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PHOENIX - (Gambling911.com) - Avid poker players will love the announced live poker tournaments taking place in the great state of Arizona for the month of November 2026.
Arena Fall Poker Series — Scottsdale
Nov. 6–15
The 2026 Arena Fall Poker Series is a 10-day live poker festival taking place November 6–15, 2026, at the Arena Poker Room inside the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This is the second annual Fall Poker Series, featuring No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, progressive bounty tournaments, a seniors championship and a $1,500 Main Event.
The festival's centerpiece is the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, with two starting flights:
- Friday, November 13: Day 1A, 11:15 a.m.
- Saturday, November 14: Day 1B, 11:15 a.m.
- Sunday, November 15: Day 2, 11:15 a.m.
The published structure lists a 30,000-chip starting stack, with an optional $20 purchase for another 20,000 chips.
Featured tournaments
Date Tournament Buy-in
Nov. 6–8 Seniors Poker Open VIII $500
Nov. 6 Super Stack NLH $300
Nov. 8 Women's Event $200
Nov. 9 Pot-Limit Omaha (4-Card) $300
Nov. 10 No-Limit Hold'em $600
Nov. 11 Salute to Veterans $200
Nov. 11 Crazy Pineapple Progressive Bounty $250 + $50
Nov. 12 Progressive Bounty NLH $500 + $100
Nov. 13–15 Main Event $1,500
Nov. 15 Monster Stack $300
Nov. 15 Turbo NLH $200
Last year's main event paid the winner, Colton Bloomberg, $78,100. The total prize pool was $301,050 with 223 entries.
Top Ranked Poker Rooms in Arizona for the Month of October
1. The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale. This is the clear heavyweight. Talking Stick currently advertises 69 tables, 24/7 operation and more than 600 tournaments annually. Stay tuned as the room is scheduled to host its first WSOP Circuit series November 5–16.
2. Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Lone Butte, Chandler. Lone Butte has a 36-table, 8,000-square-foot poker room. Current offerings include Hold'em, PLO, mixed games and weekly tournaments, and the room participates in Bravo Poker Live for current games and waiting lists. Gila River Resorts & Casinos. As noted above, the venue will play host to the Fall $400 Deep Stack, Oct. 8–11.
3. Desert Diamond Casino - West Valley, Glendale. Another substantial 36-table poker room, operating 24/7. For someone staying on the west side of metropolitan Phoenix, this is one of the most significant alternatives to Talking Stick.
4. Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks, Waddell. This newer Desert Diamond property has a dedicated 12-table/108-seat live poker room and scheduled tournaments. Unlike Talking Stick and West Valley, however, its poker operation isn't advertised as 24/7.
Poker in Arizona
Arizona boasts one of the Southwest's stronger live poker scenes, led by Talking Stick's massive 69-table room.
While the state does not regulate online poker rooms, some internationally licensed websites are accessible from the state.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
