CHOCTAW-DURANT HOSTS WSOP CIRCUIT JANUARY 7-19 WITH $1M GTD MAIN EVENT
One of the most popular and historic hosts for the WSOP Circuit, Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, offers poker players 18 WSOP Circuit ring events taking place from Wednesday, January 7, through Monday, January 19th, 2026.
Jan 05 2026 08:48 AM EST
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 5, 2026) - The 2026 WSOP Circuit season is officially underway, with poker players all over the world already punching their ticket to the WSOP Circuit Championships at both WSOP Europe and WSOP Paradise 2026.
One of the most popular and historic hosts for the WSOP Circuit, Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, offers poker players 18 WSOP Circuit ring events taking place from Wednesday, January 7, through Monday, January 19th, 2026.
The featured event of every WSOP Circuit series, the $1,700 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at Choctaw boasts a $1,000,000 prize pool guarantee, giving players a chance to take down a massive six-figure score in the Sooner State.
The Choctaw WSOP Circuit Main Event will run two Day One flights, with Flight A taking place on Friday, January 16th, and Saturday, January 17th, both beginning at 11 AM local time.
The last time the WSOP Circuit made its way through Choctaw in October of 2025, Circuit crusher Matthew Higgins won his 9th WSOP Circuit ring in the Choctaw Main Event, receiving $218,436 and his largest career score in a WSOP event.
Along with the WSOP Circuit Main Event, several favorites amongst Circuit players at Choctaw are featured on the event schedule.
The $500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Gargantuan, which includes an impressive $100,000 prize pool guarantee, is scheduled to offer two Day One flights on Friday, January 16, starting at 10 AM and 3 PM.
Kicking off the series on Wednesday, January 7, at 11 AM will be the first flight of the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack, another event offering a $100,000 prize pool guarantee.
Before the action gets underway, be sure to check out the full Choctaw WSOP Circuit series schedule.
Follow Live Updates for the Choctaw WSOP Circuit Main Event on Poker.Org
Poker.Org returns as the official media partner of the WSOP Circuit for the 2026 season, providing live updates on WSOP Circuit Main Events.
During the Choctaw 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 Choctaw receives a $5,000 package to attend 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.
Use WSOP+ at Choctaw and throughout the 2026 WSOP Circuit season
Continuing to revolutionize the way poker players experience WSOP events, the WSOP+ mobile app will be utilized at Choctaw as it is adopted by more host properties around the globe.
The WSOP+ mobile app will be the only way poker players can register for WSOP Circuit events at Choctaw, as well as view the tournament schedule and receive live updates on all the action throughout the series.
Before you arrive at Choctaw, be sure to download WSOP+.
