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

HSOP MAIN EVENT DAY 2

Status
Scheduled
Date
06 November
Start time
12:00
Reg Closes
Level 11 · 12:00
GTD
15M
Buy-in
16.5M
Starting Stack
60,000

Structure

Level Duration SB/BB/Ante
15 45 mins 3K / 6K / 6K
10 Minutes Break
16 45 mins 4K / 8K / 8K
17 45 mins 5K / 10K / 10K
18 45 mins 6K / 12K / 12K
19 45 mins 8K / 16K / 16K
10 Minutes Break
20 45 mins 10K / 20K / 20K
21 45 mins 15K / 25K / 25K
22 45 mins 15K / 30K / 30K

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 3 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:
12.5% 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:
8 handed.

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.