By OkayGoal 
Crypto-focused online poker operator CoinPoker has revealed plans for its biggest event to date: the Global Online Poker Championship (GOPC). Featuring a staggering $50 million in guaranteed prize pools, the six-week tournament series is set to kick off on August 23 and run through September 28.
While full event schedules are still being finalized, preliminary details confirm an ambitious series designed to bring an international, team-based competitive edge to online poker.
CoinPoker Unveils $50 Million Guaranteed Global Online Poker Championship
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— Mario Mosböck (@mariomosboeck) August 4, 2026
The headline figure of $50 million makes the GOPC CoinPoker’s most lucrative flagship festival to date. For comparison, the platform’s World Poker Masters series earlier this year offered a $25 million guarantee over a four-week span.
By doubling the total prize guarantee and extending the run to six weeks, CoinPoker is expanding its calendar depth rather than simply putting all its resources into a single massive event. Players can expect a sustained multi-week marathon of tournaments spanning multiple variants and formats.
Timezone-Tailored Schedules for Europe, Asia, and Latin America
To cater to its growing global player base, CoinPoker is structuring the GOPC around three regional flight schedules:
European Region
Latin American Region
Asian Region
Rather than forcing international competitors to adapt to a single universal clock, each schedule will feature prime-time starting windows tailored to regional peak hours. Regional flights will feed into unified final stages, ensuring around-the-clock action while giving players local convenience.
🌏 Global Online Poker Championship is coming 🌏
$50,000,000 GTD Pricepool
— bencb (@bencb789) August 5, 2026
Olympic-Style Leaderboards and Country Medals
Adding a unique competitive element, the GOPC introduces an Olympic-inspired medal and team system.
| Feature | Details |
| Team Representation | Players represent regional and national squads |
| Medal Tiering | Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals awarded alongside cash prizes |
| Leaderboard Format | Team standings tracked across the entire six-week festival |
Unlike traditional online series where leaderboards track individual points alone, the GOPC combines individual results into regional team standings. This nation-versus-nation setup rewards sustained consistency throughout the series, giving grinders multiple ways to earn recognition beyond individual payouts.
Flexible Buy-In Stakes Across Three Tiers
To ensure accessibility for bankrolls of all sizes, CoinPoker will divide the championship events into three distinct buy-in brackets:
Micro/Low Stakes: Budget-friendly entry points accessible for under $100.
Mid Stakes: Mid-tier tournaments catering to regular grinders.
High Roller Tier: Premium events featuring four-figure buy-ins for high-stakes competitors.
This three-tiered approach mirrors previous CoinPoker festivals, ensuring recreational players and high-stakes pros alike can collect leaderboard points and compete for medals.
Anticipating the GOPC Event Schedule and Format
Though official structures remain unconfirmed, patterns from past CoinPoker series hint at what to expect when the full schedule drops:
Multi-Flight Main Event: A flagship marquee tournament featuring multiple Day 1 starting flights across all three timezones, converging into a single Day 2 final phase.
Daily Tournament Variety: A mix of classic freezeouts, progressive knockouts (PKOs), turbo events, and deep-stack structures.
Satellite Pathways: Satellite tournaments running around the clock to give lower-stakes players entry into high-roller events.
Weekly Leaderboards: Supplementary cash prizes and leaderboard rewards distributed weekly alongside overall series standings.
Who will be the first GOPC champion – CoinPoker teases the biggest GTD in its history, $50 million across an Olympic-style regional competition, across three timezones.
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— PokerStrategy.com (@enPokerStrategy) August 4, 2026
CoinPoker’s Rapid Expansion in the Online Poker Space
The launch of the GOPC reflects significant growth for CoinPoker over the past year. Key milestones leading up to this event include:
May World Poker Masters: Generated over $25 million in guarantees across a four-week schedule.
Coin Series of Online Poker (CSOP): Ran 125 events delivering more than $6 million in payouts.
Industry Partnerships: High-profile collaborations with major live brands, including Triton Poker and the Battle of Malta.
Player Base: A registered player community exceeding 200,000 active users worldwide.
