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Las Vegas, NV (January 23, 2026) — The 2026 PokerGO Tour® (PGT®) season officially gets underway with the PGT Kickoff, a six-event tournament series running January 26-31 at the PokerGO® Studio on the ARIA Resort & Casino property in Las Vegas.
Designed to launch the new season with momentum, the PGT Kickoff offers players an early opportunity to build a meaningful edge in the year-long race for the PGT Championship, with double PGT points awarded for all cashes throughout the series.
The PGT Kickoff schedule features six total tournaments, including four events with $5,300 buy-ins and two events with $10,500 buy-ins. All tournaments allow unlimited reentries, and players who register on time will receive a rake discount of $200 in $5,300 events and $400 in $10,500 events.
2026 PGT Kickoff Schedule
- Monday, January 26: $5,300 NL Hold'em
- Tuesday, January 27: $5,300 NL Hold'em
- Wednesday, January 28: $5,300 NL Hold'em
- Thursday, January 29: $5,300 NL Hold'em
- Friday, January 30: $10,500 NL Hold'em
- Saturday, January 31: $10,500 Single-Day NL Hold'em
Events 1-5 will be two-day tournaments, while Event 6 closes the series with a single-day format and faster structure, offering a high-intensity finish to the opening week of the season.
“The PGT Kickoff is built to reward players who are serious about their season from day one,” said Tim Duckworth, Director of Live Events for PokerGO and the PGT. “With enhanced point incentives, flexible reentry formats, and a prime Las Vegas setting, the PGT Kickoff series sets the tone for another highly competitive year on the PGT. Every cash matters, every point matters, and the PGT Kickoff gives players a chance to establish themselves early in the season-long race that rewards consistency, performance, and results over time.”
As the first PGT series of 2026, the PGT Kickoff marks the starting point for players aiming to earn PGT points and finish inside the top 40 of the PGT leaderboard, the threshold required to qualify for the season-ending PGT Championship.
With a clearly defined path to the PGT Championship, a variety of formats, and meaningful points on the line beginning with the opening PGT Kickoff series, the PokerGO Tour puts players at the center of a season-long competition that rewards performance and consistency at the highest levels of tournament poker.
For full schedule details, visit PGT.com/schedule.
Dates, times, and specific events of this schedule are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information regarding the PGT, please refer to PGT.com.
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