Dates: Tue 4th Aug until Sun 9th Aug 2026
Venue: Grosvenor Casino Bury New Road, 2 Ramsgate St, Manchester, M8 9SG
Tel: 0161 831 6370
Website: Grosvenor Casino BNR
All Events are open to everyone, and are fully dealer-dealt.
WCOAP SCHEDULE
| Tuesday 4th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | - | 1.1 | WCOAP International Team Championship Phase 1 (STTs - Members x 2 NLHE, 1 PLO, 1 PLO8) | £175+£35 | 20 | 30,000 | STTs | |
| 14:00 | L10 (18:50) | 2 | WCOAP TORSE Championship | £115+£25 | Yes | 25 | 50,000 | 1RE |
| 17:00 | - | 1.2 | WCOAP International Team Championship Phase 2 (STTs - Members x 2 NLHE, 1 PLO, 1 PLO8) | - | 20 | 30,000 | STTs | |
| 21:00 | - | 1.3 | WCOAP International Team Championship Phase 3 (STTs - Members x 2 NLHE, 1 PLO, 1 PLO8) | - | 20 | 30,000 | STTs | |
| 22:00 | L6 (23:45 | 3.1a | Mini Main (NLHE) Championship Day 1A (Play to 12.5% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £58+£12 | 15 | 25,000 | RE | |
| Wednesday 5th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | - | 1.4 | WCOAP International Team Championship Phase 4 (MTT - Members x 4) | - | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | F/O |
| 14:00 | L6 (16:20) | 4 | WCOAP ROE (NLHE / PLO) Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | 1RE |
| 19:00 | L10 (23:50) | 5.1a | World Amateur Poker Championship (Day 1A) (Play to 15% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £175+£35 | 25 | 100,000 | 1RE | |
| 22:00 | L6 (23:45 | 3.1b | Mini Main (NLHE) Championship Day 1B (Play to 12.5% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £58+£12 | 15 | 25,000 | RE | |
| Thursday 6th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | L10 (17:50) | 6.1 | WCOAP Dealers Choice Players Championship (Day 1) (NLHE - Stud - Razz - Stud8 - BigO - PLO - PLO8 - Courcheval Hi-Lo - 27 TD - 27NLSD - Badugi - A5TD) | £115+£25 | 25 | 50,000 | 1RE | |
| 14:00 | L6 (16:20) | 7 | WCOAP Progressive Bounty Championship | £70+£50+£20 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | 1RE |
| 20:00 | L10 (00:00) | 5.1b | World Amateur Poker Championship (Day 1B) (Play to 15% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £175+£35 | 20 | 100,000 | 1RE | |
| 22:00 | L6 (23:45 | 3.1c | Mini Main (NLHE) Championship Day 1C (Play to 12.5% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £58+£12 | 15 | 25,000 | RE | |
| Friday 7th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | L10 (17:50) | 5.1c | World Amateur Poker Championship (Day 1C) (Play to 15% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £175+£35 | 25 | 100,000 | 1RE | |
| 13:00 | - | 6.2 | WCOAP Dealers Choice Players Championship (Final Table 7) | - | Yes | 25 | - | - |
| 14:00 | L6 (16:20) | 8 | WCOAP 8-Max (NLHE) Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 50,000 | 1RE |
| 15:00 | L10 (19:50) | 9 | WCOAP 8-Game Championship (NLHE - Stud - Omaha8 - Razz - PLO - Holdem - Stud8 - 2-7 TD) | £115+£25 | Yes | 25 | 50,000 | 1RE |
| 19:00 | L10 (23:00) | 5.1d | World Amateur Poker Championship (Day 1D) (Play to 15% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £175+£35 | 20 | 100,000 | 1RE | |
| 22:00 | L6 (23:45 | 3.1d | Mini Main (NLHE) Championship Day 1D (Play to 12.5% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £58+£12 | 15 | 25,000 | RE | |
| Saturday 8th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | - | 5.2 | World Amateur Poker Championship (Day 2 & FT) | - | Yes | 40 | - | - |
| 14:00 | L1 (14:20) | 10 | WCOAP Mystery Bounty Shootout (NLHE) Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | F/O |
| 15:00 | L6 (17:20) | 11 | PLO-8 (Hi-Lo) Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 50,000 | 1RE |
| 19:00 | L6 (21:20) | 12 | NLHE Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | RE |
| 22:00 | L6 (23:45 | 3.1e | Mini Main (NLHE) Championship Day 1E (12.5% ITM - may surrender Day 1 stack) | £58+£12 | 15 | 30,000 | RE | |
