button in SafariThe 2026 African Poker Championship Tanzania Main Event Kicks Off Today
At 2 p.m. local time, the first-ever African Poker Championship Main Event kicks off for the new live poker brand in Africa, powered by the Monster Jam Poker Tour (MJPT) by it's founder Marc Joseph from South Africa. The inaugural stop in Tanzania has already been running for nearly a week at the Le Grande Casino in Dar es Salaam and features $500,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
Nearly half of that comes in the 2026 APC Tanzania Main Event, which has a guarantee of $200,000 and contains a price tag of $1,000. A quick glance at the early tournament result indicates that this figure will likely be surpassed as players from near and far have already been making the trip to Tanzania these last few days. It is also the first chance to earn the Tanzanian flag for The Hendon Mob, which will gather the interest of flag hunters such as Dominick French and Andrew Leathem, who just attended a Pot Limit Omaha festival in the nearby Nairobi, Kenya.
Even the mighty Dan "Jungleman" Cates will be here at the venue and players can battle with him in cash games the next few days.
The crown jewel on the schedule has three starting days from September 30 until October 1, 2026, and each of them will play eight 60-minute levels with a 60-minute dinner break included to finish around midnight local time. All survivors return for Day 2 on October 2 where another five levels of late registration and re-entry are available and the last minute entry would come with 25 big blinds to boot.
All players start with 100,000 in chips at opening blinds of 200-300 and a big blind ante of 300 to provide a very deep structure in the very first level. However, don't be surprised if there are already a couple of seat open even in the first two levels to kick off the shenanigans. Poker players can take advantage of the Let's Poker app from Romania to check out all of the available tournaments, cash games and join the waitlist for each as well.
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The action will also be broadcast on the MJPT YouTube channel and today's coverage includes Day 2 of the $3,000 APC High Roller Day, which has already crushed the $100,000 guarantee. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to keep an eye on the High Rollers while the main focus will be on the opening flight of the 2026 APC Tanzania Main Event.