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WSOP has clarified that eligible winners of qualifying WSOP Online Circuit events in the US and international markets will continue to receive a $5,000 WSOP Paradise invitation package, reversing course after confusion over whether online ring winners had lost that benefit.
The operator said the package remains available to eligible winners and described it as an added benefit funded by WSOP, separate from online tournament prize pools. WSOP Paradise 2026 is scheduled for December at Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas.
The clarification followed public backlash after some players said they had been told online Circuit ring winners would not receive Paradise packages this year. Drake “Sweet4U” Kemper posted on X that he had been informed he would not get a package after winning an online Circuit ring, and Jeff Platt also said online ring winners would not receive Paradise packages before WSOP later confirmed otherwise.
WSOP says the Paradise package remains in place
In a statement, a WSOP spokesperson said the company had listened to player feedback and was pleased to confirm that eligible winners of qualifying online Circuit events in both the US and international markets will continue to receive the $5,000 package.
WSOP also said the invitation packages are separate from online prize pools and that more details on the 2026 WSOP Paradise program, including the full event schedule, will be announced later. The source report noted that Caesars Online, which operates the US-facing WSOP Online platform, did not respond to a request for comment.
Until 2025, Circuit ring winners received seats to the Tournament of Champions, a $1 million freeroll reserved for Circuit ring and bracelet winners. The Paradise package had become the replacement benefit.
Next online Circuit festival starts Aug. 6
WSOP’s next Online Circuit festival is scheduled for Aug. 6-17 across Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The series will award 12 official WSOP Circuit gold rings and more than $1.4 million in guaranteed prize money.
According to the published schedule, the festival opens with a $215 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack with a $100,000 guarantee. Other highlighted events include an $888 Crazy 8’s with a $125,000 guarantee on Aug. 8, a $100 Mystery Bounty with a $150,000 guarantee on Aug. 9, a $1,000 High Roller with a $150,000 guarantee on Aug. 11, and a $525 Main Event on Aug. 16 with a $250,000 guarantee.
For players, the immediate takeaway is narrower than the schedule itself: WSOP has publicly restored the Paradise package for eligible online Circuit ring winners, but additional eligibility details have not yet been specified.
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Source: As reported by Anuj Arora.
