Last Updated on October 1, 2026 by Bala Kumar
The Barrière Poker Tour (BPT) returns to the Côte d’Azur from October 8 to 11, 2026, at Casino Barrière Le Croisette in Cannes. The stop is built around a €600 Main Event, with a €300 FiveBet Mystery Bounty, a €1,000 Masters 8-Max and a run of satellites from €100.
Cannes is the fifth stop of the 2026 BPT season and the last one before the season final in Deauville (October 28 – November 1). It’s also the third year in a row the BPT has visited Le Croisette, after editions in 2024 and 2025. Below you’ll find the full schedule, buy-ins, the Main Event structure and past results.
Live Status — October 1, 2026
| Item | Status |
| Days until first event | 7 (Mega Satellite, Thu Oct 8, 16:00) |
| Days until Main Event Day 1A | 8 (Fri Oct 9, 14:00) |
| Registration | Open — online payment via Casino Barrière; reservation-only option via FiveBet |
| Events published | 11 tournaments (PokerNews France); the official Barrière programme currently lists 14 tournament dates/listings, including satellites and Day 1/Day 2 listings |
| Main Event guarantee | Not announced |
| Most recent BPT stop | Toulouse, Sept 9–13 — Main Event won by Dali M’Henni for €30,086 |
| Next BPT stop after Cannes | Deauville season final, Oct 28 – Nov 1 |
BPT Cannes 2026 at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
| Dates | Thursday October 8 – Sunday October 11, 2026 |
| Venue | Casino Barrière Le Croisette |
| Address | 1 Espace Lucien Barrière, 06400 Cannes, France |
| Tour | Barrière Poker Tour (BPT) 2026 — stop 5 of 6 |
| Main Event | €600 (€520 + €80): Day 1A & 1B Oct 9, Day 2 Oct 10, Day 3 Oct 11 |
| Headline events | €300 FiveBet Mystery Bounty · €1,000 Masters 8-Max |
| Buy-in range | €100 – €1,000 |
| Satellites | From €100 |
| Tournaments | 11 (14 tournament dates/listings currently shown on the official Barrière programme) |
| Festival partner | FiveBet (Mystery Bounty) |
| Status | Confirmed — 2026 Cannes stop |
BPT Cannes 2026 Schedule
PokerNews France counts 11 tournaments at this stop, with buy-ins from €100 to €1,000. The official Barrière programme currently lists 14 tournament dates/listings, including satellites and Day 1/Day 2 listings. Here is the full day-by-day schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Stack / levels |
| Thu Oct 8 | 16:00 | Mega Satellite Main & Masters (€1,600 package) | €200 (€170 + €30) | 20,000 / 15 min |
| Thu Oct 8 | 18:00 | FiveBet Mystery Bounty Day 1 | €300 (€160 + €40 + €100) | 30,000 / 30 min |
| Thu Oct 8 | 21:30 | Satellite Main Event — Win Your Seat | €100 (€80 + €20) | 12,000 / 15 min |
| Fri Oct 9 | 14:00 | FiveBet Mystery Bounty Day 2 | – | 45-min levels |
| Fri Oct 9 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 1A | €600 (€520 + €80) | 50,000 / 45 min |
| Fri Oct 9 | 14:00 | Satellite Main Event — Win Your Seat | €100 (€80 + €20) | 12,000 / 15 min |
| Fri Oct 9 | 20:00 | Main Event Day 1B | €600 (€520 + €80) | 50,000 / 35 min |
| Fri Oct 9 | 21:30 | 9:30 O’Clock Turbo KO | €150 (€75 + €25 + €50) | 20,000 / 12 min |
| Sat Oct 10 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 2 | – | 50-min levels |
| Sat Oct 10 | 14:00 | Satellite Masters — Win Your Seat | €150 (€125 + €25) | 12,000 / 15 min |
| Sat Oct 10 | 16:00 | Masters 8-Max Day 1 | €1,000 (€900 + €100) | 40,000 / 40 min |
| Sat Oct 10 | 20:00 | BPT Cup Day 1 | €250 | – |
| Sun Oct 11 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 3 (final day) | – | – |
| Sun Oct 11 | 14:00 | Masters Day 2 | – | – |
| Sun Oct 11 | 14:00 | BPT Cup Day 2 | – | – |
| Sun Oct 11 | 14:00 | Little BPT | €300 | – |
| Sun Oct 11 | 16:30 | Ultrastack | €150 | 100,000 starting chips |
Sources: Casino Barrière Cannes programme (buy-in breakdowns, stacks and levels) and PokerNews France, Sept 25, 2026 (Sunday events and Day 2/3 times). Fee breakdowns for the BPT Cup, Little BPT and Ultrastack had not been published when we checked.
