In just a few short years, the Vamos Poker Tour has established itself as one of Europe’s most traveled and steadily growing live poker circuits. What started as a modest debut has evolved into a tour that now spans multiple countries and attracts players from well beyond the continent.
The tour’s first-ever event took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2022, as part of a 2023 season that consisted of three stops. Since then, Vamos Poker Tour has grown steadily year after year, both in size and ambition. True to its motto of traveling around Europe and playing poker, VPT has delivered exactly that.
Last season alone featured eight festival stops across the continent, taking players from Italy to Romania, Spain, the UK, Portugal, and Bulgaria, before wrapping up with a grand finale in Cyprus. Along the way, the tour’s winner’s circle has become one of the most colorful on the live poker scene, with international flavor becoming a kind of trait of the tour. It’s no coincidence as Vamos rewarded loyalty and players who traveled to multiple stops across Europe with a special race for the VPT sponsorship deals.
The same philosophy continues into 2026, with seven out of eight stops already confirmed. Throughout the season, we at poker.pro will be following the action closely and providing post-festival updates from each stop. If the grand finale that wrapped up last month at the prestigious Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino is anything to go by, another exciting year lies ahead for Vamos Poker Tour.
2026 Vamos Poker Tour Schedule
| Date | Location | GTD |
|---|---|---|
| February 23 – March 2, 2026 | Rozvadov, Czech Republic | €1,000,000 |
| March 16 – 22, 2026 | Bucharest, Romania | €200,000 |
| April, 2026 | TBA | TBA |
| July 20 – 26, 2026 | Troia, Portugal | €300,000 |
| August 28 – September 7, 2026 | Milan, Italy | €500,000 |
| October 12 – 18, 2026 | Murcia, Spain | €250,000 |
| November 2 – 8, 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria | €300,000 |
| November 23 – 29, 2026 | Lisbona, Portugal | €500,000 |
Ioana Apostol Wins the Grand Finale Main Event
The VPT Cyprus Final 2025 delivered the biggest numbers of the season. A total of 855 entries were recorded in the $770 Vamos Main Event, creating a $538,650 prize pool, comfortably surpassing the $400,000 guarantee and marking the largest prize pool of the year on the tour.
Romania’s Ioana Apostol navigated the massive field best, defeating Iran’s Emad Ghadamian heads-up to claim the $75,045 first-place prize and the Vamos Poker Tour trophy. Already a VPT ambassador, Apostol secured the biggest result of her career to date, pushing her live tournament earnings over $220,000 now.
2025 VPT Cyprus Finale Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ioana Apostol | Romania | $75,045 |
| 2 |  Emad Ghadamian | Iran | $67,955 |
| 3 |  Gary Fisher | England | $45,350 |
| 4 |  Nuri Hakan Demircioglu | Turkey | $34,000 |
| 5 |  Anonymous | Spain | $25,000 |
| 6 | Lucian Matei | Romania | $18,000 |
| 7 |  Dimitar Toshev | Bulgaria | $13,000 |
| 8 |  Attila Koncz | Hungary | $10,000 |
| 9 |  Cristian David | Italy | $8,000 |
Vamos a Las Vegas: Player of the Year Crowned
Fitting for a grand finale, the Cyprus stop also crowned the 2025 Vamos Poker Tour Player of the Year in the aptly named “Vamos a Las Vegas” race. The top prize included a 2026 World Series of Poker Las Vegas package and a VPT Team Pro sponsorship, together valued at more than €13,500.
After a season-long battle, Emmanouil Chalkiotis emerged as the most consistent player of 2025. The Greek recorded 19 cashes across seven different stops and captured four trophies in four different countries, narrowly missing out on a fifth title with a runner-up finish in Portugal’s The Saver event.
Spanish duo Francisco Penalva Rivas and Javier Dopazo finished second and third in the standings and didn’t leave Cyprus empty-handed. While they fell short of the top spot, both were rewarded with VPT Team Pro sponsorships and WPT packages valued at €6,000 and €3,500, respectively.
2025 Vamos a Las Vegas Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chalkiotis Emmanouil | Greece | 1,222.10 |
| 2 | Penalva Rivas Francisco | Spain | 1,080.78 |
| 3 | Dopazo Javier | Spain | 978.75 |
| 4 |  Bruno David Simoes | Portugal | 868.74 |
| 5 | Zacharakis Emmanouil | Greece | 840.50 |
| 6 | Garcia Galiani Jorge | Spain | 705.68 |
| 7 |  Khamidov Komil | Poland | 655.84 |
| 8 | Przemyslaw Kacper Drab | Poland | 572.43 |
| 9 | Queijeiro Alejandro | Spain | 569.60 |
| 10 | Abeijon Miguel Veran | Spain | 549.28 |
Rozvadov Next as Vamos Poker Tour Kicks Off 2026
Attention now turns to the 2026 season and the first stop is just around the corner, with Vamos Poker Tour heading to King’s Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic from February 23 to March 2. It marks VPT’s first visit to Europe’s poker mecca and also its most ambitious festival to date.