| Sunday 9th August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Late Reg | # | Event | Buy-in | Medals Event | Clock | Stack | Format |
| 13:00 | - | 3.2 | Mini Main Championship (Day 2 & FT) | - | Yes | 20 | - | - |
| 13:00 | L6 (15:20) | 13 | WCOAP PLO Championship | £120+£20 | Yes | 20 | 50,000 | 1RE |
| 15:00 | L6 (17:20) | 14 | Win The Button (NLHE) Championship | £58+£12 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | 1RE |
| 16:00 | L6 (18:20) | 15 | Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Championship (2-7 / A-5 / Badugi) | £115+£25 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | 1RE |
| 19:00 | L6 (21:20) | 16 | WCOAP NLHE 3-Card (Crazy Pineapple) Championship (discard 1 card after Flop betting) | £58+£12 | Yes | 20 | 30,000 | 1RE |
The Mini Main Day 1's play to 12.5% (go hand-for-hand) with Day 2 starting with a guaranteed circa 25 BBs. Players may Re-enter in each Day 1, and may surrender a stack but may not re-enter a subsequent Day 1 if bagged for Day 2. Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals awarded to Top 3 players, and a Championship Bracelet to the winner. Deals allowed on Final Table only and ICM only (which include medals / bracelet and any associated benefits).
Championship Events award Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals to the top 3 individuals, and a Championship Bracelet to the winner. Deals allowed on the Final Table only and ICM only (which include medals / bracelet and any associated benefits).
All Events are open to everyone, and are fully dealer-dealt.
Player of the Series:
A Player of the Series leaderboard will run throughout WCOAP 2026, with all players ‘in the money’ in all events winning points contributing to their individual leaderboard, plus will include the Top 9 players in the Team Championship from the Team Championship individual player leaderboard taken from the 4 rounds of play.
The Player of The Series will win a Vegas27 seat plus £200 towards expenses to join the 26 other qualifiers on Fri 27th Nov 2026 at Manchester 235 Casino to play for a #vegas27 $10k Bankroll package, to include return flights and 7 nights hotel accommodation at WSOP 2027.
Pre-Registration:
Pre-registration is available via any Grosvenor Casino that hosts live poker events up until noon on Fri 31st July.
Registration during WCOAP:
Players may register for events at any time whilse the Poker Room desk is manned.
Registration on the Day:
Players may register at the Poker Room Registration Desk on the day for available seats and chips will go into play from SUAD – where an event may ‘sell out’ then an Alternates List will be maintained and players offered a seat as one becomes available, which they may either accept or receive a refund of their buy-in. No further names will be added to the AL after the Late Registration period closes.
Multi-Tabling and ‘Chips in Play’:
Multi-Tabling is NOT allowed.
Chips go into play from the start of every event, so if you have registered for multiple events, you must ensure you un-register from an event before SUAD in order to receive a refund of the buy-in.
Anyone idetnified to be playing multiple events at the same time will have their chips removed from the later-starting event(s) and a refund will not be issued.
It is YOUR responsible to ensure you are not playing more than one event at any time.
Additional Event Info:
All events are open to everyone – all players must be members of Grosvenor Casino to be able to play, and photo ID is required to join.
All event payouts will be cash on the day.
Please forward any questions direct to myself via the details below.
Tom Brady
APAT Live Events & Tour
Email: tombrady[at]hotmail.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomBrady65/
WhatsApp: 07957 977 057