CoinPoker 2026 Heads Up Championship: Player Entry Guide

The high-stakes lobby at CoinPoker is about to get significantly more crowded. The platform has set April 6 through May 3, 2026, as the window for its Heads Up Cash Game World Championship (CGWC). For players looking to enter, the barrier to entry is straightforward: a $10,000 buy-in and the appetite for $50/$100 blinds. 

This is a dual-format challenge, offering separate titles for No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, and notably, the house is stepping aside entirely by hosting all championship hands 100% rake-free.

Entering the CGWC requires more than just a seat at the table. Participants are mandated to buy in for $10,000, with a strict requirement for 100-big-blind reloads ($10,000) to keep the stacks deep and the action consistent. 

To incentivize the field, CoinPoker is matching 50% of all player buy-ins and adding that sum directly to the leaderboard prizes. This means for every $10,000 entry, $5,000 in added value is injected into the overall reward pool.

The tournament is structured as an endurance test across three distinct calendar blocks:

• The Group Stage (April 6 – 19): Players are seeded into groups for rotating matches. Each match lasts between 1,250 and 1,875 hands.

• The Semi-Finals (April 20 – 26): Survivors move into a 2,000-hand elimination bracket.

• The Grand Final (April 27 – May 3): The final two players in each format face off in a 2,000-hand marathon to determine the winner.