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Spielbanken Bayern Pokermeisterschaft · Bad Steben

Friday SBPM Ranking Tournament — Spielbank Bad Steben (weekly)

30 Oct – 31 Dec 2026 · Spielbank Bad Steben, Germany

€100Main event buy-in

Spielbank Bad Steben runs a Spielbanken Bayern Pokermeisterschaft ranking tournament every Friday. These are freeze-out events in Texas Hold'em, played regularly with Knock-Out, Second Chance and Win-the-button variations. The casino's own booking shop prices the Friday SBPM Freeze-Out at €100 and listed 6 and 13 November 2026 as the next dates when we re-checked on 29 October 2026. A cash game follows every Friday after the tournaments, with a €100 table stake and blinds from €2/€4; the rake is taken once per hand, at €0 for a pot up to €50, €4 above €50, €10 above €200 and €20 above €500. Questions and reservations are taken daily from 13:00.

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Frequently asked questions

What format is used?

Freeze-out by default, often combined with Knock-Out, Second Chance or win-the-button.

Does the tournament always run?

Only if at least three buy-ins are paid before the start.

How deep are the stacks?

The network guarantees a starting stack of at least 100 big blinds.

Sources: Spielbanken Bayern — Bad Steben game offer (Re-verified 29 Oct 2026: Friday cadence, SBPM ranking freeze-out format with Knock-Out, Second Chance and Win-the-button variations, Texas Hold'em as the only poker variant offered, €100 shop price wi), retrieved 2026-10-29; Spielbanken Bayern — Pokermeisterschaft (minimum three paid buy-ins, €10 jackpot contribution, minimum 100 big blind starting stack, local control of format and cap), retrieved 2026-09-15. Last checked 2026-10-29. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.