BetRivers 2026 Multi-State Summer Series: A Single Player Wins Six Championships!

The BetRivers Poker 2026 Multi-State Summer Series has concluded successfully, with Dan Schill achieving an unprecedented six titles. The 96 events attracted 18,700 entries, with total prize money exceeding $581,000.

From August 2nd to 16th, players from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, and Delaware enthusiastically participated in the 2026 Multistate Summer Series on BetRivers Poker.

The 15-day music festival featured 96 tournaments, offering a guaranteed prize pool of over $450,000. In total, the series attracted 18,700 entries and awarded $581,806.91 in prize money.

Dan "DrDadPoker" Schill achieved an unprecedented six wins during the festival. He went on a winning streak, first winning the #15-S: $20 Deep Stack ($733.78) and then the #18-S: $5 Fight Club PKO Six-Max ($267.44) on Saturday, followed by the #21-G: $100 Weekend Summary PLO ($1,931.41).

He then won Event #26-S: $5 Sprint Six-Handed ($188.08), followed by Event #44-S: $3 Quick PLO PKO ($445.50). Finally, in the final tournament of the series' last day, he triumphed in Event #48-S: $5 Series Savior ($998.44).

This Michigan online poker grinder is not the only player to have won multiple championships.

Earlier, "vadym" from Pennsylvania won Event #2-S: $20 Summer Deep Stack ($1,079.72) and Event #5-G: $30 Monday Monster ($1,249). He then won Event #46-G: $200 MSS Main Event on Sunday, August 16, for a prize of $7,715.48.

Another player to win three titles is "moontime". He first won Event #6-G: $100 Benjamin ($2, 604.80), then Event #31-G: $200 Tower Six-Handed ($3, 814.81), and finally won the penultimate event of the series, Event #48-G: $50 Series Savior ($1, 613.15).

Meanwhile, the two champions include "putt4dough16", "floattheturn", "Liebro", "luckbags", "wvudirtybird", "jerryspringer", "kseller3", "Bswo" and "ChipGaines".

A list of BetRivers Poker multi-state summer series champions

 

