WSOP Online 2026: Complete Schedule and Bracelet Events

01WSOP Online 2026 at a Glance: 33+ Bracelets on GGPoker

WSOP Online is the official online extension of the World Series of Poker, hosted exclusively on GGPoker. Players compete for genuine gold WSOP bracelets — the same physical bracelets awarded at the live WSOP in Las Vegas. The 2026 series features 33+ bracelet events with buy-ins ranging from $50 to $25,000, offering something for every bankroll.

Since GGPoker secured the exclusive online rights, the series has run as one unified schedule rather than splitting across regions. That consolidation matters for players: one satellite ecosystem feeds every bracelet event, and the guarantees have grown each year as traffic from all qualifying regions pools into the same fields.

The series typically runs across several weeks in the summer, with events distributed across No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and mixed formats. Bracelet events sit alongside a normal daily schedule, so you can grind regular tournaments while taking shots at the marquee guarantees.

02Marquee Events and Buy-Ins

The series is headlined by the $5,000 Main Event with a $25 million guarantee. These are the marquee events — they carry the largest guarantees and the deepest fields of the series:

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  WSOP Online Main Event$5,000 buy-in · $25M guaranteed
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  High Roller Super High Roller$25,000 buy-in · $5M guaranteed
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  GG MILLION$ Super High Roller$10,300 buy-in · $5M guaranteed
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  PLO Championship$1,050 buy-in · $1.5M guaranteed
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  Mini Main Event$100 buy-in · $2M guaranteed
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  Bounty Hunters Championship$525 buy-in · $1M guaranteed

03Which Buy-In Tier Fits Your Bankroll

The schedule is deliberately layered so every bankroll level has bracelet events it can realistically enter. Plan satellite entries by tier rather than buying in directly at levels that stretch your bankroll.

04Qualify from $1: The Step-Satellite Ladder

GGPoker runs daily satellites starting from just $1, making WSOP bracelets accessible to all bankrolls. Step satellites progress through buy-in levels: $1 → $5 → $25 → $100 → $500 → $5,000. Flip-and-go qualifiers offer a faster path with condensed action, and freeroll satellites are available to players who earn entry through Fish Buffet promotions or leaderboard challenges.

The step ladder is the key to efficient qualification. Rather than entering a single large satellite, you climb a ladder where each win funds the next entry: a $1 win puts you in a $5 qualifier, a $5 win funds a $25 qualifier, and so on — so a strong evening can legitimately produce a $5,000 Main Event seat for a handful of dollars of total investment.

Plan your calendar around the major satellites. GGPoker typically runs a concentrated burst of Main Event qualifiers in the final two weeks before the event, with the largest fields — and the softest ones — on weekends.

05Bankroll Planning: Treat the Series Like a Portfolio

A 33-event series tempts players to buy in beyond their bankroll, and bracelet events are exactly the wrong place to overextend. Keep at least 100 buy-ins for the level you play regularly; for a one-off like the Main Event, buying in directly is fine only if that amount is a comfortable single-session loss — which is why satellites exist for almost everyone.

Plan the series as a portfolio rather than a sequence of shots. Pick two or three anchor events at your natural buy-in level, treat the higher tiers as satellite outcomes rather than direct purchases, and resist rebuying into a tilted schedule after an early bust-out. Most players who regret a WSOP Online series played more events than they planned, not fewer.

Track results across the whole series rather than event by event. Because satellites reduce your effective buy-in, a session that finishes slightly in the red can still be deeply profitable once you count a seat won for $25. Keeping that ledger honestly is what separates a sustainable series from an expensive one.

06Bracelet-Event Strategy: Three Adjustments That Pay

WSOP Online fields are massive and require adjusted strategy. Focus on ICM pressure in the middle stages, where bubble pay jumps are significant. In the Main Event, patience in early levels pays off — the 20-minute blind levels give you time to wait for premium spots — and studying GTO ranges for deep-stack play keeps you ready for the wider ranges you will face in large-field events.

Three adjustments matter most in bracelet events versus regular tournaments. First, widen your opening range in late position against weaker fields, but tighten your three-bet bluffing — large fields are full of callers. Second, prioritize survival through the early money jumps; in a 5,000-player field, reaching the final table is worth more than accumulating chips in level two.

Third, expect varied timing tells from casual satellite qualifiers who have bought in directly or won a seat for the first time.

Endurance also counts. Multi-day deep-stack events reward consistent sessions, so schedule around them rather than fitting them in. And take notes on opponents — GGPoker's HUD data plus your own observations compound quickly over a long series.

07How Bracelets and Payouts Are Awarded

Each bracelet event plays to a single winner who receives the physical gold bracelet shipped to them alongside the prize money. Every bracelet event guarantees its advertised prize pool regardless of turnout — overlays (guarantees not fully covered by entries) benefit the field, since the room covers the difference.

Final table play is broadcast and reported like live events, and winners join the official WSOP bracelet count. Because the online and live counts are tracked together, an online bracelet carries the same weight in the record books as one won in Las Vegas.

Payouts follow the standard poker distribution: roughly 10-15% of the field is paid, with the bulk concentrated at the final table and a steep curve at the top. Min-cashing a large-field bracelet event returns many times the buy-in even without a deep run.

08Four Mistakes That Cost Players Bracelets

Most bracelet-event disappointments come from a handful of repeat errors. The first is registering late: many events close registration shortly after the first break, and the fields grow softest in the early levels — arriving late means paying full price for fewer chips against a more settled table.

The second is mismanaging the multi-day format. Deep events with overnight breaks reward players who plan sleep and session length; treating day two as a continuation of a tilted day one is how decent stacks get spewed away. The third is ignoring the payout curve: in these fields, the jump from min-cash to final table is enormous, so survival through the early money phases has more expected value than chip accumulation.

The fourth is booking a seat you cannot use. Do not satellite into an event you have no intention of playing to its full schedule — if you win a seat but cannot commit to a two-day event, cede it early so the structure stays intact for the field, and target events that actually fit your calendar next time.

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  Register earlyBest fields and full starting stacks
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  Plan multi-day sessionsSleep matters on day two
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  Respect the payout curveSurvival beats early accumulation
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  Only satellite into events you can play fullyRespect the schedule

09Where to Follow the Full Schedule

The full day-by-day schedule, including late-registration windows and satellite feeds, is published on the official WSOP website and mirrored inside the GGPoker client under the tournament tab. Set reminders for the events you plan to target two or three days ahead, since the largest satellites fill quickly.

For strategy context before the series, our guide on tournament strategy basics covers the ICM and deep-stack fundamentals that matter most in these fields.

Ready to plan your calendar? Read our GGPoker review for the software, satellite, and banking details you need before the first qualifier starts, and swap notes with other players in the tournaments forum.