2026 BetRivers Poker Championship to Feature 100 Events and More Than $600K in Guarantees

BetRivers Poker is preparing its largest tournament series to date, with the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship scheduled to run from September 27 through October 11. The 15-day festival will contain 100 tournaments and more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools. Buy-ins range from $3 to $500, giving the schedule a deliberate split between low-cost events and larger Gold-tier tournaments.

The series is organised into Gold and Silver events, with formats including No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, progressive knockouts, six-max tournaments, Monsterstacks, Deepstacks, Turbos and Hypers.

BetRivers prepares its largest tournament series so far

Every tournament is set to award a trophy, while six designated Championship events will have exclusive Championship trophies.

The headline Main Event carries a $200 buy-in and a $40,000 guarantee. A $20 Mini Main Event offers a $6,000 guarantee. Around those two tournaments, BetRivers has built a schedule of daily qualifiers, leaderboards and promotions intended to give players more than one route into the larger events.

Gold and Silver schedules serve different bankrolls

The paired Gold and Silver structure is one of the clearest features of the festival. Instead of asking every player to enter the same buy-in range, BetRivers runs similar tournament ideas at different price points. A Gold event may sit at $100 or $200, while the corresponding Silver version can cost $10 or $20.

That creates continuity across the schedule. Players who prefer smaller stakes can still follow the same festival rhythm without moving into buy-ins that do not fit their bankroll. At the other end, the $500 High Roller Championship gives the series a more expensive focal point for players who want a larger event.

The buy-in range of $3 to $500 is unusually broad for a single online series. It also means the advertised $600,000-plus in guarantees is spread across many different field sizes and tournament types rather than concentrated in one or two headline events.

Series at a glance

Championship events

Six events receive Championship status

Six Gold tournaments have been designated as official Championship events. The first is the $200 Gold 8-Max Championship on September 27 with a $25,000 guarantee. The schedule then adds a $200 Gold 6-Max PKO Championship on October 1 with $17,500 guaranteed.

October 4 is the busiest Championship day because it contains two of the six featured events. A $200 Gold 6-Max Championship offers a $25,000 guarantee at 6:05 p.m., followed by the $500 Gold High Roller Championship at 7:05 p.m., also with $25,000 guaranteed.

The final two Championship tournaments are the $100 Gold PLO Championship on October 7 with a $10,000 guarantee and the $200 Gold 8-Max PKO Championship on October 8 with $17,500 guaranteed. Together, the six events provide a mix of full-ring, short-handed, bounty and Omaha formats rather than repeating the same structure.

Opening day alone carries more than $71,000 in guarantees

The series starts on Sunday, September 27 with eight tournaments and $71,250 in combined guarantees. The day begins with paired Gold and Silver openers at 4:05 p.m. The Gold Series Opener costs $100 and guarantees $17,500, while the $10 Silver Series Opener guarantees $2,500.

At 6:05 p.m., the first Championship event begins: the $200 Gold 8-Max Championship with $25,000 guaranteed. A $20 Silver Monsterstack starts at the same time with a $5,000 guarantee. Two hours later, the schedule moves to PKO events, with a $50 Gold Sunday Special PKO offering $10,000 and a $5 Silver version offering $1,500.

The day closes with two six-max tournaments at 10:05 p.m. The $100 Gold Rush 6-Max has an $8,000 guarantee, while the $10 Silver Rush 6-Max carries $1,750. That opening slate shows how the Gold/Silver pairing is intended to work in practice rather than only as a branding distinction.

October 4 is one of the largest days of the series

Sunday, October 4 brings $99,750 in combined guarantees across the full Gold and Silver schedule. It is also the only day with two Championship events, making it one of the main mid-series peaks.

The $200 Gold 6-Max Championship begins at 6:05 p.m. with $25,000 guaranteed. At 7:05 p.m., the $500 Gold High Roller Championship adds another $25,000 guarantee, while a $50 Silver Mini High Roller runs alongside it with $8,000 guaranteed. The $100 Gold Sunday Session follows at 8:05 p.m. with a $17,500 guarantee.

