14NOV
JPL 2026 Round 4
Saturday 14 November 2026 · Dinner 1800hrs · Cards 1900hrs
The final main round of the season. Dinner at 1800, cards in the air at 1900.
Rounds
Four standard JPL rounds and four single-table limited specialty games — High Roller, Short Stack, Bounty and whatever else takes the Pitmaster’s fancy. Rounds are called one at a time, usually a few weeks out, and they go to the VIP and JPL Signal groups before anyone else hears about them.
Announced
Still to be called
These rounds are in the season but the date has not been set. Keep an eye on the VIP and JPL Signal groups — that is where they go first.
TBA
JPL 2026 Special Round 2
Specialty Round · $500 buy-in · Single table, 8 players
Single table. Eight seats. Announced to the VIP Signal group before anyone else.
Every format, in full
Five ways to lose money at this table. Know which one you have signed up for.
Main Round
JPL Main Round
$50Buy-in
The backbone of the league. Four a year. Dinner at 1800, cards in the air at 1900, and it finishes when it finishes.
- No limit Texas hold’em
- $50 buy-in, JPL standard buy back rules
- Winnings split 75/25 between first and second
- First place takes the season’s limited edition trophy and is recorded on the winner’s ledger
- Blind breaks hourly — cigars on the back deck
- Seats
- Two tables, occasionally three
- Buy backs
- JPL standard buy back rules
- Payout
- Split 75 / 25 between 1st and 2nd
- Breaks
- Hourly, with cigars on the back deck
- Counts as a Special
- No — this is a regular round
Specialty Round
Short Stack
$100Buy-in
Played with a deck stripped of 2s through 5s. Blinds double every thirty minutes. For the final half hour every clock and phone leaves the room.
- Played with a deck minus 2–5s
- $100 buy-in, no buy backs
- Winner takes all
- 30 minute double blinds
- No breaks — final 30 minutes all clocks and phones removed
- Seats
- Single table, 8 players
- Buy backs
- None
- Payout
- Winner takes all
- Breaks
- No breaks. None.
- Counts as a Special
- Yes — toward VIP eligibility
Specialty Round
Bounty Hunter
$100Buy-in
A price on every head. Knock a player out and their bounty is yours before the next hand is dealt. VIP scalps pay extra.
- No limit Texas hold’em, bounty format
- $100 buy-in
- A bounty is collected the moment you eliminate a player
- Premium and Platinum VIPs carry a pre-agreed bounty on top
- Counts as a Special game toward Premium / Platinum eligibility
- Seats
- Single table, 8 players
- Buy backs
- JPL standard buy back rules
- Payout
- Bounties paid on the spot, balance to the podium
- Breaks
- Hourly
- Counts as a Special
- Yes — toward VIP eligibility
Specialty Round
High Roller
$500Buy-in
The deep end. Five hundred in, no safety net, and an afternoon start so the losers have time to compose themselves before dinner.
- No limit Texas hold’em
- $500 buy-in, no buy backs
- Winnings split 75/25 between first and second
- First place takes the season’s limited edition trophy and is recorded on the ledger
- Blind breaks every 45 minutes with a short bathroom break
- Seats
- Single table, 8 players
- Buy backs
- None
- Payout
- Split 75 / 25 between 1st and 2nd
- Breaks
- Every 45 minutes, short and sharp
- Counts as a Special
- Yes — toward VIP eligibility
Invitational
Champions’ Champion
$100Buy-in
A private round for those already on the ledger. If you have never taken a first or a second at a JPL game, this one is not for you.
- Invitation only — previous first or second place finishers
- $100 buy-in, winner takes all
- The winner takes a custom, one-of-a-kind Champions’ Champion Zippo
- Seats are almost always taken — waitlist by request
- Bring $20 to chip in for pizzas
- Seats
- By invitation — past winners and place-getters only
- Buy backs
- None
- Payout
- Winner takes all
- Breaks
- At the table’s discretion
- Counts as a Special
- Yes — toward VIP eligibility
How to get in
Tables are small and they fill quickly. Send an enquiry and you will be dealt in as seats come free.
Signal
‘JPL General’ group
Location
Brisbane, Australia