WSOP Circuit Returns to Choctaw Durant With 18 Rings and $1 Million Main Event
The Oklahoma stop runs through Nov. 9, with a $200,000 Mini Main Event and a $250,000-guaranteed Gargantuan also on the slate.
- Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant is hosting a 13-day WSOP Circuit series through Nov. 9.
- The $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event carries a $1 million guarantee and starts with two flights on Nov. 6 and 7.
- A $1,100 Mini Main Event offers a $200,000 guarantee, while the $400 Gargantuan guarantees $250,000.
- The venue’s November 2022 Circuit stop had 16 ring events and more than $1.6 million in advertised guarantees.
- Eligible 2026 Circuit ring winners receive a $5,000 package for WSOP Paradise in The Bahamas.
The World Series of Poker Circuit is back at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, for a 13-day stop running through Nov. 9. The festival has 18 official gold-ring events, led by a $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
The Main Event has two starting flights: Flight A begins Friday, Nov. 6, and Flight B follows Saturday, Nov. 7. A $1,100 Mini Main Event begins Nov. 5 with a $200,000 guarantee.
The early schedule opens with a $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack. Other ring events include a $400 Gargantuan with a $250,000 guarantee, plus Ladies, Seniors, Big O and further No-Limit Hold’em tournaments.
Choctaw is a longtime Circuit destination that draws players from across the southern United States. The casino’s Durant poker room has more than 30 tables, and the property is about 90 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport.
The venue previously hosted a November 2022 Circuit series with 16 ring events and more than $1.6 million in guarantees. That stop also used a $1,700, $1 million-guaranteed Main Event, while its Gargantuan carried a $200,000 guarantee.
WSOP says winners of eligible 2026 Circuit ring events, including qualifying online events, receive a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package. The package includes entry to Flight A of the $2,750 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty and complimentary accommodations at Baha Mar in The Bahamas. WSOP Paradise runs Dec. 2-17 with $120 million in combined guarantees.
Earlier coverage
- WSOP Circuit Returns to Hard Rock Tulsa With 18 Ring Events Aug 19, 2026
- WSOP Circuit Online Returns With 12 Rings and $1.4 Million in Guarantees Aug 6, 2026
- Turning Stone Opens $3 Million WSOP Circuit Stop in New Tournament Room Oct 13, 2026
- WSOP Circuit Returns to Harrah’s Pompano Beach With 18 Ring Events Oct 2, 2026
