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WSOP adds Czechia and Dominican Republic to Super Circuit schedule

The expansion follows the launch of the Super Circuit format in Canada and comes during WSOP’s first full calendar-year Circuit season.

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King’s Casino will host a €2m-guaranteed Main Event in Rozvadov from October 28 
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana will stage its first official WSOP event in January 2027
Super Circuit expansion follows the format’s debut at Playground in Canada 

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has added two Super Circuit festivals to its international schedule, with events planned for King’s Casino in Rozvadov and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. 

WSOP Super Circuit KINGS will run from October 28 to November 11, 2026, with a €3,000 Main Event carrying a €2m ($2.32m) guarantee. The Punta Cana festival will follow from January 24 to February 2, 2027, where a $3,500 Main Event will offer a $2m guarantee. 

The additions extend a Super Circuit format that debuted in Canada this summer. The inaugural event at Playground in Kahnawake runs through September 12 and includes 18 ring events with more than CA$14m in advertised guarantees. Its CA$500 (US$361.46) Mini Main Event drew 3,484 entries, while the CA$5,000 Main Event carries a CA$10m guarantee.

The European stop also reshapes WSOP’s relationship with King’s following the relocation of WSOP Europe. King’s Resort hosted WSOP Europe from 2017, but the bracelet series moved to the Hilton Prague in 2026 in partnership with King’s Casino Prague. 

The new Rozvadov Super Circuit keeps the WSOP brand at the venue through a ring series rather than the European bracelet championship.

Punta Cana represents a new host market for an official WSOP event, although the brand already operates Circuit stops elsewhere in Latin America. Its 2026 schedule includes events in Mexico City and Panama City, with another Panama City stop listed for November.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana already operates a dedicated poker room alongside more than 400 slot machines and over 37 table games.

The expansion comes during WSOP’s first full calendar-year Circuit season. WSOP shifted the Circuit to a January-to-December format for 2026 as it continued adding international stops alongside its US schedule.

WSOP has been owned by NSUS Group since Caesars Entertainment completed the $500m sale of the brand’s intellectual property in October 2024. 

Caesars retained the right to host the flagship Las Vegas series for 20 years, while NSUS took control of the wider brand.

Earlier this year, WSOP agreed a multi-year broadcast deal that returned its Main Event to ESPN for the first time since 2021, beginning with coverage of the 2026 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship.

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