CoinPoker‘s first Global Online Poker Championship has paid out $60M+ against a $50,000,000 guarantee with four days still to play. More than $10M in prize pools remains on the schedule before the $530 Main Event Day 2 on Monday 28 September.
The running total stood at $59.81M after 29 days, and the weekly payouts have risen every week: $12.96M, then $14.41M, then $15.28M. Friday's card alone lists a $500,000 Weekender, a $1M Global Main and CoinMasters events in all three regions.
The $3,000,000 Main Event, the fourth $1M CoinMillion and a $10,300 High Roller Championship are all still to be decided. Our earlier guide covers the full GOPC schedule and medal system, so this piece covers what the series has actually produced.
Where these numbers come from. Payouts, entries and player counts are CoinPoker's own weekly recap figures, and the $60M+ line is its 25 September announcement. Results and guarantees were re-checked on 25 September, and the client schedule is final.
Championship Weekend: More Than $10M Still to Play
Friday opens the Championship Weekend with Day 1 flights, Sunday carries the biggest single-day card of the series, and Monday is all Day 2s. Times below are UTC.
| Event | Date | Time (UTC) | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weekender Day 1 | Fri 25 Sep | 15:30 / 18:30 / 22:05 | $125 / $55 / $11 | $500,000 / $250,000 / $50,000 |
| Weekend of Legends (Asia) | Fri 25 Sep | 09:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 | $55 / $15 / $5.50 | $50,000 / $25,000 / $10,000 |
| Main Event Day 1 flights | Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep | 17:30 | $530 | Part of $3,000,000 |
| Main Event Last Chance flights | Sun 27 Sep | 12:30 / 17:30 / 20:30 | $530 | Part of $3,000,000 |
| CoinMillion GOPC Edition Day 1 | Sun 27 Sep | 16:30 | $215 | $1,000,000 |
| CoinMasters BITCOIN | Sun 27 Sep | 17:05 | $150 | $400,000 |
| High Roller Championship | Sun 27 Sep | 18:05 | $10,300 | $500,000 |
| Global Championship Day 1 | Sun 27 Sep | 19:05 | $2,100 / $215 / $25 | $400,000 / $200,000 / $40,000 |
| Main Event Turbo Final Flight | Mon 28 Sep | 13:05 | $530 | Part of $3,000,000 |
| CoinMillion Day 2 | Mon 28 Sep | 16:30 | Qualified | $1,000,000 |
| CoinMasters BTC High Roller Day 2 | Mon 28 Sep | 17:05 | Qualified | $1,000,000 |
| Main Event Day 2 | Mon 28 Sep | 17:30 | Qualified | $3,000,000 |
CoinPoker's Friday graphic also lists the $55 Global Main and $11 Global Mini Main with flights at 12:30, 17:30 and 20:30 UTC. CoinMasters SHIBA editions run in every region, with $60,000 guaranteed at the $109 European buy-in and $25,000 for the Asian and LATAM versions.
The Asian slot at 12:08 UTC dates from when CoinMasters Asia was added to the schedule in 2025. Sunday then stacks the regional championships on top of the majors.
| Sunday 27 Sep | Time (UTC) | Buy-ins | Guarantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Championship | 15:30 | $1,050 / $109 / $15 | $300,000 / $150,000 / $30,000 |
| Sunday CoinHunter PKO | 16:05 | $530 | $250,000 |
| PLO Freestyle High Roller | 18:30 | $5,200 / $530 / $55 / $5.50 | $150,000 / $50,000 / $10,000 / $1,500 |
| Big Weekender Final and Weekender Final | 19:30 | $125 / $55 | $500,000 / $250,000 |
How the $50M Guarantee Was Beaten Before the Main Event Played
The series guarantee was covered inside 25 days. CoinPoker's recap to 20 September put cumulative payouts at $59.81M, up from $44.52M a week earlier and $30.11M the week before that.
| Checkpoint | Cumulative paid | Entries | Unique players | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 days (to 6 Sep) | $30.11M | 804,268 | 31,373 | 162 |
| 22 days (to 13 Sep) | $44.52M | 1,185,338 | 37,100 | 165 |
| 29 days (to 20 Sep) | $59.81M | 1,615,053 | 42,585 | 168 |
By then the series had settled 4,923 tournaments: 1,558 events, 2,701 satellites and 422 Day 1 flights. More than 14.4 million tournament hands had been dealt, and the room reported concurrent player peaks of 27,000+ on 6 September and 30,000 two weeks later.
Not every event covered its number. The room said 50 tournaments overlaid in Week 3 alone, and its recaps track how many guarantees were beaten each week.
| Week | Guaranteed events | Guarantees beaten | Paid above guarantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 (31 Aug to 6 Sep) | 433 | 380 | $1.81M |
| Week 3 (7 to 13 Sep) | 434 | 384 | $2.11M |
| Week 4 (14 to 20 Sep) | 434 | 352 | $1.73M |
An overlay is money added by the room, and our strategy guide explains how overlay changes a tournament's value for whoever is in the field. Week 4 had the most misses and still finished $1.73M above its advertised guarantees.
