The 2026 Summer Poker Festival will be held at the MGM Grand from June 3 to July 10. The highlight is the $1,000 GTD Grand Finale.The MGM Grand is also hosting a poker festival this summer. With buy-ins ranging from $1 to $1, you don’t need a huge bankroll to play here. Still, the lineup is impressive, and NLH isn’t the only game on offer. Among others, there’s Big O, PLO8, TORSE, and HEROS.Kicking things off is the $1 Grand Stack. There are three flights to choose from, with $1,000 guaranteed. Other highlights include the $1 Mystery Ticket NLH ($1k GTD), the $1 Super Stack ($1k GTD), and the $1 Super Stack Mystery Bounty ($1,000).The $1 Grand Finale ($1k GTD) features five starting days and a combined Day 2. A total of $1,500,000 in prize money is guaranteed across the 53 events. Players start with 50,000 in chips; blind levels last 30 and 40 minutes.
MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival 2026
Date: June 3 through July 10
Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Events: 51
Buy-ins: $1 to $1
| Date | Event |
|---|
| Wed, June 3 | #1 | $1 NLH Seniors Warm-Up (50+) |
| Wed, June 3 | #2 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Thu, Jun 4 | #2 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Thu, Jun 4 | #2 D1C | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Fri, June 5 | #3 | $1 Pot Limit Big O/PLO8 |
| Fri, June 5 | ––– | Event 2 Day 2 |
| Fri, June 5 | #4 | $1 NLH with $1 Rebuys and Add-On |
| Sat, June 6 | #5 | $1 NLH GCP Tour BIG Monster Stack |
| Sat, June 6 | #6 D1A | $1 NLH GCP Tour Mystery Ticket |
| Sun, June 7 | #6 D1B | $1 NLH GCP Tour Mystery Ticket |
| Sun, June 7 | #6 D1C | $1 NLH GCP Tour Mystery Ticket |
| Mon, June 8 | #6 D1D | $1 NLH GCP Tour Mystery Ticket |
| Mon, June 8 | #6 D1E | $1 NLH GCP Tour Mystery Ticket |
| Tue, June 9 | #7 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Tue, June 9 | ––– | Event 6 Day 2 |
| Tue, Jun 9 | #7 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Wed, Jun 10 | #8 | $1 + 100 PLO Bounty |
| Wed, Jun 10 | ––– | Event 7 Day 2 |
| Wed, June 10 | #9 | $1 PLO8 Nightly |
| Thu, Jun 11 | ––– | $1 NLH Grand Stack (Event #10) |
| Thu, Jun 11 | #11 | $1 Pot Limit Big O Nightly |
| Fri, June 12 | #12 | $1 NLH Mystery Bounty |
| Fri, Jun 12 | #13 | $1 PLO8 Nightly |
| Sat, Jun 13 | #14 | $1 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot |
| Sat, June 13 | #15 D1A | $1 NLH SUPER Stack |
| Sun, Jun 14 | #15 D1A | $1 NLH SUPER Stack |
| Sun, Jun 14 | #15 D1A | $1 NLH SUPER Stack |
| Mon, Jun 15 | #15 D1A | $1 NLH SUPER Stack |
| Tue, Jun 16 | #16 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Tue, June 16 | ––– | SUPER Stack Day 2 |
| Tue, Jun 16 | #16 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Wed, Jun 17 | #17 | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Wed, Jun 17 | ––– | Grand Stack Day 2 |
| Wed, Jun 17 | #18 | $1 NLH with $1 Rebuys and Add-On |
| Thu, Jun 18 | #1p D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Thu, Jun 18 | #19 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Fri, Jun 19 | #20 | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Fri, Jun 19 | ––– | Grand Stack Day 2 |
| Fri, Jun 19 | #21 | $1 PLO8 |
| Sat, Jun 20 | #22 | $1 NLH Ladies |
| Sat, Jun 20 | #23 D1A | $1 NLH SUPER Stack Mystery Bounty |
| Sun, Jun 21 | #23 D1B | $1 NLH SUPER Stack Mystery Bounty |
| Sun, Jun 21 | #23 D1C | $1 NLH SUPER Stack Mystery Bounty |
| Mon, June 22 | #23 D1D | $1 NLH SUPER Stack Mystery Bounty |
| Mon, Jun 22 | #23 D1E | $1 NLH SUPER Stack Mystery Bounty |
| Tue, June 23 | #24 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Tue, June 23 | ––– | SUPEr Stack Mystery Bounty Day 2 |
| Tue, Jun 23 | #24 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Wed, Jun 24 | #25 | $1 NLH Mystery Bounty |
| Wed, Jun 24 | ––– | Event 24 Day 2 |
| Wed, Jun 24 | ––– | PLO 8 |
| Thu, Jun 25 | #27 | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Thu, Jun 25 | #28 | $1 PLO8 Nightly |
| Fri, Jun 26 | #29 | $1 Pot Limit Big O Championship |
| Fri, June 26 | #30 | $1 Pot Limit Big O Nightly |
| Sat, Jun 27 | #31 | $1 NLH Seniors (50+) |
| Sat, Jun 27 | #32 | $1 Pot Limit Big O Nightly |
| Sun, Jun 28 | #33 | $1 PLO8 Championship |
| Sun, Jun 28 | #34 | $1 ++ 50 NLH Bounty |
| Mon, June 29 | #35 | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Mon, June 29 | #36 | $1 + 50 NLH Bounty |
| Tue, June 30 | #37 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Tue, Jun 30 | #37 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Stack |
| Wed, Jul 1 | #38 | $1 Pot Limit Big O/Plo8 Championship |
| Wed, Jul 1 | ––– | Event 37 Day 2 |
| Wed, Jul 1 | #39( | $1 + 50 NLH Bounty |
| Thu, July 2 | #40 | $1 Mixed Games: Limit H.E.R.O.S. Championship |
| Thu, July 2 | #41 | $1 + 50 NLH Bounty |
| Fri, July 3 | #42 | $1 Mixed PLO Championship (Big O, PLO 8/PLO) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | #43 | $1 PLO8 Nightly |
| Sat, July 4 | #44 | $1 Limit T.O.R.S.E. Championship |
| Sat, July 4 | #43 | $1 + 50 NLH Bounty |
| Sun, July 5 | #45 | $1 NLH Seniors (50+) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | ––– | $1 + 50 NLH Bounty |
| Mon, Jul 6 | #48 | $1 NLH Mystery Bounty |
| Mon, Jul 6 | #49( | $1 Pot Limit Big O Nightly |
| Tue, Jul 7 | #50 | $1 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot |
| Tue, Jul 7 | #51 D1A | $1 NLH Grand Finale |
| Wed, Jul 8 | #51 D1B | $1 NLH Grand Finale |
| Wed, Jul 8 | #51 D1C | $1 NLH Grand Finale |
| Thu, Jul 9 | #51 D1D | $1 NLH Grand Finale |
| Thu, Jul 9 | #51 D1E | $1 NLH Grand Finale |
| Fri, Jul 10 | ––– | Grand Finale Day 2 |
