2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO Day 1 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 – $260 One Day 50K No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 2 – $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2026 Spring Poker Open Schedule 

2026 Spring Poker Open, Tournament Series

2026 Spring Poker Open

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Primary Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
1Tue, May 1911AM$260 One Day 50K No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$50,000 Structure Sheet
2Tue, May 196PM$150+$50Quad Stack Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Structure Sheet
3AWed, May 2011AM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A$100,000 Structure Sheet
3BWed, May 206PM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1BStructure Sheet
3CThu, May 2111AM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1CStructure Sheet
3DThu, May 216PM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1DStructure Sheet
3EFri, May 2211AM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1EStructure Sheet
3FFri, May 226PM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1FStructure Sheet
3GSat, May 2311AM$300 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1GStructure Sheet
3(2)Sun, May 2411AM--No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 2Structure Sheet
4Sun, May 2412PM$400 Mega Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$10,000 Structure Sheet
5Mon, May 2511AM$300 One Day 50K No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$50,000 Structure Sheet
6Mon, May 256PM$160 Quad Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Structure Sheet
7Tue, May 2611AM$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$10,000 Structure Sheet
8Wed, May 2711AM$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)Structure Sheet
9AThu, May 2811AM$1,200 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A $200,000 Structure Sheet
9BFri, May 2911AM$1,200 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1BStructure Sheet
9CSat, May 3011AM$1,200 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1CStructure Sheet
9(2)Sun, May 3111AM--Championship Event Day 2Structure Sheet
10Sun, May 3112PM$200+$100Monster Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Structure Sheet

Satellite Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
11Wed, May 276PM$150 Satellite into Championship Event Day 1A2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
12Thu, May 286PM$150 Satellite into Championship Event Day 1B2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
13Fri, May 292PM$150 Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
14Fri, May 296PM$150 Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
15Sat, May 309AM$150 Last Chance Satellite into Championship EventStructure Sheet
Monthly Tournaments

James Leonard Wins 2026 May One Day 100K in 4-Way Deal for $20,895

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

2026 May One Day 100K No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500 Buy-in
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 271
Prize Pool:  $115,175
May 9, 2026

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JamesLeonardTampaFL$20,895* + One Added $1,200 Spring Poker Open Championship Event Day 1A Entry
2StevenPalumboPunta GordaFL$18,000*
3MilindNaikBrandonFL$14,000*
4ZachariasKrauseCloverSC$14,000*
5AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL$6,480
6DevonGarbusPlant CityFL$4,870
7ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL$3,750
8WilliamDavisOrlandoFL$2,960
9DmitriiShubPalmettoFL$2,390
10JeremyBostonTampaFL$1,980
11CoreyZedoMaitlandFL$1,980
12ChristopherMooreOrlandoFL$1,980
13AndraZachowLargoFL$1,690
14KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL$1,690
15PedroArciaClermontFL$1,690
16FrankDibaccoGlastonburyCT$1,480
17BryanHydenGainesvilleFL$1,480
18GabrielFullerBrandonFL$1,480
19JasmineGittensTampaFL$1,330
20JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL$1,330
21FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$1,330
22TimothyChakosBradentonFL$1,230
23DavideZellaTampaFL$1,230
24EdwinRuizOrlandoFL$1,230
25ThadMcnultyJacksonvilleFL$1,180
26AdamLawrenceLakewood RanchFL$1,180
27MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL$1,180
28JohnFramptonClarenvilleNL$1,160

*denotes four-way deal

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Ananth Ganesan Wins 2026 April/May Mega Stack 3-Way Deal for $28,243

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

2026 February Mega Stack
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$600 Buy-in/$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 338
Prize Pool: $175,760
April 30 – May 3, 2026

*denotes three-way deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1AnanthGanesanSaint PetersburgFL$28,243*
2BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY$25,769*
3SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL$24,716*
4ChristopherPetersJacksonvilleFL$12,490
5CurtisKingTampaFL$9,320
6MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL$7,080
7FlorisPayraudeaLithiaFL$5,480
8SalvatoreDevitoBradentonFL$4,310
9MilindNaikBrandonFL$3,450
10JustinGreenClearwaterFL$2,820
11DavidPiccoloLutzFL$2,820
12PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL$2,820
13BradSailorLombardIL$2,350
14JosephChalbaudLongwoodFL$2,350
15TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL$2,350
16PrathamSharmaTampaFL$1,990
17JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL$1,990
18JasonLuttrellInvernessFL$1,990
19ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$1,720
20MozhganRajabluOrlandoFL$1,720
21MikeAhmadLutzFL$1,720
22WilliamDavisOrlandoFL$1,520
23EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$1,520
24JesseHunnicuttTampaMI$1,520
25DamianDvorakOcalaFL$1,370
26WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL$1,370
27DanielKasperMinneolaFL$1,370
28ShayneMogilskiNaplesFL$1,260
29WilliamCaballeroSpring HillFL$1,260
30JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL$1,260
31JoaoFigueiredoTampaFL$1,180
32MelissaBradleySan RafaelCA$1,180
33YeYaoLutzFL$1,180
34ArshShahPalm HarborFL$1,130
35FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$1,130
36RaymondManciniSarasotaFL$1,130
37DavidAndersonParrishFL$1,110
38GabrielFullerBrandonFL$1,100
39AsifMohammedBrandonFL$1,110
40ChristopherMoTampaFL$1,110
41AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL$1,110
42WilliamCriegoNokomisFL$1,100
43WilbertMalphusLutzFL$1,110
44JacobJenkinsFloral CityFL$1,110
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2026 Signature Poker Series