A total of €1,000,000 in guarantees is on offer across the series in RozVegas, with the €350 buy-in VPT Main Event carrying a hefty €600,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Main Event will feature eight starting flights running from Wednesday through Sunday, including a Turbo Day 1G and a Flip & Go Pineapple variant, before Day 2 gets underway.
Beyond the flagship tournament, the schedule offers something for every type of player. Side events include a €175 Mystery Bounty, a €700 High Roller, a €150 Open Face Chinese event, a €150 PLO Championship, and a €200 Ladies Event, and more.
The Vamos a Las Vegas Player of the Year race returns in 2026 as well, this time with more than €30,000 in prizes. Once again, players will compete for World Series of Poker packages, with the top ten finishers earning rewards ranging from VPT Team Pro sponsorships to WSOP Main Event packages.
2026 Vamos a Las Vegas Rewards
| Place | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + Entry for WSOP ME 2027 (Value +11,000€) |
| 2 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + Entry for EPM 2K€ + Entry EPM 1K€ (+5,000€) |
| 3 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + Entry for EPM 2K€ (+3,750€) |
| 4 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x5 Entries (+1,750€) |
| 5 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x5 Entries (+1,750€) |
| 6 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x4 Entries (+1,400€) |
| 7 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x4 Entries (+1,400€) |
| 8 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x4 Entries (+1,400€) |
| 9 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x4 Entries (+1,400€) |
| 10 | Team Pro VPT 2027 + x4 Entries (+1,400€) |
In addition to the season-long race, Vamos Poker Tour will award MVP prizes to the best players at each festival. Every stop will feature a minimum €5,000 guaranteed MVP ranking, paying at least ten players with prizes usable for future VPT or partner festivals.
2026 MVP Ranking Awards
| Place | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | Main Event Entry (€350) + High Roller Entry (€700) (€1,050 total prize) |
| 2 | Main Event Entry (€350) + €100–€150 Side Event Entry (€800 total prize) |
| 3 | High Roller Entry (€700 total prize) |
| 4 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 5 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 6 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 7 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 8 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 9 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
| 10 | Main Event Entry (€350) |
With a proven formula, expanding guarantees, and a packed calendar ahead, Vamos Poker Tour appears well-positioned for another strong year. As said, poker.pro will be along for the ride, so be sure to check back for post-festival updates throughout the 2026 season.
2026 Vamos Poker Tour Rozvadov Full Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 23 | 18:00 | Mystery Bounty Day 1A | €175 | €100,000 |
| Tuesday, February 24 | 12:00 | NLH Morning Turbo | €125 | €10,000 |
| 18:00 | Mystery Bounty Day 1B | €175 | €100,000 | |
| Wednesday, February 25 | 12:00 | Mystery Bounty Day 1C | €175 | €100,000 |
| 14:00 | Mystery Bounty Day 1 Flip And Go Pineapple | €175 | €100,000 | |
| 15:00 | Satellite to VPT ME Day 1A | €70 | €7,000 | |
| 16.30 | Satellite to VPT High Roller – Day 1 | €120 | €7,000 | |
| 17:00 | Mystery Bounty Final Day | / | €100,000 | |
| 18:00 | Main Event Day 1A | €350 | €600,000 | |
| 19:30 | High Roller Day 1 | €700 | €100,000 | |
| Thursday, February 26 | 12:00 | NLH Morning Bounty | €175 | €15,000 |
| 14:00 | High Roller Final Day | €700 | €100,000 | |
| 15:00 | Satellite to VPT ME Day 1B | €70 | €7,000 | |
| 18:00 | Main Event Day 1B | €350 | €600,000 | |
| 21:00 | Satellite to VPT ME Day 1C | €70 | €7,000 | |
| Friday, February 27 | 11:00 | Main Event Day 1C | €350 | €600,000 |
| 14:00 | Open Face Chinese | €150 | €10,000 | |
| 15:00 | Satellite to VPT ME Day 1D | €70 | €7,000 | |
| 18:00 | Main Event Day 1D | €350 | €600,000 | |
| 21:00 | Friday Night Turbo | €150 | €20,000 | |
| Saturday, February 28 | 11:00 | Main Event Day 1E | €350 | €600,000 |
| 14:00 | PLO Championship | €150 | €150,00 | |
| 16:00 | Ladies Event | €200 | €5,000 | |
| 18:00 | Main Event Day 1F | €350 | €600,000 | |
| 21:00 | Saturday Side Event | €250 | €30,000 | |
| Sunday, March 1 | 11:00 | Main Event Day 1G | €350 | €600,000 |
| 14:00 | Main Event – Day 1 Flip And Go Pineapple | €350 | €600,000 | |
| 17:00 | Main Event Day 2 | / | €600,000 | |
| 21:00 | The Saver | €250 | €15,000 | |
| Monday, March 2 | 14:00 | Main Event Final Day | / | €600,000 |
| 17:00 | Closer | €200 | €25,000 |
