$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  125

We are cruising right along toward the second break and more friends made the trek to town to compete in the Championship.

New friends in the crowd include former GPI Female Player of the Year Nadya Magnus, WSOPC Main Event champ David Tuthill, and WPT/WSOP winner James Calderaro.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  113

It took a little under three levels today to reach 113 entries, putting the combined total at 223 for the Championship, for the prize pool to officially top the $500,000 guarantee.

From now until we close registration tomorrow at 1:15 pm, the prize pool will continue to climb.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  107

The SPS Championship field just got a little tougher when Big Weng took a seat at Table 9. The WPT Poker Showdown Champ (and WSOPC National Champ) joined a lineup that was already tough with Steve “Cuz” Buckner, Paul Stanechewski, Chad Lipton, Jerry Silva, Shane Melert, and Sanjib Acharya.

Weng captured the WPT Poker Showdown title in 2023 for $1,128,250 and followed that up with a $2,227,054 Everyone for One Drop win a few months later. He has over $9,000,000 in career earnings and a favorite in any tournament he enters.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  98

There were few remarkable stacks at the empty tables during the break, some hovering just under 100K, until we came upon Gabe Fuller’s seat. The Tampa favorite is up to 125,000 after two levels after more than 3x-ing his 40K starting stack and leading early action with a long way to go.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  92

The first break is on deck and our first chance to look for some early big stacks. The entry count is up to 92 and we should surpass the $500,000 before they take their second break.

Then it starts climbing.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  66

We are up to 66 entries in Flight B and looking like a lock to crush the $500K guarantee later today—something special in the works.

Some early friends in the field, as the afternoon barely started, include Steve “Cuz” Buckner, Igor Tretyakov, Nick Scholz, Manny Minaya, Gabe Fuller, David DiBernardi, and Jerry Silva.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  36

Cards are in the air for the last flight of the SPS Championship with 36 players at the start and the first milestone coming when we get 113 entries to surpass the $500,000 guarantee.

They will play the first two levels before enjoying a break from the action.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the Signature Poker Series Championship gets underway at noon and the $2,500 buy-in tournament will be aiming to top its $500,000 guarantee. With 110 entries in Flight A, we need 113 on a busy Saturday to get there.

Feels pretty good.

Players start with 40K in their stacks and all levels last 60-minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the first break of Day 2 on Sunday at 1:15 pm. Flight B will play eight full levels, with a break every two hours, and survivors will bag up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

It will be a great day in the Poker Room, we look forward to seeing everyone.

Chip counts through Flight A

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 on Day 2 Sunday at 1:15pm
• Day 1 will end after Level 8
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 1B – $2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 on Day 2 Sunday at 1:15pm
• Day 1 will end after Level 8
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $280 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:45am)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

12PM: $280 SPS Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $280 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:45pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 110

Flight A: 110 Entries; 37 Advanced
Flight B: Saturday at noon
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at noon
Final Table: Tuesday at noon