Oct 30 – Nov 9, 2026, 2026Inspire Hotel & Casino, Incheon, South Korea

WPT Seoul 2026

Asia's biggest card room meets the World Poker Tour. 11 days, 45 events, KRW 1 Billion guaranteed Championship.

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Festival

Oct 30 – Nov 9, 2026

Championship

Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2026

Events

45 events

Championship buy-in

₩1,750,000

Guaranteed

KRW 1 Billion

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Event 27

The Championship

Four Day 1 flights, a KRW 1 Billion guarantee and a 2026 $10,400 World Championship entry for the winner. Plus the High Rollers everyone is talking about.

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ChampionshipEvent 27

WPT Seoul Inspire Championship

₩1,000,000,000 GTD

Buy-in: ₩1,750,000
Starting stack: 40K
Levels: 40 min

Day 1A · Nov 5 (Thu) 11:30 AM
Day 1B · Nov 6 (Fri) 11:30 AM
Day 1C · Nov 7 (Sat) 11:30 AM
Day 1D · Nov 7 (Sat) 6:00 PM
Day 2 · Nov 8 (Sun) 11:30 AM
Final Day · Nov 9 (Mon) 11:30 AM

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11/0212:30 PM

Scheduled

#18Super High Roller Warm Up (15/30 Sec Clock)Day 1

NLHHigh RollerWarm Up

Late reg: 7:40 PML11
Buy-in: ₩3.3M
Guarantee: —

11/0311:30 AM

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#18Super High Roller Warm Up (15/30 Sec Clock)Day 2

NLHHigh RollerWarm Up

Late reg: —
Buy-in: —
Guarantee: —

11/0512:30 PM

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#29Super High Roller (15/30 Sec Clock)Day 1

NLHHigh Roller

Late reg: 7:40 PML11
Buy-in: ₩8M
Guarantee: —

11/0611:30 AM

Scheduled

#29Super High RollerDay 2

NLHHigh Roller

Late reg: —
Buy-in: —
Guarantee: —

11/084:00 PM

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#39High Roller (KRW 150 Million GTD, 15/30 Sec Clock)Day 1

NLHHigh Roller

Late reg: —
Buy-in: ₩3.5M
Guarantee: ₩150M

11/0911:30 AM

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#39High Roller (KRW 150 Million GTD, 15/30 Sec Clock)Day 2

NLHHigh Roller

Late reg: 1:00 PML14
Buy-in: ₩3.5M
Guarantee: ₩150M

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Danny McDonagh named Tournament Director for WPT Seoul 2026

WPT Seoul 2026 will be run by Danny McDonagh, a veteran tournament director with 28 years of experience across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. McDonagh directed tournaments at Crown Melbourne from 1997-2007, helped grow the Aussie Millions from 122 entries in 2003 to 780 by 2008, and launched the Asia Pacific Poker Tour in 2007, later serving as its President through 2016. He went on to serve as PokerStars' Executive Tournament Director, establishing operations in Macau and Manila and running EPT events including the inaugural 2019 PokerStars Players Championship. Since 2017 he has directed first-time WPT events in Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan. McDonagh was inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame in 2011.

September 6, 2026

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Championship structure released: KRW 1 Billion guaranteed, four Day 1 flights

The full structure for the WPT Seoul Inspire Championship (Event #27) is now available, including all four Day 1 flight times and the complete blind level schedule. See the Schedule page for the full breakdown.

August 25, 2026

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Pre-registration for WPT Seoul 2026 is now open

Save time onsite at INSPIRE by completing pre-registration online before you arrive. Registration takes just a few minutes.

August 20, 2026

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