$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  57

The first break of the day is rolling around at the top of the hour, the first of four today with their day ending after Level 9.

We are creeping up on 60 entries with plenty of time to get down here to the poker room and join the fun.

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  52

We have half a hundred entries heading into the afternoon hours with more players waking and walking into the poker room. We are starting to snowball a bit and building something big.

A few early friends in the field include Mark Wiser, Barbara Cardin, Mark Zhang, Ken Fishman, Mike Ahmad, Hyndi Khomutetsky, Josh Nicholson, and Curtis King.

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  32

Cards are in the air for the final flight of the Signature Poker Series with 32 players at the start and 125 entries needed to surpass the $500,000 guarantee.

It should get there this evening but for sure tomorrow if not. Big money up for grabs.

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The final Saturday of the series is here and we have the last flight of the 2026 Signature Poker Series Championship kicking off at 11 am. The tournament has a $2,500 buy-in and the $500,000 guarantee should be bested later today.

Players sit with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 60 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 2:15 pm on Day 2 tomorrow.

They will play nine levels today before bagging up for Day 2.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 12 on Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 9
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 12 on Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 9
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

• 1-in-10 win seat into the $2,500 SPS Championship
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:45am)
• Structure Sheet

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

• 1-in-10 win seat into the $2,500 SPS Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (1:45pm)
• Structure Sheet

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 98

Flight A: 98 Entries; 28 Advanced
Flight B: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at noon

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  28 of 96

Tournament staff paused the clock with ten minutes remaining in Level 9 and instructed the dealers to deal two more hands.

When those were done, Reese Combs bagged the biggest stack going to Day 2 with 546,000. Liam Murphy moved up to second followed by Bart O’Connell, Aaron Mederos, and John Dolan.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top five Flight A stacks:

Reese Combs – 546,000 (364 bb)
Liam Murphy – 373,500 (249 bb)
Bart O’Connell – 321,500 (214 bb)
Aaron Mederos – 211,500 (141 bb)
John Dolan – 211,000 (141 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  31 of 96

Players are back in their seats and set to play one more level before survivors bag up their chips. They will play until ten minute remain on the clock, tournament staff will pause the clock, and all tables will play set number of hands.

Reese Combs is the late leader and his 467,000 is more than 100K over second-place Bart O’Connell’s 352,000. John O’Neal is also making a run and sits with 224,000 late in the day.

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  34 of 95

We are running into the eighth level of the day and the field is shrinking more than it is growing. We are down to four tables in the main with 34 players remaining and the final break coming up.

We will track down the late leaders and see who’s lining up to bag the first lead.

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  93

Cards are back in the air after the third break with 93 entries and a few more showing up as we get later in the day.

Bart O’Connell is the new frontrunner, leading the pack with 279,400. Reese Combs, Onder Ekinci, and Ricardo Rodriguez round out the list of players over 200K.

Here are there counts plus a few more from break:

Bart O’Connell – 279,400 (279 bb)
Reese Combs – 223,600 (224 bb)
Onder Ekinci – 218,900 (219 bb)
Ricardo Rodriguez – 214,400 (214 bb)
Roberto Melo – 174,800 (175 bb)
Robert Koysdar – 159,900 (160 bb)
Manny Minaya – 153,600 (154 bb)
John O’Neal – 134,100 (134 bb)
Thomas Sheppard – 122,500 (123 bb)
Aaron Mederos – 118,000 (118 bb)
Robert LeBeau – 101,900 (102 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr – 94,000 (94 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 94,000 (94 bb)
Stephen Brite – 85,500 (86 bb)
Justin Zaki – 80,000 (80 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 77,300 (77 bb)
John Dolan – 71,700 (72 bb)
Drew Dodge – 61,300 (61 bb)
Mitch Mitchell – 60,700 (61 bb)
Dion Jagroo – 56,500 (57 bb)
Adel Kabbani – 53,500 (54 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 46,100 (46 bb)
Sharwn Barnett – 38,800 (39 bb)
Sandro Vianna – 34,100 (34 bb)
RJ Sullivan – 33,200 (33 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 24,500 (25 bb)