What are your poker goals in 2026?

We check in to find out what our Bankroll Challengers have planned this year and encourage you to start your own challenge (where you could win extra prizes from us!)

We often talk about mantelo being the Bankroll Challenge GOAT for lots of reasons, but mainly because he sets big goals, and he achieves a lot of them. 

He managed a lot of his goals in 2025 and came close with all of the ones he didn't quite complete. It looks like 2026 will be a good year because he started it in style, winning the Double Deuce for $3k and an Irish Open package:

Lots of our members are setting big goals in 2026. primrose6789 has set a number of goals that include satellites, freerolls, tennis and gardening, we kid you not. garynicol85 has MTT wins, weight loss and live poker in his sights this year. Likewise mariussica88 wants to get into the midstakes, as well as to qualify for an EPT and WSOP event this year. It's not just about poker, p0k3rk1d is looking for a new job, wants to be a plasma donor, is going to volunteer at animal shelters and much more. 

tak3r has cancelled his cash game challenge to move onto a new one in MTTs. No doubt he wants to get as many of these Daniel Negreanu final table dances as possible:

To achieve a goal, you have to set a goal, and when you set a goal in our Bankroll Challenge, you get the benefit of social pressure and social support in our community. Start your Bankroll Challenge today!

2026 Challenge Updates

In 2026, we will be making some changes. Reports are due monthly, starting from January 5.

There will be four quarterly raffles of $150 in CoinPoker credits, which you will be eligible for if you have reported in all three quarters' reports (the first one being December, January and February).

However, to make it less of a grind, you can skip one of those three quarters, so if you start late, you will still be eligible for the $150 raffles. 

In December 2026, there will be a final raffle prize of $500 for anyone who has reported 10 out of the 12 months of the year, which will reward consistency while also giving everyone some leeway. The prize pool distributions for the final $500 will be announced later. 

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