GGPoker Sets $18 Million Across October Promotions

GGPoker has announced an $18 million October Giveaway for 2026, covering five promotional categories from October 1 through November 2.

The schedule includes the October Cash Game Giveaway, two Bounty Hunters Series promotions, an APT Online Leaderboard and the Halloween Party. 

Rewards are distributed through cash-game leaderboards, tournament eliminations, automatic Flipouts and Halloween-themed prizes.

The October Cash Game Giveaway runs from October 1 to 31 and is advertised at $13 million.

GGPoker lists four allocations:

The cash-game leaderboards cover Spin & Gold, Rush & Cash, Hold'em, Omaha, All-In or Fold, Short Deck, Mystery Battle Royale and Flip & Go.

The four listed allocations total $13.7 million, despite the promotion being advertised at $13 million. Detailed eligibility requirements and individual reward distributions for the GG Signature Promotions, newcomer rewards and tournament promotions have not been specified.

The Bounty Hunters Series Cash Drop runs from October 2 to 23 with $2 million in rewards. Eligible cash-game players earn Flipout Chips by winning pots that meet minimum qualifying requirements. 

The accumulated chips determine each player's starting stack in automatic Flipouts held every three hours.

Hold'em, PLO, Rush & Cash and Short Deck players must win a pot worth at least 50 big blinds. The threshold is 16 big blinds for All-In or Fold Hold'em and 10 big blinds for All-In or Fold Omaha.

Qualifying players receive Flipout Chips rather than immediate cash rewards.

The APT Online Leaderboard runs from October 11 to November 2 and carries an advertised $400,000 reward allocation.

It is the only announced October Giveaway promotion scheduled to continue beyond October.

GGPoker has not provided the detailed scoring system, individual prize distribution or specific eligibility requirements.

The Bounty Hunters Series Daily Leaderboard runs from October 4 to 27, distributing $1 million in rewards and more than $40,000 in daily prizes.

Players earn leaderboard points by eliminating opponents in designated Bounty Hunters Series tournaments.

Each daily period starts at 08:00:00 UTC and ends at 07:59:59 UTC the following day. If players finish with the same number of points, the player who reached the total first receives the higher ranking. If the tie remains, the end time of the tournament in which they reached the points total determines the final position.

Rewards are distributed within 72 hours. Tournament tickets are transferable but cannot be exchanged for cash. Players in certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, must opt in to qualify.

The Halloween Party runs from October 24 to 31 with $1 million allocated to Halloween-themed rewards.

Eligible cash-game players collect virtual Candies based on appearances of the Jack of Spades.

Players receive one Candy whenever they are dealt the Jack of Spades, regardless of whether they play the hand. 

One Candy is also awarded when a player is involved in a pot and the Jack of Spades appears among the community cards.

After collecting at least 10 Candies, players can exchange them through the Trick-or-Treat Mystery Pumpkin for a chance to receive prizes worth up to $1,000.

There is no limit on the number of Candies that can be collected. Exchanging more Candies increases the chance of receiving a larger prize.

The promotion applies to:

Spin & Gold, Mystery Battle Royale, Flip & Go and tournaments are excluded. All Halloween Party rewards are paid in C$.

Players can collect and exchange Candies until 23:59 UTC-8 on October 31, 2026. Any remaining balance of at least 10 Candies will automatically be exchanged for prizes after the deadline.

Candies have no cash value and cannot be transferred between players.