2026 BetRivers Poker Championship Runs Sept. 27–Oct. 11 With $600K Guaranteed

Poker tournament tables set up for the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship.

By Sandra Gaweda · September 23, 2026 · 4 min read

The 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship runs September 27 through October 11, with more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
The 15-day series spreads 100 tournaments across Gold and Silver tiers, with buy-ins from $3 to $500.
Six Championship events carry exclusive trophies, and the $200 Main Event on October 11 guarantees $40,000.
Players in Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Delaware share the same tables through BetRivers’ four-state network.

BetRivers Poker is running its largest online tournament series yet. According to PokerNews, the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship runs from September 27 through October 11. It packs 100 tournaments and more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools into 15 days. Buy-ins range from $3 to $500, so the schedule reaches budget grinders and higher-stakes regulars alike. Every tournament awards a trophy, and six marquee events carry exclusive Championship trophies. For players in the four states where BetRivers spreads real-money poker, it is one of the operator’s biggest tournament offerings this fall.

What the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship Offers

The series splits its 100 tournaments into paired Gold and Silver events, giving players higher and lower buy-in options throughout the schedule. The schedule covers No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and progressive knockout events (PKOs), where you earn a cash bounty for every player you eliminate. It also runs 6-max tables, Monsterstacks and Deepstacks (formats that start you with larger chip stacks), plus faster Turbo and Hyper games.

That range matters. A $3 Silver event and a $500 Gold High Roller sit on the same calendar, so the buy-in you pick sets your risk without locking you out of the trophy hunt.

Six Championship Events Headline the Schedule

Six tournaments carry the exclusive Championship trophies. They anchor the series and include its biggest guarantees.

Sept. 27, 6:05 PM: $200 Gold 8-Max Championship, $25,000 guaranteed
Oct. 1, 8:05 PM: $200 Gold 6-Max PKO Championship, $17,500 guaranteed
Oct. 4, 6:05 PM: $200 Gold 6-Max Championship, $25,000 guaranteed
Oct. 4, 7:05 PM: $500 Gold High Roller Championship, $25,000 guaranteed
Oct. 7, 8:05 PM: $100 Gold PLO Championship, $10,000 guaranteed
Oct. 8, 8:05 PM: $200 Gold 8-Max PKO Championship, $17,500 guaranteed

Opening Day and the Two Biggest Sundays

The series opens Sunday, September 27 with eight tournaments and $71,250 in combined guarantees. The $200 Gold 8-Max Championship headlines the day. Sunday, October 4 brings one of the fullest schedules, with two Championship events and $99,750 in combined guarantees.

The finale lands Sunday, October 11, with ten tournaments and $90,300 in combined guarantees. That day includes the $200 BPC Main Event and its $40,000 guarantee, the largest single guarantee of the series. A $20 Mini Main Event guaranteeing $6,000 gives smaller bankrolls a shot at the same finale.

Leaderboards, Satellites, and Early Bird Rewards

Beyond the tournaments, BetRivers is layering in extra value. Gold and Silver leaderboards run through the championship and award more than $15,000 in tournament tickets. The BPC Early Bird promotion adds another $750 in tickets, and daily satellites offer cheaper paths into events across the schedule.

Satellites are qualifying tournaments that give players a lower-cost path into larger events. During the BPC, daily satellites offer routes into events across the schedule.

Where You Can Play the BetRivers Poker Championship

BetRivers Poker is a legal, state-regulated option, not an offshore site, and it runs a shared-liquidity network that pools players across four states. That means entrants from Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Delaware all compete at the same tables. That shared pool is what makes guarantees this size possible on a US-regulated platform.

The operator has built toward this. BetRivers first launched online poker in Pennsylvania in 2024, then extended into Michigan, West Virginia, and Delaware. BetRivers became the first regulated online poker operator to launch in West Virginia in 2025, and it remains the state’s only regulated online poker option. Each new state added liquidity, and this series is the payoff.

What Players Can Expect From the BetRivers Championship

For online poker players in the four BetRivers states, this is the fall’s headline series. The buy-in range gives players tournament options whether their bankroll is $3 or $500. The shared player pool also helps smaller states like West Virginia and Delaware support larger tournament guarantees and deeper fields. If you have been waiting for a reason to try regulated online poker, this is a good one. A 15-day schedule with something running most nights is a low-pressure place to start. Want more tournament action in the meantime? Check out our latest poker freerolls for more ways to play.

Sandra is a content writer and editor specializing in online poker and iGaming. She covers poker sites, game formats, industry news, and US online poker laws for Legal US Poker Sites.