The Wait is Almost Over: GOP Manila 2026 Kicks Off Soon
The countdown to The Arena of Champions is nearly over. In just over a week, Gods of Poker (GOP) Manila 2026 gets underway at the City of Dreams Manila , running from August 21 to 30. The ten-day festival spans 82 trophy events backed by PHP 60,000,000 (~USD 975,000) in guarantees, headlined by a PHP 30,000,000 (~USD 488,000) guaranteed Main Event, in the heart of Philippines poker country.
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What’s on the Table
Backed by that PHP 60,000,000 guarantee across Gods of Poker’s full spread of formats, the schedule is built to give every type of player a reason to buy in. The GOP Manila Opening Event (#1) gets things moving on August 21 across four flights, with the GOP Main Event (#27) running five starting flights from August 24 to 27 before a Day 2 on the 28th and a final table on the 29th. Along the way, the Titan Stack, GOP Super High Roller, Pandora’s Mystery Bounty, GOP Mini Main Event, Kraken Stack, and GOP High Roller round out the marquee events, alongside a deep run of mixed games, turbos, and satellites feeding the Main Event all week.
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Full GOP Manila 2026 Schedule
Click to Expand: Full GOP Manila 2026 Schedule (August 21-30)
| Day | Time | Event | Buy-In (PHP) | GTD (PHP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Friday, August 21 | ||||
| #1 Flight A | 12:30 | GOP Manila Opening Event – Flight A | 22,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #2 | 12:30 | Big O | 19,800 | – |
| #3 | 13:00 | Single Day High Roller | 110,000 | – |
| #1 Flight B | 15:30 | GOP Manila Opening Event – Flight B | 22,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #4 | 17:00 | PL Omaha – Turbo – PHP 5,000 Bounty | 16,500 | – |
| #1 Flight C | 18:00 | GOP Manila Opening Event – Flight C | 22,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #5 | 18:30 | Turbo – High Roller | 66,000 | – |
| #6 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo – Double Board Single Winner | 13,200 | – |
| #1 Flight D | 21:00 | GOP Manila Opening Event – Flight D (Turbo) | 22,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #7 | 21:00 | 6 Card PL Omaha – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #8 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 2 – Saturday, August 22 | ||||
| #1 Final | 12:30 | GOP Manila Opening Event – Final Day | – | 3,500,000 |
| #9 Flight A | 12:30 | Pandora’s Mystery Bounty – Flight A | 33,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #10 | 12:30 | Open Face Chinese Progressive With 2x Jokers (Round Robin) | 44,000 | – |
| #11 | 14:00 | Demigods Challenge | 682,500 | – |
| #12 | 15:00 | Aphrodite’s Event (Women’s) | 16,500 | – |
| #9 Flight B | 15:30 | Pandora’s Mystery Bounty – Flight B | 33,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #13 | 17:00 | Omaha Dealer’s Choice | 19,800 | – |
| #9 Flight C | 18:00 | Pandora’s Mystery Bounty – Flight C | 33,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #14 | 18:30 | Turbo – High Roller | 88,000 | – |
| #15 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #9 Flight D | 21:00 | Pandora’s Mystery Bounty – Flight D (Turbo) | 33,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #16 | 21:00 | NL Big O – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #17 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 3 – Sunday, August 23 | ||||
| #9 Final | 12:30 | Pandora’s Mystery Bounty – Final Day | – | 4,000,000 |
| #18 Flight A | 12:30 | Titan Stack – Flight A | 38,500 | 4,000,000 |
| #19 | 12:30 | PL Omaha | 19,800 | – |
| #20 Flight A | 13:00 | GOP Super High Roller – Flight A | 428,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #21 | 15:30 | Aphrodite’s Event (Women’s) | 19,800 | – |
| #18 Flight B | 16:30 | Titan Stack – Flight B | 38,500 | 4,000,000 |
| #22 | 18:30 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot – Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #23 | 19:00 | Satellite to GOP Main Event (Win Your Seat @ 200,000) | 19,800 | Seats GTD |
| #20 Flight B | 20:00 | GOP Super High Roller – Flight B (Turbo) | 428,000 | 4,000,000 |
| #24 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo – Power Button | 16,500 | – |
| #18 Flight C | 20:30 | Titan Stack – Flight C (Turbo) | 38,500 | 4,000,000 |
| #25 | 21:00 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #26 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 4 – Monday, August 24 | ||||
| #18 Final | 12:30 | Titan Stack – Final Day | – | 4,000,000 |
| #20 Final | 12:30 | GOP Super High Roller – Final Day | – | 4,000,000 |