Tournament	Guaranteed bonus	champion	bonus	Number of participants	Prize pool
MSS #1-G: $100 Series Opening Match	$12,500	SlotsVIP	$3,433.56	187	$17,297.50
MSS #1-S: $10 Series Opening Match	$2,000	FirmGuppy	$538.14	313	$2,863.95
MSS #2-G: $200 Summer Deep Stack Tournament	$18,000	Bswo	$5,348.21	130	$24,310.00
MSS #2-S: $20 Summer Deep Stack Tournament	$5,000	vadym	$1,079.72	314	$5,746.20
MSS #3-G: $50 Deep Chip PKO	$10,000	maddog7621	$1,516.22	243	$11,117.25
MSS #3-S: $5 Deep Chip PKO	$1,500	Gomz9393	$283.92	319	$1,500.00
MSS #4-G: $100 Strike PKO Six-Player Table	$7,000	putt4dough16	$2,690.04	108	$9,990.00
MSS #4-S: $10 Strike PKO Six-Player Table	$1,250	endofnovelty	$375.27	224	$2,049.60
MSS #5-G: $30 Monday Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$4,000	vadym	$1,249.00	236	$6,478.20
MSS #5-S: $3 Monday Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$600	loosegoose44	$117.18	221	$607.75
MSS #6-G: $100 Benjamin	$10,000	moontime	$2,604.80	128	$11,840.00
MSS #6-S: $10 Benjamin	$2,000	icecreams	$464.34	265	$2,424.75
MSS #7-G: $50 Quick PKO	$4,000	thecalqlator	$1,567.77	104	$4,758.00
MSS #7-S: $5 Quick PKO	$750	Mayfield2071	$178.91	211	$966.38
MSS #8-G: $50 Monster Deep Stack PLO	$4,000	K3kamilk3	$1,119.09	112	$5,124.00
MSS #8-S: $5 Monster Deep Stack PLO	$750	KingKash76	$181.73	201	$920.58
MSS #9-G: $200 Summer Slugfest PKO Six-person table	$12,000	johnnynewaza_380300	$4,608.79	94	$17,578.00
MSS #9-S: $20 Summer Slugfest PKO Six-person table	$3,500	ChipGaines	$971.51	249	$4,556.70
MSS #10-G: $100 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast 6-Player Table	$5,000	CHECKDIRT23	$2,030.40	90	$8,460.00
MSS #10-S: $10 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast 6-Handed Table	$1,250	ValueMaster	$395.11	217	$2,039.80
MSS #11-G: $30 Deep Stack Tournament	$4,000	Squirrel22	$1,062.53	195	$5,352.75
MSS #11-S: $3 Deep Stack Tournament	$600	TommyOrca	$119.10	202	$600.00
MSS #12-G: $100 Midweek Classic	$10,000	dabledore	$2,482.71	122	$11,285.00
MSS #12-S: $10 Midweek Classic Match	$2,000	luckbags	$386.35	219	$2,003.85
MSS #13-G: $50 Quick PKO Six-Player Table	$4,000	RiverSpike	$1,130.54	112	$5,124.00
MSS #13-S: $5 Quick PKO Six-Player Table	$750	tronbear	$263.65	287	$1,314.46
MSS #14-G: $50 Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$5,000	JTrivers	$1,585.01	169	$7,731.75
MSS #14-S: $5 Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$1,250	Tinyangryman	$264.20	307	$1,406.06
MSS #15-G: $200 Deep Stack Tournament	$12,000	FreeTupan	$4,148.60	90	$16,830.00
MSS #15-S: $20 Deep Stack Tournament	$3,500	DrDadPoker	$733.78	202	$3,696.60
MSS #16-G: $100 Throwdown PKO	$5,000	awwbrey	$1,879.27	77	$7,122.50
MSS #16-S: $10 Throwdown PKO	$1,250	Xonan1719	$409.14	210	$1,921.50
MSS #17-G: $30 Deep Stack Six-Player Table	$4,000	connboyle	$1,251.65	241	$6,615.45
MSS #17-S: $3 Deep Stack Six-Player Table	$600	CantWaitToGamble	$128.52	247	$679.25
MSS #18-G: $50 Fight Club PKO Six-Player Table	$6,000	putt4dough16	$2,070.82	172	$7,869.00
MSS #18-S: $5 Fight Club PKO Six-Player Table	$1,000	DrDadPoker	$267.44	312	$1,428.96
MSS #19-G: $100 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast Tournament	$5,000	billc27	$2,062.22	89	$8,366.00
MSS #19-S: $10 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast Tournament	$1,250	dajudge2325	$405.96	224	$2,105.60
MSS #20-G: $30 Monster Deep Stack PKO	$4,000	Jesushadgr8abs	$1,700.10	263	$7,219.35
MSS #20-S: $3 Monster Deep Stack PKO	$600	Dkoot	$119.60	259	$712.25
MSS #21-G: $100 Weekend Summary PLO	$5,000	DrDadPoker	$1,931.41	87	$8,047.50
MSS #21-S: $10 Weekend Summary PLO	$1,250	Neeks36	$389.92	220	$2,013.00
MSS #22-G: $50 Speedway Six-Person Table	$4,000	DuelDuelDuel	$1,139.40	111	$5,217.00
MSS #22-S: $5 Speedway Six-person table	$750	Maireord	$220.54	248	$1,165.60
MSS #23-G: $50 Monster Race	$8,000	kseller3	$1,958.18	222	$10,156.50
MSS #23-S: $5 Monster Race	$1,500	wormzer	$285.00	300	$1,500.00
MSS #24-G: $100 Sunday Main Event	$17,500	EunHak	$4,280.16	240	$22,200.00
MSS #24-S: $10 Sunday Main Event	$3,500	Diamonddill	$658.74	396	$3,623.40
MSS #25-G: $200 Deep Chip PKO	$18,000	jerryspringer	$6,347.62	122	$22,814.00
MSS #25-S: $20 Deep Chip PKO	$5,000	HoldMyAces	$942.02	237	$5,000.00
MSS #26-G: $50 Sprint Six-person table	$6,000	Snorlax	$1,344.78	138	$6,313.50
MSS #26-S: $5 Sprint Six-person table	$750	DrDadPoker	$188.08	212	$970.96
