Weekend Poker Tournaments Guide (Oct 31–Nov 2, 2026)

What's on this weekend

The biggest story of the weekend is Battle of Malta's Fall Edition, which is deep into its run at Casino Malta in St. Julian's and carries a record €1.5 million guarantee on its €600 Main Event — the largest guarantee in the festival's history, part of a €2 million total guaranteed across the series. Players chasing value with a modest buy-in should look here first.

Over in Las Vegas, the WPT Fall Festival at The Venetian keeps grinding through its long schedule. Saturday brings the $1,100 NLH Event #4 with a $500,000 guarantee, while the recurring $400 NLH Bounty event (running weekly through Nov 8) guarantees $15,000 — a solid low-stakes option for weekend grinders who want bounty action without a huge buy-in.

Building toward next week

Several tournaments that start over the weekend stretch into the following days. The MSPT Riverside Festival Main Event at Riverside Casino in Iowa kicks off Nov 3 with a $1,110 buy-in and a $300,000 guarantee, while WSOP Circuit stops at Choctaw Casino (Durant, OK) and Hollywood Casino Columbus (Ohio) are both mid-run through early November, giving regional grinders plenty of flights to fire.

For those planning further ahead, the WPT Fall Championship (Event #19) lands Nov 7-8 at The Venetian with a hefty $5,000 buy-in and a $2,000,000 guarantee — the festival's marquee event — followed by the $800 NLH Event #26 on Nov 8 guaranteeing $75,000.

Best value picks

If you're weighing where to put your bankroll this weekend, three events stand out for value relative to buy-in:

• Battle of Malta Main Event (€600 buy-in, €1.5M guarantee) — the clear standout ratio of the weekend.
• WPT $400 NLH Bounty ($400 buy-in, $15,000 guarantee) — low entry, weekly recurrence through Nov 8.
• WSOP Circuit Grand Victoria Main Event ($1,700 buy-in, $600,000 guarantee, starting Nov 5) — a strong Midwest option worth planning around if you're staying into next week.

Other poker news this week

Away from the felts, Adrian Mateos claimed the 2026 Poker Masters Purple Jacket on points despite five stone-bubble finishes, while Sean Winter took down the $51,000 finale for $620,000. The Global Poker Awards is also returning after a year off, moving to Baha Mar in the Bahamas on December 4 during WSOP Paradise — its first time outside Las Vegas since 2019. Meanwhile, partypoker confirmed its next Tour stop in Cork, Ireland (Nov 9-15), its first partypoker-branded event alongside the Irish Poker Festival, and PokerStars previewed its Halloween-weekend Spooky Sunday Specials as a warm-up to its online season finale.

A note on dates

Tournament schedules, guarantees and starting flights can shift on short notice. Always confirm current dates, buy-ins and guarantees directly on the operator's official site before planning your weekend around any of these events.