$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  151

The clock his 11 am and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 1A of the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown Championship.

They will play ten full levels today with a break every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The wait is over and today we kick off the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with Flight A at 11 am. The $3,500 buy-in tournament has a $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a long, slow structure, and a televised final table.

Players sit down huge 50K stacks and all levels last 60 minutes until increasing to 90 when 40 players remain. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

They will play ten levels and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 52 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 52 Day 2 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts
• Event 52 Payouts

12PM: Event 57 – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 57 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 58 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $1,050 Turbo Event 62 Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Event 62
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet