2026 Spring Super Stack – Event #12: $560 Megastack NLH

Thomas Taylor ended the day with the biggest bag from Day 1b, but it wasn’t by much. He bagged up 749k. but across the room, Ed Gaetz (who was runner-up in the Team event with his partner Craig Golemblaski) was right on his heels with 743k. Brendan Wolovick & Kelly Gall also finished the day wth more than half a million, while Dave S was just under that threshold.

Stay tuned for the Day 2 opening post with full seat assignments for the returning 34 players.

Day 1b is over, but there is one fewer bag than expected, as there was a double knockout on the final hand. That means the posted prizes are likely a bit off, but I’ll correct them on Friday when I see the new payouts based on 34 Day 2 players instead of 35.

Stay tuned for the Day 1b chip counts coming in about 30-45 minutes, and the Day 2 post with full seat assignments to follow after that.

The 1b field is on the bubble to the bags now, with 24 players left. The clock is paused with 4:40 remaining in Level 17, and they are playing their first hand during hand-for-hand play. They’ll take two minutes off the clock manually for each hand played until the next elimination brings out the bags.

The 1b field is down to 30 players left now, wth just under 20 minutes to play in Level 16. That puts the field 7 players away from the end of the night. They should hit the bubble play sometime in Level 17, assuming things don’t grind to a halt.

The prizes are in, and the winner on Day 2 is set to pocket just shy of $37k. Four players at the final table will get a five-figure payout, while the min-cash spots will get $1,315.

The full prizes are loaded under the Payouts tab, with the final table prizes below.

The 1b players are on the break following Level 15, and the field is down to 34 remaining. That puts them 11 eliminations off the bags when they return for Level 16 in about 10 minutes.

With Level 15 just getting started, the field is down to 38. That puts them 15 players off the bags.

The 1b field is down to 43, 20 eliminations off the bags for today’s flight. Among the players alive and fighting for a bag are Himan Mohamadi, Mal Hagan, Amir Khan, George Yang, Denis Mujcin, Benny Sarnelli, Jack Dick, James Cruickshank, Curits Singleton, Dave S, Jae Lee, Keegan Oliver, Thomas Taylor, Doug Lee, Alex Liu, Wayne Hoffert, Regan Duong, Eric Wasylenko, Kim Pham, Julius Roque, Colten Yamagishi, Sebastain Crema, Jerry Nelner, and Kelly Gall.

Level 13 is nearly complete, and the 1b field is down to the final five tables, with 45 players remaining. They need to play through 22 more players before the bags come out, and Day 1a played well into Level 19 before they finished for the night. It seems likely today’s flight will end earlier, but that remains to be seen.

Day 1b blew past all expectations, with a whopping 228 entries for the final flight. That put the two-day total at 346, for combined prizes of almost $165k.

With 228 on the board today, that means 23 players will move on to Day 2 from today’s flight. They will join 12 players already waiting from Day 1a for 35 players returning. I haven’t seen the Day 2 prizes yet, but I’m expecting a first-place prize of $35k or more when the prizes do get posted.

Just over 30 minutes remain in entries for the Megastack, and the Day 1b field is up to 217 entries. That puts the combined field at 335, for prizes just shy of $160k, with more than $100k of that coming from 1b alone.

About an hour remains in entries for Day 1b of the Megastack as Level 11 ticks down to the end. The 1b field is now at 211, which pushes the 1b prizes over $100k, and the combined prizes to more than $156k.

About 20 minutes remain in Level 11, and Level 12 is the final level to enter this game. That puts the final chance to enter about 75 minutes away, and right now, the 1b field is just 3 entries shy of $100k in prizes for today’s flight alone.

Just under 15 minutes remain in Level 10, and the combined prizes just pushed over $150k. The 1b field is 1 entry shy of 200, with just under two hours to go in the registration period. The field today needs just 12 more entries for $100k in prizes for 1b alone.

Dinner is over, and the Megastack players are into the final three levels of open entry. Just over 2 hours remain until the registration desk closes for good on this game, so there’s still plenty of time to hit 200 entries for today’s flight.

The 1b players are on their dinner break with the conclusion of Level 9, and the combined field is now at 310 entries, for prizes of $147,250. The game needs just 6 more entries to hit $150k in combined prizes, and it seems like a lock that will happen shortly after they return from dinner. Right now, there are about 3 hours left to enter the Megastack game.

Just under 10 minutes remain in Level 8, and th 1b field just hit 182. That was the magic number needed for a combined field of 300, but with just shy of four hours left to enter today’s flight, it looks like this game will go even bigger.

The combined prizes are now more than $142k, and today’s flight only needs another 16 entries to push the prizes over $150k. 18 more entries today will put the 1b field over 200.

With about 5 minutes to play in Level 7, the 1b field is up to 164 entries, for 282 combined across both starting flights. That puts the combined prizes at $134k, with about 4.5 hours still left in entries. Mal Hagan, Eric Wasylenko, Jerry Nelner, Dave S, Regan Duong, Chris Clisby, and Daniel Lefebvre are among the players in action today.

