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DENVER (Gambling911.com) - Colorado has one big live tournament announced for the month of November (2026). We have all the information provided below. Want to play online? Check out ACR Poker Here and start playing with thousands across the globe.
Fall Colorado Poker Championship — Bally's Black Hawk
The 2026 Fall Colorado Poker Championship at Bally's Black Hawk runs October 28 through November 21, featuring nearly four weeks of poker tournaments, including a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event, a $100,000 guaranteed kickoff tournament and a $2,500 High Roller.
Major tournaments and prize pools
Dates Tournament Buy-in Guaranteed pool
Oct. 28–Nov. 1 Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em $400 $100,000
Nov. 7 Super Stack $500 Not specified
Nov. 8 6-Max Deep Stack $600 Not specified
Nov. 12–15 Main Event $1,200 $200,000
Nov. 20 Super Stack $500 Not specified
Nov. 21 High Roller $2,500 Not specified
Main Event details — November 12–15
The centerpiece is the $1,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, featuring:
- Three starting flights: Thursday, November 12; Friday, November 13; and Saturday, November 14, each at noon.
- A starting stack of 40,000 chips.
- Levels of 40 minutes on Day 1, transitioning to 60 minutes on Day 2.
- Day 2 scheduled for Sunday, November 15, beginning at 11 a.m.
- $300 satellite tournaments offering opportunities to qualify for the Main Event.
The $200,000 guarantee is the total minimum prize pool, not the first-place award.
Top Ranked Poker Rooms in Colorado for the Month of October
1. Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk — Black Hawk. Probably the strongest overall cash-game room in Colorado that features 16 tables. The casino is open 24/7, with $1/$3 NLHE running consistently, $2/$5 during busier periods and occasional $5/$10 plus PLO/Big O.
2. Bally's Black Hawk West — Bally's currently advertises 17 tables plus five tournament-overflow tables, daily tournaments and major series such as the Colorado Poker Championship.
3. Ameristar Black Hawk — Black Hawk. Excellent choice for cash games and mixed-game players. Ameristar itself lists an 11-table, 24/7 room, with $1/$3, $2/$5 and $5/$10 NL games plus various pot-limit and limit games. It also runs a Bad Beat Jackpot and recurring high-hand promotions.
Gambling911.com's Top Ranked Tournament Players From the State
1. Antonio Vargas is a Colorado native who won the 2026 WSOP $1,700 U.S. Circuit Championship, defeating a massive 2,148-entry field for $439,605 and his first WSOP bracelet. Card Player noted that his four largest career scores had all been victories since August 2025. He's now above $1.2 million in career tournament earnings.
2. Will Givens of Denver is having a particularly strong year. His 2026 results include third in the WSOP $1,500 PLO for $214,960, a victory in a $3,300 PGT Texas Poker Open high roller for $31,050, second in a WSOP Circuit Texas $3,250 event for $68,510, and fifth in a WSOP Super Circuit Canada mystery bounty in September. His live poker career earnings amount to $4.6 million.
3. Chance Kornuth of Denver remains the biggest internationally recognizable Colorado-based name. He has more than $22.6 million in recorded tournament earnings. His 2026 highlights include sixth in the WSOP $25,000 NLH 6-Max for $218,091 and, more recently, fourth in the WSOP Super Circuit Canada C$5,000 event for C$432,000 in September.
4. Andrew “Hunter” Willis is another excellent 2026 Colorado story. In August he beat 757 entries to win the MSPT Colorado Poker State Championship at Bally's Black Hawk. He collected a career-best $134,066, his first MSPT championship and a seat into the MSPT Championship at Seminole Hard Rock later this year.
Poker in Colorado
Colorado's constitution specifically includes poker as an authorized form of “limited gaming.” Commercial casino poker is permitted in the state's three historic gaming communities: Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
