2nd live meet-up of the year
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25 semi-final tickets up for grabs
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represent your club
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festival phase from october 7 to 11
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2nd live meet-up of the year - 25 semi-final tickets up for grabs - represent your club - festival phase from october 7 to 11 -
represent your club
7 - 11 october
BOSS Arena is the 2nd qualifying Live Meet-Up for the Semi-Finals of the 2026 season, and the last one of the year. After the success of BOSS Bash and player demand, we are putting the clubs back at the heart of the game this season.
Three phases, five clubs, one goal: lock in your seat at the Semi-Finals.
line-up phase
Qualify for the Challenge phase through your club
BOSS Arena is built in partnership with five clubs: Pokahnights, Brussels Poker Club, Poker Club Limburg, Liège Poker Club x VIP Poker Club, and Poker Club de Charleroi.
Each club selects 25 players to represent its colors during the Challenge Phase, hosted at Pokahnights. Each club applies its own selection criteria: internal ranking, regular players, seasonal standings, or any other format it sees fit.
To find out how to make the squad, reach out directly to your club.
challenge phase
Bring BOSS Arena and the Semi-Final tickets home
On September 13, the 125 selected players meet at Pokahnights for a private event. €50 buy-in, one re-entry allowed per player within the late registration window.
scoring system
At the end of the tournament, each player is assigned a score based on their final position. Every club's team score is the sum of the final positions of its 5 best-performing players in the Club Challenge. The club with the lowest total wins the Club Challenge.
Each club leans on its sharpest five. The deeper those players run into the field, the lower the total drops. The club that lines up the strongest five-player core wins the Club Challenge.
challenge phase rewards
The winning club walks away with €3.000 in club prize money, the opportunity to host a mini-festival under the BOSS banner in its own room, and the top 5 players of the club lock in their direct ticket to the BOSS9 Semi-Finals.
The four other clubs each receive €500 in club prize money.
All in-the-money players also share the individual prize pool, paid out according to Pokahnights' standard structure.
festival phase
last chance to qualify for the Semi-Finals
The winning club of the Challenge Phase hosts a mini-festival in its own room, October 7 to 11, in collaboration with BOSS.
On the menu: massive prize pools, festival atmosphere, and 15 BOSS9 Semi-Final tickets to be won across the schedule. Dedicated satellites, ticket guarantees, achievements: the exact mechanics will be revealed with the host club after the Challenge Phase.
Will you be one of the last players to claim your ticket to the Semi-Finals?
How to win your Semi-Final ticket
There are three ways to grab one of the 25 BOSS9 Semi-Final tickets during BOSS Arena.
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Finish in the Challenge Phase
top 5 overall.
The five best individual finishers of the Club Challenge, all clubs combined, lock in their seat at the Semi-Finals.
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Be part of the top 5 of the winning team in Challenge Phase.
The five players who score best within the winning club secure their ticket and bring the trophy home.
3.
Battle for one of the 15 tickets during the Festival Phase.
Details on the schedule and ticket mechanics will be announced once the host club is confirmed.
Next stop: the BOSS Semi-Finals
The BOSS9 2026 Grand Final will be played abroad for the very first time, with an exclusive bootcamp on the line. €25.000 added to the prize pool in collaboration with GGPoker. This time, it's not Belgium.
Heading for the BOSS9 Grand Final
The 25 tickets handed out during BOSS Arena unlock the gates to the BOSS Semi-Finals, the last step before the BOSS9. Check the qualifier list, the Semi-Final dates, and the full format on the dedicated page.
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