$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 1,181

Action was flying at the start of the day and we have the first batch of results as they line up for payouts.

127th: Steven Sinclair – $900
128th: William Heinz – $900
129th: Brenda Lane-Worley – $900
130th: Spencer Sweisford – $900
131st: Ryan Hogan – $900
132nd: Robert Wuestner – $900
133rd: Mark Soltysik – $900
134th: Larry Ram – $900
135th: Remedios Patalinghug – $900
136th: Sean Ricciardi – $900
137th: Tina Bobango – $900
138th: Jesse Urbina – $900
139th: Doug Marro – $900
140th: Andrew Martinez – $900
141st: Matthew Skinner – $900
142nd: Michael Darling – $900
143rd: Onder Ekinci – $900
144th: Dalton Dowdy – $900
145th: Adam Goldgell – $900
146th: John Pizano – $900
147th: Conner Reynolds – $900
148th: Robert Fregosi – $900
149th: Christopher Kobil – $900
150th: Charles Blankenship – $900
151st: Andreas Prinsen – $900

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  150 of 1,181

The clock hit 11 am and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 2 of SPS Event 1.

We have 150 players in action and a few minutes left in Level 14 before blinds go up.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  150 of 1,181

The opening event of the 2026 Signature Poker Series is a $500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament that drew 1,181 entries over seven starting flights to nearly double the $250,000 guarantee.

We had 151 players bag chips for their Day 2 return but only 150 will take their seat. Andreas Prinsen took advantage of the best-stack-forward option and will play his biggest bag after receiving a min-cash for the smaller stack.

We have a pair of Shawns at the top of the counts coming back; Shawn Cunix went huge in Flight E and has the chip lead and Shawn Barnett is second after running hot in the last flight.

They will play the last 4:21 of Level 14 before blinds go up. They will run for 30 minutes each until going up to 40 in Level 20.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Shawn Cunix – 978,000 (196 bb)
2. Shawn Barnett – 634,000 (127 bb)
3. Milan Cyprich – 614,000 (123 bb)
4. Rohan Singh – 596,000 (119 bb)
5. Andrew Whitaker – 580,000 (116 bb)
6. Damian Dvorak – 567,000 (113 bb)
7. Parminder Clemente – 563,000 (113 bb)
8. Mark Glazewski – 543,000 (109 bb)
9. Brandon Wong – 541,000 (108 bb)
10. Adam Levy – 533,000 (107 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

12PM: Event 2 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 2 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 3 Flight A – $600 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 Flight A – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  150 of 1,181

Flight A: 101 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 115 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 132 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight E: 190 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight F: 185 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight G: 387 Entries; 49 Advanced

Andreas Prinsen bagged twice and will receive a min-cash for his smallest stack and play the bigger one.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  150 of 1,181

Flight A: 101 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 115 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 132 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight E: 190 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight F: 185 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight G: 387 Entries; 49 Advanced

Andreas Prinsen bagged twice and will receive a min-cash for his smallest stack and play the bigger one.

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

Registration closed for Event 1 of the Signature Poker Series with 1,181 entries in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, turning the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $496,020.

The last 151 players will return for Day 2 in the money, with $900 for a min-cash and $82,090 plus the SPS trophy up top for the winner.

1st: $82,090 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $50,860
3rd: $38,300
4th: $29,110
5th: $22,340
6th: $17,310
7th: $13,540
8th: $10,700
9th: $8,540
10th-12th: $6,880
13th-15th: $5,600
16th-18th: $4,610
19th-21st: $3,830
22nd-24th: $3,210
25th-27th: $2,730
28th-30th: $2,340
31st-33rd: $2,030
34th-36th: $1,780
37th-45th: $1,570
46th-54th: $1,410
55th-63rd: $1,280
64th-72nd: $1,170
73rd-81st: $1,090
82nd-90th: $1,020
91st-99th: $970
100th-126th: $930
127th-151st: $900

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  49 of 387

After a long long bubble, that included an extra bonus break for the players, the field dropped to 49 players to put them in the money.

Shawn Barnett had a solid last half of the day and bagged the biggest stack of the flight with 634,000. Rohan Singh, Parm Clemente, and Brandon Wong also put big stacks into a bag for tomorrow.

Also, congrats to Jayce Little for his first cash in his first-ever tournament. The newly turned 18-year-old flew down from North Carolina with his family and will return tomorrow after bagging this evening.

We will post the complete seat draw and chip counts later this evening.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  80 of 387

Players were sent on another break, likely the last of the day but you never know, and the purple chips were taken out of play.

The blue 25K chips were introduced and Jerome Leonardo picked up more than most. He looks like the late leader in a packed poker room with 375,000.

With 80 players remaining, they still have a lot of work to do to reach bubble play when they get to 50.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight G Entries:  387

Registration closed for Flight G of Signature Poker Series Event 1 with 387 entries. The combined total is 1,181 for the tournament, creating a prize pool worth $496,020 (only ten entries shy of doubling the guarantee).

We will post the complete payout information as soon as players bag up this evening.

Flight G will continue until 49 players remain and they will advance ot Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.