1️⃣ RPT MAIN EVENT $110/$440. $130,000 guaranteed.
Stack 15,000/75,000, 20/35/40 and 45 minute levels.
The main tournament of the series with an excellent structure. The same accessible format of the main event will remain with the same democratic buy-in. You can enter the Main Event directly for $440, receiving a starting stack of 75,000 chips. Or you can try to get into Day 1A of the Main Event for only $110 through four stages - Stage A, B, C and D. Their participants receive 15,000 chips at the start and play up to 20% of the total number of entries into this stage. In other words, every fifth participant from each stage advances to Day 1A of the Main Event with the stack they managed to accumulate during that stage.
The winner of the Main Event in Armenia always gets a solid five-digit sum, and the total number of entries in the tournament is always around 400! The best entry day is Day 1A, which is attended by most of the winners of online satellites and those who passed through the stages at the series itself.
One of the champions of the Main Event in Armenia was Igor Chashin, who replenished his bankroll with $33,300.
2️⃣ ARMENIA KNOCKOUT CHAMPIONSHIP $120+$50. $60,000 guaranteed.
Stack 20,000, levels of 30, 25 and 20 minutes.
A two-day opening tournament in a progressive knockout format with an excellent structure and a modest buy-in of only $170 is a great warm-up event at the start of the series. Please note that this tournament has only 4 entry flights, the stacks are not cumulative! This is the most popular event in the RPT schedule - both in Armenia and in Minsk. Collecting 500-700 entries and six-figure prize pools with a modest buy-in, the winner of this event usually receives more than $15,000 in prize money. And many tickets can be won in online satellites on RPTBET from freerolls, which gives a great opportunity to participate for a huge number of fans.
For example, at the April series in Minsk, the tournament collected more than 700 entries, and the cup and more than $14,000 in prize money were taken by the charming Raisa Bubnikovich.
3️⃣ POKERDOM 10 ANNIVERSARY HIGHROLLERS CUP $165/$700. $40,000 guaranteed.
Stack 75,000, 30 and 40 minute levels.
Pokerdom has been a partner of the Russian Poker Tour for over 10 years now, and during this time, thousands of players were able to take part in RPT tournaments thanks to this partnership. This year, the guys are celebrating their tenth anniversary, and as part of their tenth anniversary, the High Roller tournament at RPT Armenia will be named after them. Moreover, as a bonus, the guys will raffle off at least 25 tickets to this tournament through online satellites.
High Rollers are an integral part of the tournament grid, the most expensive and prestigious event with an entry fee of $700 and a guarantee of $40,000. As with the Main Event, you can also get into the High Rollers through the Stage, which will be the only one in the series with a buy-in of $165. Players in the Stage receive 15,000 chips and play up to 20% of the total number of entries, after which they move on to the main Day 1 with their collected stacks. High Rollers take place during the day, without intersecting with the Main Event. The tournament always has a five-figure sum for winning, for example, the winner usually gets more than $20,000.
One of these lucky ones is Ivan Sevostyanov, his victory in the High Rollers brought him the long-awaited cup and $24,000 in prize money.
4️⃣ RUSSIAN POKER OPEN EVENT $290. $35,000 guaranteed.
Stack 25,000, levels of 25/30 and 40 minutes.
Russian Poker Open is a popular multi-day tournament in a traditional format. A classic two-day non-knockout hold'em event, always accompanied by big prizes. In fact, this is a warm-up mini version of the Main Event: the buy-in is only $290 and is recommended for all fans tired of knockout tournaments.
For example, Igor Abelmasov's victory in a similar tournament brought him $16,000 in prize money.
5️⃣ SAFEPOKER SUPERBOUNTY EVENT $140+125. $30,000 guaranteed.
Stack 25,000, 20 and 25 minute levels.
Another classic of multi-day tournaments, this time it is hold'em in a super bounty format, where for each knocked out player you get almost half of the buy-in in your pocket. Only two knockouts, and then the tournament turns into a freeroll for you. This event has two entries, and stacks are not cumulative. The final day of the tournament will be played the following morning.
6️⃣ SUPERKNOCKOUT EVENT PKO $250+200. $40,000 guaranteed.
Stack 30,000, 25, 30, and 40 minute levels.
One of the most popular side events, the $450 Super Knockout, has returned (at the request of many players) to the progressive knockout format. For each player knocked out, you immediately get $200, $100 goes into your pocket, and the remaining $100 is added for your knockout... and so on. Closer to the final table, the tournament turns into a race for huge knockouts, sometimes exceeding the prize money for 1st place. Usually, there are more than a hundred participants in this event.
During the RPT stage in Yerevan, Zoran Maric took home $13,000 in prize money in such a tournament.
7️⃣ GEORGIAN KNOCKOUT CHAMPIONSHIP PKO $260+60. $25,000 guaranteed.
Stack 50,000, 25-minute levels.
The Georgian Championship within the RPT Armenia in the popular progressive knockout format will also be held in the classic one-day format this time and with quite large starting no