Poker Tournaments and Events Calendar

Looking for the biggest poker tournaments in Canada in 2026? This page tracks major live poker events across Canada, including casino tournament series, poker classics, WSOP-style stops, championship events, and other notable live tournament festivals. We’ll also highlight major online poker tournaments available to Canadian players, including large Sunday events, seasonal series, and special online championships.

If you’re looking for smaller local games, pub poker, or community-based tournament action, check out our guide to Amateur Poker Leagues in Canada.

Major Live Poker Tournaments in Canada 2026

Major Online Poker Tournaments for Canadian Players 2026

Online tournament schedules move fast, so this section should be treated as a living guide. Dates, guarantees, access, and satellites can change by province, especially for Ontario players on ring-fenced sites. Always confirm inside the poker client before registering — because nothing says “bad beat” like building a Sunday schedule around a tournament that quietly changed start time.

Always check the tournament lobby: Online poker sites often add new series, satellites, overlays, special Sunday events, and limited-time tournaments that may not be announced far in advance.

CoinPoker — World Poker Masters

What it is: CoinPoker’s biggest 2026 online tournament series, the World Poker Masters, runs from May 3 to June 1, 2026 with $25,000,000 guaranteed across the festival. CoinPoker calls it the most monumental tournament series in its history.

Key details:

• Dates: May 3–June 1, 2026
• Total guarantee: $25M GTD
• Main highlights: $2.5M GTD Main Event, $500K GTD Mini Main, and $1M GTD High Roller events
• Best for: Players who like crypto poker, big guarantees, and a mix of micro, low-stakes, and high-roller events
• Canadian angle: CoinPoker promotes online poker access for Canadian players and says its mobile app supports poker tournaments across Canada.

CoinPoker World Poker Masters is one of the biggest online poker series available to Canadian players in 2026, featuring $25M guaranteed, a $2.5M Main Event, a $500K Mini Main, and high-roller events with seven-figure guarantees.

WPT Global — Sunday Majors & Weekly Leaderboards

What it is: WPT Global’s online tournament offering is built around daily tournaments, Sunday Majors, and weekly tournament leaderboards. WPT Global’s tournament promo page says players can earn cash prizes and tournament tickets by cashing in daily tournaments and climbing weekly leaderboards, including entries into Sunday Majors.

Key details:

• Schedule: Daily tournaments and Sunday Majors
• Promos: Weekly tournament leaderboards
• Rewards: Cash prizes and tournament tickets
• Best for: Players who want regular weekly tournament targets rather than one giant festival-only schedule

WPT Global Sunday Majors give Canadian players a regular online tournament path tied to the World Poker Tour brand, with daily MTTs, weekly leaderboards, and ticket rewards feeding into bigger Sunday events.

WPT Global — Online Qualifiers to WPT Live Events

What it is: WPT Global is also useful as an online satellite path into major live WPT events. WPT’s official online page promotes opportunities to win seats to 2026 WPT Prime Championship events, while WPT Global has published WPT event and qualifier-related content around major WPT stops.

Key details:

• Best use: Online qualifiers and satellite paths
• Target events: WPT Prime and WPT Championship-style live events
• Best for: Canadian players who want to turn online satellites into live tournament seats

WPT Global online qualifiers are worth watching for Canadian players who want a lower-cost route into WPT live events, especially WPT Prime and WPT Championship stops.

GGPoker.ca — Bounty Hunters Series

What it is: GGPoker.ca’s Bounty Hunters Series ran from April 5–27, 2026 with $2M guaranteed and a $250K Mystery Bounty Main Event. The series also featured a top Mystery Bounty of $25K.

Key details:

• Dates: April 5–27, 2026
• Total guarantee: $2M GTD
• Main event: $250K GTD Mystery Bounty Main Event
• Top mystery bounty: $25K
• Best for: Ontario players who love PKO and Mystery Bounty formats

GGPoker.ca Bounty Hunters Series is one of the top bounty-focused online poker series for Ontario players, with $2M guaranteed, a $250K Mystery Bounty Main Event, and plenty of knockout-heavy action.

GGPoker — GGMillion$

What it is: GGMillion$ is GGPoker’s premier weekly high-roller event. GGPoker describes it as a weekly $10K buy-in event running every Sunday with a $2M guarantee and a live-streamed final table.

Key details:

• Schedule: Weekly Sunday high roller
• Buy-in: $10K
• Guarantee: $2M GTD
• Final table: Live-streamed
• Best for: High-stakes players, satellite winners, and fans who want to watch elite online tournament poker

GGMillion$ is GGPoker’s weekly high-roller flagship, giving elite online players and satellite qualifiers a shot at a $2M guaranteed prize pool every Sunday.

