Japan Open Poker Tour: Overview of Premier Tournaments
Japan Open Poker Tour
JOPT 2027 Festival Schedule
JOPT 2026 Festival Statistics
- Total Events + Flights
- 138
JOPT 2026 Festival Schedule
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JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01
Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba - -Osaka, Dojima River Forum
- -Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba
- -Hokkaido, Sapporo Factory Hall
- -Fukuoka , United Lab
- Number of Events: 42
- -Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba
- Number of Events: 96
JOPT 2025 Festival Statistics
- Total Events + Flights
- 246
JOPT 2025 Festival Schedule
- -Osaka, Dojima River Forum
- Number of Events: 49
- -Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba
- -Hokkaido, Sapporo Factory Hall
- -Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba
- Number of Events: 48
- -Tokyo, Belle Salle Takadanobaba
- Number of Events: 149
JOPT 2024 Festival Schedule
JOPT 2021 Festival Schedule
JOPT 2020 Festival Schedule
- -Tokyo, Bagus Place Ginza
- -Tokyo, Bagus Place Ginza
- -Tokyo, Bagus Place Ginza
- -Tokyo, Ikebukuro Guild
- -Tokyo, Bagus Place Ginza
JOPT 2018 Festival Schedule
While competing for monetary prizes in Japan is still illegal as of January 2025, the poker action in the country is thriving. One of the most popular competitions with multiple stops in different cities every year is the Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT). It was held as early as April 2019 and has since visited different locations in Tokyo, Sapporo, as well as Osaka.
Online satellites for foreigners were previously held on GGPoker, which also acted as main sponsor for the series since April 2021. However, the partnership ended in late 2024 while JOPT is set to continue without being connected to any online poker platform. Instead of money prizes, participants compete for packages to international poker events such as the World Series of Poker.
2026 Major Event Schedule
2026 Tokyo #01: Dec 24, 2025 – Jan 3, 2026
2026 Grand Final: April 24 – May 6, 2026
2026 Tokyo #02: July 16 – July 20, 2026
2026 Fukuoka #01: July 30 – August 2, 2026
2026 Sapporo #02: September 18 – 23, 2026
2026 Tokyo #03: October 8 – October 12, 2026
2026 Osaka #02: October 29 – November 3, 2026
2027 Tokyo #01: December 24, 2026 – January 3, 2027
The Tokyo-based parent company was established on April 22, 2016 and JOPT is a member of the Japan Poker Federation. Different poker variants are available during each stop with the Grand Final featuring several dozen tournaments on the schedule.
Japan Open Poker Tour related news
NewsLive PokerAsia-PacificAsiaJun Obara Wins Inaugural Colossus by Mission RunGood During 2025 JOPT Grand Final
Known under his moniker “misawa”, Jun Obara sealed the victory worth ~ USD 26,053 at the Colossus by Mission RunGood at 2025 JOPT Grand Final in Tokyo, Japan.
NewsLive PokerAsia-PacificRecapJapan Open Poker Tour Enters Partnership with RunGood Poker Series
Japan Open Poker Tour and RunGood Poker Series have teamed up for the first international ring event set to take place from April 25 to May 5, 2025 in Tokyo.
About the Editor
Jessy is Somuchpoker's Technical Editor and Data Specialist, managing the live poker event database and publishing festival schedules for the site. A background in programming and data architecture shapes how he builds and maintains this database, with an emphasis on speed and accuracy.