Event 14 "Spring Poker Showdown"-TROPHY EVENT-Big Sky Big 4 Mega Stack Series-$400 Buy In-$100,000 Estimated Prize Pool!!! Featuring B.B. Ante Structure-MONTANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS EVENT!!!

Deep stack structure Featuring B.B. Ante. We will run TWO qualifying flights, and TWO Super Satellites. Each flight will play through Fifteen 30-minute levels or until we reach 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, whichever comes first. Day 2 will start in level 16, or the youngest point of the 2 flights. If you still have chips at the end of those Fifteen levels, you have qualified for the finals on Sunday. If you qualify with 2 stacks, you will get paid out at the min cash level Sunday morning. Your smaller chip stack will then be removed from play come Sunday. Players are limited to a total of 4 buy-ins. Here are your flight details and full schedule of events.

***ALL BIG SKY BIG 4 EVENTS WILL BE ON THE MONTANA LEADERBOARD! $5,000 PRIZE PACKAGE WILL BE AWARDED TO THE 2023 RPT MONTANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!!***

***RE-ENTRY & LATE ENTRY WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 12 LEVELS WITHIN EACH FLIGHT!***

***REGISTRATION FOR THE 1:00 PM SUPER SATELLITE & 5:00 PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT NOON ON FRIDAY THE 1ST!!!***

1ST Super Satellite: March 1st (Friday)

1:00 pm START TIME. $110 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 5,000 starting chips. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 3:15 pm) Top 20% will get $400 seats into either qualifying flight of their choosing.

Flight A: March 1st (Friday) 

5:00 pm START TIME. $400 Buy-in. 50,000 Starting Stack. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels within each flight. (Approximately 12:00pm) Each flight will play through 15 levels or until we reach 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, whichever comes first. Day 2 will start in level 16, or the youngest point of the 2 flights. 

***REGISTRATION FOR THE 1:00 PM SUPER SATELLITE & 5:00 PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT NOON ON SATURDAY THE 2ND!!!***

2ND Super Satellite: March 2nd (Saturday) 

1:00 pm START TIME. $110 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 5,000 starting chips. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 3:15 pm) Top 20% will get $400 seats into Flight B.

Flight B: March 2nd (Saturday) 

5:00 pm START TIME. $400 Buy-in. 50,000 Starting Stack. Re entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. (Approximately 12:00pm.) Each flight will play through 15 levels or until we reach 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, whichever comes first. Day 2 will start in level 16, or the youngest point of the 2 flights. 

Championship Day-March 3rd (Sunday) 

Qualified players will be able to open their bags @ 10:30 am, & cards will be in the air at 11:00 am sharp!!! 40 minute levels on Sunday, play down to a winner. $100,000 Estimated Prize Pool to be awarded as well as a custom made trophy from tour sponsor Dakota Awards to the winner. 

***Second Chance Tourney $200 buy in 

($160 to the prize pool, $25 entry fee, $15 dealer add-on) 20,000 in chips for $200. Registration for this tourney opens at 11:00am on Sunday the 2nd, and tourney will start at NOON. 20 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be available through the first 9 levels. (Approximately 3:45 pm) Players are limited to spending $1,800 into this 2nd chance tournament. Second chance tourney open to anyone. POINTS EVENT***

***RPT SPRING POKER SHOWDOWN FEE SCHEDULE***

FLIGHTS A & B

TOTAL BUY IN: $400 FOR 50,000 IN CHIPS

PRIZE POOL: $325

ENTRY FEE: $55

DEALER FEE: $20

SUPER SATELLITES

TOTAL BUY IN: $110 FOR 5,000 IN CHIPS

PRIZE POOL: $80

ENTRY FEE: $20

DEALER FEE: $10

***THIS EVENT IS WORTH 5.00 PARTICIPATION POINTS ON THE MONTANA LEADER-BOARD***

***ALL TIMES LISTED ARE MOUNTAIN TIME***

***CASH GAMES SCHEDULE-1 LICENSED CASH TABLE!!!*** FRIDAY CASH GAME WILL START AT 2:00 PM OR AS SOON AS WE HAVE 6 PLAYERS SIGNED UP! SATURDAY & SUNDAY CASH GAME WILL START AT 11:00 AM!***

Billings Hotel and Convention Center

Address: 1223 Mullowney Ln #6391, Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406) 248-7151

General Big Blind Ante Tournament Rules

Ante is posted by the player in the Big Blind ONLY. Ante is posted PRIOR to Big Blind.

