RPT - Poker Travel Russian Poker Open Kiev, the anniversary stage: February 17-26

RPT – Poker Travel
Russian Poker Open Kiev, the anniversary
stage: February 17-26
From February 17 till February 26 the Russian Poker Tour together with Poker Travel and the
"Kreschatyk" poker club and the poker room Adjarabet.com will be holding a special anniversary
stage. The RPT debut in St.Petersburg took place exactly 5 years ago – the first international poker
tournament in Russia. A lot of time has passed since then, many tournaments have been held and
now it s time to celebrate this important date in the history of offline poker in Eastern Europe.

"We invite you to celebrate this event together with us In February 2014," the director of the series,
Eric Shakhbazyan, wrote. “The RPT combines efforts with Poker Travel and the “Kreschatyk”
poker club to organize even bigger event than before. Perhaps, it s the biggest event of all times and
a true festival of big poker. The best offline tournaments await you, as well as thousands of players
from Europe, updated schedule, new game formats and special entertainments.”

What you will see in “Kreschatyk” on February 17

- The Russian Poker Tour will be held in the “Kreschatyk” poker club for the first time.
- The national heads-up championship for the players of all limits.
- The main RPT tournament with a moderate buy-in of €550.
- Thousands of players from all parts of Eastern Europe.
- Unique buy-in/prize ratio: €550/€100,000.
- Huge number of cash game of all limits, more than 30 tables.
- New formats of the tournaments.
- Sports competitions, karaoke battles, night club parties.

“The forthcoming stage will be a grandiose event,” Eric said. “Due to the cooperation with Poker
Travel and the "Kreschatyk" poker club and no significant competition, we are sure that the number
of the tournaments participants will be highest possible. We expect to see more than 1000 players at
the main tournament, and the first prize will likely become bigger than the guaranteed €100,000.
The number of registrations in the additional tournaments will be much bigger too.”

Why you should go to the anniversary RPT – Poker Travel Event

- Unforgettable atmosphere of big poker in a beautiful city. Variety of tournaments and buy-ins.
- The main RPT-Poker Travel tournament with a buy-in of €550 and guaranteed prize of €100,000
for the winner.
- More than 80% of the participants are amateurs, half of them will be taking part in a poker
tournament for the first time.
- A big number of players from the online satellites at Adjarabet.com.
- Mega Event with a €1,700 buy-in and a big number of offline satellites.
- The National Heads-Up Championship – the long-awaited heads-up tournament with different

buy-ins (from €50 to €900) with a common prize fund.
- SuperKnockout with a €400 buy-in is a new dynamic tournament in the RPT schedule with bounty
and guaranteed prize of €20,000 for the winner.
- A record number of cash games of different limits, approximately 30 tables.
- Under Pressure Event, our popular knock out tournament, the final table of which is held in the
most unusual places.
- The Chinese poker tournament in the best possible format.
- The inexpensive Young Guns tournaments, almost every evening.
- A tournament of 4 games for the first time.
- The Ukrainian Championship of €250 in the one-day freezeout format.
- Special RPT parties in the best night clubs and karaoke clubs of Kiev.

Tournaments

MAIN EVENT €550 (10%).€100,000 ARE GUARANTEED FOR THE WINNER!
Stack is 25,000, 45-minutes levels on the first day and 60 minutes on the next days. 3 admission
days. Stacks are not added. For the first time, a democratic format with a small buy-in.More than
1000 admissions/players are expected at the first stage in 2014.This tournament will be bigger than
the same one at the past stage that had about 800 participants.The first prize will comprise not more
than 40% of the total prize pool, that means that the guarantee for the event will make about
€250,000.

NATIONAL HEADS UP CHAMPIONSHIP €50 – €900 (10%).
Stack is 15,000, levels are 30 minutes each. A unique tournament as a part of the RPT.The biggest
heads-up tournament.There are 4 step-levels and a finale in the championship.All the levels before
the finale are played till one victory, and 2 victories in the finale.The prize zone starts after the first
stage (victory) in the finale.A new format for the heads-up tournament that will do for players with
any bankroll, a really national tournament.Participants can join the tournament at any step/stage, the
earlier – the cheaper!Only 1 match is played at the steps, the winner gets to the next level, and so on
until the finale.The buy-ins of all the stages form the general prize pool that promises to be quite
big.

SUPERKNOCKOUT €400 (265+100) (10%).€20,000 ARE GUARANTEED FOR THE
WINNER!
Stack is 15,000, levels are 30 minutes each.A new tournament as a part of the RPT.This is a
dynamic format with bounty for every eliminated player and a big prize for the winner.The
organizers expect that this tournament will attract many amateur players. 2 starting days, stacks are
not added. The first prize will comprise not more than 40% of all the prize pool.

MEGA EVENT €1,700 (10%)
Stack is 30,000, levels are 60 minutes each.The most prestigious tournament of the RPT. Smooth
and deep structure with two admission days.The tournament will be held on weekends. If the
participant is eliminated on the first day or gathered inappropriate stack, then he has a right to
register on the second day once again.Due to a big number of offline satellites, it has become even
easier to qualify for the Mega Event.

UNDER PRESSURE EVENT €500 (255+200), (10%).
Stack is 15,000, levels are 30 minutes each.One of the most popular tournaments at the RPT. The
knockout format, you get €200 for each eliminated player.The tournament is held in the IronMan
format, without any breaks before the final table.The venue of the finale is a secret and will be
announced 1 hour before the beginning.

DEEPSTACK OMAHA €300 (10%).
Stack is 30,000, levels are 30 minutes each.A classic freezeout Omaha tournament, now with a deep
stack and a moderate buy-in.A present to all the fans of this type of poker.“We have been looking
for the appropriate Omaha tournaments format for a long time, now it looks like we have found it,”
Eric wrote.

UKRAINE CHAMPIONSHIP €250 (10%).
Stack is 15,000, levels are 30 minutes each. The traditional Ukrainian championship with good

structure and moderate buy-in. The championship will be held in the freezeout format. This is a
very popular event at the RPT stages.

OPEN FACE CHINESE PINEAPPLE €400 (10%).
A Chinese poker tournament that becomes more and more popular recently. The best format for
holding these kind of tournaments. Apart from the tournament, Chinese poker cash game will be
available for the fans.

Cash game

Up to 18 tables of euro cash game were full at the PT- RPT in Kiev at the October stage.There was
no hryvnia game. There will be much more than usually of cash game at the Russian Poker Open in
“Kreschatyk”.Approximately 30 tables with different bankrolls – every evening.Apart from the
standard euro game, the game 1/2, 5/5 and 5/10 in UAH will be available as well.

List of participants

Those, who took part in the past stage, saw the changes at the RPT.Russian Poker Open will be
unique in the terms of its list of participants.Most of the players are amateurs who will come to the
big tournament.We expect to see players from all the parts of Eastern Europe!

Entertainments

It has been known for a long time already that the RPT is not only poker but different
entertainments as well.Special RPT parties in the best night clubs and karaoke clubs of Kiev await
you.Do not miss these events!

Accommodations
The “Kreschatyk” hotel provide special room prices for all Poker Travel guests.

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