2026 WPT Fall Festival at The Venetian

The 2026 WPT Fall Festival brings World Poker Tour championship action to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas from October 28 through November 15, 2026. The official Venetian festival schedule advertises nearly $4 million in guaranteed tournament prize pools, with the $5,000 WPT Fall Championship serving as the centerpiece.

The festival combines the Championship with lower-priced multi-flight events, one-day tournaments, bounty events, seniors tournaments and satellites. Players planning to enter the Championship should focus on November 5–10; the full festival begins more than a week earlier.

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WPT Fall Festival Dates and Location

The WPT Fall Festival is scheduled for October 28 through November 15, 2026, at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

The Venetian Poker Room is located on Level 2 of the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Palazzo. The room operates 24 hours a day and has 50 tables across approximately 14,000 square feet. Players unfamiliar with the property can review the Angry Aces Poker Venetian Poker Room Guide before traveling.

The poker room is accessible from both The Venetian and The Palazzo portions of the resort. The Palazzo parking garage provides particularly convenient access to the room.

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WPT Fall Festival Schedule Highlights

The official 2026 WPT Fall Festival schedule includes events at several buy-in levels. Highlights include:

• $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em with a $500,000 guarantee, with opening flights October 29–November 1 and a Day 2 restart November 2

• $1,100 one-day No-Limit Hold’em event with a $100,000 guarantee on November 4

• $5,000 WPT Fall Championship with a $2 million guarantee, November 5–10

• $800 one-day No-Limit Hold’em events with $75,000 guarantees

• $400 No-Limit Hold’em bounty events with $15,000 guarantees

• $800 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors event with a $75,000 guarantee on November 11

• $600 multi-flight No-Limit Hold’em event with a $300,000 guarantee, November 12–15

• Additional $600 events and milestone satellites throughout the festival

Players should check the official schedule again before traveling for any changes to event times or tournament operations.

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$5,000 WPT Fall Championship

Event #19, the $5,000 WPT Fall Championship, is the festival’s headline tournament. It carries a $2 million guaranteed prize pool and has three starting flights:

• Day 1A — Thursday, November 5 at 11:10 a.m.

• Day 1B — Friday, November 6 at 11:10 a.m.

• Day 1C — Saturday, November 7 at 11:10 a.m.

Day 2 is scheduled to restart Sunday, November 8 at 11:00 a.m. Day 3 begins Monday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m., with play scheduled to continue until six players remain. The final day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 at 11:00 a.m. The final table is scheduled to stream on PokerGO.

The official WPT Fall Festival event schedule lists the Championship’s current starting-flight and restart information.

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WPT Fall Championship Starting Stack, Levels and Registration

WPT lists a 50,000-chip starting stack and 60-minute levels for the Championship starting flights and Day 2. Official sources conflict on Day 3: WPT’s online schedule lists 90-minute levels, while The Venetian’s published Championship structure lists 60-minute levels. The structure lists 60-minute final-day levels, reduced to 30 minutes heads-up. Confirm the applicable Day 3 levels with tournament staff.

Each starting flight begins at 11:10 a.m. The WPT schedule lists 8:10 p.m. as the late-registration time for each flight.

The current online event listings provide those details, but players should still confirm re-entry rules, any applicable action-clock procedures and the complete blind structure with the official event materials or tournament staff. Rules from other Venetian or WPT events should not be assumed to apply to this Championship.

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Other Major Multi-Day Events

The festival opens with a $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em tournament carrying a $500,000 guarantee. Its four starting flights are scheduled for October 29 through November 1, followed by Day 2 on November 2.

The official structure sheet linked from The Venetian’s schedule lists 40,000 starting chips, 40-minute levels, a big blind ante and late registration through nine levels plus the following break. The posted schedule lists approximately 5:55 p.m. as the late-registration time for each starting flight. Each flight is scheduled to continue until approximately 12.5% of its field remains; players who bag chips for Day 2 may not enter a later flight.

A second major multi-flight event begins November 12. The $600 No-Limit Hold’em tournament carries a $300,000 guarantee and includes six opening flights, including a turbo flight on November 14. Day 2 is scheduled for November 15. Players should consult the specific structure for their chosen flight because level lengths and registration times vary.

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Satellites Into the WPT Fall Championship

The festival includes $550 milestone satellites awarding direct entries into the $5,000 Championship. Satellites begin November 4, with published seat guarantees varying by event. The November 7 turbo milestone satellite is listed with two seats guaranteed.

Earlier in the festival, $140 milestone satellites award entries into the $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event. Check the official festival schedule for each satellite’s start time, seat guarantee and structure.

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Tournament Registration and Rules

The Venetian’s published festival structure sheets state that its poker-room tournaments use TDA rules. Published structures also require players to be at least 21 years old, have a Venetian Rewards card and present valid identification when collecting tournament winnings.

Registration closing times and re-entry rules depend on the individual event. For the WPT Fall Championship, the WPT schedule lists an 8:10 p.m. late-registration time for each starting flight. Players should confirm the precise registration and re-entry procedures for the event they plan to play before entering.

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Structure Sheets and Official Updates

The Venetian links available structure sheets from individual events on its WPT Fall Festival schedule. These sheets can provide starting chips, blind levels, registration rules, fees and tournament-specific procedures.

The Venetian now links the Championship structure sheet from Event #19. It includes the blind structure and tournament rules. Its Day 3 level length differs from WPT’s online schedule, so players should confirm that point before playing.

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The Venetian Poker Room

The Venetian Poker Room is located at The Palazzo on Level 2 of the Grand Canal Shoppes. It is open 24 hours daily and has 50 tables across approximately 14,000 square feet. The room also offers ring games outside tournament hours.

Its location near The Palazzo garage can be useful during a long series when players expect to make repeated trips to and from the property.

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Parking for Tournament Players

The Palazzo parking garage is the most direct parking option for the poker room. The resort identifies Level P2 as poker-room parking.

The Venetian’s published parking information currently lists:

• Registered hotel guests: $20 per day

• Non-hotel guests Monday–Thursday: $20 per day

• Non-hotel guests Friday–Sunday: $25 per day

• Valet parking: $40 per day

• Event parking rates may apply

Poker-room players who play at least three hours in a tournament or ring game can receive complimentary self-parking for that day. Visit a poker-room supervisor at the end of the session to confirm qualification. Parking rates and event policies can change, so check the posted information when you arrive.

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Food and Amenities

The Venetian Poker Room is within the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Palazzo, giving players access to resort dining and other amenities without leaving the property.

The poker room advertises food-ordering options for players. During a long tournament day, check the event’s scheduled breaks before making dining plans; break lengths can vary by structure.

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Practical Planning for the WPT Fall Festival

Players traveling specifically for the $5,000 WPT Fall Championship can plan around the three November 5–7 starting flights rather than arriving for the October 28 festival opening. Players seeking a longer tournament trip can consider the $1,100 event immediately before the Championship or the $600 multi-flight event that closes the festival.

Before traveling:

• Confirm the latest start time for your event on the official schedule.

• Check the available structure and registration details for your specific event.

• Confirm re-entry rules directly with tournament staff when they are not published.

• Obtain or bring access to your Venetian Rewards account.

• Bring valid identification.

• Check current parking procedures.

• Allow additional arrival time for large-field starting flights.

• Recheck the schedule shortly before traveling for any changes.