The €600 Main Event
The €600 Main Event is the headline tournament at the Cannes stop. It has two starting flights, both on Friday, October 9: Day 1A at 14:00 with 45-minute levels, and Day 1B at 20:00 with faster 35-minute levels. Survivors return for Day 2 on Saturday, October 10 at 14:00, with levels rising to 50 minutes, and the tournament finishes on Day 3, Sunday, October 11, from 14:00.
| Main Event detail | Information |
| Buy-in | €600 (€520 prize pool + €80 fee) |
| Starting stack | 50,000 chips |
| Day 1A | Fri Oct 9, 14:00 — 45-minute levels |
| Day 1B | Fri Oct 9, 20:00 — 35-minute levels |
| Day 2 | Sat Oct 10, 14:00 — 50-minute levels |
| Day 3 (final day) | Sun Oct 11, 14:00 |
| Satellites | €100 “Win Your Seat” (Oct 8 and 9) and the €200 Mega Satellite |
Day 1A structure (official)
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Length |
| 1 | 200 / 300 | 300 | 45 min |
| 2 | 200 / 400 | 400 | 45 min |
| 3 | 300 / 500 | 500 | 45 min |
| Break | 20 min | ||
| 4 | 300 / 600 | 600 | 45 min |
| 5 | 400 / 800 | 800 | 45 min |
| Break | 15 min | ||
| 6 | 500 / 1,000 | 1,000 | 45 min |
| 7 | 600 / 1,200 | 1,200 | 45 min |
| Dinner break | 75 min | ||
| 8 | 1,000 / 1,500 | 1,500 | 45 min |
| 9 | 1,000 / 2,000 | 2,000 | 45 min |
| 10 | 1,500 / 2,500 | 2,500 | 45 min |
The 50,000 starting stack is about 166 big blinds at the first level. Late registration rules, payout percentages and any guarantee had not been published on the event page when we checked.
The 2025 Cannes Main Event drew 184 entries. No 2026 guarantee or prize pool has been announced.
FiveBet Mystery Bounty (€300)
The festival opens on Thursday, October 8 at 18:00 with the FiveBet Mystery Bounty Day 1. The €300 buy-in splits into €160 for the prize pool, €100 for the mystery bounties and a €40 fee. Players start with 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels. The mystery bounty phase begins on Day 2, which restarts on Friday, October 9 at 14:00 with 45-minute levels.
FiveBet has partnered with the Barrière Poker Tour since 2023 and renewed the partnership for 2026. Its BPT page also lists bonus prizes, such as for the first three players to win a showdown with pocket fives, a staff-voted fair play award and the first player to reach 150,000 chips. Check FiveBet’s page for which events these apply to.
Masters 8-Max (€1,000)
The highest buy-in of the stop starts on Saturday, October 10 at 16:00. The €1,000 Masters (€900 + €100) plays 8-handed, with 40,000 starting chips and 40-minute levels, and resumes for Day 2 on Sunday, October 11 at 14:00. A €150 “Win Your Seat” satellite runs at 14:00 the same day (players qualify as soon as they reach a set chip count), and the Thursday €200 Mega Satellite awards a €1,600 package covering both the Main Event and the Masters.
Side Events
• Turbo KO (€150): Friday, October 9 at 21:30, with 12-minute levels and a €50 bounty element.
• BPT Cup (€250): starts Saturday, October 10 at 20:00, with Day 2 on Sunday.
• Little BPT (€300): Sunday, October 11 at 14:00.
• Ultrastack (€150): Sunday, October 11 at 16:30, with 100,000 starting chips.
Satellites: Qualify From €100
| Satellite | Buy-in | What you win | When |
| Mega Satellite Main & Masters | €200 | €1,600 package (Main Event + Masters) | Thu Oct 8, 16:00 |
| Satellite Main Event | €100 | Main Event seat | Thu Oct 8, 21:30 · Fri Oct 9, 14:00 |
| Satellite Masters | €150 | Masters seat | Sat Oct 10, 14:00 |
FiveBet also lists online qualifiers for the Mystery Bounty through its Winamax partnership.