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2026 Signature Poker Series

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Primary Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionStructure Sheet
1AWed, Jul 1511:00AM$500 No Limit Hold'em - $250,000 GTDComing Soon
1BWed, Jul 156:00PM$500 Coming Soon
1CThu, Jul 1611:00AM$500 Coming Soon
1DThu, Jul 166:00PM$500 Coming Soon
1EFri, Jul 1711:00AM$500 Coming Soon
1FFri, Jul 176:00PM$500 Coming Soon
1GSat, Jul 1811:00AM$500 Coming Soon
1(2)Sun, Jul 1911:00AM--Event #1 Day 2Coming Soon
2Sun, Jul 1912:00PM$400 Limit Omaha Hi Low 8 Or Better Coming Soon
3ASun, Jul 191:00PM$600 Mega Stack No Limit Hold'em - $75,000 GTDComing Soon
3BMon, Jul 2011:00AM$600 Coming Soon
3CTue, Jul 2111:00AM$600 Coming Soon
3(2)Wed, Jul 2211:00AM--Event #3 Day 2Coming Soon
4ASun, Jul 196:00PM$300 No Limit Hold'em - $25,000 GTDComing Soon
4BMon, Jul 206:00PM$300 Coming Soon
4(2)Tue, Jul 216:00PM--Event #4 Day 2Coming Soon
5Mon, Jul 2012:00PM$400 Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Coming Soon
6Tue, Jul 2112:00PM$400 Pot Limit Omaha Big O Coming Soon
7Wed, Jul 2212:00PM$600 Six - Max No Limit Hold'em One Day Event - $25,000 GTD - One $2,500 Championship Event Day 1A Entry Added to 1st PlaceComing Soon
8Wed, Jul 222:00PM$400 Pot Limit OmahaComing Soon
9Thu, Jul 2311:00AM$1,100 Eight - Max No Limit Hold'em One Day Event - $50,000 GTD - One $2,500 Championship Event Day 1A Entry Added to 1st PlaceComing Soon
10AFri, Jul 2411:00AM$2,500 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $500,000 GTDComing Soon
10BSat, Jul 2511:00AM$2,500 Coming Soon
10(2)Sun, Jul 2612:00PM$2,500 Event #10 Day 2Coming Soon
10(3)Mon, Jul 2712:00PM--Event #10 Day 3Coming Soon
11Sun, Jul 262:00PM$600+$500Monster Stack Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'emComing Soon
12Mon, Jul 2711:00AM$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 GTDComing Soon
13Mon, Jul 276:00PM$150+$50Quad Stack Double Green Chips Bounty No Limit Hold'em - $10,000 GTDComing Soon
14Tue, Jul 2811:00AM$300 One Day 50K No Limit Hold'em - $50,000 GTDComing Soon
15Tue, Jul 286:00PM$180 Triple Stack No Limit Hold'emComing Soon

Satellite Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionStructure Sheet
16Wed, Jul 152:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Coming Soon
17Thu, Jul 162:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Coming Soon
18Fri, Jul 172:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Coming Soon
19Sat, Jul 189:00AM$70 Last Chance Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Coming Soon
20Tue, Jul 212:00PM$80 Satellite (1 in 10) into $600 Event #7Coming Soon
21Wed, Jul 226:00PM$140 Satellite (1 in 10) into $1,100 Event #9Coming Soon
22Thu, Jul 232:00PM$280 Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 1A - 2 Seasts GTDComing Soon
23Thu, Jul 236:00PM$280 Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 1A - 2 Seasts GTDComing Soon
24Fri, Jul 242:00PM$280 Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event - 5 Seasts GTDComing Soon
25Fri, Jul 246:00PM$280 Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event - 5 Seasts GTDComing Soon
26Sat, Jul 259:00AM$280 Turbo Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship EventComing Soon
27Sat, Jul 2512:00PM$280 Turbo Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship EventComing Soon
28Sun, Jul 269:00AM$280 Last Chance Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 2Coming Soon
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2026 April $600 Mega Stack Day 2 Seating Assignments

