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The World Series of Poker has unveiled the complete schedule for the 2026 WSOP Paradise, set to run from December 2-17 at the Baha Mar Hotel & Resort in the Bahamas. The festival will feature 20 bracelet events, all carrying guaranteed prize pools, pushing the total guarantee to a record $120 million, a $50 million increase over last year.
GGPoker Global Ambassador Daniel Negreanu praised the announcement, calling WSOP Paradise a blend of high-stakes competition and luxury travel, while highlighting the tightening WSOP Player of the Year race as an added storyline for the December stop.
Event #1, the Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty NLH, opens the series on December 2 with a $2,500 buy-in, the cheapest entry on the schedule, yet still guarantees $5 million. Last year’s edition drew 2,396 entries, with Mark Darner winning $350,000 from a $5.99 million prize pool.
On December 10, the live version of the GGMillion$ begins with a $10,000 buy-in and a $10 million guarantee, mirroring its popular online counterpart.
The headline event remains the $25,000 buy-in Super Main Event, also starting December 10, with a massive $50 million guarantee. Last year’s Super Main Event attracted 2,891 entries for a $72.275 million prize pool, with Bernhard Binder defeating Jean-Noel Thorel heads-up to claim the $10 million top prize.
The festival will again partner with Solana, allowing fee-free cryptocurrency entries; the platform processed $23 million in buy-ins during the 2026 Las Vegas WSOP. Early-bird packages, requiring buy-in commitments of $100,000 or $300,000, are also available with lodging perks for those who deposit by October 31.
