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WSOP SUPER CIRCUIT CANADA: 5 REASONS TO MAKE THE TRIP
Las Vegas, Nevada (August 14, 2026) - The biggest poker tournament series in Canadian history is getting set to take place in less than two weeks.
Playground in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, just outside of Montreal, is getting ready to host the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit Canada, a series shaping up to be record-breaking.
Already regarded as the premier poker destination in all of Canada, Playground has already displayed the “next level” energy it brings to the WSOP Circuit and looks to do so again from August 26 through September 12, 2026.
As the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit Canada inches closer and closer, read up on the top five reasons you should make the trip to Playground.
Over CAD $14,000,000 in Prize Pool Guarantees
When it comes to assembling your poker tournament schedule, it’s all about the prize pool guarantees, and WSOP Super Circuit Canada will be offering the largest prize pool guarantees in Canadian poker history.
While the CAD $500,000 guarantees offered in the CAD $500 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event and CAD $2,300 No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Championship are certainly eye-catching, what poker players are most excited for is the CAD $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Main Event, which has a prize pool guarantee set at $10,000,000.
With the No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Main Event already set to be one of, if not the biggest, tournaments in Canadian poker history, there is value and glory to be won at Playground during WSOP Super Circuit Canada.
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Massive Turnout Numbers
Even though WSOP Super Circuit Canada has yet to take place, Playground already has a storied history of being one of the best host venues for the WSOP Circuit.
In 2018, Playground reached a major milestone when they set the record for the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event in the series’ history. Attracting 2,401 total entrants, Playground broke the WSOP Circuit record and began its legacy as one of the hottest stops of the Circuit.
In 2025, during the most recent WSOP Circuit series held at Playground, the property once again etched its name in the WSOP history books.
With a WSOP Circuit Main Event that drew 1,978 total entrants, the $4,450,500 CAD ($3,240,030) prize pool set a new record for the largest prize pool in WSOP Circuit history.
Jacob Hobday, a Canadian poker player who won his entry into the Playground WSOP Circuit Main Event through an online satellite on GGPoker, turned a $75 satellite entry into a CAD $620,000 ($449,363) score by taking down the title.
With the prize pool guarantees already staggering, WSOP Super Circuit Canada serves as a prime opportunity for Playground to make even more history.
Baha Mar in The Bahamas.
Win a WSOP Paradise 2026 Package
Just like last year, every WSOP Circuit ring winner both live and online receives a free package to compete in the WSOP Circuit Championship at WSOP Paradise 2026.
Taking place at the new host property Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas December 3-17, 2026, WSOP Paradise 2026 is looking to be the best yet in the series’ short history.
At WSOP Paradise 2025, Mark Darner, who won his WSOP Circuit Paradise Package through a $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller at Harrah’s Cherokee, took down the WSOP Paradise WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty for $350,000 and his second WSOP bracelet.
Experience the best poker destination in Canada
Regarded as the best poker venue in all of Canada, Playground is not only known for massive fields and life-changing scores, but an enthralling environment popular amongst local and visiting players.
Rami Hammoud, who recently finished in 6th place in the 2026 WSOP Main Event, is a longtime player at Playground and cannot be more excited for WSOP Super Circuit Canada.
“I’ve played at Playground since the first week it opened its doors, so seeing a series of this size come to Montreal is honestly pretty surreal,” Hammoud told the WSOP Team.
“I just got back from playing the WSOP Main Event in Vegas, and having the opportunity to play another event with that kind of big-stage atmosphere, except this time at home, is something I’m really excited about. A $5,000 Main Event with a $10 million guarantee is massive for Canadian poker. Playground is already an incredible room to play in, and I think players coming from outside Montreal are going to understand pretty quickly why so many of us love playing there.”
Playground veteran Rami Hammoud can't wait for WSOP Super Circuit Canada.
Be a part of Canadian Poker History
It goes without saying that Canada has yet to see a poker tournament series quite like the upcoming WSOP Super Circuit Canada.
Along with massive guarantees that don’t typically take place up North, WSOP Super Circuit Canada serves as a testament not only for the passionate player base Playground has cultivated, but also the passion the entirety of the Canadian poker scene has for the game.
WSOP Super Circuit Canada not only represents an opportunity for players in Canada and throughout North America to compete on one of poker’s biggest stages, but also a celebration of the poker community players and operators in Canada have been cultivating for years.
