CoinPoker launched its Global Online Poker Championship over the weekend, that includes a mixed $50 million assured prize pool throughout the entire schedule. The 37-day sequence options over 700 occasions throughout three areas and runs by means of Sept. 28.
The competition is anchored by a $3 million assured Main Event with a $530 buy-in. It is supported by a $1 million assured Global Main with a $55 buy-in and a $250,000 assured Mini Main with an $11 buy-in.
Despite a quick technical disruption, they topped the primary few champions, together with one of many sport’s most feared gamers taking down the excessive curler. Jesse Lonis scored the sequence’ first title, topping 83 gamers within the $5,200 no-limit maintain’em excessive curler on the opening day of the sequence. He secured $153,400 and a Gold GOPC medal.
Just shipped the @CoinPoker_OFF High Roller Opening Ceremony 5k for $153,000🏆 🦍 pic.twitter.com/Be0fI1xBMD
— Jesse Lonis (@JesseLonis) August 24, 2026
The match’s high 18 spots left with a payday, however a money wasn’t simple to come back by. The subject featured a number of high poker execs, together with Patrick Leonard, Benjamin ‘Bencb’ Rolle, and Seth Davies. Alejandro Lococo additionally performed the occasion earlier than his scheduled Las Vegas look on PokerGO’s High Stakes Poker alongside CoinPoker ambassador Yoh Viral.
The 18 gamers making the cash included illusory, Birnherd, HevadKhan, and Battle of Malta Online fundamental occasion runner up LelouchLamperouge.
Jesse ‘DangerousGorilla22’ Lonis takes down a Gold GOPC medal and $153,400 for first within the $5,200 NLH 7max occasion. pic.twitter.com/cq0WFPxqyQ
— CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026
I’ll be enjoying on High Stakes Poker: the very present that received me hooked on poker virtually 20 years in the past.
Representing Team @CoinPoker_OFF 🔥
In like 20 hours from now… 5 PM Las Vegas 🇺🇸 / 2 AM Paris 🇫🇷
Watch stay totally free on @PokerGO’s YouTube channel. pic.twitter.com/YZOtvFeaD3— YoH ViraL (@YoHViral) August 25, 2026
Ryan Riske claimed an early victory in a separate excessive curler occasion, taking residence practically $58,000.
Maybe I ought to play extra Sundays @CoinPoker_OFF pic.twitter.com/xyQRTqWE36
— Ryan Riske (@PokerWithRiske) August 24, 2026
Winners Net Combined Six-Figures In Other Opening Events
Other opening weekend victors included “iloveMyHand” securing $63,600 within the $530 Opening Ceremony and “BlackJes” profitable $52,500 within the $150 CoinMasters occasion.
CoinPoker is making use of entry reductions for 3-Bet Club members on eligible GOPC flights. Members acquired a 30 % worth discount on a beginning flight for the $11 Global Mini Main. The operator additionally dropped the entry charge on the $109 CoinMasters DOGE occasion to $89 for membership members.
$25k for first place on this $109 occasion discounted to $89 for 3-Bet Club members. 10 minutes of late reg remaining: https://t.co/gWzPtsYMVQ pic.twitter.com/jc0FSQ0EiU
— CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026
Connection points disrupted GOPC tournaments on the night time of August 23. CoinPoker restarted all affected tournaments after resolving the server issues and confirmed compensation for impacted gamers. The operator directed any gamers experiencing ongoing points after the restart to contact the help workforce.
If your match resumed and you continue to had another form of difficulty following that, please attain out out of your registered electronic mail to help@coinpoker.com and we’ll fastidiously assessment the hand histories on your account from the purpose of tonight’s points onwards, thanks. https://t.co/YD3Qul0wJZ
— CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026
