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2026 Signature Poker Series

Likang Berninger Wins SPS PLO Tournament for $8,291 in Heads-Up Deal

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2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $30,690
July 22, 2026

Likang Berninger, SPS Event 8 Champion

Another non-hold’em tournament the schedule was the $400 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. SPS Event 8 drew a huge crowd of 93 entries, creating a prize pool worth $30,690 and Likang Berninger took the top spot for $8,291 after a heads-up deal.

This is his third major Tampa trophy, congrats!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize AmountPoints
1LikangBerningerLargoFL$8,291 132.19
2BrandenRosarioNew HamptonNY$8,259 125.58
3KevinMurphyNew Port RicheyPA$3,920 118.97
4BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$2,690 112.36
5KevinBoldingStocktonCA$1,930 105.75
6JohnDobsonHudsonFL$1,450 99.14
7BradOwensValdostaGA$1,140 92.53
8JohnCapitanoRaleighNC$940 85.92
9ClarenceGissendanner IiiPalmettoFL$820 79.31
10HarryBateyCocoa BeachFL$750 72.7
11MiguelManriquezBradentonFL$750 66.09
12RicardoRodriguezTampaFL$750 59.48

SPS Tournament Leaderboard

2026 Signature Poker Series

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,620 to PLO Champ

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2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $30,690
July 22, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 93 entries, creating a prize pool worth $30,690. The last 12 places will be paid with $750 for a min-cash and $9,620 plus the SPS trophy to the winner.

PlacePrize AmountPoints
1st$9,620132.19
2nd$5,930125.58
3rd$3,920118.97
4th$2,690112.36
5th$1,930105.75
6th$1,45099.14
7th$1,14092.53
8th$94085.92
9th$82079.31
10th$75072.70
11th$75066.09
12th$75059.48

SPS Tournament Leaderboard

2026 Signature Poker Series

Event 8: Straight PLO

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$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

SPS Event 8 has no gimmicks, extra hole cards, or split pots; $400 straight-up Pot-Limit Omaha for all the action you need on a Wednesday afternoon.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet
2026 Signature Poker Series

SPS Day 8 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Flight C – $600 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 7 – $600 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $2,500 SPS Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 30,000 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 7 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 8 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $140 SPS Event 9 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 wins seat into $1,100 Eight-Max SPS Event 9
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:45pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Signature Poker Series Schedule and Results

2026 Spring Poker Open

Joshua Nicholson Wins SPO PLO Title Four-Way Deal for $4,625!

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  48
Prize Pool:  $15,840
May 27, 2026

The only Omaha tournament on the SPO schedule was a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha trophy event that drew 48 entries for a prize pool worth $15,840. After battling a tough final table, Joshua took the top spot in a four-way deal for $4,625 and the SPO trophy.

Congrats Joshua!

*denotes four-way deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JoshuaNicholsonWinter HavenFL$4,625*
2HaungWongTampaFL$4,012*
3BenjaminCohenTampaFL$3,041*
4JohnQuartararoTampaFL$2,182*
5BenjaminFritzRosevilleMN$1,130
6KevinMurphyNew Port RicheyPA$850
2026 Spring Poker Open

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,100 to the PLO Champ

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2026 Spring Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  48
Prize Pool:  $15,840
May 27, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Pot Limit Omaha with 48 entries. The last 6 spots will be paid with $850 for a min-cash and $6,100 plus the SPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $6,100 + SPO Trophy
2nd: $3,780
3rd: $2,390
4th: $1,590
5th: $1,130
6th: $850

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

2026 SPO Day 9 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 8 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

      • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
      • Levels last 30 minutes
      • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
      • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
      • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $150 SPO Championship Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $200,000 GTD SPO Event 9
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Spring Poker Open Schedule and Results

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Thien Nguyen Wins 2026 TPC Championship Outright for $100,900!

