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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 4, 2026) – The World Series of Poker (WSOP®) today announced a major addition to the highly anticipated 2026 WSOP Europe schedule. Hosted for the first time in Prague, the festival will feature a €1,000 Ladies Championship, set to take place on Saturday, April 4, 2026.

This new event reinforces the WSOP’s commitment to growing the game and providing premier competitive opportunities for women on the world’s biggest poker stages. The Ladies Championship is strictly open to female participants and will be a highlight of the record-breaking action of the 2026 series, which is headlined by the historic €10,000,000-guaranteed WSOP Europe Main Event.

The stakes for this championship go beyond the prize pool. The WSOP has confirmed that the winner will receive a coveted WSOP gold bracelet, designed exclusively for Ladies Events. Distinguished from the standard bracelet, this unique piece of hardware features a custom setting with additional gemstones, marking it as a singular achievement in the world of poker.

“As we enter a new era for WSOP Europe in Prague, it was essential that our schedule reflected the full spectrum of the poker community,” said Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of WSOP. “The Ladies Championship is always one of the most spirited and competitive environments of the summer in Las Vegas, and we are thrilled to bring that same energy and prestige to the heart of Europe. We want this to be the definitive Ladies Event on the continent.”

Global Stars Confirmed to Compete

The inaugural WSOP-E Ladies Championship in Prague is already attracting the world's best, with a lineup of elite international talent confirmed to participate. 

UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Mackenzie Dern was the first player to register for the WSOP Europe Ladies Championship, with several other standout players from across the globe committing to participate, including:

• Leo Margets (Spain)

• Vanessa Kade (Canada)

• Kitty Kuo (Taiwan)

• Xuan Liu (Canada)

• Shiina Okamoto (Japan)

• Cecile Ticherfatine (France)

• Kasey Lyn Mills (USA) 

Also confirming their attendance are well-known vloggers Ashley Frank and Abby Merk, with GGTeam’s Andrijana ‘Lijapoker’ Gligoric also due to take part.

The WSOP will be revealing further exciting additions to the lineup via its official social media channels in the coming weeks.

WSOP Europe 2026

The 2026 WSOP Europe festival runs from March 31 to April 12 at the Hilton Prague. The series promises to be the largest European poker event of the year, anchored by the €5,300 Main Event and its staggering €10 million guarantee.

Players can qualify for WSOP Europe events exclusively at GGPoker: https://ggpoker.com/ 

For more information on WSOP Europe, please visit: https://www.wsop.com/news/2026-wsop-europe/ 

Please follow @WSOP on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram or check WSOP.com for further news and updates.

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About World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event and poker brand in the world, having awarded more than $4 billion in prize money over the past six decades. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament dating back to 1970. In 2025, the flagship event in Las Vegas attracted 246,960 entrants and awarded more than $481 million in prize money – both all-time records for the series. The WSOP portfolio of events includes approximately 50 WSOP Circuit Events annually across five continents, WSOP Europe (since 2007), WSOP Paradise (since 2023) and the record-breaking WSOP Online festival. International satellites to WSOP live events are hosted exclusively at GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com. 

Media Contacts:
Paul Burke (press@wsop.com)
Erik Eidissen (erik.eidissen@wsop.com)