Announcement
Welcome to HSOP Grinder Series III 2026 • Oct 28 – Nov 08, 2026 @ Grand Plaza Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam • Total GTD 70 BILLION •
← HSOP GRINDER SERIES III

#1 #1 HANOI OPEN SPECIAL BOOSTED DAY 1B

Status
Scheduled
Date
28 October
Start time
16:30
Reg Closes
Level 11 · 22:35
GTD
8B
Buy-in
4.5M
Starting Stack
40,000

Structure

Level Duration SB/BB/Ante
60 Minutes Break
1 30 mins 100 / 200 / 200
2 30 mins 100 / 300 / 300
3 30 mins 200 / 300 / 300
4 30 mins 200 / 400 / 400
10 Minutes Break
5 30 mins 200 / 400 / 400
6 30 mins 300 / 500 / 500
7 30 mins 300 / 600 / 600
8 30 mins 400 / 800 / 800

Mechanics

ACTION CLOCK:
An action clock shall be enforced throughout the tournament. A player's initial action shall be subject to a 20-second time limit; all subsequent actions shall be subject to a 30-second time limit. After the flop, a uniform 30-second shot clock shall apply to all players.

NUMBER OF TIME BANKS:
Start with 2 time banks. Each scheduled break, including overnight breaks, receives 1 time bank.

ANTE FORMAT:
Big Blind Ante - Big Blind will be posted prior to the Ante.

PAYOUTS:
14% entries will be in the money.

RE - ENTRY RULES:
Unlimited re-entry is allowed until the start of Level 12 when registration ends.

PLAYERS PER TABLE:
9 handed. HSOP reserves the right to switch to 8-handed play at any point during the event.

SEATING REDRAW:
Day 2, 3 tables and Final Table.

FINAL TABLE:
At the Final Table, play will switch to a Hands-Per-Level format.

RULES:
Tournament Directors Association rules will be used.