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2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$1,700 TPC Championship
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  300
Prize Pool:  $450,000
March 12 – 15, 2026

Thien Nguyen, 2026 TPC Champion

The 2026 Tampa Poker Classic was headlined by the $1,700 Championship event. The tournament drew 300 entries, turning the $250,000 guarantee into a $450,000 prize pool, and Thien Nguyen took the top spot outright for $100,900.

The tournament featured three starting flights and a very busy Saturday to lock in the field. Nguyen bagged the lead that evening, the only player coming back for Day 2 with more than one million in their stack, and he held the lead most of the way until he was posing with the trophy.

Hassan El Hakim gave him a run late at the final table but fell short in third place. Cheri Ivan, fresh off finishing 11th out of 838 in the opener, came one spot short of winning the title after a great battle.

This is the biggest cash of Nguyen’s career, topping his finish in the 2025 WPT RRPO Championship in Hollywood where he made the last two tables.

Congrats to Thien for the win and thank you to everyone for a great Championship1

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1ThienNguyenFort MyersFL$100,900
2CheriIvanOldsmarFL$62,360
3HassanEl HakimSarasotaFL$44,700
4FredParadisOldsmarFL$32,620
5WayneLeonardTampaFL$24,250
6NathanielPalomboTampaFL$183,600
7WilliamCriegoNokomisFL$14,170
8MikeAhmadLutzFL$11,150
9DanielZuckerTampaFL$8,950
10C.J.WalkerOrmond BeachFL$7,330
11JeffreyHongLas VegasNV$7,330
12DiegoUezRiverviewFL$7,330
13HeatherKimelLutzFL$6,120
14MarkCahillChicagoIL$6,120
15FrankMenendezLand O LakesFL$6,120
16JoshuaMorganWinter HavenFL$5,230
17DanMurrayTampaFL$5,230
18MikeHernandezClermontFL$5,230
19EdwardsMunizTampaFL$4,560
20DavidMeagherMulberryFL$4,560
21KenGroomsLakelandFL$4,560
22RafaelReisWinter GardenFL$4,060
23RobertoMeloLakelandFL$4,060
24JeffreyTrudeau JrMount DoraFL$4,060
25TonyMarchTampaFL$3,700
26CarlCarlisleTroyAL$3,700
27DionJagrooWinter GardenFL$3,700
28MitchGarshofskyLas VegasNV$3,450
29LuYuWesley ChapelFL$3,450
30JustinGreenClearwaterFL$3,450
31DanielKasperMinneolaFL$3,290
32RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL$3,290
33BradleyWilliamsRiverviewFL$3,290
34TylerGreenRichmondVA$3,220
35WilliamDavisOrlandoFL$3,220
36KelleySlayJacksonvilleFL$3,220
37JordanLowerySarasotaFL$3,220
38KevinBlewittTampaFL$3,220
39JohnTwo-BearsSebringFL$3,220

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Thien Nguyen ($100,900) Defeats Cheri Ivan ($62,360) for the Title

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$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante

Thien Nguyen

After catching a big double early in the heads-up match, Cheri Ivan won with Ah6h versus JsJh and then gave it another shot.

She limped her button, Nguyen raised to 350K, Ivan moved all in for 1,725,000 and Nguyen called.

Nguyen: JcJh
Ivan: Ah3d

Jacks versus an ace again and it looked like another double when she paired the As7d4c flop. The joy was short-lived because Nguyen made a set of jacks on the Jd turn and the tournament was over after the 2s river.

Ivan played a great game all day and took home $62,360 for her runner-up finish while Nguyen banked a huge $100,900 payday.

Great job to both!

1st: Thien Nguyen – $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Cheri Ivan – $62,360

Cheri Ivan
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Heads-Up Counts

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$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 300

Action is underway in the heads up match between Thien Nguyen and Cheri Ivan. Nguyen holds a big lead but Ivan has been hanging tough the entire final table.

Seat 3: Thien Nguyen – 10,200,000 (102 bb)
Seat 7: Cheri Ivan – 1,800,000 (18 bb)

1st: $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $62,360