| #27 Flight A/1 | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Flight A/1 | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #28 | 12:45 | PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot – Titan Stack | 33,000 | – |
| #29 | 13:00 | Single Day High Roller – Mystery Bounty | 165,000 | – |
| #31 | 15:00 | Titan Stack – Turbo | 22,000 | – |
| #32 | 17:00 | PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #33 | 18:30 | Turbo – High Roller | 88,000 | – |
| #34 | 19:00 | Satellite to GOP Main Event (Win Your Seat @ 200,000) | 19,800 | Seats GTD |
| #35 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #36 | 21:00 | NL Big O – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #37 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 5 – Tuesday, August 25 | ||||
| #27 Flight A/2 | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Flight A/2 | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #38 | 12:30 | Omaha Dealer’s Choice | 33,000 | – |
| #39 | 12:45 | NL Hold’em | 22,000 | – |
| #40 Flight A | 13:00 | Titan Stack High Roller – Flight A | 275,000 | – |
| #27 Flight B | 14:00 | GOP Main Event – Flight B | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #41 | 15:00 | Titan Stack – Turbo | 22,000 | – |
| #42 | 17:00 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot – Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #43 | 19:00 | Last Chance Satellite to GOP Main Event (Win Your Seat @ 200,000) | 19,800 | Seats GTD |
| #40 Flight B | 20:00 | Titan Stack High Roller – Flight B (Turbo) | 275,000 | – |
| #44 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo – Bomb Pot | 16,500 | – |
| #45 | 21:00 | 6-Card PL Omaha – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #46 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 6 – Wednesday, August 26 | ||||
| #27 Flight C | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Flight C | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #40 Final | 12:30 | Titan Stack High Roller – Final Day | – | – |
| #47 | 12:30 | Medusa’s Head Hunter | 26,400 | – |
| #48 | 12:30 | Omaha Dealer’s Choice | 33,000 | – |
| #49 | 13:00 | Single Day High Roller | 165,000 | – |
| #50 | 18:30 | Big O – Turbo | 19,800 | – |
| #51 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #52 | 21:00 | 5-Card NL Omaha – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #53 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 7 – Thursday, August 27 | ||||
| #27 Flight D | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Flight D | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #54 | 12:45 | GOP Dealer’s Choice | 33,000 | – |
| #55 | 12:45 | NL Hold’em | 22,000 | – |
| #56 | 13:00 | Single Day High Roller | 110,000 | – |
| #57 | 15:00 | Titan Stack – Turbo | 22,000 | – |
| #27 Flight E | 18:00 | GOP Main Event – Flight E | 82,500 | 30,000,000 |
| #58 | 18:30 | NL Single Draw Mix – Turbo | 19,800 | – |
| #59 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo – Super Hold’em (3 Hole Cards) | 16,500 | – |
| #60 | 21:00 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #61 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 8 – Friday, August 28 | ||||
| #27 Day 2 | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Day 2 | – | 30,000,000 |
| #62 Flight A | 12:30 | GOP Mini Main Event – Flight A | 33,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #63 | 12:30 | GOP Mixed Game – Titan Stack | 33,000 | – |
| #64 | 15:00 | Single Day High Roller | 198,000 | – |
| #62 Flight B | 15:30 | GOP Mini Main Event – Flight B | 33,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #65 | 17:00 | GOP Big Bet Dealer’s Choice – Turbo | 19,800 | – |
| #62 Flight C | 18:00 | GOP Mini Main Event – Flight C | 33,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #66 | 18:30 | Turbo – High Roller | 99,000 | – |
| #67 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #62 Flight D | 21:00 | GOP Mini Main Event – Flight D (Turbo) | 33,000 | 3,500,000 |
| #68 | 21:00 | NL Big O – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #69 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 55,000 | – |
| Day 9 – Saturday, August 29 | ||||
| #27 Final | 12:30 | GOP Main Event – Final Day | – | 30,000,000 |
| #62 Final | 12:30 | GOP Mini Main Event – Final Day | – | 3,500,000 |
| #70 Flight A | 12:30 | Kraken Stack – Flight A | 55,000 | 5,000,000 |
| #71 | 12:30 | Limit Triple Draw Mix | 33,000 | – |
| #72 Flight A | 13:00 | GOP High Roller – Flight A | 220,000 | 6,000,000 |
| #70 Flight B | 16:30 | Kraken Stack – Flight B | 55,000 | 5,000,000 |
| #73 | 18:30 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Turbo | 19,800 | – |
