Over 2300 Events, Over GC 7 Billion & SC 22 Million Won*
MAKE LIKE A BEAR—OR SNAKE, OR GOAT OR BALD EAGLE—AND CLICK ON AN ANIMAL BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE.
Our flagship Global Poker Championships take place over the course of the year—one GPC each quarter—kicking off with the infamous Grizzly Games and wrapping up with the eagle eyed Eagle Cup.
Here, we bring you more information, facts and figures about these iconic poker tournaments. Scroll—or crawl, or stomp, or slither—below. You’ll see what others have won and what you could win, if you’ve got the animal instincts to beat the beast.
Grizzly Games
Grizzly bears are powerful, top-of-the-food-chain predators, yet much of their diet consists of nuts, berries, fruit, leaves, and roots. Bears also eat other animals, from rodents to moose. Despite their impressive size, grizzlies have been clocked running at 30 miles an hour. That’s as fast as some of our turbo events, so you’ll need to act quick if you want to get in on the action.
2023 will kick off with our sixth roaring bear season, so expect to get your paws on some grrrreat grizzly prizes.
Bear with us, here’s what went down in our previous games.
Season I—2018
MONDAY JANUARY 15—SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11
Days—28
Events—202
GC Events—78
SC Events—124
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 127,750,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 561,500
Season II—2019
MONDAY FEBRUARY 4—SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24
Days—21
Events—156
GC Events—54
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 147,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 861,000
Season III—2020
MONDAY FEBRUARY 3–SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23
Days—21
Events—158
GC Events—55
SC Events—103
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 200,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,101,000
Season IV—2021
MONDAY FEBRUARY 1—SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21
Days—21
Events—206
GC Events—103
SC Events—103
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 500,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,100,000
Season V—2022
MONDAY JANUARY 31—SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20
Days—21
Events—206
GC Events—108
SC Events—108
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 760,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,620,000
Rattlesnake fangs are continuously produced, which means there are always new fangs growing in behind their existing gnashers. They’re stealthy hunters. They lie in wait for their prey, then strike with their venomous fangs to immobilize it. Mess with these snakes at your peril!
The sixth Rattlesnake Open will be back with a bite in May next year for more action, bigger prizes, more slither, more rattle, more bite, more snake! Get ready to shake, rattle and roll.
Here’s what you hissed out on in our previous seasons.
Season I—2018
MONDAY APRIL 30–SUNDAY MAY 20
Days—21
Events—135
GC Events—54
SC Events—81
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 154,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 721,500
Season II—2019
MONDAY MAY 6–SUNDAY MAY 26
Days—21
Events—156
GC Events—54
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 181,750,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,013,000
Season III—2020
MONDAY MAY 04–SUNDAY MAY 25
Days—21
Events—158
GC Events—55
SC Events—103
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 215,750,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,523,500
Season IV—2021
MONDAY MAY 10–SUNDAY MAY 31
Days—21
Events—218
GC Events—109
SC Events—109
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 675,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,350,000
Season V—2022
MONDAY MAY 09–SUNDAY MAY 30
Days—22
Events—230
GC Events—115
SC Events—115
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 878,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,903,500
Forceful, strong, resilient, and great at climbing. Everything you want in a poker player. And in a goat. These beasts will be there through all the extremes, and still keep going.
Get ready to butt heads with the best of the best. This goat has got serious staying power. Have you? He’ll be back in July 2023 to lock horns and dish out some epic prizes.
Here’s the goat-down on our previous events.
Season I—2019
MONDAY JULY 29–SUNDAY AUGUST 18
Days—21
Events—156
GC Events—54
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 180,250,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,026,500
Season II—2020
MONDAY AUGUST 03–SUNDAY AUGUST 23
Days—21
Events—204
GC Events—102
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 335,100,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,100,000
Season III—2021
MONDAY JULY 19–SUNDAY AUGUST 08
Days—21
Events—204
GC Events—102
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 630,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,400,000
Season IV—2022
MONDAY JULY 18–SUNDAY AUGUST 07
Days—21
Events—216
GC Events—108
SC Events—108
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 825,250,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,845,000
The bald eagle needs no introduction. An animal to symbolize a nation. Majestic, masterful, elegant and a precision hunter. No one second guesses the bald eagle.
Returning for its seventh flight in October 2023, this bird of prey is perched and ready for action with amazing prizes to get your talons on.
Here’s the swoop on our previous seasons.
Season I—2017
MONDAY OCTOBER 02–SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
Days—29
Events—155
GC Events—33
SC Events—122
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 27,750,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 437,000
Season II—2018
MONDAY OCTOBER 1–SUNDAY OCTOBER 21
Days—21
Events—131
GC Events—52
SC Events—79
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 144,500,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 727,000
Season III—2019
MONDAY OCTOBER 21–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10
Days—21
Events—156
GC Events—54
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 227,000,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,143,500
Season IV—2020
MONDAY OCTOBER 26–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
Days—21
Events—209
GC Events—104
SC Events—105
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 323,400,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,205,000
Season V—2021
MONDAY OCTOBER 25–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14
Days—21
Events—204
GC Events—102
SC Events—102
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 750,500,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,540,000
Season VI—2022
MONDAY OCTOBER 24–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
Days—21
Events—216
GC Events—208
SC Events—208
Total GC Guaranteed—GC 831,330,000
Total SC Guaranteed—SC 1,862,000
To keep up to date with our next Eagle Cup, check out this page.
* Based on data up to and including the 2022 GPC season.
Progressively our guarantees have grown each year, and we hope to keep it that way; however, we do not guarantee this will always be the case.