Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Valentin Scorus
Poker Expert

Attention: Daylight Saving Time Changes

Europe is switching to Winter Time on Sunday October 30, but the United States will do so one week after, on November 6. How will this impact the tournaments running between October 30 and November 6? Find out below.

All but three poker rooms are using Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) or Central European Time (CET). This means that they are switching to Winter Time on Sunday, October 30.

Poker rooms using the Eastern Time (ET) will switch to Winter Time on Sunday, November 6. These poker rooms are:

PokerStars PokerStars
PartyPoker PartyPoker
Cake   Poker Cake Poker

Let's say we have a tournament starting at 16:00 GMT. Here's how the starting time will look like:

Tournament Time Time (ET) Time (GMT) Time (CET)
Before October 30 12:00 16:00 18:00
Between October 30 - November 6 12:00 16:00 17:00
After November 6 11:00 16:00 17:00

You can read more about time zones and daylight saving times in our dedicated article:

Article: What's the deal with time zones?

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