Event 4 "The Chuckie Cheese Montana Season Opener"-$375 Main Event Buy-In, $100 Satellites!-POINTS EVENT ON THE NEW MONTANA LEADERBOARD! With our debut at the Red Door Lounge, we honor Charles “Chuckie Cheese” Pannage, a late great legend in the Billings poker community for over 30 years.
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!!!***
“The Chuckie Cheese” RPT Montana Season Opener! With our debut at the Red Door Lounge, we honor Charles “Chuckie Cheese” Pannage, a late great legend in the Billings poker community for over 30 years.
Deep stack structure Featuring B.B. Ante. We will run TWO qualifying flights, and TWO Super Satellites for the championship on Sunday. 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. 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. Your smaller chip stack will then be removed from play come Sunday. Players are limited to a total of 5 buy-ins. (Total buy-ins include any satellite tickets used to buy in) Here are your flight details and full schedule of events.
***TROPHY EVENT! $100,000 EST. PRIZE POOL!!!***
***EXTENDED LEVELS NOW THROUGH BOTH FLIGHTS! 40 MINUTE LEVELS!***
***RE-ENTRY & LATE ENTRY WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 12 LEVELS WITHIN EACH FLIGHT!***
***REGISTRATION FOR THE 11AM SUPER SATELLITE & 3:00PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT 10:00AM ON FRIDAY!!!***
1ST Super Satellite: January 24th (Friday)
11:00am START TIME. $100 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 5,000 starting chips. 20 minute levels. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 1:15pm) Top 20% will get $375 seats into either qualifying flight of their choosing.
Flight A: January 24th (Friday)
3:00pm START TIME. $375 Buy-in, 40,000 Starting Stack. 40 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. 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 11:00AM SUPER SATELLITE & 3:00PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT 10:00AM ON SATURDAY THE 25TH!!!***
2ND Super Satellite: January 25th (Saturday)
11:00am START TIME. $100 buy in SUPER satellite for a total of 5,000 starting chips. 20 minute levels. UNLIMITED re-entry & late entry will be open for 2 hours. (Approximately 1:15pm) Top 20% will get $375 seats into Flight B.
Flight B: January 25th (Saturday)
3:00pm START TIME. $375 Buy-in, 40,000 Starting Stack. 40 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. 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-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!!! 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)
Registration for this tourney opens at 11:00am on Sunday, and tourney will start at NOON! 20,000 in chips for $200. 20 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be available through the first 9 levels. (Approximately 3:45pm) Second chance tourney open to anyone. POINTS EVENT***
***MONTANA SEASON OPENER FEE SCHEDULE*** $100,000 ESTIMATED PRIZE POOL!!! CUSTOM MADE TROPHY FROM TOUR SPONSOR DAKOTA AWARDS TO THE WINNER!
FLIGHTS A & B
TOTAL BUY IN: $375 FOR 40,000 IN CHIPS
PRIZE POOL: $300
ENTRY FEE: $50
DEALER FEE: $25
SUPER SATELLITES
TOTAL BUY IN: $100 FOR 5,000 IN CHIPS
PRIZE POOL: $75
ENTRY FEE: $15
DEALER FEE: $10
***THIS EVENT IS WORTH 5.00 PARTICIPATION POINTS ON THE 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 1-40 minute levels
LEVELANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS
1st- 200 100 - 200
2nd 300 200 - 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- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000-15 MINUTE BREAK-REMOVE 500'S
13th- 5,000 3,000 - 5,000
14th- 6,000 3,000 - 6,000
15th- 8,000 4,000 - 8,000
END OF QUALIFYING FLIGHTS
DAY 2-40 MINUTE LEVELS
16th- 10,000 5,000 - 10,000
17th- 12,000 6,000 - 12,000
18th- 16,000 8,000 - 16,000-20 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 1,000'S
19th- 20,000 10,000 - 20,000
20th- 30,000 15,000 - 30,000
21st- 40,000 20,000 - 40,000-15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 5,000'S
22nd- 50,000 25,000 - 50,000
23rd- 75,000 50,000 - 75,000
24th- 100,000 50,000 - 100,000-15 MINUTE BREAK
25th- 150,000 75,000 - 150,000
26th- 200,000 100,000 - 200,000
27th- 300,000 150,000 - 300,000-15 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 25,000'S
28th- 400,000 200,000 - 400,000
29th- 600,000 300,000 - 600,000
30th- 800,000 400,000 - 800,000
31st- 1,000,000 500,000 - 1,000,000
32nd- 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000
RPT $100 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 - 200
2nd- 200 - 300
3rd- 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 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