The 1b field is nearing 160 entries now, and a final combined field of 300+ is looking more and more likely as the numbers increase. At this point, they only need 24 more entries in the next 4.5 hours to hit that number, and given the pace to this point, that is looking more and more like a lock.

Level 6 has just ended, and the 1b players are out for their second break of the day. The field is at 144 entries for the second flight, with 262 across the two starting days now for combined prizes of $124,450.

More than 5 hours remain in entries, and with this being the final chance to bag a Day 2 stack, I expect the rebuys to be fairly brisk right up until the end of registration at 9:30 tonight, so a combined final field of 300 is looking more possible with every new entry. At this point, they only need 38 more entries to hit that mark.

The combined prizes are nearing $120k, with about 30 minutes to play in Level 6. The 1b field is already over 130 entries, for a combined total of 249.

150 entries for today’s flight looks like a lock, and with the current pace, it looks like it could go even bigger than that. The field today would need to hit 182 entries for the combined field to make it to 300, and while that might be a bit optimistic, it’s absolutely not out of the question. If it goes that big, it would mean prizes of nearly $150k.

10 minutes remain in Level 5, with the 1b field now at 124 entries. That’s already better than the total for Day 1a, and puts the two-day field at close to 250 entries, for combined prizes of just shy of $115k.

Willie Hernandez, John Sclaise, Alexandre Fortin, Bill Thomson, Alex Liu, Jacqueline Ray, George Yang, Phillip Clingo, and Homan Mohamadi are among the players in action for Day 1b.

Level 4 has about 10 minutes to play, and the Day 1b field has already capped 100 entries. That puts the 1b prizes over $50k, for a combined total of 225 entries and prizes of more than $105k.

With this pace, a field today of 150 or more seems like a good bet, and if they make it that big, it will mean a prize pool of more than $127k.

Event #12: $560 Megastack ($500 + $60)

The second flight to the $560 Megastack runs on Thursday at noon. As a redo of Day 1a, players sit down with 30k in chips, and blinds are 40 minutes long.

Entries are open for 12 levels, with the desk expected to shut down at around 9:30 PM. The game will play until only 10% of the field remains, and Day 1a took almost 19 full levels to get there, finishing later than 2:30 AM.

When the dust settled on the opening flight, Edmonton’s Matthew Ouellette led the way with almost 900k in his bag, Graham Lupton also bagged more than half a million, with 620k.

Day 1a Stacks

Thomas Taylor ended the day with the biggest bag from Day 1b, but it wasn’t by much. He bagged up 749k. but across the room, Ed Gaetz (who was runner-up in the Team event with his partner Craig Golemblaski) was right on his heels with 743k. Brendan Wolovick & Kelly Gall also finished the day wth more than half a million, while Dave S was just under that threshold.

Stay tuned for the Day 2 opening post with full seat assignments for the returning 34 players.

Day 1b is over, but there is one fewer bag than expected, as there was a double knockout on the final hand. That means the posted prizes are likely a bit off, but I’ll correct them on Friday when I see the new payouts based on 34 Day 2 players instead of 35.

Stay tuned for the Day 1b chip counts coming in about 30-45 minutes, and the Day 2 post with full seat assignments to follow after that.

The 1b field is on the bubble to the bags now, with 24 players left. The clock is paused with 4:40 remaining in Level 17, and they are playing their first hand during hand-for-hand play. They’ll take two minutes off the clock manually for each hand played until the next elimination brings out the bags.

The 1b field is down to 30 players left now, wth just under 20 minutes to play in Level 16. That puts the field 7 players away from the end of the night. They should hit the bubble play sometime in Level 17, assuming things don’t grind to a halt.

The prizes are in, and the winner on Day 2 is set to pocket just shy of $37k. Four players at the final table will get a five-figure payout, while the min-cash spots will get $1,315.

The full prizes are loaded under the Payouts tab, with the final table prizes below.

The 1b players are on the break following Level 15, and the field is down to 34 remaining. That puts them 11 eliminations off the bags when they return for Level 16 in about 10 minutes.

With Level 15 just getting started, the field is down to 38. That puts them 15 players off the bags.

The 1b field is down to 43, 20 eliminations off the bags for today’s flight. Among the players alive and fighting for a bag are Himan Mohamadi, Mal Hagan, Amir Khan, George Yang, Denis Mujcin, Benny Sarnelli, Jack Dick, James Cruickshank, Curits Singleton, Dave S, Jae Lee, Keegan Oliver, Thomas Taylor, Doug Lee, Alex Liu, Wayne Hoffert, Regan Duong, Eric Wasylenko, Kim Pham, Julius Roque, Colten Yamagishi, Sebastain Crema, Jerry Nelner, and Kelly Gall.

Level 13 is nearly complete, and the 1b field is down to the final five tables, with 45 players remaining. They need to play through 22 more players before the bags come out, and Day 1a played well into Level 19 before they finished for the night. It seems likely today’s flight will end earlier, but that remains to be seen.

