Australian Poker Calendar: Poker Tournament Schedule, Events & News

Featured events

APT Melbourne Champs II
  • Sep 30 – Oct 11
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Crown Melbourne, Metropol – Sky Bar 28
LIVELIVE

Aurum Sydney Showdown

Oct 1 – Oct 19
Upcoming

APLPT Brisbane

Oct 6 – Oct 11
Upcoming

Victorian Poker Championship

Oct 12 – Oct 27
Featured series

APT Melbourne Champs II

Sep 30 – Oct 11Crown Melbourne
Full schedule
1,650 AUD
Melbourne Champs Main Event
Oct 4 – Oct 11$350K GTD
600 AUD
Hachem Deepstack
Oct 2 – Oct 3$60K GTD
2,000 AUD
Van's Vault
Oct 3 – Oct 4$100K GTD
750 AUD
The Whale
Oct 4 – Oct 5$50K GTD
1,250 AUD
The Grind
Oct 6 – Oct 7$100K GTD
2,500 AUD
The Goliath
Oct 7 – Oct 8$150K GTD
2,300 AUD
The Big Flipper
Oct 8 – Oct 9$100K GTD
PokerNewsLive PokerOct 1

Alex Thompson Goes Wire-to-Wire at WPT Australia Championship Final Table

Alex Thompson never lost his chip lead at the final table on his way to a WPT Australia Championship title.

Stories by Us

  • Oct 2

    The River Card That Changed Everything

  • Sep 29

    Why Your Chip Stack Is Lying to You

  • Sep 26

    Reading the Table Before the Flop

  • Sep 22

    Pocket Aces: The Hand Everyone Fears

  • Sep 18

    Inside the Final Table Bubble

  • Sep 14

    The Art of the Perfect Chip Riffle

  • Sep 10

    What the Dealer Sees That You Miss

  • Sep 6

    Flop, Turn, River: Anatomy of a Cooler

Shorts

0:30She had the tens... and wasn't going anywhere.
0:18"Chop?" ... "No chop."
0:19Kings vs Jacks... and the flop made it worse.
1:53From first-time chip leader to Mystery Bounty champion.
1:06The bubble had other plans.
1:12A second trophy for a local hero.
0:46Two outs. One river. One huge escape.
1:30Three biggest pocket pairs. One massive pot.

Live Poker News

Poker Calendar

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Recent Champions

Coming soon

Main Event winners will appear here as each series on the calendar finishes and the operator publishes the result.

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Players of the Year: 2026

Coming soon

The 2026 leaderboard goes live once the first series of the season closes out and its results are on The Hendon Mob.

How the rankings will work

Poker Tours in Asia

  • South Korea

    APT Jeju 2026

    Dates
    Sep 25 – Oct 7
    Venue
    Jeju, LES A Casino
    Prize pool
    5B KRW

  • Japan

    U Series Championship Osaka Q3 2026

    Dates
    Oct 2 – Oct 6
    Venue
    Osaka

  • South Korea

    Super Cup 7 Incheon 2026

    Dates
    Oct 8 – Oct 18
    Venue
    Incheon

  • Japan

    JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03

    Dates
    Oct 8 – Oct 12
    Venue
    Tokyo

  • Malaysia

    Poker Dream 26 Malaysia

    Dates
    Oct 8 – Oct 19
    Venue
    Pahang, Resorts World Genting
    Prize pool
    7.3M MYR

  • Philippines

    APPT Championship 2026

    Dates
    Oct 8 – Oct 19
    Venue
    Manila, Okada Manila
    Prize pool
    126.3M PHP

  • South Korea

    KPC Poker Series October 2026

    Dates
    Oct 10 – Oct 21
    Venue
    Jeju, LES A Casino
    Prize pool
    1.7B KRW

  • Vietnam

    QPC Circuit 2026

    Dates
    Oct 12 – Oct 21

  • Taiwan

    TMT Championship 2026

    Dates
    Oct 16 – Oct 26
    Venue
    Taipei City, CTP Asia Poker Arena
    Prize pool
    48M NTD

  • Vietnam

    USOP Grand Championship Vietnam 2026

    Dates
    Oct 22 – Nov 4
    Venue
    Venue to be announced
    Prize pool
    160B VND

  • Macau

    MGM Poker Championship 2026

    Dates
    Oct 23 – Nov 2

  • South Korea

    Jeju Poker Festival 2026

    Dates
    Oct 28 – Nov 11
    Venue
    Jeju

  • Japan

    JOPT 2026 Osaka #02

    Dates
    Oct 29 – Nov 3
    Venue
    Osaka

  • South Korea

    WPT Seoul 2026

    Dates
    Oct 30 – Nov 9
    Venue
    Incheon, Inspire Casino
    Prize pool
    1.3B KRW

  • South Korea

    The Labyrinth Trail – GOP Incheon 2026

    Dates
    Oct 30 – Nov 8
    Venue
    Incheon, Paradise City Incheon
    Prize pool
    643.8M KRW

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