The template was set in May. We previewed the $25M World Poker Masters that paid $48M before it ran, and the GOPC is now the third CoinPoker series this year to clear its guarantee with days to spare.
Three CoinMillions, Three Prize Pools Past $1M
Each Sunday CoinMillion has met or beaten its $1,000,000 guarantee. The 13 September edition drew 5,321 entries, the largest field the tournament has ever had.
| Edition | Entries | Prize pool | Winner | First prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September | 4,986 | $1,000,000 | fish2025 | $119,500 |
| 13 September | 5,321 | $1.06M | FINALVERDICT7 | $123,979 |
| 20 September | 5,181 | $1.03M | GBortoleto | $121,753 |
The 6 September field was 3,628 unique players with 1,358 re-entries, and 772 places were paid. The 20 September podium was completed by BustinDaNut69 for $76,989 and Pipsis for $55,436, who had qualified from a $25 satellite.
Six $5,200 High Rollers Decided, One $25,500 Result Outstanding
Six $5,200 events have produced published winners. Jesse Lonis, a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, took the opening one on 23 August for $153,400, CoinPoker's figure, from 83 entries.
Lonis, who won his first Triton title in Monte Carlo in November 2024, is the best-known name on the board. The later $5,200 events went to screen names.
| Event | Date | Entries | Winner | First prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,200 High Roller Opening Ceremony | 23 Aug | 83 | Jesse Lonis | $153,400 |
| $5,200 High Roller 8-Max Championship | Week 2 | Not published | FlawlessVictory | $160,000 |
| $5,200 Gold Standard | 6 Sep | 61 | disshitconfusing | $93,940 |
| $5,200 Gold Standard | 13 Sep | 57 | Mario Mosböck | $87,780 |
| $5,200 PLO Freestyle High Roller | 13 Sep | Not published | BevyOfBlank | $72,440 |
| $5,200 Record Breaker High Roller | 20 Sep | 119 | shortbtc1* | $128,249 |
*Heads-up deal. Runner-up welcometoconair took $131,231, more than the official winner, from a $595,000 prize pool.
Mosböck is one of CoinPoker's two Team Europe ambassadors and beat a 57-entry field for a $285,000 pool. The 8-Max Championship carried the $500,000 guarantee and produced the largest first prize of the six.
The one gap is the $25,500 Super High Roller Championship, played on 22 September with $1,000,000 guaranteed. As of 25 September, CoinPoker has not published a winner, an entry count or a prize pool for it.
Satellite Runs: $15 Into $66,350
The largest return of the series came in the $150 CoinMasters BITCOIN special on the final Sunday before Championship Weekend. POCHAMA won it for $66,350 from a $15 satellite seat, a return CoinPoker put at 4,422 times, and the event drew 3,561 entries for a $500,000 pool.
| Player | Seat cost | Won | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| POCHAMA | $15 | $66,350 | $150 CoinMasters BITCOIN, 20 Sep |
| Doritos23 | $25 | $78,219 | CoinMillion |
| Pipsis | $25 | $55,436 | CoinMillion, 20 Sep, third place |
| Nicoyamx | $15 | $20,968 | Not stated |
Satellites and Steps into the Main Event run until the Turbo final flight on Monday. For the mechanics of converting a small ticket, see our guide to winning a seat through satellite tournaments.
Podium Race and Leaderboards Going Into the Final Weekend
The Podium Race pays $20,000 to the five players with the most medal points after the series, at 10 for Gold, 5 for Silver and 2 for Bronze. Yafish led it at the last recap, with 116 points from 19 medals.
| Rank | Player | Points (to 20 Sep) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yafish | 116 |
| 2 | ScroobiusPup | 82 |
| 3 | agustinverna | 80 |
| 4 | deadbeat | 66 |
Yafish also led the Europe Mid, Asia High and Asia Mid regional boards at that point and sat third on Europe High. ScroobiusPup's 47-point week was the biggest single-week total of the series.
Drtonipe collected four LATAM titles in Week 3 for 40 podium points, the most any player has scored in one week. By region, Europe had awarded 2,044 medals at that point, LATAM 1,065 and Asia 501.
Standings are provisional: Podium Race and regional leaderboard positions are CoinPoker's figures to 20 September and will move through the final weekend. Final placings settle after the last event, and prizes are paid only once the room has verified the results.
What Decides the Series on Monday
The $530 Main Event Turbo final flight runs at 13:05 UTC on 28 September, and Day 2 begins at 17:30 UTC. Its $3,000,000 guarantee is the largest single prize pool CoinPoker has offered.
The CoinMillion and CoinMasters BTC High Roller Day 2s play the same afternoon, and the Global Championship finishes at 19:05 UTC. Whoever wins the Main Event takes the headline medal of the whole festival.
The record lasts a fortnight. The One follows on 4 October with a $5,000,000 guarantee and a $1M first prize, and the Main Event winner and the final payout total will be in our poker news coverage of Monday's Main Event.
