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2026 Signature Poker Series

Huicun Qiao wins 2026 SPS Event 1 Outright for $82,090

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2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$500 No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,181
Prize Pool: $496,020
July 15 – 19, 2026

Huicun Qiao, 2026 SPS Event 1 Champion

The opening event on the 2026 Signature Poker Series schedule was a $500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament that attracted 1,181 entries over seven starting flights. After a long, tough battle, Huicun Qiao took the top spot outright for $82,090.

Our players turned the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $496,020 and 151 players made Day 2 in the money. Andreas Prinsen took advantage of the best-stack-forward format; he min-cashed his smaller bag and rode his bigger bag to a 17th-place finish.

The tournament created a deep, talented final table that took more than five ours to decide the title. Qiao started behind in the heads-up against John Dolan but quickly doubled up and flopped a set of eights against Dolan’s flopped paired ace to win the title.

Congrats to Huicen on the win and thanks to everyone for starting off the series on a great turnout.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize AmountLeaderboard Points
1HuicunQiaoSaint CloudFL$82,090273.88
2JohnDolanLithiaFL$50,860259.93
3DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$38,300245.99
4CharlesCamposYuleeFL$29,110232.04
5ScottMalcolmSt Pete BeachFL$22,340218.10
6ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL$17,310204.16
7FrankWeigelOdessaFL$13,540190.21
8JacobNaumannLargoFL$10,700176.27
9JoaoAlvesOrlandoFL$8,540162.33
10ParminderClementeWesley ChapelFL$6,880148.38
11JamieSmithLargoFL$6,880134.44
12IgorTretyakovLutzFL$6,880120.49
13MarcioPeixotoWinter GardenFL$5,600106.55
14AftabPatniOrlandoFL$5,60092.61
15JosephIrreraClermontFL$5,60078.66
16JohnPointerTampaFL$4,61064.72
17AndreasPrinsenCrystal RiverFL$4,61050.77
18GrantMissonisClearwaterFL$4,61036.83
19BrandonWongTampaFL$3,83022.89
20AdamLevyWesley ChapelFL$3,83022.89
21JohnDobsonHudsonFL$3,83022.89
22DustinGeseliusBrandonFL$3,21022.89
23JesseMercadoSaint PetersburgFL$3,21022.89
24EderMurataSalvador$3,21022.89
25KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY$2,73022.89
26DamianDvorakOcalaFL$2,73022.89
27MicahWrightOoltewahTN$2,73022.89
28LeoConnellAu Sable ForksNY$2,34022.89
29DustinBradleyTampaFL$2,34022.89
30WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$2,34022.89
31ShawnCunixTampaFL$2,03022.89
32RossMillerLas VegasNV$2,03022.89
33ReneOrtegaMiamiFL$2,03022.89
34RoyYoungOcalaFL$1,78022.89
35JasonO'LoughlinSarasotaFL$1,78022.89
36DanielDiColaTampaFL$1,78022.89
37JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL$1,57022.89
38AlanHamzaOcalaFL$1,57022.89
39RandyRajiClearwater BeachFL$1,57022.89
40MichaelSandersCutler BayFL$1,57022.89
41EarlVanlandinghamOdessaFL$1,5708.94
42BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY$1,5708.94
43JordanJoeckelDavenportFL$1,5708.94
44MannyMinayaTampaFL$1,5708.94
45JamesPerriHuntersvilleNC$1,5708.94
46AndrewWhitakerTampaFL$1,4108.94
47GabrielFullerBrandonFL$1,4108.94
48DeborahGreenwayAlapahaGA$1,4108.94
49JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL$1,4108.94
50DanielSchmidtPlant CityFL$1,4108.94
51NathanTannerBrandonFL$1,4108.94
52BillLewisVeniceFL$1,4108.94
53CurtisKingTampaFL$1,4108.94
54JordanLowerySarasotaFL$1,4108.94
55BrianDiLengeTarpon SpringsFL$1,2808.94
56SandroViannaWinter GardenFL$1,2808.94
57JeremyHeraufSarasotaFL$1,2808.94
58RobertThomasTampaFL$1,2808.94
59MichaelDalberthLake MaryFL$1,2808.94
60JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL$1,2808.94
61YuchengZhaoTampaFL$1,2808.94
62GregoryWolnomiejskiPlant CityFL$1,2808.94
63AlexanderSachsPembroke PinesFL$1,2808.94
64ShaneDellusWimaumaFL$1,1708.94
65ErikWoodTampaFL$1,1708.94
66RonaldRomanelliGainesvilleFL$1,1708.94
67JackBittkerSt PetersburgNY$1,1708.94
68RamonMartinezMelbourneFL$1,1708.94
69MichaelTuttleOrlandoFL$1,1708.94
70ChrisPerryHudsonFL$1,1708.94
71JayceLittleHigh PointNC$1,1708.94
72RaunaqSinghOrlandoFL$1,1708.94
73JoshuaNicholsonWinter HavenFL$1,0908.94
74GeorgeHolmanTampaFL$1,0908.94
75JustinBogeajisBoynton BeachFL$1,0908.94
76JohnWolfeRiverviewFL$1,0908.94
77KevinBlewittTampaFL$1,0908.94
78HaroldSchmoeckerWaxhawNC$1,0908.94
79RohanSinghOrlandoFL$1,0908.94
80ChristopherMooreOrlandoFL$1,0908.94
81DavidWeynHowey In The HillsFL$1,0908.94
82JacksonSmithTampaFL$1,0208.94
83AnibalPabonHomesteadFL$1,0208.94
84MilanCyprichTavaresFL$1,0208.94
85RobertHerndonOrlandoFL$1,0208.94
86IdanBen DavidOcalaFL$1,0208.94
87JackSeymourFayettevilleNC$1,0208.94
88DonaldJacksonDebaryFL$1,0208.94
89StevenBagbyOdessaFL$1,0208.94
90JohnLisiPalm HarborFL$1,0208.94
91KarlManouchakianTampaFL$9708.94
92MichaelBronzo JrDavenportFL$9708.94
93KhanhTruongTampaFL$9708.94
94CharlesPearcePalmettoFL$9708.94
95MarkGlazewskiHernandoFL$9708.94
96KeithBorehamApollo BeachFL$9708.94
97RichardLeybermanSun City CenterFL$9708.94
98TeddyTavares CorreaTampaFL$9708.94
99MatthewKerleyBradentonFL$9708.94
100BrettStreicherOdessaFL$9308.94
101BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$9308.94
102FelipeKouryRio De JanieroCA$9308.94
103SandipGuhaMelbourneFL$9308.94
104JonathanBartholomewDelray BeachFL$9308.94
105MichealKellyHapevilleGA$9308.94
106AdamYellinSanta Rosa BeachFL$9308.94
107RyanWyantSarasotaFL$9308.94
108DonnieKidmanTampaMI$9308.94
109PabloMongeApopkaFL$9308.94
110DavidMoonSt AugustineFL$9308.94
111EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$9308.94
112VincentSpadavecchiaPalm CityFL$9308.94
113SeanTurowPalm HarborFL$9308.94
114EvanPantanoKey WestFL$9308.94
115CheriIvanTampaFL$9308.94
116CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL$9308.94
117SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL$9308.94
118MatthewBucklesPlant CityFL$9308.94
119BradSailorLombardIL$9308.94
120JustinBoldJacksonvilleFL$9308.94
121AnthonyWashingtonJacksonvilleFL$9308.94
122RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$9308.94
123RolandWillisValricoFL$9308.94
124JasonBlockTampaFL$9308.94
125WilliamBurdickBradentonFL$9308.94
126MarcSaddikTampaFL$9308.94
127StevenSinclairTampaFL$9008.94
128WilliamHeinzDunedinFL$9008.94
129BrendaLane-WorleyRiverviewFL$9008.94
130SpencerSweisfordTampaFL$9008.94
131RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$9008.94
132RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL$9008.94
133MarkSoltysikParmaOH$9008.94
134LarryRamTampaDC$9008.94
135R. NikitaPatalinghugGainesvilleFL$9008.94
136SeanRicciardiNanuetNY$9008.94
137TinaBobangoOrange ParkFL$9008.94
138JesseUrbinaTavaresFL$9008.94
139DouglasMarroTampaFL$9008.94
140AndrewMartinezTampaFL$9008.94
141MatthewSkinnerCharlotteNC$9008.94
142MichaelDarlingBrooksvilleFL$9008.94
143OnderEkinciTampaFL$9008.94
144DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL$9008.94
145AdamGoldgellLakelandFL$9008.94
146JohnPizanoLake MaryFL$9008.94
147ConnerReynoldsTampaFL$9008.94
148RobertFregosiDunedinFL$9008.94
149ChrisKobilSaint PetersburgFL$9008.94
150CharlesBlankenshipElloreeSC$9008.94
151AndreasPrinsenCrystal RiverFL$9008.94
2026 Signature Poker Series

