The summer poker season is underway in Las Vegas.
The 56th edition of the World Series of Poker begins Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, and several other tournament series have started with professionals and skilled amateur players taking a seat.
Here is a look at the notable tournament series taking place:
Wynn
The Wynn Summer Classic started Wednesday and runs July 14 with more than $40 million in total guaranteed prize pools.
The highlight of the series is the Summer Championship that starts June 26 and includes a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. The final table for that event is set for July 2.
$40,000,000+ in Guarantees, including the $10 Million Summer Championship.
As well as:
$1M GTD Seniors
$1M GTD PLO Mystery Bounty
$2M GTD NLH Mystery Bounty+ A Ladies High Roller & a Multi-Day Progressive Knock Out https://t.co/Ep9nVzo8JI pic.twitter.com/QecIpMnX59
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) March 28, 2025
The Venetian
The DeepStack Championship Poker Series runs through July 31 with nearly $21 million in guaranteed prize pools.
The $1,600 buy-in Seniors tournament runs June 18 to 23 and includes a $2 million guaranteed prize pool, the largest on the schedule. The $1,600 buy-in No-limit Hold’em UltimateStack event from June 25 to 29 has a $1.5 million total guaranteed prize pool and is one of nine final tables that will be streamed on subscription service PokerGo.
DeepStack Championship Poker Series kicks off today and runs through July 31, featuring nearly $21 Million in guaranteed tournament prize pools
Nine @PokerGO streamed final tables
Structures: https://t.co/Ovwtxt9cuZ pic.twitter.com/KiK2UOFdcf
— Venetian Poker Room (@VenetianPoker) May 19, 2025
Aria
The ARIA Poker Classic Summer Series runs May 28 to July 13 and includes more than $15 million in guaranteed prize pools for the 46 trophy events.
The $3,500 buy-in BetMGM Poker Championship highlights the series. The No-limit Hold’em tournament offers a $3 million guaranteed prize pool, and the final table will be streamed July 4 on PokerGO.
The 2025 ARIA Poker Classic returns May 28th – July 13th featuring 46 trophy events and over $15M in guarantees!
The highlight of the series will again be our $3,500 $3M GTD @BetMGMPoker Championship with the FT live-streamed on @PokerGO July 4th. pic.twitter.com/TK0MYGTQG8
— ARIA Poker (@ARIAPoker) April 17, 2025
Golden Nugget
The Grand Poker Series kicks off Tuesday and goes until July 2 with almost $5 million in total guaranteed prize pools.
The $400 Championship Main Event starts June 18 and includes a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Grand Poker Series updated structures. Notable changes include:
All 12pm mix games now 30K starting chips, 30 minute lvls/40 FT
5pm mix games 25K starting chips 20 minute lvls/25 FT. ⬇️https://t.co/aKRw5YyVs3Full schedule ⬇️
https://t.co/hLYF0fBlRmLearn more on @PokerNews… pic.twitter.com/tI0zzs86U3
— GNLV Poker (@GNLVpoker) May 17, 2025
MGM Grand
The Summer Poker Festival goes Friday to July 6 and has 152 events with more than $4.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.
The series will host the Moneymaker Tour Main Event starting July 1 with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
MGM Grand LV 2025 Summer Poker Festival – May 23rd to July 6th
152 events
Over $4.5M in guaranteed prize moneyWe are also thrilled to welcome back the Moneymaker Tour and the $1M Guarantee Moneymaker Main Event!@SWPique @ThePokerBoss @CMONEYMAKER @MoneymakerTour pic.twitter.com/v5Hh9Ofo0L
— MGM Grand Poker LV (@MGMGrandPoker) April 21, 2025
Orleans
The Orleans Summer Open runs Friday to July 13 and has $3.8 million in guaranteed prize pools
The $800 buy-in No-limit Hold’em Main Event begins July 2 and has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Looking for direct links to our schedule and structures? We’ve got QR codes for that! pic.twitter.com/6AHowcGt1P
— OrleansPokerRoom (@OrleansPokerRo1) May 13, 2025
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