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2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO in Review

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2026 SPO Event 9 Winner Jason Goldman

The 2026 Spring Poker Open rolled out 10 trophy events over 13 days of action and we had a great turnout with old friends and new.

Events: 10
Entries:  1,955
Guarantees:  $420,000
Prize Pools:  $698,025

We offered up $420,000 in guarantee prize pools, plus the satellites that blasted their guarantees along the way, and paid out more than $600,000 over the course of the series.

The $1,200 buy-in SPO Championship was the big game on the schedule and it drew 294 entries over three starting flights. Jason Goldman conquered a tough field and final table to win the Championship for $69,730.

We had 10 great winners during the series, and a lot of people made a lot of money. Thank you to everyone who came out and played. We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 Signature Poker Series running from July 15th through the 28.

You can find links to all SPO results below:

SPO Championship: Jason Goldman – $69,730
Event 1 ($260 NLH): Jovan Jojic – $10,630
Event 2 ($200 Bounty): Carlos Evangelista – $2,100
Event 3 ($300 NLH): John Martino – $21,372
Event 4 ($400 NLH): Jeremiah Bobo – $6,100
Event 5 ($300 NLH): Michael Laake – $10,000
Event 6 ($160 NLH): Travis Kent – $2,150
Event 7 ($250 Seniors): William Heinz – $4,196
Event 8 ($400 PLO): Joshua Nicholson – $4,625
Event 10 ($300 Bounty): David Zella – $6,750

2026 Spring Poker Open

Jason Goldman Wins 2026 SPO Championship Outright for $69,730!

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$1,200 TPC Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  294
Prize Pool:  $308,700
May 28 – 31, 2026

Jason Goldman, 2026 SPO Event 9 Champion

The 2026 Spring Poker Open was headlined by the $1,200 Championship event. The tournament drew 294 entries, turning the $200,000 guarantee into a $308,700 prize pool, and Jason Goldman took the top spot outright for $69,730.

Jason was a short stack when final table was formed. After a 7 hours up-hill battle, Jason clime to the top and win it outright.

Congrats to Jason for the win and thank you to everyone for a great Championship.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JasonGoldmanPort CharlotteFL$69,730
2LukeWasikowskiClearwaterFL$43,110
3KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL$30,840
4WilliamMedina DiazBrandonFL$22,470
5ShawnCunixDublinOH$16,680
6JoshuaMilradTampaFL$12,620
7SpencerWilliamsJacksonvilleFL$9,730
8RidleyJecroisRiverviewFL$7,660
9TimothyHelmNew Port RicheyFL$6,150
10DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL$5,040
11JaredReinsteinTallahasseeFL$5,040
12SeanHampsonNew Port RicheyFL$5,040
13NicholasScholzTampaFL$4,220
14CheriIvanOldsmarFL$4,220
15DavidPiccoloWesley ChapelFL$4,220
16RobertoMeloLakelandFL$3,600
17GabrielFullerBrandonFL$3,600
18MikeAhmadLutzFL$3,600
19AlainMedesanTampaFL$3,150
20IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL$3,150
21CalinCiolteRoss-On-Wye$3,150
22PedroArciaClermontFL$2,820
23JosiasCardoso Dos SantosTampaFL$2,820
24JayRossLongmontCO$2,820
25RichardSmithBradentonFL$2,570
26XinChenCasselberryFL$2,570
27KarlManouchakianTampaFL$2,570
28AnanthGanesanTampaFL$2,410
29IdanBen DavidOcalaFL$2,410
30DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$2,410
31JamesCalderaroVeniceFL$2,310
32KevinBlewittTampaFL$2,310
33DanielKasperMinneolaFL$2,310
34JaiPopuriClearwaterFL$2,270
35MarkGlazewskiHernandoFL$2,270
36KristopherDurenJeffersonGA$2,270
37JohnGordonSeminoleFL$2,270
38BradSpicerPalm HarborFL$2,270
2026 Spring Poker Open

David Zella Wins SPO Black Chip Bounty Outright for $6,750!

