Event 16 "Spring Poker Showdown"-TROPHY EVENT-Big Sky Big 4 Mega Stack Series-$475 Buy In-$150,000 Estimated Prize Pool!!! MONTANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS EVENT!!! 9 handed max.

Deep stack structure Featuring B.B. Ante. We will run TWO qualifying flights, and TWO Super Satellites. Each flight will play through Fifteen 40-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 2025 RPT MONTANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!!***

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

***REGISTRATION FOR THE 10:00 AM SUPER SATELLITE & 2:00 PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT 9:30AM ON FRIDAY!!!***

1ST Super Satellite: March 7th (Friday)

10:00 AM 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 12:15 pm) Top 20% will get $475 seats into either qualifying flight of their choosing.

Flight A: March 7th (Friday) 

2:00 pm START TIME. $475 Buy-in. 50,000 Starting Stack. 40 minute levels. Re-entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels within each flight. (Approximately MIDNIGHT) 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 10:00 AM SUPER SATELLITE & 2:00 PM FLIGHT WILL OPEN AT 9:30AM ON SATURDAY!!!***

2ND Super Satellite: March 8th (Saturday) 

10:00 am 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 12:15 pm) Top 20% will get $475 seats into Flight B.

Flight B: March 8th (Saturday) 

2:00 pm START TIME. $475 Buy-in. 50,000 Starting Stack. 40 minute levels. Re entry as well as late entry will be open through the first 12 levels. (Approximately MIDNIGHT.) 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 9th (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. $150,000 Estimated Prize Pool to be awarded as well as a custom made trophy from tour sponsor Dakota Awards to the winner. 

***Second Chance Tourney $250 buy in 

($200 to the prize pool, $35 entry fee, $15 dealer fee) 25,000 in chips for $250. Registration for this tourney opens at 11:00am on Sunday, 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 3:30 pm) Players are limited to 7 buy-ins total in this 2nd chance tournament. Second chance tourney open to anyone. POINTS EVENT***

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

FLIGHTS A & B

TOTAL BUY IN: $475 FOR 50,000 IN CHIPS

PRIZE POOL: $390

ENTRY FEE: $60

DEALER FEE: $25

SUPER SATELLITES

TOTAL BUY IN: $125 FOR 7,500 IN CHIPS

PRIZE POOL: $95

ENTRY FEE: $15

DEALER FEE: $15

***THIS EVENT IS WORTH 10.00 PARTICIPATION POINTS ON THE MONTANA LEADER-BOARD***

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

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 1-40 minute levels

LEVELANTE (B.B. Ante Only) BLINDS

1st- 200 100 - 200

2nd 300 200 - 300

3rd 400 200 - 400-20 MINUTE BREAK

4th- 500 300 - 500

5th- 600 300 - 600

6th- 800 400 - 800-60 MINUTE DINNER BREAK

7th- 1,000 500 - 1,000

8th- 1,200 600 - 1,200

9th- 1,500 1,000 - 1,500-20 MINUTE BREAK-REMOVE 100'S

10th- 2,000 1,000 - 2,000

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

12th- 4,000 2,000 - 4,000-20 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- 15,000 10,000 - 15,000-15 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

22nd- 50,000 25,000 - 50,000

23rd- 60,000 30,000 - 60,000

24th- 80,000 40,000 - 80,000

24th- 100,000 50,000 - 100,000-10 MINUTE BREAK, REMOVE 5,000'S

25th- 150,000 75,000 - 150,000

26th- 200,000 100,000 - 200,000

27th- 300,000 150,000 - 300,000-5 MINUTE BREAK

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

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- 500 - 1,000-15 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

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 - 6,000-15 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 - 20,000-10 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

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