BPT Cannes Results History
| Year | Dates | Main Event entries | Winner | Prize |
| 2026 | Oct 8–11 | Not started | – | – |
| 2025 | Sept 25–28 | 184 | Alexis Delhomme | €20,553 |
| 2024 | First edition | 155 | Mickaël Haddad | €17,000 |
2025 final three: Alexis Delhomme (€20,553), Pavlo Bilonozhko (€14,050) and Malik Hebidi (€10,250). Delhomme won after a heads-up battle of almost two hours.
2024: the first BPT Cannes drew more than 500 entries across the festival, including 155 in the Main Event for a €77,376 prize pool. Mickaël Haddad beat Barrière Team Pro Benjamin Hammann (€11,350) heads-up.
BPT 2026 Season Calendar
| Stop | Venue | Dates | Status |
| 1 | Casino Barrière Le Ruhl, Nice | April 9–12 | Completed |
| 2 | Casino Barrière Deauville | April 22–26 | Completed |
| 3 | Club Barrière Paris | May 29 – June 7 | Completed |
| 4 | Casino Barrière Toulouse | September 9–13 | Completed — Main Event won by Dali M’Henni (€30,086) |
| 5 | Casino Barrière Le Croisette, Cannes | October 8–11 | Next |
| 6 | Casino Barrière Deauville (season final) | October 28 – November 1 | Upcoming |
Latest BPT News
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• Oct 1, 2026: Registration open; the official Barrière programme lists 14 tournament dates/listings for October 8–11.
• Sept 25, 2026: PokerNews France publishes the full BPT Cannes programme: 11 tournaments, €100–€1,000 buy-ins.
• Sept 14, 2026: Dali M’Henni wins the BPT Toulouse Main Event for €30,086 (reported by PokerNews France and Live Poker).
• Nov 2025: BPT announces six 2026 stops, with Cannes on October 8–11 and the final in Deauville.
• Sept 28, 2025: Alexis Delhomme wins the BPT Cannes 2025 Main Event for €20,553.
How to Register
1. Pay online to secure your seat. Registration and payment run through the Casino Barrière Cannes poker page. According to FiveBet, a paid entry holds your seat until the end of late registration.
2. Or reserve without paying. FiveBet also offers a reservation-only option, but the seat is held only until the end of level 1.
3. Bring ID. French casinos require valid photo ID, and you must be 18 or over.
Venue and Getting There
Casino Barrière Le Croisette sits inside Cannes’ Palais des Festivals, on the Croisette seafront. Ahead of the 2025 edition, the casino completed a reported €3 million modernisation, and PokerNews France reports that 15 tables will be used for this stop. Barrière also offers special rates at some of its Cannes hotels for BPT players.
• Phone: +33 4 92 98 78 00
• Casino hours: 10:00–03:00 daily (to 04:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)
• By air: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is roughly 25–30 km away.
• By train: Cannes station is a short walk from the Palais des Festivals.
Results
[Update during and after the festival — October 8–11]
| Event | Entries | Prize pool | Winner | Prize |
| €600 Main Event | – | – | – | – |
| €300 FiveBet Mystery Bounty | – | – | – | – |
| €1,000 Masters 8-Max | – | – | – | – |
| €150 Turbo KO | – | – | – | – |
| €250 BPT Cup | – | – | – | – |
| €300 Little BPT | – | – | – | – |
| €150 Ultrastack | – | – | – | – |
What Happens Next?
BPT Cannes 2026 runs from October 8 to 11 at Casino Barrière Le Croisette, with a €600 Main Event, €300 FiveBet Mystery Bounty and €1,000 Masters 8-Max among its headline events. The Main Event’s two Day 1 flights both take place on Friday, October 9, with Day 2 on Saturday and the final day on Sunday.
PokerClubGames will update this page with results, winners, prize pools and any newly confirmed schedule details as the festival unfolds.
FAQs
When is BPT Cannes 2026?
October 8–11, 2026, at Casino Barrière Le Croisette in Cannes.
How much is the Main Event?
€600 (€520 to the prize pool + €80 fee), with 50,000 starting chips.
How many Day 1 flights are there?
Two, both on Friday, October 9: Day 1A at 14:00 and Day 1B at 20:00. Day 2 is Saturday and the final day (Day 3) is Sunday, October 11.
How many tournaments are there?
PokerNews France counts 11 tournaments. The official Barrière programme currently lists 14 tournament dates/listings, including satellites and Day 1/Day 2 listings.
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