playTSOGO Poker Series (PS17) · Johannesburg
SA Poker Open 2026
11 Sept – 8 Nov 2026 · Montecasino, South Africa
Schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2026 | SA Poker Open Main Event | — | ZAR 4,000,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | High Roller | — | ZAR 2,000,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | The Hendon Mob SA Millions | ZAR 9,000 | ZAR 1,500,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | ShuffleUp Poker Championship | — | ZAR 1,000,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Mini Main Maxi | — | ZAR 750,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Deep Stack Classic | — | ZAR 600,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | The Ultimate Tournament | — | ZAR 500,000 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Super High Roller Freezeout | ZAR 100,000 | — |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Mini High Roller | — | — |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Mystery Bounty Turbo | — | — |
| 11 Sept 2026 | One Day One Life | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
When is the SA Poker Open 2026?
11 September to 8 November 2026 at Montecasino in Fourways, Johannesburg, as the seventeenth playTSOGO Poker Series.
How much is guaranteed?
Tsogo Sun guarantees more than R10 million across the series and expects around R23 million in total prize pools. The Main Event alone carries a R4 million guarantee.
What is the biggest buy-in?
The R100,000 Super High Roller Freezeout, expanded for this edition to a maximum of 36 players with a 500,000 starting stack, 60-minute levels and no re-entries.
Source: Tsogo Sun - playTSOGO Poker Series (series name, dates 11 September to 8 November 2026, Montecasino as venue, more than R10 million in guarantees, and the flagship guarantees for the Main Event (R4m), High Roller (R2m), ShuffleUp Poker ), retrieved 2026-10-23. Last checked 2026-10-23. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.