Russian Poker Championship

Mid-December is the time to tally up the year. While some write quarterly reports, we conclude our poker season. On 16–21 December, the Sochi Poker Club will host the Russian Poker Championship’s final stage to will decide who wins the title of Russia’s 2026 champion.

Russia’s poker championship has once again travelled an impressive route. This year, it covered a sweeping area: from cozy local Sochi tables to the foot of the Altai mountains. Throughout the year, players competed for points and honed their strategies. Several national cups have already found their winners. Now’s the time to convert this experience into the ultimate victory, the time to find out who is Russia’s main champion.

For all fans of the world’s best card game, we’ve set up an incredibly rich lineup including all the popular formats. There will be Hold’em, Omaha, and Pine Apple, Knock-outs, Magic Bounty, Deep Stacks, Turbo, Ladies’ Tournament, veterans’ tournament – we have done everything possible to ensure that the lineup is as diverse as possible. You will have a choice of more than 70 tournaments with different buy-ins: everyone can find a poker battle to suit their taste and budget.

The final series lineup includes two main tournaments: Texas NL Freezout and Omaha PL Freezout. Buy-ins of RUB 100,000, easy-to-understand rules and, most important, real competition. There will be no outsiders, only those who have worked throughout the year to play in these tournaments.

In addition to the tournaments themselves, there will be the traditional Russian Poker Awards ceremony. This is time to take a break from the fierce competition and say “thank you” to those who keep the poker industry going. We will honour the best managers who provide for everybody’s comfort, and certainly the main stars of the season. The final stage in Russia’s championship is first and foremost the thrill of the game and a chance to win a cup that you will keep forever as proof of your poker skills.

Take a look at the lineup, plan your trip and register for the tournaments. We will find out who is Russia’s main poker champion very soon!