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2026 Spring Poker Open

John Martino Wins SPO Event 3 Three-Way Deal for $21,372

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$300 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  612
Prize Pool:  $153,000
May 20 – 24, 2026

The 2026 Spring Poker Open Event 3 drew 612 entries across seven starting flights, creating a prize pool of $153,000. After a long battle, John Martino took the top spot for $21,372.

Congrats John!

*denotes three-way deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JohnMartinoTampaFL$21,372*
2TyroneWilsonClermontFL$20,249*
3JohnWolfe IIIRiverviewFL$18,889*
4SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL$9,920
5OlegRutskinTampaFL$7,500
6JeffreyMcfarlaneOrlandoFL$5,750
7BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL$4,460
8GiancarloDisalvoTemple TerraceFL$3,510
9BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY$2,800
10AndrewButteRiverviewFL$2,260
11MarkMitchellTampaFL$2,260
12ChristyPhamLake MaryFL$2,260
13JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL$1,850
14FrankSladLombardIL$1,850
15CarlosLopera CastrillonVigadoFL$1,850
16NikolaosEgarhosAthens$1,540
17ChristopherGrayTampaFL$1,540
18EdwinSmithJacksonvilleFL$1,540
19BenZieglerOldsmarFL$1,300
20DavidSweeleyBrookhavenGA$1,300
21YeYaoLutzFL$1,300
22WilfredTempletonSarasotaFL$1,110
23OriRemenTenaflyNJ$1,110
24MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL$1,110
25CraigWidderGainesvilleFL$960
26RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL$960
27SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezSarasotaFL$960
28JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL$850
29NoahAdlerOrlandoFL$850
30WilbertStewart JrTampaFL$850
31UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC$760
32JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL$760
33RobertoMeloLakelandFL$760
34SergioBragaOrlandoFL$690
35GabrielFullerBrandonFL$690
36ShaneDellusWimaumaFL$690
37HristosTsironisOrlandoFL$630
38VeronicaRiveraClearwaterFL$630
39RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$630
40DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL$630
41MarkGrundemannTaipei$630
42KevinBlewittTampaFL$630
43MichaelCohenGulfportFL$630
44AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL$630
45AndrewJonesNaplesFL$630
46EricBlanchardClearwaterFL$590
47HarlonKinneyRuskinFL$590
48ThomasHunnicuttSebringFL$560
49WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL$590
50JenniferHaseltonRiverviewFL$590
51DanielLehmannLakelandFL$590
52FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$590
53HungTranLand O LakesFL$590
54JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL$590
55JohnWeberWinter ParkFL$560
56StephenKatsParrishFL$560
57GeoffreyBishopSaint PetersburgFL$560
58DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$560
59StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL$560
60CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL$560
61SalvadorRamosOcalaFL$560
62MichaelSandersCutler BayFL$560
63JustinGreenClearwaterFL$560
64MilanCyprichTavaresFL$540
65GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL$540
66RobertoMolina SantiagoTampaFL$540
67KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL$540
68WaiPhoonBradentonFL$540
69LuisTorresWinter GardenFL$540
70SaedAmirehOdessaFL$540
71JasonPhillipsJacksonvilleFL$540
72JosephMattucciSt PetersburgFL$540
73ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$530
74JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL$530
75MarieHarrellTampaFL$530
76JeremyFarrisAustinTX$530
77MichaelCrincoliWayneNJ$530
78JohnLisiPalm HarborFL$530
79RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL$530
2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO Day 6 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Day 2 – $300 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 4 – $400 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

2026 Spring Poker Open Schedule and Results

 

