Singapore Poker Championships
Player Reference

Event Structures

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The SPC reserves the right to amend structures at its discretion without prior notice.

Natural8 Main Event

Flagship

The centrepiece of every SPC weekend. Four starting flights, deep-stack, freezeout structure with Day 2 combining survivors from all starting flights.

Starting stack
15,000 + 10,000*
Format
No-Limit Hold'em
Late registration
Until end of Level 8 (Level 6 for 1B and 1D)
Re-entry
Unlimited until close of late reg

Starting flights

Flight 1A
2:00 PM Friday
40 minute levels
Flight 1B
1:00 PM Saturday
30 minute levels
Flight 1C
8:00 PM Saturday
25 minute levels
Flight 1D
12:30 AM Sunday
10 minute levels

Blind levels

Lv
SB
BB
Ante
1
100
100
100
2
100
200
200
3
200
300
300
4
200
400
400
Break 15 minutes
5
300
600
600
6
400
800
800
7
600
1,200
1,200
8
800
1,600
1,600
Break 15 minutes · Colour-up
9
1,000
2,000
2,000
10
1,500
3,000
3,000
11
2,000
4,000
4,000
12
2,500
5,000
5,000
End of Day 1
13
2,500
5,000
5,000
14
3,000
6,000
6,000
15
4,000
8,000
8,000
16
5,000
10,000
10,000
Break 10 minutes
17
6,000
12,000
12,000
18
8,000
16,000
16,000
19
10,000
20,000
20,000
20
12,000
24,000
24,000
Break 10 minutes · Colour-up
21
16,000
32,000
32,000
22
20,000
40,000
40,000
23
30,000
60,000
60,000
24
40,000
80,000
80,000
Break 10 minutes
25
60,000
120,000
120,000
26
80,000
160,000
160,000
27
120,000
240,000
240,000
28
160,000
320,000
320,000
Break 10 minutes
29
200,000
400,000
400,000
30
250,000
500,000
500,000
31
300,000
600,000
600,000

Notes

  • -*An additional 10,000 starting chips are purchasable from your dealer for S$40.
  • -Alternates take precedence over re-entries.
  • -Flight 1A plays to ITM (13%). 1B, 1C and 1D play 12 levels.
  • -Flight 1A players seated from Level 1 receive bubble protection.
  • -Flight 1A survivors can opt to re-enter 1B, 1C and 1D. Best stack goes forward to Day 2.
  • -Flight 1D plays 7-max.
  • -Additional Day 2 bags pay out S$1,500 per bag.
  • -30-second (15 seconds for 1D) shot clocks run from Levels 9-12, and are re-introduced on Day 2 one table away from the money.
  • -Players are allocated two 30-second time banks at the outset, another two upon ITM, and one additional bank at every break.
  • -Guarantees subject to Force Majeure.
  • -In the event of insufficient chips, the big blind takes precedence over the antes.
  • -The SPC reserves the right to go 8-handed at any time.
  • -4% of prize pools go towards staffing costs.