August/September PPLC "Current standings" as of 9/6/2026

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Pop's Poker League Championship (PPLC) rewards PERFORMERS and REGULARS and EARLY BIRDS too!

$5 will be collected from every entry from each qualifying tournament (from the prizepool), which will be held as the prizepool, for a “league championship” tournament at the end of a specified qualifying period, for all qualified players.

The league championship will be held at Pop's Poker on a specific date and time to be posted on the website and inside at Pop’s Poker, prior to the start of each series...see schedule for dates.

Next Championship Tournament Date: 10/3/2026

How Players Qualify for the PPLC

In order to qualify, you must play a “qualifying” tournament. The buyin and fees will be posted, including the $5 league fee for each tournament (if applicable), prior to the start of the tournament. Pop's reserves the right to hold tournaments that are NOT qualifying tournaments in addition to the qualifying tournaments.

The number of PPLC seats will be limited to a specific amount (typically 45 seats) that will be set prior to the start of the series and posted along with the schedule online (www.popspoker.com) and at Pop’s Poker.

Players may qualify for a seat in the PPLC in one of three ways, by either being a top "performer" a top "regular" or a top "Early Bird" as follows:

PERFORMERS --- Pop’s will calculate your total cumulative “cashes” and rank you relative to other players’ cashes. The top “performers” (½ of the available seats, typically 20 seats) will be guaranteed a seat.

REGULARS --- We will calculate your total cumulative “buyins" + "addons” and rank you relative to other players’ buyins + addons. The top “regulars” (½ of the available seats, typically 20 seats) will be guaranteed a seat.

If there are ties for the last spot at the cut line for either performers or regulars, the players who are tied at the cut line will qualify for the PPLC and receive an invitation.

EARLY BIRDS --- We will calculate the total # of tournaments that you registered BEFORE the posted start time. There will be 5 seats available for "early birds" who do not already qualify as a Performer, or a Regular. Ties in this category DO NOT automatically qualify, the ties are broken by comparing the total number of tournaments played in the season, then cumulative buyins, then cumulative cashes (if necessary).

You cannot qualify for more than one seat, even if you technically qualify in different groups of qualifiers. For example: It is possible that a highly ranked "regular" is also a highly ranked “performer” or qualifies as and "Early Bird" yet that player will only be awarded one seat.

Players cannot substitute another player for their seat. Qualified players must be the one who plays in that seat. Specific seats and table assignments will be determined at the point of registration on the day of the PPLC.

If a qualified player does not show up to play in the PPLC by the end of the late registration period on the day of the PPLC, their seat will be forfeited.

League Championship Structure

• 25,000 starting chip stack
• 20 minute blinds
• Late registration through the first 5 levels + the 1st break
• Prizepool TBD

Other Rules

• Only qualified players may play, you cannot "buyin" to the league championship.
• Pop's reserves the right to change the series schedule at any time (adding or removing tournaments).
• Pop's reserves the right to change the frequency of the league championships.
• Pop's reserves the right to take fees out of the collected prizepool money to pay for staffing.
• Pop's reserves the right to adjust the structure of the league championship, prior to the start of the PPLC.
• Pop’s reserves the right to adjust the structure of the league series prior to the start of the series.
• League results will be posted weekly to the PopsPoker.com website.
• Players are allowed to chop 75% of the prizepool, however, the tournament must be played out for the remainder of the prizepool to determine a Champion!  Chops are facilitated by the tournament director, and remaining prizes are calculated as part of the chop based on Pop's Poker's chop calculation, which is based on our standard payout structure.