Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game Dates Set
The 2026 Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game will take place just before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins.
We don't have a list of names who will be competing in any of the three sessions from May 20-22 at Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. But one name that has been revealed is fan favorite Alan Keating, a staple in the annual $1 million buy-in livestreamed cash game.
Will Hellmuth Join Keating?
Keating, who always brings action and a ton of money to any high-stakes poker game, will be a headliner no matter the lineup. He won over $1.9 million across three sessions in the Million Dollar Game last April.
The high roller from Michigan could face his pal Phil Hellmuth, who recently said he's strongly considering entering the game. The 17-time WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer would bring some mainstream poker star power to Hustler Casino Live's flagship event.
Ryan Feldman, co-founder of HCL, launched the first-ever livestreamed $1 million minimum buy-in cash game in 2023. Many big name players competed, such as Doug Polk and Tom Dwan, who won the largest televised poker hand against Wesley Fei for $3.1 million.
This year's edition is certain to have plenty of star power beyond Keating. While the poker community awaits Feldman's lineups announcement, some other potential names we could see in the games include Sam "Senor Tilt" Kiki, Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek, Haralabos Voulgaris, Nik Airball, Ethan "Rampage" Yau, and Mariano Grandoli.
One player who we can safely assume won't be competing in the Million Dollar Game is Tom Goldstein, who played masked up in the game two years ago as "Thomas," an unknown European businessman. The mystery player at the time infamously mucked the winning hand at showdown in a $540,000 pot. It was later discovered that Thomas was in fact Goldstein, an American attorney who was just convicted in a Maryland federal court on 12 counts of tax fraud related to high-stakes poker winnings.
Hustler Casino Live hosted a pseudo-Million Dollar Game in December, a $500,000 buy-in game that required each player to bring $1 million with them.
