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Event 4 "Montana Season Opener"-$25,000 Est. 1st Place Prize!-$475 Buy-In- 2 Flights, 2 satellites! POINTS EVENT ON THE NEW MONTANA LEADERBOARD!

Red Door Lounge, Billings Montana

January 24th, 25th, & 26th, 2025

***THIS WILL BE A POINTS EVENT ON THE NEW RPT MONTANA LEADERBOARD!!! 2025 MONTANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR WILL WIN A $5,000 PRIZE PACKAGE TO THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER IN 2026!!!***


Deep stack structure Featuring B.B. Ante. We will run TWO qualifying flights, & TWO Super Satellites for the championship on Sunday. Each flight will play down to 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, or through 16 levels, whichever happens first. Day 2 will start at the youngest point of the 2 flights. If you still have chips at the conclusion of the flight, 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 for your smaller stack. 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.


***TROPHY EVENT! $25,000 EST. 1ST PLACE PRIZE!!!***


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


***REGISTRATION SUPER SATELLITE #1 & FLIGHT A WILL OPEN AT NOON ON FRIDAY!!!***


1ST Super Satellite: January 24th (Friday)


1:00 PM START TIME. $125 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 7,500 starting chips. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 3:15 pm) Top 20% will get $475 seats into either qualifying flight of their choosing.


Flight A: January 24th (Friday) 


5:00PM START TIME. $475 Buy-in, 40,000 Starting Stack. 30 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. (Approximately MIDNIGHT) Each flight will play until we reach 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, or through level 16 whichever happens first. Day 2 will start at the youngest point of the 2 flights. 


***REGISTRATION FOR SUPER SATELLITE #2 & FLIGHT B WILL OPEN AT NOON ON SATURDAY!!!***


2ND Super Satellite: January 25th (Saturday)


1:00 PM START TIME. $125 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 7,500 starting chips. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 3:15 pm) Top 20% will get $475 seats into either qualifying flight of their choosing.


Flight B: January 25th (Saturday) 


5:00PM START TIME. $475 Buy-in, 40,000 Starting Stack. 30 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. (Approximately MIDNIGHT) Each flight will play until we reach 12.5% of the field rounded up remains, or through level 16 whichever happens first. Day 2 will start at the youngest point of the 2 flights


Championship Day-January 26th (Sunday)


Qualified players will be able to open their bags @ 10:30 am, & cards will be in the air at 11:00 am sharp!!! 30 minute levels on Sunday, play down to a winner. $25,000 Estimated 1st place prize to be awarded to the winner as well as a custom made trophy from tour sponsor Dakota Awards to the winner.


**Second Chance Tourney $250 buy in ($200 to the prize pool, $35 entry fee, $15 dealer fee)** 


Registration for this tourney opens at 11:00am on Sunday, and tourney will start at NOON! 25,000 in chips for $250.  20 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be available through the first 9 levels. (Approximately 3:30pm)  Second chance tourney open to anyone. POINTS EVENT***


***MONTANA SEASON OPENER FEE SCHEDULE*** 


FLIGHTS A & B

TOTAL BUY IN: $475 FOR 40,000 IN CHIPS

PRIZE POOL: $385

ENTRY FEE: $60

DEALER FEE: $30


***THIS EVENT IS WORTH 5.00 PARTICIPATION POINTS ON THE MONTANA LEADERBOARD***


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


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.


Red Door Lounge

Address: 3875 Grand Ave, Billings, MT 59102

Phone: +1 406-259-6419


RPT Montana Season Opener Structure

Day 1-30 minute levels

LEVELANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS


1st- 200 100 - 200

2nd- 300 200 - 300

3rd- 400 200 - 400

4th- 500 300 - 500-20 MINUTE BREAK

5th- 600 300 - 600

6th- 800 400 - 800

7th- 1,000 500 - 1,000

8th- 1,500 500 - 1,500-20 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 100'S FROM PLAY 

9th- 1,500 1,000 - 1,500

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

11th- 2,500 1,000 - 2,500

12th- 3,000 2,000 - 3,000-20 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 500'S FROM PLAY, LAST CHANCE TO LATE REG 

13th- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000

14th- 5,000 3,000 - 5,000

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

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

END OF DAY 1

17th- 10,000 5,000 - 10,000

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

19th- 16,000 8,000 - 16,000

20th- 20,000 10,000 - 20,000-15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 1,000'S FROM PLAY

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

22nd- 40,000 20,000 - 40,000

23rd- 50,000 25,000 - 50,000

24th- 75,000 50,000 - 75,000-10 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 5,000'S FROM PLAY

25th- 100,000 50,000 - 100,000

26th- 150,000 75,000 - 150,000

27th- 200,000 100,000 - 200,000

28th- 300,000 150,000 - 300,000-5 MINUTE BREAK

29th- 400,000 200,000 - 400,000

30th- 600,000 300,000 - 600,000

31st-800,000 400,000 - 800,000

32nd- 1,000,000 500,000 - 1,000,000


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

20 MINUTE LEVELS

LEVEL ANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS


1st- 100 - 200

2nd- 200 - 300

3rd- 200 - 400

4th- 500 300 - 500-15 MINUTE BREAK

5th- 600 300 - 600

6th- 800 400 800

7th- 1,000 500 - 1,000

8th- 1,200 1,000 - 1,500

9th- 2,000 1,000 - 2,000 -15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 100'S FROM PLAY-LAST CHANCE TO LATE REG/RE-ENTER. (Approximately 3:30pm)

10th- 2,500 1,000 - 2,500

11th- 3,000 2,000 - 3,000

12th- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000

13th- 6,000 3,000 - 6,000-10 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 500'S FROM PLAY

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

15th- 12,000 6,000 - 12,000 

16th- 15,000 10,000 - 15,000

17th- 20,000 10,000 - 20,000-5 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 1,000'S FROM PLAY

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

19th- 40,000 20,000 - 40,000

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

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