RGP Open - Blinds Structure

[FellKnight 0]

Hey all,I quoted the original post below for those who do not know what the RGP Open is.Here is the tentative blinds strucutre for the RGP Open $20 and $30 preliminary events, I wasn't kidding when I said I will give you a slow progression and LOTS of play. Feel free to comment.For the Rebuy events, all rebuys will cease after the second hour(Level6), and the add-on period will commence.NO-LIMIT AND POT-LIMIT HOLDEM, KCL,POT LIMIT AND POT LIMIT OMAHA 8/B

• LEVEL BLINDS ANTE1ST $10-$20 -2ND $15-$30 -3RD $20-$40 -4TH $30-$60 -5TH $40-$80 -6TH $50-$100 - 7TH $60-$120 -8TH $75-$150 -9TH $100-$200 -10TH $100-$200 $2511TH $150-$300 $2512TH $200-$400 $5013TH $300-$600 $5014TH $400-$800 $7515TH $500-$1,000 $10016TH $600-$1,200 $15017TH $800-$1,600 $20018TH $1,200-$2,400 $25019TH $1,500-$3,000 $30020TH $2,000-$4,000 $40021ST $3,000-$6,000 $60022ND $4,000-$8,000 $80023RD $6,000-$12,000 $1,00024TH $8,000-$16,000 $1,50025TH $10,000-$20,000 $2,000
  • LIMIT HOLDEM, OMAHA 8/B AND TRIPLE DRAWLEVEL LIMITS1ST $15-$302ND $20-$403RD $30-$604TH $40-$805TH $50-$1006TH $60-$1207TH $80-$1608TH $100-$2009TH $120-$24010TH $150-$30011TH $200-$40012TH $300-$60013TH $400-$80014TH $500-$1,00015TH $600-$1,20016TH $800-$1,60017TH $1,000-$2,00018TH $1,200-$2,40019TH $1,500-$3,00020TH $2,000-$4,00021ST $3,000-$6,00022ND $4,000-$8,00023RD $5,000-$10,00024TH $6,000-$12,0007 CARD STUD, 7 CARD STUD 8/B, AND RAZZ LEVEL ANTE BRING-IN LIMITS1ST $3 $5 $15-$302ND $4 $5 $20-$403RD $5 $10 $30-$604TH $5 $10 $40-$805TH $10 $15 $50-$1006TH $10 $20 $60-$1207TH $15 $25 $80-$1608TH $20 $30 $100-$2009TH $25 $40 $120-$24010TH $30 $50 $150-$30011TH $40 $75 $200-$40012TH $60 $100 $300-$60013TH $80 $125 $400-$80014TH $100 $150 $500-$1,00015TH $120 $200 $600-$1,20016TH $160 $250 $800-$1,60017TH $200 $300 $1,000-$2,00018TH $250 $400 $1,200-$2,40019TH $300 $500 $1,500-$3,00020TH $400 $750 $2,000-$4,00021ST $600 $1,000 $3,000-$6,00022ND $800 $1,250 $4,000-$8,00023RD $1,000 $1,500 $5,000-$10,00024TH $1,200 $2,000 $6,000-$12,000For the HORSE event, Games are intended to be changed every 10 minutes(3 times per level), and will jump between the Limit HE/O8 andStud/Stud8/Razz structures (which have the same limits, but the Stud games have antes and forced bring-ins.Note: Level 24 is the end of 8 hours of play. More levels will beprogrammed in to the software as necessary, but I designed the levels suchthat the should end at around this time (based on estimates of totalnumber of players and chips in play).The supersatellites will have a much more "normal" structure. They willbe geared to end in around 3 hours.This is NOT the structure for the Main Event. That structure will mimicthe WSOP Main Event closely, and I will post that at the same time as the$50 and $100 structures (in this thread).Have at it.Fell

Hello Full Contact Poker!I wish to announce and invite you all to participate in the RGP Open. I understand that PMJackson21 has given you some details. I am here to fill you in on the rest! It is a series of tournaments that will be run on GamesGrid (www.gamesgrid.com) I have modelled the series after the WSOP, and it is being run on this small site because they are being *very* accomodating with regards to letting me tweak the starting chips, duration of levels, blind structures, etc.What I am offering, different from any other tournament online, is the ability to play deeper stack, and longer level poker for a relatively small buy-in amount.For the structure itself, Satellites will start with 1500 chips, 15 minute levels, and addons for 2000 chips (when rebuys and addons are permitted).For the events with a $20 or $30 buyin, You will start with 2000 in chips, with 20 minute levels, and 2500 chips addons.For the $50 and $100 events, you will start with 3000 chips and 30 minute levels.The Main Event is the really exciting part: You will start with 10,000 in chips, and the blinds structure will mimic the WSOP Main Event, with 40 minute levels, and a 5 minute break after each level.Each event will be run over 2 Days. The preliminary events will run for 4 hours, then the tournament will pause until the start of the next event, at which point the tournament will resume (thus, Day Two of the Event #1 will be at the same time as Event #2 starts), just like they did at the WSOP this year. This should allow many more people to play, as I expect each tournament (due to the longer structure) to last between 4-8 hours. (The Main Event should last 16 to 20 hours).Here is the tentative schedule for the RGP Open:Sept 17, 15:00 Eastern: $30 No-Limit Texas Hold 'EmSept 20, 21:00 Eastern: $30 Limit Texas Hold 'EmSept 22, 21:00 Eastern: $30 Limit Omaha High-Low, Eight or BetterSept 24, 15:00 Eastern: $20+Rebuys No-Limit Texas HoldemSept 27, 18:00 Eastern: $20 Limit Seven Card Stud High-Low, Eight or BetterSept 29, 21:00 Eastern: $20 RazzOct 1, 15:00 Eastern: $30 6 Handed No-Limit Texas HoldemOct 6, 21:00 Eastern: $50 No-Limit Texas HoldemOct 8, 15:00 Eastern: $20+Rebuys Pot Limit OmahaOct 11, 21:00 Eastern: $50 Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Holdem MatchesOct 15, 15:00 Eastern: $50 Pot Limit Texas Hold 'EmOct 18, 21:00 Eastern: $30 Limit Seven Card StudOct 20, 21:00 Eastern: $20+Rebuys Kansas City LowballOct 22, 15:00 Eastern: $100 Pot-Limit OmahaOct 25, 21:00 Eastern: $20 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw LowballOct 27, 21:00 Eastern: $100 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low, Eight or BetterOct 29, 15:00 Eastern: $100 No-Limit Texas HoldemNov 1, 21:00 Eastern: $100 HORSENov 3, 21:00 Eastern: $30+R Supersatellite to the Main EventNov 5, 14:00 Eastern: $500 No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event, Day OneNov 6, 16:00 Eastern: $500 No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event, Day TwoIn other happenings: We will have a fully functional satellite system tothe main event, with "Second Chance" satellites running shortly 1 hour after each event. I am also in discussions with the designers to run Sit&Go STT satellites to the earlier events, which would be 11% of the buy-in to the event, and be winner take all.To sign up at Games Grid, and get a feel for the software, please visit their site (www.gamesgrid.com). I would, of course, appreciate it if you mentionned in the signup form that you were referred by FellKnightOk. That was long. Any questions?Thanks for reading.Fell

[PMJackson21 0]

Very cool Fell.When will you be able to register for events? Does GG have the tournaments posted in the lobby yet? I haven't opened it up in a few weeks, so if they are, ignore this.Patrick

[FellKnight 0]

No, not yet. It should come soon. I'm going to re-post this info in the (now) stickied thread, and let this one die.Fell