Day 1b blew past all expectations, with a whopping 228 entries for the final flight. That put the two-day total at 346, for combined prizes of almost $165k.

With 228 on the board today, that means 23 players will move on to Day 2 from today’s flight. They will join 12 players already waiting from Day 1a for 35 players returning. I haven’t seen the Day 2 prizes yet, but I’m expecting a first-place prize of $35k or more when the prizes do get posted.

Just over 30 minutes remain in entries for the Megastack, and the Day 1b field is up to 217 entries. That puts the combined field at 335, for prizes just shy of $160k, with more than $100k of that coming from 1b alone.

About an hour remains in entries for Day 1b of the Megastack as Level 11 ticks down to the end. The 1b field is now at 211, which pushes the 1b prizes over $100k, and the combined prizes to more than $156k.

About 20 minutes remain in Level 11, and Level 12 is the final level to enter this game. That puts the final chance to enter about 75 minutes away, and right now, the 1b field is just 3 entries shy of $100k in prizes for today’s flight alone.

Just under 15 minutes remain in Level 10, and the combined prizes just pushed over $150k. The 1b field is 1 entry shy of 200, with just under two hours to go in the registration period. The field today needs just 12 more entries for $100k in prizes for 1b alone.

Dinner is over, and the Megastack players are into the final three levels of open entry. Just over 2 hours remain until the registration desk closes for good on this game, so there’s still plenty of time to hit 200 entries for today’s flight.

The 1b players are on their dinner break with the conclusion of Level 9, and the combined field is now at 310 entries, for prizes of $147,250. The game needs just 6 more entries to hit $150k in combined prizes, and it seems like a lock that will happen shortly after they return from dinner. Right now, there are about 3 hours left to enter the Megastack game.

Just under 10 minutes remain in Level 8, and th 1b field just hit 182. That was the magic number needed for a combined field of 300, but with just shy of four hours left to enter today’s flight, it looks like this game will go even bigger.

The combined prizes are now more than $142k, and today’s flight only needs another 16 entries to push the prizes over $150k. 18 more entries today will put the 1b field over 200.

With about 5 minutes to play in Level 7, the 1b field is up to 164 entries, for 282 combined across both starting flights. That puts the combined prizes at $134k, with about 4.5 hours still left in entries. Mal Hagan, Eric Wasylenko, Jerry Nelner, Dave S, Regan Duong, Chris Clisby, and Daniel Lefebvre are among the players in action today.

The 1b field is nearing 160 entries now, and a final combined field of 300+ is looking more and more likely as the numbers increase. At this point, they only need 24 more entries in the next 4.5 hours to hit that number, and given the pace to this point, that is looking more and more like a lock.

Level 6 has just ended, and the 1b players are out for their second break of the day. The field is at 144 entries for the second flight, with 262 across the two starting days now for combined prizes of $124,450.

More than 5 hours remain in entries, and with this being the final chance to bag a Day 2 stack, I expect the rebuys to be fairly brisk right up until the end of registration at 9:30 tonight, so a combined final field of 300 is looking more possible with every new entry. At this point, they only need 38 more entries to hit that mark.

The combined prizes are nearing $120k, with about 30 minutes to play in Level 6. The 1b field is already over 130 entries, for a combined total of 249.

150 entries for today’s flight looks like a lock, and with the current pace, it looks like it could go even bigger than that. The field today would need to hit 182 entries for the combined field to make it to 300, and while that might be a bit optimistic, it’s absolutely not out of the question. If it goes that big, it would mean prizes of nearly $150k.

10 minutes remain in Level 5, with the 1b field now at 124 entries. That’s already better than the total for Day 1a, and puts the two-day field at close to 250 entries, for combined prizes of just shy of $115k.

Willie Hernandez, John Sclaise, Alexandre Fortin, Bill Thomson, Alex Liu, Jacqueline Ray, George Yang, Phillip Clingo, and Homan Mohamadi are among the players in action for Day 1b.

Level 4 has about 10 minutes to play, and the Day 1b field has already capped 100 entries. That puts the 1b prizes over $50k, for a combined total of 225 entries and prizes of more than $105k.

With this pace, a field today of 150 or more seems like a good bet, and if they make it that big, it will mean a prize pool of more than $127k.

Event #12: $560 Megastack ($500 + $60)

The second flight to the $560 Megastack runs on Thursday at noon. As a redo of Day 1a, players sit down with 30k in chips, and blinds are 40 minutes long.

Entries are open for 12 levels, with the desk expected to shut down at around 9:30 PM. The game will play until only 10% of the field remains, and Day 1a took almost 19 full levels to get there, finishing later than 2:30 AM.

When the dust settled on the opening flight, Edmonton’s Matthew Ouellette led the way with almost 900k in his bag, Graham Lupton also bagged more than half a million, with 620k.

Day 1a Stacks