Hole-Card Replays and $25,500 Buy-Ins: Americas Cardroom’s Second Mortgage Week Returns for OSS XL 2026

Elite Poker Education Meets High-Stakes Action in Second Mortgage Week

Americas Cardroom is bringing back one of online poker’s most talked-about high-stakes formats. Second Mortgage Week returns September 21-28, 2026, running inside the landmark $50 million guaranteed OSS XL series — and this year, every final table comes with a powerful learning tool: full hole-card replays.

What Makes Second Mortgage Week Different

The five-day program stacks 10 Nosebleed Stakes events across the schedule, two per day, with buy-ins ranging from $5,200 all the way to $25,500. Formats include No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha across both 6-max and 8-max structures, offering elite players a diverse competitive gauntlet. But it is the hole-card replay feature that sets these events apart from standard high-roller fare — every completed final table can be revisited with all cards exposed, giving fans and aspiring pros an unmatched window into world-class decision-making.

Chris Moneymaker on the Value of Watching the Best Play

Americas Cardroom Pro Chris Moneymaker emphasized how the replay feature transforms Second Mortgage Week into something bigger than a tournament series. "The great thing about the Nosebleed Stakes events is that you get to watch top-level poker players compete every day," Moneymaker said. "Players like Americas Cardroom Pro Alex Foxen and David Peters will be in these events. Even better, every final table can now be watched with the hole cards exposed, so aspiring players, fans and recreational players can go back, study the action and see how these absolute crushers play. I won one last time around, and I'm looking forward to doing it again."

Sunday September 27 Is the Week's Centerpiece

The schedule builds toward Sunday, September 27, which carries the largest single buy-in of the week: a $25,500 NLH 8-Max. That same day sits inside one of the busiest dates of OSS XL, with Day 1B of the $2.5 million guaranteed $2,650 Main Event and the $2 million guaranteed $1,050 Main Event both underway, while the $500,000 guaranteed $66 buy-in Main Event advances to Day 2. Second Mortgage Week closes Monday, September 28, with a $15,400 NLH 8-Max and a $5,200 NLH 6-Max Re-Entry event.

Second Mortgage Week at a Glance

• Dates: September 21-28, 2026
• Total events: 10 Nosebleed Stakes tournaments
• Buy-in range: $5,200 to $25,500
• Formats: NLH and PLO, 6-max and 8-max
• Feature: Full hole-card final-table replays on every event
• Context: Part of OSS XL, running September 6-29 with 336 events and $50 million+ in guarantees

More Than Tournaments: Leaderboards and Added Cash

Beyond the Nosebleed Stakes action, OSS XL distributes more than $60,000 in added cash and tournament tickets through three leaderboard levels, rewarding consistent performers across the series. The complete Second Mortgage Week schedule and all OSS XL event details are available on the official promotion page.

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