RPT Grand Final Arrives in Hanoi With VND 99 Billion in Guarantees
The Royal Poker Tour V Grand Final arrives at Royal Poker Club in Hanoi, Viet Nam, from November 30 to December 11, with 85 trophies on offer across 12 days and a combined guarantee of VND 99 billion (~USD 3.8 million).
The festival closes the 2026 calendar for the Royal Poker Tour (RPT), and the headline act is a VND 25 billion (~USD 960,000) guaranteed Main Event.
Around it sit multi-flight championships, a run of high rollers, daily tournaments and satellites, plus a fresh set of trophies for the winners.
The Throne Awaits: Three New Trophies Revealed
Under the tagline "The Throne Awaits", RPT has unveiled a series of new gold tiger trophies for the Grand Final. The centrepiece is a crowned tiger standing on an open treasure chest, flanked by a tiger leaping from a golden rock and a roaring tiger bust on a plinth.
High Roller Early Bird Packages: 15 Slots Only
Players planning to take on the high roller series can lock in an Early Bird package, with just 15 slots available. There are three tiers, each bundling a set of high roller events with the option of hotel accommodation.
Package | Events | With Hotel | Without Hotel |
|---|---|---|---|
Platinum | 8 | 12 nights: VND 545 million (~USD 20,962) | VND 525 million (~USD 20,193) |
Gold | 6 | 10 nights: VND 490 million (~USD 18,847) | VND 473 million (~USD 18,193) |
Silver | 5 | 8 nights: VND 424 million (~USD 16,308) | VND 410.5 million (~USD 15,789) |
The tiers build on one another:
Silver: Super Star Challenge, High Roller Prime, Super High Roller, High Roller Megastack and High Roller The Finale.
Gold: Everything in Silver, plus the High Roller Championship.
Platinum: Everything in Gold, plus the High Roller Opener and High Roller Deepstack.
Hotel packages are based at Dream Hotel & Apartment on Nguyen Luong Bang Street in Hanoi and include airport pickup, a VIP dedicated line for buy-ins and daily breakfast, subject to the number of nights booked.
Players wanting something different can request a custom package. USD prices are indicative only, with final amounts calculated at the exchange rate on the day of the transaction.
Bookings are handled through the hotline on 032 632 5686, which is also available via Telegram and Zalo.
Schedule Highlights
The Grand Final starts on Monday, November 30 with the RPT Grand Opener and the High Roller Opener, then builds through the Mini Main Event, the RPT Championship and the Super Star Challenge before the Main Event takes over in the second week.
Event | Dates | Buy-in (incl. fee) | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
RPT Grand Opener | Nov 30 to Dec 2 | VND 6.6 million (~USD 254) | VND 8 billion (~USD 308,000) |
RPT High Roller Opener | Nov 30 to Dec 1 | VND 22 million (~USD 846) | VND 3 billion (~USD 115,000) |
RPT Mini Main Event x ISOP | Dec 2 to 4 | VND 13.2 million (~USD 508) | VND 10 billion (~USD 385,000) |
RPT Championship | Dec 4 to 7 | VND 22 million (~USD 846) | VND 12 billion (~USD 462,000) |
RPT Super Star Challenge | Dec 4 to 5 | VND 150 million (~USD 5,769) | VND 5 billion (~USD 192,000) |
RPT Super High Roller | Dec 7 to 8 | VND 109 million (~USD 4,192) | VND 3 billion (~USD 115,000) |
RPT Main Event | Dec 7 to 11 | VND 33 million (~USD 1,269) | VND 25 billion (~USD 960,000) |
RPT High Roller The Finale | Dec 10 to 11 | VND 55 million (~USD 2,115) | VND 5 billion (~USD 192,000) |
The RPT Main Event plays across five flights from December 7 to 9, three regular and two turbo, each starting with 50,000 chips. Day 2 follows on December 10, with the final day beginning at 12:00 on December 11.
The tournament schedule may be revised without advance notice.
The full day-by-day schedule, buy-ins and registration details are available on the RPT Grand Final 2026 festival page.
A Royal Appointment in Hanoi
All events take place at Royal Poker Club, on floors 2 to 4 of the VHome Building at 195 Kham Thien Street in Hanoi, the capital of Viet Nam.
Visitors heading over for the festival can read more about the country's poker scene on our Viet Nam page.
Follow Somuchpoker on Facebook and Instagram for all the updates from Hanoi.
About the Editor
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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