Americas Cardroom Online Poker Tournaments — From June 1, 2026 Onward.

Americas Cardroom is one of the best online poker sites for Canadian players who want large weekly tournament guarantees, PKOs, Sunday majors, and leaderboard-based rewards. From June 1 onward, the most reliable ACR listings are its weekly guaranteed schedule, Sit & Crush tournament rewards, The Beast rewards, and any newly announced Venom or Online Super Series events. Always check the ACR tournament lobby before registering, as new series, satellites, overlays, and special events can appear with little notice.

Americas Cardroom Weekly Guaranteed Tournament Schedule

What it is: Americas Cardroom runs a large weekly MTT schedule with over $9.2 million in weekly guarantees. ACR’s updated tournament schedule includes major Sunday events, PKOs, PLO events, high rollers, and lower-buy-in versions for smaller bankrolls.

Key weekly highlights:

• Sunday High Roller — $500,000 GTD, $630 buy-in
• The Sunday Moneymaker — $300,000 GTD, $109 buy-in
• Sunday Banana PKO — $250,000 GTD, $1,050 buy-in
• PKO Sunday Funday — $200,000 GTD, $215 buy-in
• Sunday Special — $150,000 GTD, $215 buy-in
• Mini Special — $100,000 GTD, $55 buy-in
• 2nd Chance Special — $100,000 GTD, $215 buy-in
• PKO Major Mash Up — $100,000 GTD, $66 buy-in
• Big Poker Thursdays HR — $150,000 GTD, $630 buy-in
• Big Poker Thursdays — $100,000 GTD, $215 buy-in

Best for: Canadian MTT grinders who want big weekly guarantees, PKO formats, Sunday majors, and buy-ins ranging from micro-stakes to high rollers.Americas 

Player tip: Check the Americas Cardroom tournament lobby regularly for newly announced events, satellites, schedule changes, special series, and last-minute additions.

Americas Cardroom — Sit & Crush Tournament Rewards

What it is: Sit & Crush is ACR’s weekly tournament rewards race for Sit & Go, On Demand, and Jackpot Poker players. Players earn leaderboard points automatically by playing eligible games, with weekly cash prizes and tournament entries available based on final standings.

Key details:

• Runs weekly: Saturday 12:00 AM ET to Friday 11:59 PM ET
• Eligible games: Sit & Go, On Demand tournaments, and Jackpot Poker Games
• Rewards: Cash prizes and tournament entries
• Points: Players earn 5 points per $1 in the Sit & Crush jackpot
• Bonus value: On Demand tournaments earn double Sit & Crush points
• Tournament entry perk: Some players may receive a $90+$5 tournament ticket for a Sunday 6:00 PM ET event

Best for: Players who grind Sit & Go, Jackpot Poker, and On Demand tournaments and want extra weekly value without entering a separate promo.

Player tip: Check the Sit & Crush leaderboard and ACR tournament lobby often for current prize details, weekly standings, Sunday ticket events, and newly added tournament rewards.

Americas Cardroom — The Beast Rewards & Tournament Entries

What it is: The Beast is ACR’s weekly progressive points race for cash game players. While it is not a standard MTT series, it matters to tournament players because ACR says players can track tournament entry prizes, start dates, and prize-pool details inside the client.

Key details:

• Runs weekly
• Eligible games: Cash tables, excluding Blitz Poker, which has its own weekly race
• Rewards: Weekly prizes, with tournament entry prizes shown inside the client
• Cost: ACR says the promotion is funded by the rake with no additional player fee
• Points: Based on weighted contributed rake, not win/loss results

Best for: Cash-game grinders who also want a path into tournament entries, special prize events, and leaderboard-based rewards.

Player tip: Check The Beast section inside the ACR client for current tournament-entry prizes, start dates, prize pools, and any newly announced leaderboard rewards.

Americas Cardroom — The Venom

What it is: The Venom is Americas Cardroom’s flagship monster tournament brand. The confirmed 2026 Dual Mystery Bounty Venom schedule ran in April, with two concurrent Venom events: an $8M GTD NLH Mystery Bounty and a $2M GTD PLO Mystery Bounty, both with a $2,650 buy-in.