Event 1: Huicun Qiao ($82,090) Defeats John Dolan ($5,860) for the Title

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$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  400,000/800,000 with a 800,000 ante

Huicun Qiao

After a back and forth battle, Huicun Qiao defeated John Dolan for the SPS Event 1 title. Dolan was all in with As6c against Qiao’s 8d8s when an ace and an eight hit the flop, the set of eights were good enough for the win.

Dolan earned $50,860 as the runner-up and Qiao took home $82,090 plus the SPS trophy.

Full recap to come in the morning.

1st: Huicun Qiao – $82,090 + SPS Trophy
2nd: John Dolan – $50,860

3rd: Drew Dodge – $38,300
4th: Charles Campos – $29,110
5th: Scott Malcolm – $22,340
6th: Shawn Barnett – $17,310
7th: Frank Weigel – $13,540
8th: Jacob Naumann – $10,700
9th: Joao Alves – $8,540

John Dolan
2026 Signature Poker Series

Event 1: Heads-Up Counts on Break

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$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,181

Seat 2: Huicun Qiao – 14,450,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: John Dolan – 20,800,000 (35 bb)

1st: $82,090
2nd: $50,860

3rd: Drew Dodge – $38,300
4th: Charles Campos – $29,110
5th: Scott Malcolm – $22,340
6th: Shawn Barnett – $17,310
7th: Frank Weigel – $13,540
8th: Jacob Naumann – $10,700
9th: Joao Alves – $8,540

2026 Signature Poker Series

Event 1: Updated Counts on Break

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$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,181

Seat 1: Scott Malcolm – 5,025,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Huicun Qiao – 4,350,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: John Dolan – 900,000 (3 bb)
Seat 5: Charles Campos – 9,575,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Drew Dodge – 11,125,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Shawn Barnett – 1,400,000 (5 bb)
Seat 9: Frank Weigel – 2,925,000 (10 bb)

1st: $82,090
2nd: $50,860
3rd: $38,300
4th: $29,110
5th: $22,340
6th: $17,310
7th: $13,540

8th: Jacob Naumann – $10,700
9th: Joao Alves – $8,540