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$200+$100 Monster Stack Bounty NLH
Entries:  171
Prize Pool:  $25,650
Bounty Prize Pool:  $17,100
May 31, 2026

2026 SPO Event 10 Winner David Zella
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1DavideZellaTampaFL$6,750
2MikeAhmadLutzFL$4,170
3JosephPielochDavenportFL$2,880
4GeraldSilvaTampaFL$2,040
5ScottPierceTampaFL$1,490
6FlorisPayraudeaLithiaFL$1,120
7DanielZuckerTampaFL$860
8AngelJaraKissimmeeFL$680
9EricEisenbergLutzFL$560
10ToniCiersezwskiClintonMI$470
11LandonSorrelsAllenTX$470
12LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL$470
13RubenVallejo RosichOrlandoFL$410
14KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY$410
15StevenDeloacheClearwaterFL$410
16EvanEisenbergLutzFL$370
17CarlosEvangelistaTampaFL$370
18GregoryBertelsCape CoralFL$370
19BoFritzCressonaPA$340
20JonathanKerstetterClearwaterFL$340
21StevenWeisserLakewood RanchFL$340
22MalcolmWalker IiiBeaverPA$330
2026 Spring Poker Open

Championship: Heads-Up Underway

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$1,200 SPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $308,700  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 294

2026 SPO Event 9 Heads-Up

Cards are in the air for the heads-up battle between Kyle Sturgis and Yan Jiang for the SPO Championship.

Seat 5: Luke Wasikowski – 3,800,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Jason Goldman – 5,000,000 (40 bb)

1st: $69,730 + SPO Trophy
2nd: $43,110

2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 10: Prize Pool and Payouts; $5,480 to the Bounty Champ

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$200 + $100 Monster Stack Bounty NLH
Entries:  171
Prize Pool:  $25,650
Bounty Prize Pool:  $17,100
May 31, 2026

Registration closed for the $200 + $100 Monster Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 171 entries, creating a prize pool worth $25,650 plus another $17,100 up for grabs in the form of bounties.

The last 22 players will make the money with $330 for a min-cash and $6,750 up top for the winner plus the last SPO trophy.

1st: $6,750 + SPO Trophy
2nd: $4,170
3rd: $2,880
4th: $2,040
5th: $1,490
6th: $1,120
7th: $860
8th: $680
9th: $560
10th-12th: $470
13th-15th: $410
16th-18th: $370
19th-21st: $340
22nd: $330

2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO Day 13 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 2 – $1,200 SPO Championship (Re-Entry)

  • Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
  • Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
  • Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 10 – $200 + $100 Monster Stack Black Chip Bounty  No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 25 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11 (4:40pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

