888poker has officially unveiled the busting schedule for the 2026 edition of the XL Spring Series. It features 60 numbered events, dozens of side events, and combined guaranteed prize pools worth more than $1.5 million. Here's what to expect.
The 2026 XL Spring Series takes place online at 888poker from May 3-12. At least five numbered events run each day throughout the festival, with Sundays being particularly busy, as you would expect.
May 3, the opening day of the 2026 XL Spring Series, boasts a busy schedule of eight numbered events. The $16.50 Opening Event Mystery Bounty Mini kicks things off at 4:00 p.m. BST, offering a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Later on the opening day, a $33 Opening Event Classic, $22 Opening Event PKO, and a $55 Opening Event Mystery Bounty will draw in sizeable crowds. As will the $109 Opening Event RAKELESS Mystery Edition with its $100,000 guarantee.
XL Spring Series events have buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $1,050. That four-figure buy-in is reserved for the $40,000 guaranteed Super High Roller Special at 7:30 p.m. BST on May 10.
888poker XL Spring Series 2026 Schedule
Date
Time (BST)
Event
Guarantee
Sun 3 May
4:00 p.m.
#01 - $16.50 Opening Event Mystery Bounty Mini
$20,000
5:00 p.m.
#02 - $33 Opening Event Classic
$12,000
5:30 p.m.
#03 - $22 Opening Event PKO
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#04 - $55 Opening Event Mystery Bounty
$25,000
6:00 p.m.
#05 - $8.80 Opening Event Mystery Bounty Micro
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#06 - $109 Opening Event RAKELESS Mystery Edition
$100,000
7:00 p.m.
#07 - $22 Opening Event MB Big or Small
$12,000
7:30 p.m.
#08 - $525 Big Shot High Roller
$30,000
Mon 4 May
4:00 p.m.
#09 - $11 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Frenzy
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#10 - $55 Daily Gems PKO
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#11 - $5.50 Mystery Bounty Frenzy Mini
$5,000
6:00 p.m.
#12 - $22 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Special
$10,000
7:00 p.m.
#13 - $109 Daily Gems PKO High
$10,000
Tue 5 May
4:00 p.m.
#14 - $33 Daily Gems Marathon Special
$8,000
4:00 p.m.
#15 - $11 Daily Gems MB Frenzy Special
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#16 - $320 Super KO High Roller
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#17 - $55 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Special
$10,000
7:00 p.m.
#18 - $109 Daily Gems Super KO
$8,000
Wed 6 May
4:00 p.m.
#19 - $11 Daily Gems MB Big or Small Mini
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#20 - $55 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Special
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#21 - $5.50 Mystery Bounty Frenzy Special
$5,000
6:00 p.m.
#22 - $22 Daily Gems MB Big or Small
$8,000
7:00 p.m.
#23 - $109 Daily Gems Big Shot Special
$8,000
Thu 7 May
4:00 p.m.
#24 - $22 Daily Gems MB Big or Small Special
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#25 - $320 DeepStack High Roller
$15,000
6:00 p.m.
#26 - $55 Daily Gems DeepStack
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#27 - $22 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Special
$10,000
7:00 p.m.
#28 - $109 Daily Gems DeepStack High
$10,000
Fri 8 May
4:00 p.m.
#29 - $11 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Mini
$11,000
6:00 p.m.
#30 - $22 Daily Gems MB Big or Small Special
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#31 - $55 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#32 – $22 PLO6 Special
$2,000
6:00 p.m.
#33 - $5.50 Mystery Bounty Frenzy Special
$5,000
7:00 p.m.
#34 - $109 Daily Gems Big Shot Special
$10,000
Sat 9 May
4:00 p.m.
#35 - $11 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#36 - $16.50 PLO5 Mystery Bounty Special
$2,000
6:00 p.m.
#37 - $55 Daily Gems PKO 6-Max
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#38 - $22 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#39 - $8.80 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Frenzy
$6,000
7:00 p.m.
#40 - $109 Daily Gems PKO 6-Max High
$10,000
Sun 10 May
4:00 p.m.
#41 - $33 Deepstack Special
$12,000
4:00 p.m.
#42 - $16.50 Mystery Bounty Mini
$20,000
4:30 p.m.
#43 - $22 The PKO Rumble Mini
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#44 - $55 Mystery Bounty
$30,000
6:00 p.m.
#45 - $109 The PKO Rumble
$40,000
6:00 p.m.
#46 - $8.80 Mystery Bounty Micro
$8,000
7:00 p.m.
#47 - $22 Mystery Bounty Frenzy Special
$12,000
7:30 p.m.
#48 - $1,050 Super High Roller Special
$40,000
Mon 11 May
4:00 p.m.
#49 - $11 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Frenzy Mini
$10,000
6:00 p.m.
#50 - $55 Daily Gems Big Shot Special
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#51 - $22 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Frenzy
$10,000
7:00 p.m.
#52 - $109 Mystery Bounty UKPL Closer Special
$20,000
9:30 p.m.
#53 - $25 Mystery Mini Main Day 2
$50,000
9:30 p.m.
#54 - $250 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event Day 2
$500,000
Tue 12 May
4:00 p.m.
#55 - $16.50 Daily Gems Closing Event MB Mini
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#56 - $320 High Roller Special
$12,000
6:00 p.m.
#57 - $55 Daily Gems Closing Event Mystery Bounty
$15,000
6:00 p.m.
#58 - $25 Mystery Bounty Frenzy
$12,000
6:30 p.m.
#59 - $8.80 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Frenzy Mini
$5,000
7:00 p.m.
#60 - $109 Daily Gems Closing Event Big Shot
$10,000
7:00 p.m.
#54 – RAKELESS Mystery Main Event Final Table
$500,000
$500,000 Guarantee Main Event is the Crown Jewel
As has been the case in previous editions of the XL Spring Series at 888poker, the 2026 installment has a pair of Main Events that have juicy guarantees on their prize pools. Event #53 is the $25 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Mini Main Event. Day 1s for this affordable, value-packed tournament run from May 3 through to May 11, the latter also being the date of the second and final day's play.
The $250 buy-in RAKELESS Mystery Main Event will be huge, not least because it has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1s for this tournament have already been running and will continue daily through May 11. Day 2 is scheduled for May 11, with the final table broadcast on 888poker's Twitch channel on May 12.
Last year's XL Spring Series Mystery Main Event drew in 2,194 entrants. After three days of intense poker action, Lithuania's "mindaugasKR" emerged victoriously with the title of champion and an impressive $39,591 in prize money. However, eighth-place finisher "BigFish20" was the tournament's biggest winner. They pulled the $50,000 jackpot bounty before they crashed out; their take-home pay was $57,184. A similar $50,000 bounty is up for grabs in this year's Main Event, too.
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
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