Casino Gran Vía to Host First WSOP Circuit Festival in Spain

By Mrinal Gujare

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Maiden WSOP Circuit stop in Spain
11-day festival starts October 23
Series offers €1,500 WSOP Circuit Main Event

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The WSOP Circuit will make its Spanish debut at Casino Gran Vía in Madrid from October 23 to November 2, 2026, featuring 11 ring events, buy-ins from €300 to €2,500, and a €1,500 Main Event with four starting flights scheduled.

The World Series of Poker Circuit will make its first stop in Spain later this month, with Casino Gran Vía in Madrid set to host an 11-day festival from October 23 through November 2, 2026.

The inaugural WSOP Circuit Madrid schedule features 11 ring events with buy-ins ranging from €300 to €2,500. The €1,500 WSOP Circuit Main Event will headline the series, while the Spain stop also includes a €2,500 High Roller, Mystery Bounty, Colossus, Deepstack and Omaha events.

Madrid becomes the latest new destination added to the WSOP Circuit calendar during a year that has already produced major attendance figures at other stops.

In September, the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Texas Card House in Austin attracted 2,090 entries, setting a new record for the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event field. Eric Chang won the tournament for $433,670.

That result followed the inaugural WSOP Super Circuit Canada at Playground. Its CAD 13,082,400 prize pool, becoming the biggest live poker tournament held in Canada. Mayukh Chakraborty won the event for CAD 1.5 million.

WSOP Circuit Madrid Begins With €300 Mini Main Event

The Spanish debut of the WSOP Circuit begins on Friday, October 23 with Ring #1, the €300 Mini Main Event.

The tournament features four starting flights across October 23 and October 24 before the remaining players return for the final day on October 25.

Two additional ring events also begin during the opening weekend. The €550 Seniors tournament is restricted to players aged 50 and above, while the €550 Mystery Bounty forms Ring #3 of the Madrid schedule.

The €300 Colossus is one of the longest-running events at the festival. Six starting flights are scheduled between October 25 and November 1, with the final day taking place on November 2.

€2,500 High Roller Precedes Main Event

The schedule moves into its higher buy-in section on October 27 with the €2,500 High Roller. The tournament continues with Day 2 on October 28 before its final day on October 29.

October 27 will also feature the €500 Knockout, which is Ring #5 on the schedule. Attention then shifts to the main attraction of the festival, the €1,500 WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event.

Ring #7 is the €1,500 Main Event, with four starting flights scheduled from October 28 through October 30.

Days 1A, 1B and 1C will use 40-minute levels. The fourth and final opening flight on October 30 will use a faster structure with 20-minute levels.

Players progressing from the four opening flights will combine for Day 2 at 12:30 p.m. on October 31.

The tournament then concludes with its final day from 1 p.m. on November 1, when the first WSOP Circuit Main Event champion in Spain will be determined.

The Main Event does not conclude the ring schedule in Madrid. Several additional tournaments are scheduled across the final days of the festival.

WSOP Circuit Madrid Schedule

Date	Event	Buy-in
Fri, Oct 23	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Fri, Oct 23	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Sat, Oct 24	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Sat, Oct 24	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Sun, Oct 25	Satellite WSOP-C Mystery Bounty	€ 70
Sun, Oct 25	Ring #1 WSOP-C Mini Main Event - Final Day	N/A
Sun, Oct 25	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Mon, Oct 26	Ring #2 WSOP-C Senior (50+) - Final Day	N/A
Mon, Oct 26	Satellite WSOP-C Mystery Bounty	€ 70
Mon, Oct 26	Satellite WSOP-C High Roller	€ 300
Tue, Oct 27	Satellite WSOP-C High Roller	€ 300
Tue, Oct 27	Ring #5 WSOP-C Knockout	€ 500
Tue, Oct 27	Ring #3 WSOP-C Mystery Bounty - Final Day	N/A
Tue, Oct 27	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Wed, Oct 28	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Wed, Oct 28	Ring #6 WSOP-C High Roller - Day 2	€ 2,500
Wed, Oct 28	Daily Deepstack	€ 300
Wed, Oct 28	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Thu, Oct 29	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Thu, Oct 29	Ring #6 WSOP-C High Roller - Final Day	N/A
Thu, Oct 29	Daily Superstack	€ 300
Thu, Oct 29	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Fri, Oct 30	Satellite WSOP-C Main Event	€ 180
Fri, Oct 30	Daily Mix Hold'em/Omaha4	€ 300
Fri, Oct 30	Satellite WSOP-C Deepstack	€ 130
Sat, Oct 31	Satellite WSOP-C Deepstack	€ 130
Sat, Oct 31	Ring #7 WSOP-C Main Event - Day 2	N/A
Sat, Oct 31	Daily Knockout	€ 300
Sun, Nov 1	Ring #7 WSOP-C Main Event - Final Day	N/A
Sun, Nov 1	Ring #8 WSOP-C Deepstack - Final Day	€ 1,000
Sun, Nov 1	Ring #9 WSOP-C Omaha - Final Day	€ 550
Sun, Nov 1	Daily Deepstack	€ 300
Mon, Nov 2	Ring #4 WSOP-C Colossus - Final Day	N/A
Mon, Nov 2	Ring #10 WSOP-C Superstack - Final Day	N/A
Mon, Nov 2	Ring #11 WSOP-C Bigstack	€ 350
Mon, Nov 2	Nightly Knockout	€ 200