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$600 April Mega Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Prize Pool: $175,760
Players Remaining: 23 of 338
Day 2 Resume level 15 16:26  Blinds 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 Ante

Flight A: 65 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight B: 90 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight C: 183 Entries, 23 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 3rd at 11am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
101YeYaoLutzFL245,000
102AnanthGanesanSaint PetersburgFL466,000
103JacobJenkinsFloral CityFL148,000
104DavidPiccoloLutzFL664,000
105JustinGreenClearwaterFL244,000
106DavidAndersonParrishFL383,000
107FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL126,000
108JesseHunnicuttTampaMI331,000
109CurtisKingTampaFL281,000
111ArshShahPalm HarborFL293,000
112BradSailorLombardIL283,000
113GabrielFullerBrandonFL254,000
114RaymondManciniSarasotaFL285,000
115EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL271,000
116DanielKasperMinneolaFL153,000
117MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL236,000
118JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL499,000
119PrathamSharmaTampaFL91,000
131EmptyEmpty
132WilliamCriegoNokomisFL115,000
133JoaoFigueiredoTampaFL160,000
134JosephChalbaudLongwoodFL436,000
135MilindNaikBrandonFL507,000
136WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL103,000
137ChristopherPetersJacksonvilleFL371,000
138MozhganRajabluOrlandoFL250,000
139WilliamDavisOrlandoFL541,000
201JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL186,000
202ChristopherMoTampaFL100,000
203TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL333,000
204DamianDvorakOcalaFL524,000
205JasonLuttrellInvernessFL109,000
206PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL671,000
207WilliamCaballeroSpring HillFL148,000
208AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL224,000
209MelissaBradleySan RafaelCA160,000
211WilbertMalphusLutzFL100,000
212AsifMohammedBrandonFL358,000
213SalvatoreDevitoBradentonFL415,000
214SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL360,000
215FlorisPayraudeaLithiaFL587,000
216ChadKitchenWimaumaFL437,000
217ShayneMogilskiNaplesFL334,000
218MikeAhmadLutzFL189,000
219BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY619,000
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2026 April $600 Mega Stack Day 2 Chip Counts

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$600 April Mega Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $175,760
Players Remaining: 23 of 338
Day 2 Resume level 15 16:26  Blinds 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 Ante

Flight A: 65 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight B: 90 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight C: 183 Entries, 23 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 3rd at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityState
1PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL
2DavidPiccoloLutzFL
3BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY
4FlorisPayraudeaLithiaFL
5WilliamDavisOrlandoFL
6DamianDvorakOcalaFL
7MilindNaikBrandonFL
8JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL
9AnanthGanesanSaint PetersburgFL
10ChadKitchenWimaumaFL
11JosephChalbaudLongwoodFL
12SalvatoreDevitoBradentonFL
13DavidAndersonParrishFL
14ChristopherPetersJacksonvilleFL
15SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL
16AsifMohammedBrandonFL
17ShayneMogilskiNaplesFL
18TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL
19JesseHunnicuttTampaMI
20ArshShahPalm HarborFL
21RaymondManciniSarasotaFL
22BradSailorLombardIL
23CurtisKingTampaFL
24EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL
25GabrielFullerBrandonFL
26MozhganRajabluOrlandoFL
27YeYaoLutzFL
28JustinGreenClearwaterFL
29MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL
30AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL
31MikeAhmadLutzFL
32JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL
33JoaoFigueiredoTampaFL
34MelissaBradleySan RafaelCA
35DanielKasperMinneolaFL
36WilliamCaballeroSpring HillFL
37JacobJenkinsFloral CityFL
38FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL
39WilliamCriegoNokomisFL
40JasonLuttrellInvernessFL
41WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL
42ChristopherMoTampaFL
43WilbertMalphusLutzFL
44PrathamSharmaTampaFL
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2026 April $600 Mega Stack: Prize Pool and Payouts

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2026 April Mega Stack
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$600 Buy-in/$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 338
Prize Pool: $175,760
April 30 – May 3, 2026

Registration is closed for the 2026 April Holiday Mega Stack tournament.  It drew 338 entrants over three starting flights, for a total prize pool of $175,760.

A min-cash will earn $1,110, and the February Mega Stack champ is set to take home $38,150.

1st: $38,150
2nd: $23,570
3rd: $17,010
4th: $12,490
5th: $9,320
6th: $7,080
7th: $5,480
8th: $4,310
9th: $3,450
10th-12th: $2,820
13th-15th: $2,350
16th- 18th: $1,990
19th- 21st: $1,720
22nd- 24th: $1,520
25th- 27th: $1,370
28th- 30th: $1,260
31st- 33rd: $1,180
34th- 36th: $1,130
37th- 44th: $1,110