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GRAND VICTORIA CASINO IN ELGIN WELCOMES BACK THE WSOP CIRCUIT
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 2, 2026) - While WSOP Europe 2026 is in full swing at the Hilton Atrium in Prague, Czech Republic, WSOP Circuit action is also taking place this week in North America.
Kicking off the first of 18 WSOP Circuit ring events today is Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, a regular WSOP Circuit host that welcomes poker players back to the Chicago suburbs from Thursday, April 2, through Monday, April 13, 2026.
Action begins today with the $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack, boasting a $50,000 prize pool guarantee and double the starting stack for players who love playing behind a mountain of poker chips.
Along with the Double Stack, Flight A of one of the most popular events along the WSOP Circuit, the $600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event, also begins today at the Grand Victoria, and offers an impressive $500,000 prize pool guarantee.
The featured event of every WSOP Circuit series, the $1,700 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em WSOP Circuit Main Event, offers three Day One Flights taking place on the following dates:
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Flight A: Thursday, April 9, starting at 11 A.M. local time
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Flight B: Friday, April 10, starting at 11 A.M. local time
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Flight C: Saturday, April 11, starting at 11 A.M. local time
Providing players with a $750,000 prize pool guarantee, the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Grand Victoria is sure to draw not only impressive fields but also exciting action at the poker tables.
The last time the WSOP Circuit made its way through Elgin, Illinois, Romanian poker player Mihai Taizs took down the Grand Victoria $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em WSOP Circuit Main Event for $188,095 and his first WSOP Circuit ring.
Before cards are in the air in Elgin, be sure to review the full schedule of Grand Victoria WSOP Circuit ring events:
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WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack - April 2 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main - Flight A - April 2 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main - Flight B - April 3 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main - Flight C - April 3 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main - Flight D - April 4 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - April 4 3:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors - April 5 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold'em - April 5 3:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack - Flight A - April 6 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack - Flight B - April 6 3:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack - Flight C - April 7 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #7: $400 PLO 8 or Better - April 7 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em - April 8 11:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #9: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - April 8 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Flight A - April 9 11:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #11: $400 Big O - April 9 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #12: $300 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Event - April 10 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Flight B - April 10 11:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - April 10 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Flight C - April 11 11:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - April 11 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 40/40/40 - April 12 10:00 AM |
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WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - April 12 4:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #17: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller - April 12 6:00 PM |
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WSOPC Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Closer - April 13 10:00 AM |
Follow Live Updates for the Grand Victoria WSOP Circuit Main Event on Poker.Org
Poker.Org is the official media partner of the WSOP Circuit for the 2026 season, providing live updates on WSOP Circuit Main Events.
During the Grand Victoria WSOP Circuit Main Event, be sure to keep up on the action on the Poker.Org Instant Live Feed, as well as their social media profiles on Twitter/X (@pokerorg), as well as Instagram (@poker_org_).
Win a WSOP Paradise 2026 Package
Every WSOP Circuit ring winner at Grand Victoria receives a $5,000 package to compete in the WSOP Circuit Championship at WSOP Paradise 2026.
$5,000 packages to WSOP Paradise 2026 include entry to the WSOP Circuit Championship, as well as free hotel accommodations.
Players who win WSOP Paradise 2026 Packages have the opportunity to attend one of poker’s most impactful annual tournament series.
Along with the 2025 WSOP Circuit Championship, WSOP Paradise 2025 also hosted the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Main Event, a historic poker tournament that set a new record for the largest prize pool guarantee in poker history at $60,000,000.
Generating a $72,275,000 total prize pool, the 2025 Paradise Super Main Event champion Bernhard Binder took home $10,000,000.
