2026 WSOP Paradise Schedule Unveiled: $120M Guaranteed, Super Main Cuts to $50M

The World Series of Poker has released the full schedule for the 2026 WSOP Paradise, with 20 bracelet events and a record series guarantee of $120 million. Notable changes include a reduction in the Super Main Event guarantee to $50 million and increased emphasis on mixed games and accessible buy-ins. The action returns to the Baha Mar Hotel & Resort in The Bahamas from December 2-17, marking the fourth winter series for WSOP Paradise and its second year at this new location.

Full 2026 WSOP Paradise Schedule and Series Structure

WSOP Paradise 2026 runs December 2-17 at the Baha Mar Hotel & Resort. This year, the event line-up covers a broader spectrum of buy-ins, with a total of 20 bracelets on offer and $120 million guaranteed across all tournaments.

The festival’s headline, the Super Main Event, is now set at a $50 million guarantee, down from last year’s $60 million. Despite this decrease, it remains one of the largest single-event guarantees in WSOP history. In 2025, Austrian professional Bernhard Binder emerged victorious in the Super Main, pocketing $10 million after the field exceeded the 2,400-entry overlay threshold and built a $72 million prizepool. By contrast, the $50M guarantee for 2026 is 16.7% lower than 2025 and over $22M less than last year’s actual prizepool.

The full schedule features several highlights:

• December 2: $2.5K Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty NLH ($5M GTD)
• December 3: $25K PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller ($1M GTD)
• December 4: $50K Single Day NLH High Roller ($2.5M GTD)
• December 5: $10K GGMillion$ NLH Championship ($20M GTD, buy-in halved from $25K, guarantee doubled)
• December 5: $5K Bahamas Big Bet Mix - Dealer's Choice ($1M GTD)
• December 5: $250K WSOP Invitational ($10M GTD)
• December 6-17: Varied PLO, NLH, mix, turbo and high roller offerings, concluding December 17 with the $15K Last Chance In Paradise NLH ($1M GTD)

The tournament days are interspersed with breaks (December 7, 11, 13), allowing players time away from the tables.

Changes to Main Events and High Roller Focus

Unlike the first Paradise event in 2023 with its $5K Main Event, recent iterations have centred on the $25K Super Main Event. This year’s $50M Super Main Event guarantee sets it back to 2024 levels, after last year’s $60M figure required a field of 2,400 to avoid an overlay. In 2024, China’s Yinan Zhou earned $6M for winning a $50M-guarantee tournament that narrowly missed its entry target. Last December, WSOP Paradise finally broke the overlay concern with 2,891 Super Main entries.

A new development for 2026 is the streamlined GGMillion$ NLH Championship—a $10K buy-in, now reworked from a turbo single-day to a multi-day event earlier in the series, its guarantee jumping to $20M. Combined with the Super Main Event, these two prizepools cover over half the series guarantee.

Buy-In Structure and Absence of Triton Poker

WSOP Paradise retains its reputation for catering to high rollers; 75% of events carry a $10K buy-in or higher. The spectrum ranges from $2,500 (the lowest) to the $250,000 WSOP Invitational (the highest). However, there are now nine events at $10K or less, more than double last year’s four.

Notable is the absence of Triton Poker-branded events. In 2025, the Triton partnership spanned 40% of the Paradise schedule, including $75K and $250K buy-ins and the pro-am Invitational format. For 2026, the Invitational survives on December 5 as a $250K event—but unbranded by Triton.

Expansion of Mixed Games at WSOP Paradise 2026

This year’s schedule increases focus on mixed games, with five pot-limit Omaha (PLO) events, a PLO/NLH mixed high roller, and new mix formats: a dealer’s choice, an 8-game mix, and a 9-game mix championship. Notably, both the Super Main Event and the 9-Game Mix Championship begin on December 10, which may cause scheduling dilemmas for mixed-game specialists. The Super Main provides multiple starting flights for flexibility.

PLO fans will find turbo options, high rollers, and the innovative $2,500 Double Board Bomb Pot event across the two-week festival.

WSOP Player of the Year Race Heads to the Bahamas

The quest for the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year (PoY) title will be settled in The Bahamas. Points have accumulated across Europe and the Las Vegas summer series, but with 20 bracelet events here, Paradise will decide the PoY champion. Shaun Deeb (USA) currently leads on 3,410 points, trailed closely by Naoya Kihara (Japan, 3,388 points) and Alex Foxen (USA, 3,381 points). The rest of the top ten includes professionals from the United States, Canada, and Finland.

Key standings ahead of the series:

Whoever triumphs here will take the year’s top individual honour.

Player Offers, Streaming, and Coverage

WSOP is offering VIP packages for those who commit $100,000 or $300,000 in buy-ins. Full streaming coverage is confirmed through the WSOP YouTube channel, with updates and analysis continuing at PokerOrg.

For mixed-game enthusiasts and high-stakes tournament regulars, this December’s WSOP Paradise is the winter’s central event.