Key details from the confirmed 2026 edition:

• NLH Venom: $8,000,000 GTD
• PLO Venom: $2,000,000 GTD
• Buy-in: $2,650
• Format: Mystery Bounty
• Top bounties: $500K for NLH and $200K for PLO
• Satellite path: Venom Fever satellites, Mega Satellites, Direct Satellites, Beast Satellites, and Survivor Flips

Player tip: Check the Americas Cardroom lobby and Venom promo page regularly for newly announced Venom flights, Venom Fever satellites, qualifier schedules, and any additional 2026 Venom events.

Americas Cardroom — Online Super Series / OSS XL

What it is: ACR’s Online Super Series and OSS XL are major online festival brands with big schedules and boosted guarantees. The OSS XL page I found references spring dates, so from June 1 onward I’d list it as a watch-list series unless ACR posts another confirmed 2026 edition. The page also highlights “Phil’s Thrill XXL,” a supersized version of ACR’s weekly Phil’s Thrill tournament with a $1.5M guarantee.

Key details to mention:

• Series type: Multi-event online poker festival
• Typical formats: NLH, PKO, Mystery Bounty, high rollers, main events
• Notable highlight: Phil’s Thrill XXL has been promoted as a $1.5M GTD event
• Best for: Players who want a full festival schedule instead of just weekly majors

Player tip: Check the Americas Cardroom promotions page and tournament lobby for newly announced OSS dates, satellites, leaderboards, Main Events, and special festival tournaments from June onward.

888poker — Mystery Bounty, PKO & Weekly MTTs

What it is: Beyond XL Series events, 888poker’s tournament lobby includes MTTs, Mystery Bounty, Progressive Knockout, Multi-Flight, and Deepstack tournaments. 888poker states that tournament buy-ins can start as low as 1 cent, with guaranteed prize pools reaching up to $1,000,000.

Key details:

• Formats: MTTs, Mystery Bounty, PKO, Multi-Flight, Deepstack
• Buy-ins: From micro-stakes up to larger featured events
• Best for: Recreational players, bounty hunters, and Canadians looking for lower-cost tournament volume

888poker’s weekly tournament lobby is a strong fit for Canadian players who want accessible buy-ins, bounty formats, and regular guaranteed MTTs without needing to punt a mortgage payment into one Sunday bullet.

PokerStars — SCOOP 2026

What it is: PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker, better known as SCOOP, returned in 2026 from March 1–25 with $45M+ guaranteed. PokerStars listed 400 tournaments across 136 events, with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $15,000 and satellites from $0.55.

Key details:

• Dates: March 1–25, 2026
• Total guarantee: $45M+ GTD
• Schedule: 400 tournaments across 136 events
• Buy-in range: $5.50 to $15,000
• Satellites: From $0.55
• Best for: Every bankroll level, from penny-pinching satellite warriors to high-roller crushers

Listing blurb:
PokerStars SCOOP 2026 is one of the biggest online poker festivals of the year, offering Canadian players a deep schedule, massive guarantees, low-to-high buy-in tiers, and enough tournament variety to make a grinder forget what daylight looks like.

PokerStars — Sunday Million

What it is: The Sunday Million remains PokerStars’ flagship weekly online tournament. PokerStars describes it as one of the world’s most iconic online poker tournaments, with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Key details:

• Schedule: Weekly Sunday flagship
• Guarantee: $1M GTD
• Format: Large-field NLH MTT
• Best for: Canadian players who want a weekly major with a true “one good Sunday changes everything” feel

Listing blurb:
PokerStars Sunday Million is still the classic weekly online poker major, giving Canadian players a regular shot at a seven-figure guarantee without waiting for a special series.

PokerStars — WCOOP

What it is: The World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP, is PokerStars’ biggest annual online championship series. The current PokerStars WCOOP hub still references the 2025 edition, which ran September 7–October 1 with $65M guaranteed across more than 300 tournaments, so the 2026 schedule should be checked once PokerStars publishes the new dates.

Key details:

• Expected season: Usually late summer/fall, but 2026 details should be verified once announced
• Format: Championship-style online festival
• Best for: Serious MTT players chasing online titles, big fields, and world championship branding

Listing blurb:
PokerStars WCOOP is the fall championship series to watch. Canadian players should check PokerStars for the official 2026 schedule once released, as WCOOP is traditionally one of the biggest online poker festivals of the year.

Final Thoughts

Online poker tournament schedules can change quickly. Canadian players should always confirm event dates, buy-ins, guarantees, satellites, and provincial access directly inside the poker client before registering. Ontario players may see different schedules than players in other provinces because Ontario operates in its own regulated online poker market.

Cheers,
Mackeral