2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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2026 Spring Poker Open
$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Prize Pool: $153,000
Players Remaining: 79 of 612
Day 2 Resume level 12 16:08 Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 60 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries, 7 Advanced
Flight C: 42 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 51 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight E: 83 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight F: 112 Entries, 14 Advanced
Flight G: 215 Entries, 27 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 24th at 11am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
81JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL116,000
82BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY266,000
83GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL85,000
84WilbertStewart JrTampaFL472,000
85CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL135,000
86WilfredTempletonSarasotaFL159,000
87JohnWeberWinter ParkFL188,000
88EdwinSmithJacksonvilleFL200,000
89SaedAmirehOdessaFL298,000
91AndrewButteRiverviewFL416,000
92JeffreyMcfarlaneOrlandoFL233,000
93JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL119,000
94WaiPhoonBradentonFL181,500
95ChristopherGrayTampaFL136,000
96DavidSweeleyBrookhavenGA156,000
97FrankSladLombardIL282,000
98GeoffreyBishopSaint PetersburgFL239,000
99DanielLehmannLakelandFL145,000
101ThomasHunnicuttSebringFL390,000
102LuisTorresWinter GardenFL197,000
103JasonPhillipsJacksonvilleFL48,000
104RobertCornetteRiverviewFL82,000
105RobertoMolina SantiagoTampaFL165,000
106JohnLisiPalm HarborFL48,500
107AndrewJonesNaplesFL408,500
108HungTranLand O LakesFL354,000
109MichaelCohenGulfportFL143,500
111MichaelSandersCutler BayFL110,000
112JustinGreenClearwaterFL66,000
113WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL61,000
114KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL166,000
115EricBlanchardClearwaterFL213,000
116JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL91,000
117RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL336,000
118BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL617,000
119StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL76,000
121RobertoMeloLakelandFL120,000
122SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezSarasotaFL166,000
123CraigWidderGainesvilleFL447,000
124ChristyPhamLake MaryFL247,000
125GabrielFullerBrandonFL292,000
126JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL364,000
127AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL269,000
128JohnMartinoTampaFL110,000
129SergioBragaOrlandoFL183,000
131MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL385,000
132HarlonKinneyRuskinFL290,000
133UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC350,500
134OriRemenTenaflyNJ79,000
135ChadKitchenWimaumaFL186,000
136JeremyFarrisAustinTX108,500
137OlegRutskinTampaFL669,500
138FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL224,500
139MarieHarrellTampaFL65,000
191DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL262,500
192MilanCyprichTavaresFL103,000
193MichaelCrincoliWayneNJ156,000
194TyroneWilsonClermontFL163,000
195DrewDodgeSpring HillFL124,000
196EmptyEmpty
197BenZieglerOldsmarFL405,000
198MarkGrundemannTaipei351,500
199RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL150,000
201JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL161,000
202HristosTsironisOrlandoFL207,000
203MarkMitchellTampaFL209,000
204NoahAdlerOrlandoFL404,000
205StephenKatsParrishFL162,000
206SalvadorRamosOcalaFL227,500
207CarlosLopera CastrillonVigadoFL811,000
208EmptyEmpty
209NikolaosEgarhosAthens340,500
211VeronicaRiveraClearwaterFL82,000
212JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL336,000
213KevinBlewittTampaFL181,000
214ShaneDellusWimaumaFL267,000
215SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL312,500
216GiancarloDisalvoTemple TerraceFL370,000
217JosephMattucciSt PetersburgFL114,000
218JenniferHaseltonRiverviewFL134,000
219YeYaoLutzFL432,000
2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3: Day 2 Chip Counts

