CoinPoker switched on The Next Level on 2 November 2026, adding mystery bounty tournaments, private cash tables, a high-stakes section under PokerGO's High Stakes Poker name and CoinMarkets, a yes-or-no prediction market inside the poker client, the room announced on X.
It is the room's second big software release of 2026, eight months after the March rebuild of the CoinPoker client. It also arrives in the week before CoinPoker opens its year-long PGT Online programme with the KickOff series on 8 November.
What The Next Level Changes on CoinPoker
CoinPoker lists five headline features in the release. Four of them sit inside the poker lobby; the fifth, CoinMarkets, does not involve cards at all.
| Feature | What it does | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery Bounty tournaments | After the bubble, each knockout pays a random prize, from a regular bounty up to a Gold Bounty | Tournament players |
| Private Tables | Players create cash games, choose the format and settings, and decide who gets a seat | Home-game groups and clubs |
| High Stakes Poker Online | Cash games under PokerGO's High Stakes Poker name, from $50/$100 | High-stakes regulars |
| CoinMarkets | Yes-or-no predictions on sports, crypto and poker markets, inside the client | Players who also bet on events |
| Refer a Friend | New rewards for players who bring friends to the site | Players with a home-game circle |
CoinMarkets Puts a Prediction Market in the Poker Client
CoinMarkets is the part of the release that reaches furthest from poker. A player picks a market, predicts yes or no, and follows the result until the market settles.
CoinPoker files it under sports betting on its promotions page, separate from its poker features. As with any new market, the fee and settlement terms in the client are worth reading before a first prediction.
In the demo clip CoinPoker released, a Markets tab sits in the client's top menu with Sports, Crypto and Poker sections. Its five-minute Bitcoin market prices Up and Down at 0.50 USDT each, and a 10 USDT stake shows a maximum payout of 20 USDT.
Roobet's launch of prediction markets in May put the format inside a crypto casino, and CoinMarkets now puts it beside a poker lobby whose cash games run as high as $5,000/$10,000.
Prediction markets face legal challenges in several US states, so availability by location is worth checking before using them.
Mystery Bounties Arrive Before the PGT KickOff
Mystery bounties are new to CoinPoker, though the format is long established elsewhere. Once a tournament reaches the money, every knockout pays a randomly drawn prize, from a standard bounty up to the larger Gold Bounty.
The first big test comes inside the $50 million PGT KickOff. The $530 Mystery Million on 15 November carries a $1,000,000 guarantee and a top bounty of $50,000, and it is one of six headline events CoinPoker has published for the series.
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November | PGT KickOff | $530 | $1,000,000 |
| 15 November | Mystery Million (mystery bounty) | $530 | $1,000,000 |
| 22 November | PGT Sunday Grand | $1,050 | $1,000,000 |
| 26 November | High Stakes Poker | $1,050 | $500,000 |
| 30 November (Day 2) | KickOff Main Event | $530 | $5,000,000 |
| 30 November (Day 2) | CoinMasters High Roller | $1,500 | $1,000,000 |
The format changes how bounty decisions are priced. A knockout is worth the average of the prizes still in the draw, not the Gold Bounty at the top, so calling off a stack chasing the headline prize is usually a mistake.
If 100 prizes are left in the draw and one of them is the top bounty, it adds $500 to the value of each knockout, not the full amount.
The average also moves as the big prizes are claimed. The same call can be right at one stage of the bounty phase and wrong at another.
Private Tables Lead the Smaller Upgrades
Private Tables let players set up their own cash games, choose the format and the settings, and control who gets a seat. For a regular group of friends, that removes the wait for a public table to fill.
CoinPoker's own screenshots show the new table designs side by side, six tables at once. Other changes players will notice at the table are these:
- Min VPIP tables, a set of cash games designed to drive more action in every round.
- Card squeeze on hole cards and a river peek for the big moments.
- Refreshed animations across the client.
CoinPoker's announcement on X put the size of the release in a single line:
a rebuilt mobile experience, and 40+ more improvements shaped by your feedback
The release adds to a run of CoinPoker product launches in 2026. The room introduced the paid 3-Bet Club membership in August, and K-Poker, a seven-handed Hold'em format with an ante from every seat, followed on 1 September.
High Stakes Poker Online Opens at $50/$100
CoinPoker's high-stakes cash games now run under PokerGO's High Stakes Poker name, with tables starting at $50/$100. The room presents it as PokerGO's nosebleed games finding a home online.
The branding follows an existing tie: CoinPoker is the presenting sponsor of the High Stakes Poker livestreams, according to PokerGO.
The show is on a record run. PokerGO announced on 1 September 2026 that Eric Wasserson had won a $4,260,000 pot on High Stakes Poker, the largest in its history.
The stakes are not new to the site. Jared Bleznick played nosebleed PLO on CoinPoker in 2025, and Giselle54 has since posted a $1.997 million day of heads-up PLO5 there.
PokerIntel Stats Sit Inside the Client
The HUD and notes were reworked in the same release. In the images CoinPoker released with the update, the stats panel, powered by PokerIntel, opens in its own window with tabs for game stats, action stats and showdowns.
A session chart sets profit against all-in EV profit, and figures such as went-to-showdown and won-at-showdown sit under a date filter. For a PLO player, the gap between those two lines shows how much of a run came down to the cards.
CoinPoker does not allow third-party trackers, so this built-in panel is the HUD its players get. GGPoker reached the same position with its October ban on third-party poker software.
What Comes Next for CoinPoker Players
The Mystery Million on 15 November is the headline mystery bounty of the KickOff series, and its result will show how the Gold Bounty draw plays out at scale. For that and the rest of the online game, follow more online poker news as it breaks.
FAQs
What is CoinPoker Next Level?
The Next Level is a CoinPoker software release that went live on 2 November 2026. It adds mystery bounty tournaments, private tables, High Stakes Poker Online, the CoinMarkets prediction market and new Refer a Friend rewards, plus smaller client upgrades.
What is CoinMarkets on CoinPoker?
CoinMarkets is a prediction market inside the CoinPoker client. Players take a yes or no position on outcomes in sports, crypto and poker markets. CoinPoker lists it with its sports betting products, separate from the poker lobby.
How do mystery bounties work on CoinPoker?
Once a mystery bounty tournament reaches the money, each knockout pays a randomly drawn prize, from a regular bounty up to a Gold Bounty. The $530 Mystery Million on 15 November has a $50,000 top bounty.
What stakes does High Stakes Poker Online play?
Tables start at $50/$100. The section carries PokerGO's High Stakes Poker name, and CoinPoker is the presenting sponsor of the High Stakes Poker livestreams.
Can players create private games on CoinPoker?
Yes. Private Tables let a player set up a cash game, choose the format and settings, and decide who gets a seat.
