Calgary's Spring Super Stack nears $1M prize pool with three events left
The final weekend of play at the 2026 Spring Super Stack at Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary is now well underway, with 14 of the 17 scheduled events complete. Friday saw the completion of two more games, with the multi-day Megastack playing out Day 2, and the evening PLO Bounty game running on the Friday side.
The Megastack was a big game, drawing 346 entries across its two starting flights, largely on the back of a massive Day 2 that saw more than 200 entries. That meant they were fighting for a share of almost $165k in total prizes. Meanwhile, on the side, the PLO Bounty game drew 126 entries for combined prizes of $35,910, with $23,310 awarded in prizes and the rest in the bounty pool.
Overall, that brings total prizes for the series to nearly $625k, and with nearly $350k in prizes already for the Main Event, it means this series will end up around $1 million in total prizes.
2026 Spring Super Stack Summary
| Total Prizes | $623,411 | | --- | --- | | Total Entries | 1,879 | | Total 1st Place | $152,926 |
Event #12: $560 Megastack ($500 + $60)
- Entries: 346
- Prizes: $164,350
- Winner: Ed Gaetz ($37,120)
The Megastack game was the second of three multi-day games in this series, and between the two flights, it drew a field of 346 entries. While 35 players were expected to return for Day 2, a double knockout at the end of Day 1b meant that only 34 players came back for money play on Friday.
The final day of play in Event #12 lasted just over 8 hours, with the final hand playing out about 9:15 PM. Ed Gaetz was the leader for most of the endgame, but it was Kelly Gall and Thomas Taylor who started the final table with the big stacks.
Final Table Results from Megastack
| Place | Player | Prize | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Ed Gaetz | $37,120 | | 2 | Kelly Gall | $23,050 | | 3 | Thomas Taylor | $15,650 |
Event #15: $340 PLO Bounty ($200 + $100 + $40)
- Entries: 126
- Prizes: $35,910 ($23,310 prizes, $12,600 bounties)
- Winner: Haven Taylor ($6,177 + 14 Bounties)
It was a late night for the PLO Bounty players, with the final hand playing out at 5 AM, around 10 hours after they sat down for the first hand. Haven Taylor dominated the final table, playing the big stack through most of the endgame.
Final Results from PLO Bounty
| Place | Player | Prize | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Haven Taylor | $6,177 | | 2 | Jeff Bryde | $4,429 | | 3 | Kurtis Ruhl | $3,030 |
