TEXAS CARD HOUSE WELCOMES THE WSOP CIRCUIT BACK TO AUSTIN
Texas Card House welcomes the WSOP Circuit back to Austin, Texas, hosting 18 WSOP Circuit ring events from September 10 through September 21, 2026.
Sep 10 2026 08:00 AM EST
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 10, 2026) - The WSOP Circuit returns to Texas Card House in Austin today, launching nearly two weeks of tournament poker that will run through September 21, 2026.
The upcoming Texas Card House stop features 18 official WSOP Circuit ring events and nearly $4 million in guaranteed prize pools across the schedule, giving players from Texas and throughout the surrounding region numerous opportunities to compete for coveted WSOP gold rings.
The series marks the return of the WSOP Circuit to Texas Card House following a historic inaugural stop earlier this year. That series made headlines when its Main Event generated the largest poker tournament prize pool in Texas state history, establishing a new benchmark for tournament poker in the Lone Star State.
Now, the WSOP Circuit returns to Austin with another ambitious schedule, including a $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event featuring a $2 million guarantee. The upcoming series will also introduce action clocks for the festival's marquee tournaments, adding another new element to one of the most significant stops on the 2026 Circuit calendar.
The return also comes at an important stage of the 2026 WSOP Circuit season. Every player who wins a Circuit ring during the year earns an additional opportunity to compete at WSOP Paradise 2026 in The Bahamas, adding extra incentive to every event on the schedule.Click here to see the full Texas Card House WSOP Circuit Ring Event Schedule.
Reigning Texas Card House WSOP Circuit Main Event champion: Thomas Brabham.
Texas Card House WSOP Circuit Main Event Begins September 17
The flagship event of the Texas Card House WSOP Circuit series, the $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, begins Thursday, September 17.
The tournament features three starting flights and carries a massive $2 million guaranteed prize pool, making it the largest guaranteed event on the Texas Card House schedule. Players will have three opportunities to enter the centerpiece tournament, with flights running from September 17 through September 19.
The Texas Card House WSOP Circuit Main Event Day One schedule is:
Flight A: Thursday, September 17 at 11 A.M.
Flight B: Friday, September 18 at 11 A.M.
Flight C: Saturday, September 19 at 11 A.M.
The Main Event follows a historic tournament at Texas Card House earlier this year, when the inaugural WSOP Circuit Main Event shattered the record for the largest prize pool in Texas state history. The result represented a landmark moment for poker in the state and demonstrated the growing appetite for major tournament series in Texas.
Action Clocks Added to Marquee Tournaments
The upcoming Texas Card House series will also introduce action clocks for the festival's marquee tournaments.
The addition of action clocks is designed to help maintain a consistent pace of play during some of the series' biggest events. Players competing in marquee tournaments will have a designated amount of time to make their decisions, creating a more structured pace while preserving the strategic elements that define tournament poker.
The marquee events utilizing action clocks will include some of the biggest tournaments on the Austin schedule, including the $1,700 Main Event. The new format adds another element to an already significant series and gives players competing in Texas a new experience on the WSOP Circuit stage.All rules and procedures for shot clocks at the Texas Card House WSOP Circuit series can be read by clicking here.
Combined with the record-setting success of the previous Texas Card House series, the introduction of action clocks helps make the upcoming stop one of the more notable Circuit festivals of the 2026 season.
Follow the Action on Poker.Org
Poker.Org is the official media partner of the WSOP Circuit for the 2026 season and will provide coverage of Circuit Main Events throughout the year.
As the Texas Card House Main Event approaches, poker fans can follow the action through the Poker.Org Instant Live Feed and the site's social media channels. Coverage will keep fans updated on the biggest moments from the tournament and provide a way for those unable to attend the series to follow the action.
The upcoming Austin stop represents another major opportunity for Texas poker players to compete on the WSOP Circuit stage. Following a historic inaugural series that produced the largest tournament prize pool in Texas state history, the return of the Circuit gives the Austin poker community another chance to compete for official WSOP hardware.
With 18 gold rings, a $1,700 Main Event featuring a $2 million guarantee, a $750,000 guaranteed Mini Main, the introduction of action clocks for marquee tournaments and a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package awaiting every ring winner, the Texas Card House stop offers plenty of incentive for tournament players throughout the Lone Star State and beyond.
By the conclusion of the series on September 21, 18 new Circuit champions will have been crowned, each earning a place in the WSOP Circuit record books and an opportunity to take the next step toward WSOP Paradise 2026.