MSS #27-G: $30 Monday Mountain 6-person table	$4,000	Dswish13	$1,143.17	215	$5,901.75
MSS #27-S: $3 Monday Mountain 6-person table	$600	Mouhot	$129.04	248	$682.00
MSS #28-G: $100 Summer Siege PKO Six-person table	$10,000	jerryspringer	$2,344.72	117	$10,822.50
MSS #28-S: $10 Summer Siege PKO Six-person table	$2,000	bignastyguy69	$518.98	296	$2,708.40
MSS #29-G: $50 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast Tournament	$4,000	jayyy23	$1,071.37	97	$4,559.00
MSS #29-S: $5 Monster Deep Stack Ultra-Fast Tournament	$750	H8TheGameNotMe	$178.20	191	$897.70
MSS #30-G: $50 Deep Stack Tournament	$5,000	kseller3	$1,348.72	134	$6,130.50
MSS #30-S: $5 Deep Stack Tournament	$1,250	wvudirtybird	$259.32	298	$1,364.84
MSS #31-G: $200 Tower, Six-person table	$12,000	moontime	$3,814.81	85	$15,895.00
MSS #31-S: $20 Tower, Six-person table	$3,500	Lloyd Bonafide	$690.90	175	$3,500.00
MSS #32-G: $100 Monster Deep Stack Super Fast PKO	$5,000	luckyluckyboy	$1,370.77	59	$5,546.00
MSS #32-S: $10 Monster Deep Stack Super Fast PKO	$1,250	Bswo	$368.09	164	$1,541.60
MSS #33-G: $50 Midweek Marathon Six-Person Table	$5,000	Takingsouls	$1,360.43	144	$6,588.00
MSS #33-S: $5 Midweek Marathon Six-Person Table	$1,250	hustler1919	$236.51	246	$1,250.00
MSS #34-G: $100 Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$10,000	ChipGaines	$2,726.91	134	$12,395.00
MSS #34-S: $10 Monster Deep Stack Tournament	$2,000	Delbosque84	$402.22	228	$2,086.20
MSS #35-G: $30 Fast Dangler PLO	$1,800	jpm5106	$632.45	96	$2,635.20
MSS #35-S: $3 Fast Dangler PLO	$400	Brutusbeefcake	$90.94	165	$453.75
MSS #36-G: $50 Deep Stack Six-Player Table	$5,000	FripFrap	$1,335.04	137	$6,267.75
MSS #36-S: $5 Deep Stack Six-Player Table	$1,250	Liebro	$236.51	263	$1,250.00
MSS #37-G: $200 Gauntlet PKO	$10,000	Ifloppedit	$4,581.73	78	$14,586.00
MSS #37-S: $20 Gauntlet PKO	$3,000	shortnjuicy	$966.30	217	$3,971.10
MSS #38-G: $30 Speed Bag PKO [20BB Starting Stack]	$2,500	back2back90	$880.71	141	$3,870.45
MSS #38-S: $3 Speed Bag PKO [20BB Starting Stack]	$600	MRA2TheZ	$124.28	207	$600.00
MSS #39-G: $30 Brawl PKO Six-person table	$4,000	Chadreyno	$1,149.37	174	$4,776.30
MSS #39-S: $3 Brawl PKO Six-person table	$600	Chipster	$126.43	255	$701.25
MSS #40-G: $50 Classic Match	$6,000	Rivers218	$1,320.00	129	$6,000.00
MSS #40-S: $5 Classic Match	$1,000	Kirtelio	$228.04	260	$1,190.80
MSS #41-G: $100 Haymaker PKO Six-Player Table [70% Bounty]	$5,000	JJM313	$2,255.36	85	$7,862.50
MSS #41-S: $10 Haymaker PKO Six-Player Table [70% Bounty]	$1,250	wvudirtybird	$409.84	244	$2,232.60
MSS #42-G: $50 Monster Deep Stack PKO	$5,000	Whitesmith	$1,939.01	144	$6,588.00
MSS #42-S: $5 Monster Deep Stack PKO	$1,000	luckbags	$308.24	286	$1,309.88
MSS #43-G: $100 Saturday Six-person table	$10,000	Jakebrwn7	$2,262.63	112	$10,360.00
MSS #43-S: $10 Saturday 6-person table	$2,000	Liebro	$503.69	295	$2,699.25
MSS #44-G: $30 Fast PLO PKO	$1,800	floattheturn	$666.97	88	$2,415.60
MSS #44-S: $3 Fast PLO PKO	$400	DrDadPoker	$105.23	162	$445.50
MSS #45-G: $100 Sunday Opening Match (6-player table)	$12,500	HustlerGrune	$2,947.39	159	$14,707.50
MSS #45-S: $10 Sunday Opening Match (6-player table)	$2,000	Swiney78	$474.35	274	$2,507.10
MSS #46-G: $200 MSS Main Event	$35,000	vadym	$7,715.48	214	$40,018.00
MSS #46-S: $20 MSS Main Event	$6,000	Yanch	$1,216.15	360	$6,588.00
MSS #47-G: $100 Slobberknocker PKO	$15,000	floattheturn	$3,429.52	138	$15,000.00
MSS #47-S: $10 Slobberknocker PKO	$3,000	Keyserb	$550.42	298	$3,000.00
MSS #48-G: $50 Series Savior	$6,000	moontime	$1,613.15	172	$7,869.00
MSS #48-S: $5 Series Savior	$750	DrDadPoker	$192.50	218	$998.44

Leaderboard Winners

The series features a Gold and Silver Multi-State Summer Series leaderboard, where players earn points by winning prize money in the events. Each player's final ranking is determined by their five best performances.

The top 20 players on the Gold Leaderboard won a total of $8,500 tournament tickets, while the top 25 players on the Silver Leaderboard won a total of $1,500 tournament tickets.

"vadym" tops the gold medal leaderboard with 224.10 points, earning $1,400 points, far surpassing second-place "moontime" (194.51 points, $1,200 points). In the silver medal leaderboard, Dan "DrDadPoker" Schill leads with 227.93 points, earning $400 points, followed closely by "Liebro" (202.11 points, $250 points).

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