2026 Spring Poker Open Schedule and Results

2026 Spring Poker Open

Championship: Day 2 Seat Draw

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$1,200 SPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure | Payout
Current Prize Pool: $308,700
Players Remaining: 38 of 294
Day 2 Resume level 12 3:14  Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 61 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight C: 162 Entries, 21 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 31st at 11am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
101RobertoMeloLakelandFL317,500
102AlainMedesanTampaFL94,000
103EmptyEmpty
104ShawnCunixDublinOH645,000
105JayRossLongmontCO344,500
106JoshuaMilradTampaFL417,500
107JaredReinsteinTallahasseeFL268,000
108SeanHampsonNew Port RicheyFL234,500
109MarkGlazewskiHernandoFL357,500
111KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL127,000
112DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL248,000
113IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL217,000
114EmptyEmpty
115KristopherDurenJeffersonGA203,000
116SpencerWilliamsJacksonvilleFL607,000
117IdanBen DavidOcalaFL141,500
118CheriIvanOldsmarFL69,000
119KarlManouchakianTampaFL96,500
131EmptyEmpty
132CalinCiolteRoss-On-Wye113,500
133JasonGoldmanPort CharlotteFL433,000
134XinChenCasselberryFL283,000
135LukeWasikowskiClearwaterFL257,000
136DrewDodgeSpring HillFL88,500
137PedroArciaClermontFL203,000
138RidleyJecroisRiverviewFL275,000
139EmptyEmpty
201GabrielFullerBrandonFL156,000
202MikeAhmadLutzFL32,500
203JamesCalderaroVeniceFL191,000
204NicholasScholzTampaFL658,500
205TimothyHelmNew Port RicheyFL76,000
206BradSpicerPalm HarborFL61,000
207EmptyEmpty
208JosiasCardoso Dos SantosTampaFL86,000
209EmptyEmpty
211JohnGordonSeminoleFL22,000
212RichardSmithBradentonFL168,000
213WilliamMedina DiazBrandonFL373,000
214DanielKasperMinneolaFL79,000
215KevinBlewittTampaFL243,000
216AnanthGanesanTampaFL141,000
217EmptyEmpty
218JaiPopuriClearwaterFL299,500
219DavidPiccoloWesley ChapelFL199,500
2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO $1,200 Championship Day 2 Chip Counts

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$1,200 SPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Current Prize Pool: $308,700
Players Remaining: 38 of 294
Day 2 Resume level 12 3:14  Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 61 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight C: 162 Entries, 21 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 31st at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1NicholasScholzTampaFL658,500
2ShawnCunixDublinOH645,000
3SpencerWilliamsJacksonvilleFL607,000
4JasonGoldmanPort CharlotteFL433,000
5JoshuaMilradTampaFL417,500
6WilliamMedina DiazBrandonFL373,000
7MarkGlazewskiHernandoFL357,500
8JayRossLongmontCO344,500
9RobertoMeloLakelandFL317,500
10JaiPopuriClearwaterFL299,500
11XinChenCasselberryFL283,000
12RidleyJecroisRiverviewFL275,000
13JaredReinsteinTallahasseeFL268,000
14LukeWasikowskiClearwaterFL257,000
15DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL248,000
16KevinBlewittTampaFL243,000
17SeanHampsonNew Port RicheyFL234,500
18IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL217,000
19PedroArciaClermontFL203,000
20KristopherDurenJeffersonGA203,000
21DavidPiccoloWesley ChapelFL199,500
22JamesCalderaroVeniceFL191,000
23RichardSmithBradentonFL168,000
24GabrielFullerBrandonFL156,000
25IdanBen DavidOcalaFL141,500
26AnanthGanesanTampaFL141,000
27KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL127,000
28CalinCiolteRoss-On-Wye113,500
29KarlManouchakianTampaFL96,500
30AlainMedesanTampaFL94,000
31DrewDodgeSpring HillFL88,500
32JosiasCardoso Dos SantosTampaFL86,000
33DanielKasperMinneolaFL79,000
34TimothyHelmNew Port RicheyFL76,000
35CheriIvanOldsmarFL69,000
36BradSpicerPalm HarborFL61,000
37MikeAhmadLutzFL32,500
38JohnGordonSeminoleFL22,000
2026 Spring Poker Open

Championship: Prize Pool and Payouts with $69K Up Top

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$1,200 TPC Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  294
Prize Pool:  $308,700
May 28 – 31, 2026

Registration closed for the 2026 Spring Poker Open Championship, with 294 entries across three starting flights, beating the $200,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool of $308,700.

The last 38 spots will be paid with $2,270 for a min-cash and $69,730 plus the SPO Trophy for the champion.

Thanks for coming out!

1st: $69,730 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $43,110
3rd: $30,840
4th: $22,470
5th: $16,680
6th: $12,620
7th: $9,730
8th: $7,660
9th: $6,150
10th-12th: $5,040
13th-15th: $4,220
16th-18th: $3,600
19th-21st: $3,150
22nd-24th: $2,820
25th-27th: $2,570
28th-30th: $2,410
31st-33rd: $2,310
34th-38th: $2,270