WSOP Circuit Playground Opens: Gilbert Charles Takes Ring 1 of 18 in a C$5.5M Quebec Series
Updated on November 3, 2026.
The WSOP Circuit Playground stop opened Monday, Nov. 2, at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, with 18 ring events on the schedule through Nov. 16. The headline event is a C$2,500 Main Event with a C$2.5 million guarantee, and its three starting flights run Nov. 12-14. Gilbert Charles won the first ring of the series on opening night.
Quick summary
- Dates: Nov. 2-16, 2026, at Playground Poker Club, just south of Montreal.
- Rings: 18 WSOP Circuit ring events, with more than C$5.5 million guaranteed, according to CanadianPoker.
- Main Event: C$2,500 buy-in, C$2.5 million guarantee, flights Nov. 12, 13 and 14.
- Mini Main Event: C$400 buy-in, C$500,000 guarantee, six flights from Nov. 2 to 7. Day 1A drew 171 entries.
- First ring: Gilbert Charles won the C$400 Progressive Bounty on Nov. 2.
When is the WSOP Circuit Playground Main Event?
The C$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event starts Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. ET, with more starting flights on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, according to the official WSOP.com schedule. Players start with 50,000 chips and 40-minute levels, and re-entry is unlimited.
According to CanadianPoker, the survivors of all three flights meet on Day 2 on Sunday, Nov. 15, and the final day is Monday, Nov. 16. The event guarantees C$2.5 million. If you want a cheaper way in, CanadianPoker reports C$300 satellites that award Main Event seats in the days before.
WSOP Circuit Playground schedule and guarantees
The festival is built around four multi-flight events. The guarantees below are as reported by CanadianPoker; the dates come from WSOP.com.
Event | Buy-in | Guarantee | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
Mini Main Event | C$400 | C$500,000 | Flights Nov. 2-7, Day 2 Nov. 8 |
Mystery Bounty | C$400 | C$150,000 | Flights Nov. 6-8 |
Progressive Bounty | C$1,000 | C$160,000 | Nov. 8 |
The Colossus | C$1,000 | C$600,000 | Flights Nov. 9-11 |
Pot-Limit Omaha | C$600 | C$100,000 | Nov. 12 |
Main Event | C$2,500 | C$2,500,000 | Flights Nov. 12-14, final day Nov. 16 |
Mega Stack High Roller | C$5,000 | C$500,000 | Nov. 15-16 |
The C$5,000 Mega Stack High Roller is the biggest buy-in of the series. The schedule also has a Seniors Event for players 50 and over on Nov. 9, a Ladies Event on Nov. 12 and a C$400 mixed PLO and Hold’em event on the last day.
Who won the first ring?
Gilbert Charles won Event #2, the C$400 Progressive Bounty, on the night of Nov. 2. According to CanadianPoker, Charles and runner-up Constantinos Zafiriou each took C$8,000 in a tournament with a C$50,000 guarantee. In a progressive bounty (PKO) event, part of each buy-in goes into a bounty on every player, and knocking someone out wins part of that bounty.
The Mini Main Event also started Monday. Day 1A drew 171 entries, and 18 players advanced to Day 2, led by Keng Ho with 678,000 chips, according to CanadianPoker. Day 1A paid 26 places, and those who finished 19th to 26th took C$800 each. Day 1B and Event #3, a C$400 Mystery Bounty with a C$50,000 guarantee, run today (Tuesday, Nov. 3).
What it means for players in Canada
You can play the series in person at Playground, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Montreal. It is a live event, so you register at the venue or on WSOP.com, not on an online poker site.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the WSOP Circuit Playground Main Event?
The C$2,500 Main Event has three starting flights, on Nov. 12, 13 and 14, 2026. According to CanadianPoker, Day 2 is Sunday, Nov. 15, and the final day is Monday, Nov. 16.
How much is guaranteed at WSOP Circuit Playground?
More than C$5.5 million across 18 ring events, according to CanadianPoker. The Main Event alone guarantees C$2.5 million.
What is the cheapest event at WSOP Circuit Playground?
Several ring events cost C$400, including the Mini Main Event, which guarantees C$500,000 and has six starting flights from Nov. 2 to 7.
Where is Playground Poker Club?
Playground is in Kahnawake, Quebec, a Mohawk community just south of Montreal. It hosts several WSOP Circuit stops a year.
Sources
- WSOP.com: WSOP Circuit Canada (Playground) schedule
- CanadianPoker: WSOP Circuit Playground opens with C$5.5M+ guaranteed
- CanadianPoker: WSOP Circuit Playground recap, Charles wins first ring
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