WSOP Online Returns to GGPoker August 16 With 33 Gold Bracelets

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  • 2026 WSOP Online Bracelet Series runs Aug 16–Sep 29 on GGPoker.
  • 33 bracelet events with $5M in promotions, each champ wins a $30K Bahamas Super Pass.
  • Side promos reward even non-finalists; full schedule still to be released.
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GGPoker has announced the 2026 WSOP Online Bracelet Series from August 16 to September 29. Featuring 33 bracelet events and $5 million in promotions, all event winners receive a $30,000 Super Pass package to WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas.

The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Bracelet Series is returning to GGPoker from August 16 through September 29. 

Running for six weeks, the prestigious online festival will feature 33 official WSOP bracelet events along with $5 million in added promotional value.

The highlight of this year's festival is a major structural shift in how value is distributed. Every player who wins a bracelet during the series will receive a $30,000 Super Pass package to the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event in the Bahamas, regardless of the buy-in tier of their winning event.

GGPoker first partnered with the World Series of Poker to host official online bracelet events in 2020 following the cancellation of the live summer series in Las Vegas. That inaugural series awarded 54 bracelets and generated nearly $150 million in prize money.

In the years following the return of live WSOP festivals in 2021, the online series format stabilized into a 33-event festival schedule. Over time, both total entries and festival prize pools have maintained a consistent year over year growth pattern.

Outside of its digital operations, GGPoker has expanded its live footprint across international markets. This expansion includes a UK-wide partnership with Grosvenor Casinos, covering more than 50 live poker festivals each year.

GGPoker confirmed via its official promotions page that three core promotional features are returning for the 2026 series. 

The Super Pass bonus provides direct entry into the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, scheduled to take place in the Bahamas this December. The package guarantees a live tournament seat at one of the flagship live stops of the year.

Under GGPoker terms for the Country Competition, if a top 10 nation is excluded due to compliance or regulatory reasons, the freeroll spot passes down to the next eligible lower-ranked country. This rule ensures the full $1 million in promotional funds is distributed.

Bahamas Super Pass Packages Extended to All Bracelet Winners

In previous years, Super Pass packages were largely restricted to marquee events such as the flagship Main Event. For the 2026 festival, GGPoker is awarding the full $30,000 package to all 33 bracelet winners.

This change ensures that a champion in a four-figure, modest buy-in event receives the exact same Bahamas package as the winner of the high-stakes flagship tournament.

The additional promotions extend value further down the field. Through the Continental Flipouts, players who fail to reach a final table can secure a five-figure Flipout ticket simply by belonging to the same continent as a bracelet champion.

Record Traffic Numbers and Satellite Growth

The 2025 WSOP Online festival drew nearly 165,000 total entries across its 33 events, generating a combined prize pool exceeding $119.5 million. 

The 2025 WSOP Online $5,000 Main Event featured a $25 million guarantee and attracted 5,961 entries, accumulating a final prize pool of $28,314,750. 

Benjamin Rolle won the event for $3,900,707, improving on his eighth place finish in the same tournament the previous year.

GGPoker's satellite infrastructure has also expanded into targeted regions. Canadian players were introduced to a dedicated Super Circuit qualification pathway earlier this year, which feeds directly into a $10 million guaranteed Main Event held in Kahnawake.

Player engagement metrics continue to reach historical peaks for the operator. The 2025 WSOP Online set GGPoker's highest concurrent player count on record at the time. 

That record was surpassed in May during the $300 million guaranteed GG World Festival, which logged over 900,000 concurrent players.

Full Event Schedule Pending Release

GGPoker has not released the complete 33-event schedule for the 2026 online series. Historically, full schedule details and tournament structures are published close to the start date of the festival.

During the 2025 series, the $5,000 Main Event and its $25 million guarantee were officially confirmed shortly before cards were in the air. A similar timeline is expected for this year's event release.

Players can prepare for the series start on August 16, launching six weeks of online bracelet competition.

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