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 | 30,000 | 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 | 25,000 | 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).
INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Festival kicks-off with the International Team Championship, which is a particular highlight of the week, bringing the raw emotion of national pride combined with hugely competitive poker action to the WCOAP tables, and will play out over the opening 2 days.
Team Captains are confirmed by APAT in advance, and the Team Captain then brings their best 4 member / player choices to WCOAP to compete for the WCOAP Champions title.
The Team Champions are crowned with the award of a WCOAP Gold Medal for each team member, plus a WCOAP Bracelet each, with the second and third placed team members each earning WCOAP Silver and Bronze Medals – and with the top teams also having a share of the prize fund.
A maximum of 1 team of 4 players from each country fight it out on the opening day with 3 rounds of NLHE, PLO and PLO8 STT action, before culminating in the NLHE MTT on Wednesday, where it is all to be won or lost!
A team scoring leaderboard is maintained throughout the event, with points awarded in each Round of STTs on Day 1 relevant to each player finishing position in their STT, with the deciding NLHE MTT awarding points for every team member individual effort / placing based on their MTT finishing position.
TEAM INDIVIDUAL MEMBER QUALIFYING CRITERIA
PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECT ASAP IF YOU’D WISH TO CONSIDER ENTERING A TEAM OF 4 PLAYERS…
Born in or hold a passport of the Country, or
Resident status of Country of 3+ years, or
Parent or Great/Grandparent born in or hold a passport of the Country.
As usual, teams are to wear their own matching colour team shirts for the event – if desired, team shirts are available via APAT with full event details and team logo / name printed on each for £18 t-shirt / polo shirt or £30 hoodie/zoodie – APAT can assist any team in creating a team graphic / logo, and further team graphics or printing on the back or arms is available for a small additional cost from our supplier.
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 the Top 9 finishers in each of the 16 Bracelet events earning Player Of The Series Points, this will include the Top 9 players in the Team Championship taken from the Team Championship individual player leaderboard after the 4 rounds of play. The final Player Of The Series event will be the WCOAP Online Main Event that will play out exclusively on Sky Poker.
Player Of The Series points will be awarded as follows :- 1st=15pts, 2nd=12pts, 3rd=10pts, 4th=8pts, 5th=6pts, 7th=3pts, 8th=2pts, 9th=1pt. In the event of a tie, a count back on positions will decide the higher finisher. If count back is tied, the highest cash from an individual event will decide the position.
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