888 Hosts 40-Event PokerNews Online

The 2026 PokerNews Online Championship on 888 runs Oct 18 to 27 with 40 events, buy-ins from $8.80 to $525 and just under $800,000 guaranteed.
The 2026 PokerNews Online Championship runs on 888poker from Oct 18 to 27, with 40 events and just under $800,000 in guaranteed prizes across buy-ins from $8.80 to $525.
Every day of the series has at least three tournaments, and Sundays Oct 18 and 25 bring 13 combined events. Formats include traditional MTTs, deep stacks, PKOs and Mystery Bounties.
Two Main Events
- $25 Mystery Mini Main: $50,000 guarantee, multiple Day 1 flights from Oct 18, Day 2 on Oct 26
- $250 Mystery Bounty Main: $250,000 guarantee, multiple Day 1 flights, Day 2 on Oct 26, final eight return on Oct 27 to play to a winner
The Main Event final table will be streamed live on 888's Twitch channel.
The $109 Mystery Opening Event on Oct 18 carries an $80,000 guarantee, the second-largest of the series behind the Mystery Main Event.
Full Schedule
Oct 17 to Oct 22
Oct 23 to Oct 27
Satellites
888 is running satellites and step qualifiers before and during the series, starting from $0.10.
Recent 888 Series
The Championship follows 888's XL Autumn Series, which finished a couple of weeks earlier with 41 tournaments and $300,000 in guarantees. Last year's PokerNews Online Championship on 888 played out in February with $1,000,000 in guarantees and a $300,000 GTD Main Event.
FAQ
- It runs from Oct 18 to 27 with 40 events and just under $800,000 in guarantees.