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2026 Spring Poker Open
$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Prize Pool: $153,000
Players Remaining: 79 of 612
Day 2 Resume level 12 16:08 Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 60 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries, 7 Advanced
Flight C: 42 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 51 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight E: 83 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight F: 112 Entries, 14 Advanced
Flight G: 215 Entries, 27 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 24th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1CarlosLopera CastrillonVigadoFL811,000
2OlegRutskinTampaFL669,500
3BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL617,000
4WilbertStewart JrTampaFL472,000
5CraigWidderGainesvilleFL447,000
6YeYaoLutzFL432,000
7AndrewButteRiverviewFL416,000
8AndrewJonesNaplesFL408,500
9BenZieglerOldsmarFL405,000
10NoahAdlerOrlandoFL404,000
11ThomasHunnicuttSebringFL390,000
12MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL385,000
13GiancarloDisalvoTemple TerraceFL370,000
14JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL364,000
15HungTranLand O LakesFL354,000
16MarkGrundemannTaipei351,500
17UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC350,500
18NikolaosEgarhosAthens340,500
19RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL336,000
20JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL336,000
21SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL312,500
22SaedAmirehOdessaFL298,000
23GabrielFullerBrandonFL292,000
24HarlonKinneyRuskinFL290,000
25FrankSladLombardIL282,000
26AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL269,000
27ShaneDellusWimaumaFL267,000
28BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY266,000
29DanielCuestaSt PetersburgFL262,500
30ChristyPhamLake MaryFL247,000
31GeoffreyBishopSaint PetersburgFL239,000
32JeffreyMcfarlaneOrlandoFL233,000
33SalvadorRamosOcalaFL227,500
34FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL224,500
35EricBlanchardClearwaterFL213,000
36MarkMitchellTampaFL209,000
37HristosTsironisOrlandoFL207,000
38EdwinSmithJacksonvilleFL200,000
39LuisTorresWinter GardenFL197,000
40JohnWeberWinter ParkFL188,000
41ChadKitchenWimaumaFL186,000
42SergioBragaOrlandoFL183,000
43WaiPhoonBradentonFL181,500
44KevinBlewittTampaFL181,000
45KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL166,000
46SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezSarasotaFL166,000
47RobertoMolina SantiagoTampaFL165,000
48TyroneWilsonClermontFL163,000
49StephenKatsParrishFL162,000
50JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL161,000
51WilfredTempletonSarasotaFL159,000
52MichaelCrincoliWayneNJ156,000
53DavidSweeleyBrookhavenGA156,000
54RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL150,000
55DanielLehmannLakelandFL145,000
56MichaelCohenGulfportFL143,500
57ChristopherGrayTampaFL136,000
58CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL135,000
59JenniferHaseltonRiverviewFL134,000
60DrewDodgeSpring HillFL124,000
61RobertoMeloLakelandFL120,000
62JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL119,000
63JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL116,000
64JosephMattucciSt PetersburgFL114,000
65JohnMartinoTampaFL110,000
66MichaelSandersCutler BayFL110,000
67JeremyFarrisAustinTX108,500
68MilanCyprichTavaresFL103,000
69JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL91,000
70GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL85,000
71RobertCornetteRiverviewFL82,000
72VeronicaRiveraClearwaterFL82,000
73OriRemenTenaflyNJ79,000
74StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL76,000
75JustinGreenClearwaterFL66,000
76MarieHarrellTampaFL65,000
77WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL61,000
78JohnLisiPalm HarborFL48,500
79JasonPhillipsJacksonvilleFL48,000
2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts with $29K Up Top

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$300 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  612
Prize Pool:  $153,000
May 20 – 24, 2026

Registration closed for the opening event of the 2026 Spring Poker Open series with 838 entries, cruising past the $100,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $276,540.

The last 108 spots will be paid with $700 for a min-cash and $50,090 plus the TPC trophy to the winner.

1st: $29,200 + SPO Trophy
2nd: $18,020
3rd: $13,290
4th: $9,920
5th: $7,500
6th: $5,750
7th: $4,460
8th: $3,510
9th: $2,800
10th-12th: $2,260
13th-15th: $1,850
16th-18th: $1,540
19th-21st: $1,300
22nd-24th: $1,110
25th-27th: $960
28th-30th: $850
31st-33rd: $760
34th-36th: $690
37th-45th: $630
46th-54th: $590
55th-63rd: $560
64th-72nd: $540
73rd-79th: $530

2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3 Flight F: Carlos Lopera Castrillon bag the Lead

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Event 3 $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $99,250
Players Remaining: 52 of 397
Day 2 Resume level 12 16:08 Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 60 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries, 7 Advanced
Flight C: 42 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 51 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight E: 83 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight F: 112 Entries, 14 Advanced
Flight G: Saturday, May 23rd at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, May 24th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1CarlosLopera CastrillonVigadoFL811,000
2BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL617,000
3CraigWidderGainesvilleFL447,000
4YeYaoLutzFL432,000
5AndrewButteRiverviewFL416,000
6AndrewJonesNaplesFL408,500
7BenZieglerOldsmarFL405,000
8ThomasHunnicuttSebringFL390,000
9HungTranLand O LakesFL354,000
10UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC350,500
11RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL336,000
12JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL336,000
13SaedAmirehOdessaFL298,000
14GabrielFullerBrandonFL292,000
15HarlonKinneyRuskinFL290,000
16FrankSladLombardIL282,000
17ShaneDellusWimaumaFL267,000
18BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY266,000
19ChristyPhamLake MaryFL247,000
20JeffreyMcfarlaneOrlandoFL233,000
21FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL224,500
22EricBlanchardClearwaterFL213,000
23MarkMitchellTampaFL209,000
24HristosTsironisOrlandoFL207,000
25EdwinSmithJacksonvilleFL200,000
26LuisTorresWinter GardenFL197,000
27ChadKitchenWimaumaFL186,000
28SergioBragaOrlandoFL183,000
29KevinBlewittTampaFL181,000
30KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL166,000
31TyroneWilsonClermontFL163,000
32StephenKatsParrishFL162,000
33JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL161,000
34MichaelCrincoliWayneNJ156,000
35DavidSweeleyBrookhavenGA156,000
36RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL150,000
37MichaelCohenGulfportFL143,500
38ChristopherGrayTampaFL136,000
39CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL135,000
40DrewDodgeSpring HillFL124,000
41JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL119,000
42JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL116,000
43JohnMartinoTampaFL110,000
44MilanCyprichTavaresFL103,000
45JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL91,000
46GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL85,000
47RobertCornetteRiverviewFL82,000
48OriRemenTenaflyNJ79,000
49StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL76,000
50JustinGreenClearwaterFL66,000
51JohnLisiPalm HarborFL48,500
52JasonPhillipsJacksonvilleFL48,000
2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3 Flight E: Ye Yao bag the Lead

