DeepStack Championship Returns to Venetian With $16M Guaranteed from May 18 t0 August 2

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is building a bigger summer poker schedule for 2026. DeepStack Championship Poker Series will run for more than two months and pack in 121 events with over $16 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Good to Know

• DeepStack Championship Poker Series runs from May 18 through August 2.
• The 2026 schedule includes 121 events and more than $16 million guaranteed.
• The 2025 edition drew nearly 30,000 entries and paid close to $30 million.

Venetian Builds a Bigger Summer Series

The Venetian is adding scale again. After running 116 events last year, the property will host 121 tournaments in 2026. That increase follows a 2025 festival that drew nearly 30,000 entries and awarded close to $30 million, giving the Las Vegas poker room another strong summer result.

Schedule mixes lower and mid tier buy ins with bigger draws, so the series can pull in regular grinders, traveling pros, seniors, ladies events, and casual tournament players. The structure stays familiar too. Venetian keeps leaning on deeper starting stacks, longer blind levels, and formats built to keep players in action longer.

A few dates stand out right away. A $1,100 No Limit Hold’em event with a $1 million guarantee runs June 6 to 10. A $1,100 Seniors No Limit Hold’em with another $1 million guarantee follows from June 11 to 14. Later in June, a $1,600 Seniors No Limit Hold’em brings a $1.5 million guarantee. On June 30 to July 2, the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em LIPS Ladies High Roller carries a $150,000 guarantee. MSPT also returns with a $1,100 No Limit Hold’em event from July 11 to 14 and a $1,600 No Limit Hold’em event from July 15 to 19, each with a $1 million guarantee.

That broad mix has helped DeepStack grow into one of the more visible summer poker stops off the Strip tournament circuit. Venetian also runs year round series such as DeepStack Extravaganza and DeepStack Showdown, but the summer championship remains the main attraction.

Results from 2025 helped reinforce that pull. Patrick Leonard and Josh Reichard both won titles at Venetian, showing once again that the series can attract high level players while still staying open to a wider field.

The full 2026 schedule is now available here.