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Asia Live Poker Calendar: December 2026
Six live poker festivals across Asia in December 2026, from Manila and Hanoi to Incheon, Taipei and a New Year series in Tokyo.
Since 202416 festivals1 country
2026 Season6 festivals1 country
Flagship VenueBelle Salle TakadanobabaTokyo
Last StopJOPT 2026 Tokyo #03Oct 8 - Oct 12
JOPT 2026 Schedule
Poker CalendarStops6
Events183
Countries1
| Dates | Festival | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24 - Jan 32026 | JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01 Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Oct 29 - Nov 32026 | JOPT 2026 Osaka #02Osaka · Dojima River Forum | |
| Oct 8 - Oct 122026 | JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Sep 18 - Sep 232026 | JOPT 2026 Sapporo #02Sapporo · Sapporo Factory Hall | |
| Jul 30 - Aug 22026 | JOPT 2026 Fukuoka #01Fukuoka · UNITEDLAB | |
| Jul 16 - Jul 202026 | JOPT 2026 Tokyo #02Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba |
JOPT 2027 Schedule
Poker CalendarStops1
Countries0
| Dates | Festival | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 - Mar 222027 | JOPT 2027 Osaka #01 |
Past JOPT Seasons
JOPT 20255 stops · Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
| Dates | Festival | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 - May 62025 | JOPT Grand Final 2025Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Jul 17 - Jul 212025 | Japan Open Poker Tour - JOPT Tokyo 2025Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Sep 12 - Sep 152025 | JOPT Sapporo 2025Sapporo · Sapporo Factory Hall | |
| Oct 9 - Oct 132025 | JOPT Tokyo #3 2025Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Oct 30 - Nov 32025 | JOPT Osaka 2025Osaka · Dojima River Forum |
JOPT 20244 stops · Osaka, Tokyo
| Dates | Festival | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 - Jan 82024 | Japan Open Poker Tour Tokyo 2024Tokyo · Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Square | |
| Oct 10 - Oct 142024 | Japan Open poker Tour Tokyo 2024Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba | |
| Nov 1 - Nov 42024 | Japan Open Poker Tour Osaka 2024Osaka · Dojima River Forum | |
| Dec 31 - Jan 52024 | Japan Open Poker Tour Tokyo 2025Tokyo · Belle Salle Takadanobaba |
JOPT Main Event Winners
| Festival | Winner | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| JOPT 2026 Fukuoka #01NLH Main EventJul 30 - Aug 2 2026 | - | - |
| JOPT 2026 Tokyo #02NLH Main EventJul 16 - Jul 20 2026 | - | - |
| JOPT Osaka 2025NLH Main EventOct 30 - Nov 3 2025 | - | - |
| Japan Open Poker Tour - JOPT Tokyo 2025NLH Main EventJul 17 - Jul 21 2025 | - | - |
| JOPT Grand Final 2025NLH Main EventApr 25 - May 6 2025 | - | - |
Where JOPT Plays
FlagshipBelle Salle TakadanobabaTokyo, Japan
Stops8
Last StopDec 2026
Dojima River ForumOsaka, Japan
Stops3
Last StopOct 2026
Sapporo Factory HallSapporo, Japan
Stops2
Last StopSep 2026
UNITEDLABFukuoka, Japan
Stops1
Last StopJul 2026
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle SquareTokyo, Japan
Stops1
Last StopJan 2024
About the Japan Open Poker Tour
The Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) is a live tournament series in Japan, run by Japan Open Poker Tour Co., Ltd., a Tokyo company established in 2016. Because Japanese law does not allow prize pools built from entry fees, JOPT does not pay cash. Top finishers receive player contracts or travel packages that they use at overseas events such as the World Series of Poker.
The tour visits four cities, with four to six stops a year: Tokyo at Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Osaka at Dojima River Forum, Sapporo at Sapporo Factory Hall and Fukuoka at United Lab. Regular stops last four or five days around a JPY 120,000 Main Event. The season ends with a Grand Final in Tokyo, and the JOPT Grand Final 2025 ran for 12 days with 125 official events. Players qualify through satellites at partner card rooms across Japan, and the official Japan Open Poker Tour site has guides in English, Korean and Chinese.
The tour has also drawn larger fields in recent seasons. In 2021 GGPoker became the main sponsor, and a Tokyo stop that year drew 5,989 entries across all events.
- 2016Japan Open Poker Tour Co., Ltd. is established in Tokyo
- 2021GGPoker becomes the main sponsor of the tour
- 2021A Tokyo stop at Port Hall Takeshiba draws 5,989 entries across all events
- 2025Grand Final in Tokyo runs for 12 days with 125 official events
Events and Formats
Deepstack43 events · 40 held
Turbo39 events · 32 held
Hyper Turbo32 events · 26 held
Team18 events · 14 held
Bounty8 events · 7 held
Megastack7 events · 6 held
High Roller6 events · 6 held
Mystery Bounty6 events · 6 held
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Japan Open Poker Tour is a live poker tour that has run 16 festivals in Japan.