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Event 3 $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $71,250
Players Remaining: 38 of 285
Day 2 Resume level 12 16:08 Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 60 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries, 7 Advanced
Flight C: 42 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 51 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight E: 83 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight F: Friday, May 22nd at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, May 23rd at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, May 24th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL617,000
2CraigWidderGainesvilleFL447,000
3YeYaoLutzFL432,000
4AndrewJonesNaplesFL408,500
5BenZieglerOldsmarFL405,000
6ThomasHunnicuttSebringFL390,000
7UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC350,500
8RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL336,000
9JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL336,000
10SaedAmirehOdessaFL298,000
11GabrielFullerBrandonFL292,000
12HarlonKinneyRuskinFL290,000
13ShaneDellusWimaumaFL267,000
14BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY266,000
15ChristyPhamLake MaryFL247,000
16FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL224,500
17MarkMitchellTampaFL209,000
18HristosTsironisOrlandoFL207,000
19EdwinSmithJacksonvilleFL200,000
20LuisTorresWinter GardenFL197,000
21SergioBragaOrlandoFL183,000
22KevinBlewittTampaFL181,000
23KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL166,000
24StephenKatsParrishFL162,000
25RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL150,000
26MichaelCohenGulfportFL143,500
27ChristopherGrayTampaFL136,000
28CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL135,000
29DrewDodgeSpring HillFL124,000
30JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL119,000
31JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL116,000
32MilanCyprichTavaresFL103,000
33JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL91,000
34GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL85,000
35RobertCornetteRiverviewFL82,000
36StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL76,000
37JustinGreenClearwaterFL66,000
38JohnLisiPalm HarborFL48,500
2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 3 Flight D: Brandon Hutchinson bag the Lead

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Event 3 $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $50,500
Players Remaining: 27 of 202
Day 2 Resume level 12 16:08 Blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 Ante

Flight A: 60 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries, 7 Advanced
Flight C: 42 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 51 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight E: Friday, May 22nd at 11:00am
Flight F: Friday, May 22nd at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, May 23rd at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, May 24th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1BrandonHutchinsonWinter HavenFL617,000
2CraigWidderGainesvilleFL447,000
3AndrewJonesNaplesFL408,500
4BenZieglerOldsmarFL405,000
5UgoGramegnaGreensboroNC350,500
6RobertBeaulieuDade CityFL336,000
7GabrielFullerBrandonFL292,000
8HarlonKinneyRuskinFL290,000
9ShaneDellusWimaumaFL267,000
10BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY266,000
11FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL224,500
12MarkMitchellTampaFL209,000
13HristosTsironisOrlandoFL207,000
14LuisTorresWinter GardenFL197,000
15KevinBlewittTampaFL181,000
16KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL166,000
17StephenKatsParrishFL162,000
18RobertPribbenow JrPanama CityFL150,000
19MichaelCohenGulfportFL143,500
20CarlosSerafimOcoeeFL135,000
21DrewDodgeSpring HillFL124,000
22JohnColemanBrooksvilleFL116,000
23JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL91,000
24RobertCornetteRiverviewFL82,000
25StefanoBellonciWinter ParkFL76,000
26JustinGreenClearwaterFL66,000
27JohnLisiPalm HarborFL48,500
2026 Spring Poker Open

2026 SPO Day 4 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Flight E – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 3 Flight F – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

2026 Spring Poker Open Schedule and Results