Event 3 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic – known as The $250 Frenzy – is a 3-Day NL Hold’em Re-entry tournament with 6 Day 1s. There were a total of 1248 entries in the tournament which built up a prize pool totalling $272,376.00. 126 players will be paid according to the following payout table.
| Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $50,000.00 |
| 2nd | $33,001.00 |
| 3rd | $23,000.00 |
| 4th | $18,000.00 |
| 5th | $13,500.00 |
| 6th | $10,000.00 |
| 7th | $7,225.00 |
| 8th | $5,200.00 |
| 9th | $4,000.00 |
| 10th-12th | $3,000.00 |
| 13th-15th | $2,400.00 |
| 16th-18th | $1,900.00 |
| 19th-21st | $1,675.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $1,525.00 |
| 25th-27th | $1,425.00 |
| 28th-30th | $1,325.00 |
| 31st-33rd | $1,225.00 |
| 34th-36th | $1,125.00 |
| 37th-45th | $1,025.00 |
| 46th-54th | $925.00 |
| 55th-63rd | $825.00 |
| 64th-72nd | $750.00 |
| 73rd-81st | $675.00 |
| 82nd-90th | $625.00 |
| 91st-99th | $575.00 |
| 100th-108th | $525.00 |
| 109th-117th | $475.00 |
| 118th-126th | $450.00 |