That combination gives players different options on the same day. Someone can focus on the Championship events, take a shot at the High Roller, choose the lower-cost Silver alternative or simply play a standard Sunday tournament. The overall guarantee figure reflects the size of the complete slate rather than one single event.

The final Sunday is built around the Main Event

The series concludes on Sunday, October 11 with ten tournaments and $90,300 in combined guarantees. The $200 BPC Main Event begins at 6:05 p.m. and carries the largest single guarantee of the series at $40,000. The $20 BPC Mini Main Event starts at the same time with $6,000 guaranteed.

Earlier in the day, $100 and $10 Marathon events begin at 4:05 p.m. with guarantees of $17,500 and $2,500. After the Main Events, the schedule includes Gold and Silver Sunday Special 6-Max tournaments, Series Saver events and late-night Last Chance Saloon PKOs.

The final Gold event is the $30 Last Chance Saloon PKO at 11:05 p.m. with $2,500 guaranteed, while the $3 Silver version offers $300. That means the series ends in the same way it begins: with parallel tournaments for different buy-in levels rather than a single high-stakes finale.

Leaderboards, satellites and Early Bird rewards add another layer

BetRivers is also running Gold and Silver leaderboards across the championship. Together they will award more than $15,000 in tournament-ticket prizes. That gives regular participants a separate incentive based on performance across multiple events rather than only the result of one tournament.

An Early Bird promotion adds another $750 in tickets. Daily satellites are scheduled for every event, creating lower-cost paths into tournaments across the calendar. That is particularly relevant for the $200 and $500 events because players do not necessarily have to pay the full direct buy-in to participate.

The source notes that the complete schedule is available in the BetRivers Poker lobby and remains subject to change. That is an important practical detail for a 100-event festival. The published dates and guarantees provide the framework, but players should rely on the live lobby for the final tournament listing and start information.

A 15-day series designed around volume and variety

The main impression from the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship is scale. One hundred tournaments across 15 days means the festival is built around frequent play rather than a handful of isolated marquee events. The Gold and Silver split then adds a second layer by making many of those tournament concepts accessible at two different price points.

The six Championship events provide the prestige markers, the Main Event provides the largest single guarantee, and the leaderboards reward repeat participation. PLO and PKO events prevent the schedule from becoming entirely standard no-limit hold’em, while Turbo, Hyper, Deepstack and Monsterstack structures vary the pace of play.

For BetRivers, the series is positioned as its biggest poker championship so far. For players, the practical appeal is that the calendar does not require one specific bankroll or one preferred format. The schedule moves from $3 Silver events to a $500 High Roller, with daily satellites and more than $600,000 in total guarantees connecting the full 15-day programme.

The schedule has three clear peaks

The schedule’s structure also gives the festival natural weekly peaks. Opening Sunday creates the first large slate, October 4 contains two Championship events, and October 11 closes with the Main Event and Mini Main Event. Between those dates, the smaller daily tournaments and satellites keep the series active rather than leaving long gaps between headline events.

The Gold and Silver leaderboards may also influence how regular players choose events. Someone chasing ticket prizes has a reason to play repeatedly across the series, while a player interested only in one Championship event can focus on satellites and a single larger buy-in. The same calendar therefore supports two very different participation patterns.

The published guarantee totals should be read as minimum prize pools rather than fixed payouts. If entries produce more than the guarantee, the final pool can be larger. The source does not provide expected field sizes, so the safest description is simply that more than $600,000 is guaranteed across the schedule, with individual guarantees attached to each event.

Guarantees and leaderboards shape the series

The championship is designed around repetition and choice. Gold and Silver versions, satellites, six Championship events and multiple formats give players different ways to engage with the same 15-day festival. The Main Event is the largest single guarantee, but the identity of the series comes from the combination of 100 tournaments and the broad buy-in range rather than from one tournament alone.

The championship is designed around repetition and choice. Gold and Silver versions, satellites, six Championship events and multiple formats give players different ways to engage with the same 15-day festival. The Main Event is the largest single guarantee, but the identity of the series comes from the combination of 100 tournaments and the broad buy-in range rather than from one tournament alone.