HSOP Grinder Series III 2026

— Overview

What to know before you enter

HSOP Grinder Series III 2026 runs Oct 28 – Nov 8, 2026 at Grand Plaza Hotel Hanoi · Hanoi, part of the Hanoi Series of Poker circuit. That is 12 days of play.

For bankroll prep, event selection and live-table etiquette, read Gemmy's poker guide before you travel.

— From the organiser

Series details

HSOP Grinder Series III is the third run of the year and keeps The Leopard Era branding. It spans 12 days, 28 October to 8 November 2026, at Grand Plaza Hotel, 117 Tran Duy Hung, Cau Giay, Hanoi. The series guarantee is 70 billion VND, up 20B on the August edition.

Five headline events: Hanoi Open Special Boosted at 8B GTD (4.5M buy-in), Micro Main Event at 5B GTD (6.6M), Mini Main Event Big GTD Boost at 10B GTD (8.8M), the Main Event at 15B GTD (16.5M) and Superstar Challenge at 3B GTD (66M).

On top of that come 10 High Roller events, satellites and mega satellites, plus Deepstack, Mini High Roller and Turbo events throughout the series. The day-by-day schedule has not been published yet; Gemmy will update it once it is out.

— Details

Schedule & buy-ins

The detailed event schedule for this festival has not been published yet, or has not landed in our latest refresh. Dates and venue above are confirmed; buy-in details will appear here as soon as the organiser publishes them.

— Gallery

Poster & schedule sheets

Images published by the organiser. The table above digitises the buy-ins; the original sheets stay here so you can check stack sizes, start times and registration cut-offs.