PokerStars publishes full 2026 WCOOP schedule, 121 events set for Sept 6–30

Series includes 350 total tournaments across tiers and a $5m-gtd Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals on opening day.

PokerStars has released the full schedule for the 25th edition of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), running September 6 to 30, 2026. The operator said the series will feature 121 events spanning 350 total tournaments across High, Medium and Low tiers.

PokerStars said “350 World Champions” will be crowned across formats including NLHE, 8-Game, HORSE, PKO and Mystery Bounty. “A WCOOP victory is a piece of poker history. Every champion joins an exclusive group of players who have conquered one of the toughest online tournament series in the world,” said Steve Clarricoats, PokerStars Associate Director of Online Scheduling.

Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $25,000, PokerStars said. The series will also open with the Finals (Phase 2) of the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, which PokerStars said carries a $5 million guarantee; the operator said daily $109 Heats (Phase 1) are running until September 6.

PokerStars positioned the six WCOOP Main Events as the centerpiece of the schedule, with a combined $6.5 million guaranteed across those tournaments. NLHE Main Events run September 27, and PLO Main Events run September 28; the High versions also serve as World Championship Events, alongside additional championship events including NLHE 6-Max (September 6), HORSE (September 7), Razz (September 10), NLHE PKO (September 13), Triple Draw (September 15), PLO8 (September 17) and 8-Game (September 24). A $215 Women’s NLHE Championship is listed for September with a $10,000 guarantee.

For qualification, PokerStars cited satellites from $0.55, “special edition Spin & Go’s” from $0.75, WCOOP Lucky Dip and the Power Path Express WCOOP Edition. The operator said Lucky Dip will award $500,000 in WCOOP tickets from September 6–26, while WCOOP Leaderboards will award $100,000 in cash prizes across Low, Medium, High and Player of the Series.