In the event that the player in the Big Blind has less than the required amount to post both the Big Blind and the Ante, the Big Blind will be posted first. The ante will then be posted with any remaining chips.

When the final table reaches four-handed play, the Ante amount will be reduced to the equivalent of the small blind. Once heads up, the ante will be removed.

All late entry's will be sold a full stack. Play will continue until a winner has been declared. The final table will be 10 handed, TDA Rules apply.

RPT Spring Poker Showdown Structure

Day 1-30 minute levels

LEVELANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS

1st- 200  100 - 200

2nd- 300 100 - 300

3rd 400 200 - 400-15 minute break

4th 500 300 - 500

5th- 600 300 - 600

6th- 800 400 - 800-15 minute break

7th- 1,000 500 - 1,000

8th- 1,200 600 - 1,200

9th- 1,600 800 - 1,600-15 minute break-REMOVE 100'S

10th- 2,000 1,000 - 2,000

11th- 3,000 1,500 - 3,000

12th- 3,000 2,000 - 3,000-15 minute break-REMOVE 500'S

13th- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000

14th- 5,000 3,000 - 5,000

15th- 6,000 3,000 - 6,000

End of Qualifying Flights

Day 2-40 Minute Levels

16th- 8,000 4,000 - 8,000

17th- 10,000 5,000 - 10,000-15 minute break

18th- 12,000 6,000 - 12,000

19th- 16,000 8,000 - 16,000-15 minute break, 1,000 chips removed

20th- 20,000 10,000 - 20,000

21st- 30,000 15,000 - 30,000

22nd- 40,000 20,000 - 40,000-15 MINUTE BREAK

23rd- 50,000 25,000 - 50,000 

24th- 60,000 30,000 - 60,000

25th- 80,000 40,000 - 80,000-15 minute break, 5,000 chips removed

26th- 100,000 50,000 - 100,000

27th- 150,000 75,000 - 150,000-15 minute break

28th- 200,000 100,000 - 200,000

29th- 300,000 150,000 - 300,000

30th- 400,000 200,000 - 400,000-15 minute break

31st- 600,000 300,000 - 600,000

32nd- 800,000 400,000 - 800,000

33rd- 1,000,000 500,000 - 1,000,000

34th 1,500,000 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

RPT SUPER SATELLITE STRUCTURE

20 MINUTE LEVELS

LEVEL BLINDS

1st- 100 - 200

2nd- 100 - 300

3rd- 200 - 400

4th- 300 - 600

5th- 400 - 800

6th- 600 - 1,200-15 MINUTE BREAK-REMOVE 100'S FROM PLAY

7th- 1,000 - 1,500

8th- 1,000 - 2,000

9th- 1,500 - 3,000

10th- 2,000 - 4,000

11th- 3,000 - 6,000

12th- 4,000 - 8,000

2nd Chance Tourney Structure-B.B. Ante Only

20 MINUTE LEVELS

LEVEL ANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS

1st- 100 - 100

2nd- 100 - 200

3rd- 100 - 300-15 MINUTE BREAK

4th- 400 200 - 400

5th- 500 300 - 500

6th- 600 300 600-15 MINUTE BREAK

7th- 800 400 - 800

8th- 1,200 600 - 1,200

9th- 1,600 800 - 1,600 -15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 100'S FROM PLAY-LAST CHANCE TO LATE REG/RE-ENTER

10th- 2,000 1,000 - 2,000

11th- 3,000 1,500 - 3,000

12th- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000 -15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 500'S FROM PLAY

13th- 6,000 3,000 - 6,000

14th- 8,000 4,000 - 8,000

15th- 12,000 6,000 - 12,000 

16th- 16,000 8,000 - 16,000-15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 1,000'S FROM PLAY

17th- 20,000 10,000 - 20,000

18th- 30,000 15,000 - 30,000

19th- 40,000 20,000 - 40,000 -15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 5,000'S FROM PLAY

20th- 50,000 25,000 - 50,000

21st- 100,000 50,000 - 100,000

22nd- 150,000 75,000 - 150,000

23rd- 200,000 100,000 - 200,000

24th- 300,000 150,000 - 300,000