2026 Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza IV Tournament Guide

The 2026 Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza IV runs November 16–December 23 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The festival combines smaller buy-in daily tournaments with several multi-flight events, led by the $2,200 PokerAtlas Championship Title Event on December 12–14 with a $1 million guarantee.

The Venetian advertises more than $3.6 million in guaranteed prize pools across the full festival. That figure is the series total; the featured PokerAtlas championship has its own separate $1 million guarantee.

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Tournament Overview

• Series: DeepStack Extravaganza IV

• Venue: The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

• Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

• Full series dates: November 16–December 23, 2026

• Featured championship: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em PokerAtlas Championship Title Event

• Championship dates: December 12–14, 2026

• Championship guarantee: $1,000,000

• Schedule: Published by The Venetian

• Times: Local Las Vegas time

The festival spans Thanksgiving and much of December, so players can choose a short visit around a particular event or build a longer trip around several tournaments.

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Official Schedule and Festival Highlights

The official DeepStack Extravaganza IV schedule lists each tournament's date, starting time, event number, buy-in and advertised guarantee where applicable.

The opening $300 No-Limit Hold'em tournament has a $75,000 guarantee. Its four starting flights take place November 16–17, with Day 2 scheduled for November 18.

The December schedule contains several of the festival's larger guaranteed events:

• December 3–6: $800 No-Limit Hold'em with a $500,000 guarantee.

• December 12–14: $2,200 PokerAtlas Championship Title Event with a $1 million guarantee.

• December 13–15: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors with a $300,000 guarantee, restricted to players age 50 and older.

• December 17–20: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em with a $500,000 guarantee.

• December 20–23: $600 No-Limit Hold'em with a $150,000 guarantee.

These guarantees belong to separate tournaments. They should not be combined into a single Main Event prize pool.

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Choosing a Starting Flight

Multi-flight tournaments require attention to the full event number and restart date. A flight is an entry point into the same tournament, rather than a separate event with a separate guarantee.

Players should plan for the possibility of advancing beyond their starting day. A trip scheduled only around Day 1 can create a conflict if the tournament continues after their planned departure.

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$2,200 PokerAtlas Championship Title Event

Event 47 is the festival's featured $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em championship, carrying a $1 million guarantee. The published schedule provides two starting flights on Saturday, December 12:

• Day 1A: December 12 at 10:10 a.m.

• Day 1B: December 12 at 6:10 p.m.

• Day 2: December 13 at 1 p.m.

• Day 3: December 14 at 11 a.m.

The schedule identifies Day 2 as playing down to the final seven, followed by the streamed final table on Day 3.

The championship dates are December 12–14, not the festival's full November 16–December 23 date range. The Main Event buy-in and guarantee shown with this guide refer to this featured championship.

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Championship Satellites

The schedule lists $260 milestone satellites awarding direct entry to Event 47. Qualifiers are scheduled for December 10–12, including turbo satellites closer to the championship's opening flights.

A satellite entry is a qualifying attempt rather than a direct championship buy-in. Players considering this route should check the specific satellite's starting time and rules before committing to it.

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Side Events and Other Formats

No-Limit Hold'em makes up much of the schedule, but the festival also includes Pot-Limit Omaha, Big O, bounty tournaments, seniors events and LIPS programming.

For example, the December 3 schedule includes a $600 Big O tournament with a $25,000 guarantee. The December 10 lineup includes an $800 LIPS Ladies tournament with a $40,000 guarantee, alongside championship satellites and other events.

Players entering a restricted tournament should check its eligibility conditions separately. Seniors and ladies events have entry conditions that do not apply to every tournament in the festival.

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Registration and Tournament Preparation

Before entering, confirm the starting stack, blind levels, late-registration cutoff, re-entry policy and any qualification rules for the specific event. Those terms can differ between tournaments and should not be inferred from a neighboring event or a previous Venetian festival.

Use the current Venetian DeepStack tournament information and the event schedule when planning a visit. If a structure or registration condition is not published there, obtain it from the poker room before buying in.

For newer tournament players, reviewing blinds, antes and the dealer button can help clarify the forced bets and changing costs of each orbit.

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Finding the Poker Room and Parking

The Venetian's poker room is at The Palazzo, on Level 2 of the Grand Canal Shoppes. Its official poker room page lists 50 tables and 24-hour operation.

The Palazzo self-parking garage provides access to the room. The Venetian currently advertises complimentary self-parking for non-registered hotel guests who play at least three hours in its tournaments or cash games. Confirm the current validation process and eligibility before relying on that benefit.

The Angry Aces Venetian Poker Room Guide provides additional information about the room and its regular poker offerings.

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Planning a DeepStack Extravaganza IV Visit

Choose events by their own buy-ins, guarantees and day-by-day schedules. Some events overlap: the featured championship continues as the seniors tournament begins. Players planning multiple entries should consider possible Day 2 commitments rather than looking only at starting flights.

Recheck the official schedule before traveling and again before entering. Keep the festival dates, championship dates and individual restart times separate when arranging transportation and time away from home.