$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 261

On the first hand back from break, Bill Camp opened to 160,000 from the button and Thomas Shepard came along from the big blind.

The flop was , Shepard checked, Camp bet 150,000 and Shepard called.

The turn was and both players checked.

The river was , Shepard checked, and Camp bet 500,000. Shepard thought for a few moments and called for his last 490,000.

Camp showed for jacks full of queens and Shepard’s was no good.

Shepard was eliminated third place and the heads-up match for the title was set.

Bill Camp – 9,310,000 (155 bb)
Thomas Shepard  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($62,330)

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 261

After Peter Walsworth was eliminated, Thomas Shepard and Brian Ray tried to chip away at Bill Camp’s huge lead but no luck so far.

The three grabbed a quick five-minute break and here are the counts with 10.4 million chips in play.

Seat 1: Thomas Shepard – 860,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Bill Camp – 8,450,000 (141 bb)
Seat 7: Brian Ray – 1,105,000 (18 bb)

1st: $128,540 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $85,450
3rd: $62,330

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 261

After battling throughout the level, Ricardo Rodriguez was on the wrong side of a lot of hands against Bill Camp.

The final one saw Rodriguez all in for about 900,000 with against Camp’s .

The board ran out , Camp made a diamond flush, and Rodriguez was eliminated in fourth place while Camp built a massive lead.

Bill Camp – 6,600,000 (165 bb)
Ricardo Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,040)

$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
$10,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final bounty tournament on the SPS schedule starts at 6 pm with a $150+$50 buy-in and $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 40K quad stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes before increasing to 20 minutes for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are availalbe until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm.

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 261

With about 500K in the pot and the flop reading , Jeff Trudeau was all in for 795,000 from under the gun and Bill Camp had him at risk from the button.

Camp:
Trudeau:

Both players flopped an ace but Trudeau had bad kicker issues. Neither the turn nor the river were any help and Trudeau was eliminated in fifth place.

Bill Camp – 3,350,000 (84 bb)
Jeff Trudeau – Eliminated in 5th Place ($34,450)

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 261

Peter Walsworth opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Ricardo Rodriguez three-bet to 180,000 from the button. Walsworth moved all in for 650,000 and Rodriguez called to put him at risk.

Walsworth:
Rodriguez:

Walsworth was dominating for the double and had no problems on the flop. His bad news came on the turn and could not find a save on the river to exit in sixth place.

Ricardo Rodriguez – 2,850,000 (71 bb)
Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 6th Place ($26,100)

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 261

Seat 1: Thomas Shepard – 665,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Peter Walsworth – 1,305,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Bill Camp – 2,595,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Brian Ray – 2,580,000 (65 bb)
Seat 8: Ricardo Rodriguez – 1,955,000 (49 bb)
Seat 9: Jeff Trudeau – 1,365,000 (34 bb)

1st: $128,540 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $85,450
3rd: $62,330
4th: $46,040
5th: $34,450
6th: $26,100

7th: Farhad Kamali – $20,020
8th: Michael Medina – $15,560
9th: Reese Combs – $12,240
10th: Miguel Hernandez – $12,240
11th: Mike Ahmad – $10,030
12th: Justin Swilling – $10,030

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 261

On the last hand before break, the flop was and there was about 400,000 in the pot. Jeff Trudeau was all in and and Bill Camp had him at risk.

Camp:
Trudeau:

Trudeau was ahead with the kings but needed to dodge clubs and the three aces left in the deck. The turn was safe and he doubled up after the river.

Bill Camp – 2,595,000 (87 bb)
Jeff Trudeau – 1,365,000 (46 bb)

2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$600+$500 Monster Stack Purple Chip Bounty
Entries: 55
Prize Pool: $25,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $27,500
July 26, 2026

The $600+$500 Monster Stack Purple Chip Bounty drew 55 entries, creating a regular prize pool worth $25,300 with another $27,500 up for grabs in the bounty prize pool. After tons of action, Roberto Melo took the top spot outright for $9,280.

Congrats Roberto!

2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 107
Prize Pool: $35,310
July 27, 2026

Registration closed for the popular $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 107 entries, turning the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $35,310. The last 14 spots will be paid with $740 for a min-cash and $10,560 up top for the Seniors champ.

Note: The $400 Seniors 50+ tournament is not eligible for SPS Tournament Leaderboard points.

1st: $10,560 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $6,540
3rd: $4,360
4th: $3,020
5th: $2,170
6th: $1,630
7th: $1,270
8th: $1,030
9th: $880
10th-12th: $790
13th-14th: $740