| #72 Flight B | 20:00 | GOP High Roller – Flight B (Turbo) | 220,000 | 6,000,000 |
| #74 | 20:00 | Hyper Turbo – Head Hunter | 16,500 | – |
| #70 Flight C | 20:30 | Kraken Stack – Flight C (Turbo) | 55,000 | 5,000,000 |
| #75 | 21:00 | PL Drawmaha Mix – Hyper Turbo | 13,200 | – |
| #76 | 21:30 | Hyper Turbo – High Roller | 77,000 | – |
| Day 10 – Sunday, August 30 | ||||
| #70 Final | 12:30 | Kraken Stack – Final Day | – | 5,000,000 |
| #72 Final | 12:30 | GOP High Roller – Final Day | – | 6,000,000 |
| #77 | 12:30 | The Closer – Mystery Bounty | 26,400 | – |
| #78 | 12:30 | 5-Card PL Omaha – Double Board Bomb Pot | 22,000 | – |
| #79 | 13:00 | Last Chance High Roller | 132,000 | – |
| #80 | 15:00 | Titan Stack – Turbo | 19,800 | – |
| #81 | 15:30 | Big O – Turbo | 16,500 | – |
| #82 | 16:00 | Turbo – High Roller | 66,000 | – |
A Truly Pan-Asian Field
What sets this stop apart is who is showing up. GOP Manila 2026 has drawn strong backing from poker communities well beyond the Philippines, with organizations including Japan Poker Player Services (JPPS), Korea’s Lucky Poker Tour, and Thailand’s Zodiac Series of Poker (ZSOP) all helping bring players into the field. The result is a Main Event that will carry a genuinely international flavor from Flight A onward, with players from Japan, South Korea , and Thailand joining a strong local contingent chasing the same title.
That kind of collaboration between tours and player services is becoming a defining feature of Asia’s poker calendar, and it’s part of what makes GOP’s events feel less like a single country’s series and more like a continental gathering. Bigger, tougher fields tend to follow, and Manila should be no exception this August.
Manila’s Poker Momentum
The timing works in GOP’s favor. Manila has just come off one of the biggest weeks in its poker history, with the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila Main Event drawing a record 1,413 entries and a prize pool of PHP 97,666,560 (~USD 1.6 million), comfortably clearing its own guarantee. Local favorite Mike Takayama took down the title in front of an enormous home rail at Cove Manila, defeating fellow Filipino Florencio Campomanes heads-up after Campomanes staged a comeback from just 0.15 big blinds.
It’s the kind of result that speaks to the depth of poker culture in the city right now, and GOP arrives with that momentum still fresh, another reason the Manila stop is shaping up as one of the most anticipated on the 2026 Asian calendar.
Why Make the Trip
Beyond the tables, GOP Manila is staged inside an integrated resort built for exactly this kind of trip. The tournament floor, accommodation, dining, and entertainment at City of Dreams Manila all sit within walking distance of one another, so there’s no need to navigate city traffic between a deep run and dinner. Entertainment City itself adds rooftop bars, live music, and some of the country’s best dining within a short walk, while Manila’s wider food scene, from Filipino classics to international kitchens, gives players plenty to explore on off days. For those wanting to see more of the city, Intramuros and the historic streets of Binondo are both a short trip away.
The Venue: City of Dreams Manila
The festival is hosted at City of Dreams Manila , one of the Philippines’ flagship integrated resorts, located in Entertainment City in the heart of the capital. The poker action takes place at the Soul Poker Club, a purpose-built card room that has hosted major international events and offers a professional, high-quality environment for the scale of tournament GOP Manila demands. For players new to the Philippines, our Philippines poker guide covers everything you need to plan your trip.
With just over a week to go, satellites are still running, seats are still being won, and the field is only getting stronger. On August 21, the cards go in the air, and Manila becomes the center of Asian poker for ten days.
Somuchpoker On the Ground
Somuchpoker will be on site throughout GOP Manila 2026, bringing live coverage, recaps, and player interviews as the festival unfolds. Follow along for daily updates from the tournament floor as the story of the series takes shape.
Callum Jury is SoMuchPoker's Live Content and Social Media Specialist, reporting live from WSOP and Asia Pacific poker festivals including the APT and PokerStars LIVE series. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, he has covered the Southeast Asian poker circuit since 2025, combining day-by-day tournament reporting with the social and digital content that brings the action to fans.
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