Global Poker tournaments Sweepstakes
VGW-run sweepstakes poker. Play with Sweeps Coins (SC, redeemable for prizes, roughly $1 each) or Gold Coins (play-money, no prize value). Not available in every state; check the site's sweeps rules for your state.
Play at Global Poker ↗ 18+/21+ Currency: Sweeps Coins (SC) / Gold Coins · Sweepstakes: no purchase necessary, not available in every state.
US state availability
Sweeps play available in all states except CA, CT, DE, ID, LA, ME, MI, MS, MT, NJ, NV, NY, TN, WA, WV
Available (36): AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MN, MO, NE, NH, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY
Sweeps (SC) play is excluded in the listed states. Indiana is excluded except for peer-to-peer poker, so poker is open there. Promotional play is 21+.
Sources (checked 2026-10-16): Global Poker Sweeps Rules v25.1 (Sep 16, 2026), §1.1(b) Permitted Territories
Bonus
The official promotions page lists tournaments only (Sunday Scrimmage, Gold Digger, The Hydra). No first-purchase or welcome offer is published there; it's lobby only.
Checked 2026-10-16. Bonuses change often, so check terms on the site. 18+/21+, gamble responsibly.
Major series
- Sunday Scrimmage: Weekly flagship NLH, Sundays 18:30 ET (5:30 PM CT), SC 218 buy-in. The official page lists both SC 60,000 and SC 50,000 GTD, so confirm in the lobby. source
- Rattlesnake Open / Turbo Series: Recurring festivals with their own promo pages. Dates for the next edition weren't published when we checked. source
Data gap: The full daily SC schedule is lobby only. We list the Sunday Scrimmage, the weekly Hydra (SC100K Stage 1s and Sunday Final) and Friday Gold Digger shovefests from official promo pages. Official schedule: https://globalpoker.com/online-poker-promotions/sunday-scrimmage
“GTD per buy-in” is the guarantee divided by the buy-in: roughly how many entries it takes to cover the guarantee.
Biggest Global Poker guarantees
| When (CT) | Site | Tournament | Game | Buy-in | GTD | Top prize (est.)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 7:30 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100,000 GTD Final [Mystery Bounty, 2-Day] | NLH Mystery Bounty? | – | SC 100,000 | 🏆 ≈SC 7,500 est. |
| Sun 5:30 PM CT | Global Poker | Sunday Scrimmage unverified | NLH | SC 218 | SC 60,000 | 🏆 ≈SC 12,000 est. |
| Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 6:30 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 9:30 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Sun 3:00 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Sun 4:00 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Sun 5:00 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Sun 5:40 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Sun 9:30 PM CT | Global Poker | The Hydra SC100K Stage 1 | NLH | SC 99 | – | – |
| Fri 4:05 PM CT | Global Poker | Gold Digger: Weekly Tournament Entry Edition SC 5,000 Added [All-In] | NLH | SC 1.1 | – | – |
| Fri 4:10 PM CT | Global Poker | Gold Digger: Weekly Tournament Entry Edition SC 15,000 Added [All-In] | NLH | SC 1.1 | – | – |
* Estimate based on guarantee; actual payouts depend on field size.
18+/21+ only. Minimum age depends on the site and your state. Play responsibly. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
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Not legal advice. Online poker and sweepstakes laws vary by state, so check your local laws before you play. Only PokerStars (US) and WSOP Online are licensed in the US, and only in the states they list (NJ/PA/MI and NV/NJ/MI/PA). Offshore and crypto sites (Ignition, ACR, BetOnline, CoinPoker, Phenom) are not licensed in the US. GGPoker doesn't accept US players. CoinPoker accepts US players even though its terms list the US as restricted. Sweepstakes sites exclude some states.
Schedules come from each site's public pages, and each listing shows its source and the date we last checked it. Items marked unverified conflict across sources or are out of date. Always confirm in the poker lobby. SC (Sweeps Coins) and CHIP are treated as about $1 for stake tiers.