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The 2026 Seniors Poker Vegas Summer Schedule

Seniors poker tournaments are open to players aged 50 and over, while Super Seniors tournaments are for players aged 60 and over. With the “Moneymaker generation” of poker players continuing to get older, its only natural that Seniors poker tournaments continue to see increasing participation numbers with each passing year. During the summer of 2026 in Las Vegas, a large number of Seniors poker tournaments will be played, almost all of them with substantial guaranteed prize pools. Winners will take home trophies, and three WSOP events will award gold bracelets to their champions.

With all participants in the Seniors poker events in mind, we’ve compiled a list of all 22 tournaments being played at the various festivals throughout Las Vegas during summer 2026, including their dates and details. Having all the information in one place will allow you to plan your trip to the city that never sleeps in the best way possible, taking into account the length of your stay and bankroll considerations.

2026 seniors summer schedule

The chart below reflects all of the Seniors poker tournaments that each Las Vegas festival will have in 2026:

Festival Dates Events Lower Buy-In Highest Buy-In
Venetian Deepstack Championship May 18 to August 2 7 $600 $1,600
World Series of Poker May 26 to July 15 3 $1,000 $5,000
MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival June 3 to July 10 3 $400 $600
Wynn Summer Classic May 20 to July 13 3 $600 $1,100
ARIA Poker Classic May 27 to July 12 2 $800 $1,100
Orleans Summer Open May 22 to July 12 2 $400 $1600
Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series June 3-28 2 $300 $400

Let’s see what each festival has to offer this summer poker’s Seniors:

Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

The Venetian’s festival will feature the most Seniors poker events ever, with seven, and will include the Seniors poker event with the largest guaranteed prize pool of $1.5 million. Last year’s edition featured a $1.6K Seniors tournament that attracted 1,395 entries and awarded $2 million in prizes. The winner was Frenchman Mohamed Mamouni, who took home $230K.

These will be the 2026 Seniors events at the Venetian:

  • May 23-26: #10 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $150K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • May 31: #27 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $800 / Guaranteed: $100K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 30
  • June 11-14: #44 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $1M / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • June 19-22: #58 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,600 / Guaranteed: $1,5M / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • June 27-29: #70 NLH Super Seniors (60+) / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $300K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • July 7-11: #83 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $1M / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • July 21-24: #104 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $150K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40

You can see the full festival schedule here.

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World Series of Poker

The WSOP in Las Vegas will feature three bracelet tournaments for seniors, two for players 50 and over, and the other, the Super Seniors, for players 60 and older. These tournaments are very popular on the WSOP schedule, and last year’s Seniors Championship $1K attracted 7,575 entries, distributing $6.9 million in prizes among the top 1,137 players. Brett Lim won, taking home a massive $653K prize.

These will be the 2026 WSOP Seniors events:

  • June 12-15: #39 NLH Seniors High Roller / Buy-In: $5,000 / Stack: 50K / Levels: 60
  • June 15-20: #46 NLH Seniors Championship / Buy-In: $1,000 / Stack: 20K / Levels: 60
  • June 22-25: #61 NLH Super Seniors (60+) / Buy-In: $1,000 / Stack: 20K / Levels: 60

In addition to the bracelet events, a weekly tournament called Seniors Deepstack will be played every Thursday at 9 AM between May 28th and July 9th. It will be a one-day tournament with a $250 buy-in, a 25K starting stack, and 30-minute blind levels. Re-entry and late registration will be available for 8 levels.

You can see the full 2026 WSOP schedule and tournament structures at this link.

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Wynn Summer Classic

The 2026 Wynn Summer Classic will feature three Seniors (50+) tournaments, one of which will have a guaranteed prize pool of half a million dollars. These are the tournaments:

  • May 20-21: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $50K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30
  • May 27-29: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $500K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 40
  • June 18: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $250K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30

You can see the full festival schedule here.

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MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival

At the MGM Grand, you’ll be able to play in three Seniors events with guaranteed prize pools:

  • June 3-5: #1 NLH Seniors Warm-Up / Buy-In: $400 / Guaranteed: $30K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30
  • June 27: #31 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $50K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30
  • July 5: #45 NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $50K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30

You can see all the festival events here.

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Orleans Summer Open

The Orleans festival will feature two Seniors tournaments:

  • May 25: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $400 / Guaranteed: $50K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30
  • June 13: NLH Seniors Championship / Buy-In: $600 / Guaranteed: $100K / Stack: 40K / Levels: 30 & 40

The full festival schedule can be viewed here.

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ARIA Poker Classic

The ARIA Casino will have two tournaments for players aged 50 and over, and both will have guaranteed prize pools of $200K:

  • June 4: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $800 / Guaranteed: $200K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30
  • June 26: NLH Seniors / Buy-In: $1,100 / Guaranteed: $200K / Stack: 30K / Levels: 30

You can see the full festival schedule by clicking here.

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Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

The only casino in the city’s Downtown area with a poker room will host a Seniors (50+) event and a Super Senior (60+) event:

  • June 3: #1 NLH Seniors Open / Buy-In: $300 / Guaranteed: $25K
  • June 23: #71 NLH Super Seniors / Buy-In: $400 / Guaranteed: $25K

You can see the full festival of events here.

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If you’re one of poker’s Seniors who also enjoys mixed games tournaments, we recommend checking out this comprehensive guide we’ve put together with all the mixed game poker events taking place in Las Vegas this summer. Finally, we expect plenty of Seniors to be joining us at Mixed Game Festival XIV at Bellagio for some cash game fun between May 31-June 11.

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Santiago Garcia Mansilla

Santiago is a longtime veteran of the poker industry, having written primarily about the game in Argentina since 2009. He has published hundreds of articles in Sudamerican Poker and Pokerlogia, and has provided live media coverage at the WSOP Main Event in 2015 and 2019. In addition to being a former columnist in PokerFace Magazine, […]

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