practical rules that hold up across every room on this list:

●       Match buy-in to bankroll, not ambition, a common guideline is having at least 20-30 tournament buy-ins in reserve if you’re playing regularly, more if you’re new to tournament variance.

●       Bigger guarantees mean bigger overlay risk for the house, not necessarily a better deal for you, a modest guarantee that reliably gets smashed (like Orleans’ Sunday Special) can be better value than a huge one that barely fills.

●       Off-Strip rooms (Orleans, South Point) generally offer lower buy-ins and higher guarantee-to-buy-in ratios; Strip rooms (Aria, Wynn, Venetian) offer bigger fields, better structures, and more atmosphere.

●       Always confirm the current schedule directly with the room before traveling — daily grids pause automatically during series play, and series calendars shift year to year.

Suggested Call-to-Action

Planning a Las Vegas poker trip? Bookmark this page,  the daily grid above gets rechecked and refreshed as series calendars shift throughout 2026, and we’ll flag any room that changes its regular schedule. For players who want to sharpen up before sitting down at a real table, our video poker strategy guide and Global Poker bonus code guide are both good starting points for free practice between sessions.

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