Dear friends, we are coming back to Montenegro, to Splendid Conference & Spa, the best place for tournament poker.
888poker RUSSIAN POKER TOUR & WPPS MONTENEGRO!
The expected prize pool amounts to €700.000. Packages at €689! SUN, SEA, RPT!
Dear friends,
For 7-8 years of existence of the Russian Poker Tour, we have managed to conduct RPT stages in different places of the world, from Moscow to Egypt, from Cyprus to Tbilisi. However our guests and we find that there is no better playground for tournament poker than the best hotel of the Adriatic coast Splendid Conference & Spa. Luxury hotel, excellent service and food, the unique lineups, the cleanest sea are waiting for us at the May series of 888poker Russian Poker Tour in Montenegro.
Our negotiations with the hotel and the regulatory authorities lasted for more than a year, and finally, a few days ago, we received the permission to hold a poker festival in the large events hall of the Splendid. This is the place where we have already conducted 4 stages in 2014 and 2015 (the RPT 3, the WPT 1), and all these tournaments have attracted a huge number of guests not only from CIS countries but also from all over Europe. Now we all have the opportunity to go back there with the support of one of the leading online poker 888poker.
Let's go through the points
"WHY GO TO MONTENEGRO 888poker RPT"
• PERFECT HOLIDAY CONDITIONS. Montenegro has never been famous for high prices, but thanks to our agreements with the hotel SPLENDID and international partners, this stage in Montenegro has become even more affordable. It is already cheaper to come for play to Montenegro than to Minsk, and the level of service is not comparable. The packages with buy-ins and 5 nights’ accommodation start at €689, while air tickets from Moscow cost at $230, direct flights are available from St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kiev and other cities.
• PERFECT LINE-UPS. Have you been to the RPT stages over the last couple of years? Then you have definitely noticed a qualitative change in the players’ lineups. The RPT, first of all, is the series for poker enthusiasts rather than professionals; about 80% of our tournament members do not make a living by poker. In Montenegro, in addition to Russian speaking players, you will meet our guests from Italy, the Balkans, Bulgaria and Turkey.
• LARGE SCALE. Montenegrin stages of the RPT almost always were "sold-out"; now during season in the best hotel, there is no doubt in a large number of guests.
• LARGE SELECTION OF TOURNAMENTS. Traditionally, we hold tournaments for different audiences from the novice to famous regulars, everyone will find something suitable for themselves. 2 big events for € 400 and € 990, Superknockout for € 1200 and Splendid Special for € 1500, Undere Pressure for € 400, and that's not all.
• WEATHER -Hotel SPLENDID - THE VENUE The ideal family-friendly hotel, great food, luxury rooms, the first line from the sea, reasonable prices for the poker players. In Montenegro it is already + 25°C, until the time of the series it will be about + 30°C
• MONTENEGRO. Montenegro itself is one of the main reasons for which you should visit our May stage. Mountains, sea, lakes, nightlife, travelling, all these is waiting for us.
• CASH GAME. In the RPT stages list Montenegro is ranked first by the abundance and variety of cash games. At no platform we have no such "games range" with limits from 1-2 to 25-50. Regular game 10-25 in the PLO, the players from the Balkans, Italy and Turkey provide the necessary action for the cache tables. The coming stage will be organized jointly with the Italian and Israeli partners.
Here we can have a look at how RPT was held in Montenegro in the Splendid Hotel
Schedule
MAIN EVENT € 990 (10%). Stack 30.000, levels of 45 and 60 minutes. Two input days (1A and 1B), and the ability to sign up for the combined Day 2. Stacks are not summarized. The main RPT event will take place with a buy-in of € 990. We expect about 350 participants to take part in the main event of RPT in Montenegro in May. During the series, we will raffle off 40 tickets to the Main Event in a variety of satellites!
GRAND EVENT € 400 (10%). Stack 25.000, levels of 40, 45 and 60 minutes. The new tournament in the RTP schedule, we expect about 400 participants to take part in this event. Package with the buy-in for the Grand Event and 5 nights’ accommodation in a luxurious "Splendid" hotel costs only 689 euros. This event has traditionally the best value of buy-in to prize.
SUPERKNOCKOUT EVENT € 1200 (600 + 600) (7%). Stack 20.000, levels of 30 minutes. One of the most popular and dynamic tournaments at the RPT. Only two "knock-outs" - and you're already playing "freeroll", because the prize for each eliminated player is 600 €. The tournament will be held in one day only
SPLENDID SPECIAL € 1500 (10%). Stack 30,000, levels of 40 minutes. The most prestigious and expensive tournament of the upcoming RPT stage. It will start on the first day of the main event and will be played in 6 levels, continued in the same format, each day 6 levels will be played, except for the final day, respectively.
UNDER PRESSURE SUPER KNOCKOUT € 250 + € 150 (7%). Stack 15.000, levels of 20 minutes. It is one of the most popular tournaments in the RPT for people impervious to the most "external irritants". Firstly, it is superknockout, i.e. for each eliminated player you get € 150. Secondly, the tournament is held in the IronMan format, without any interruptions till the final table. And finally, the most important feature of the tournament is that the final table will be held in a special, the most "intense" place. The venue of the upcoming finals is still kept secret, but one can say for sure - if you're not ready to play under pressure, it is better to refrain from participating in this event).
MONSTER EVENT € 300 (10%). Stack 50,000, levels of 20 minutes. Competition in this format is an integral part of the Russian Poker Tour schedule for several seasons in a row. In fact, Monster Event is an "improved" version of Turbo Deepstack classic format with more than double the starting stack.
WIN THE BUTTON € 300 (10%). Stack 15.000, levels of 20 minutes. Dynamic format of tournament poker, the winner of the hand begins the next one in a better position.
OMAHA SUPERKNOCKOUT EVENT € 400 (200 + 200) (7%). Stack 15.000, levels of 25 minutes. Get ready to find an action at the highest level, because it is a knockout tournament in Omaha! This format of Omaha tournaments is an object of constant high level interest from our guests
THATS POKER CUP 6 MAX DEEPSTACK EVENT € 500 (10%). Stack 20.000, levels of 40 minutes. Special tournament of our Italian partners, 6 max, deep stacks; we did not have this format in our schedule for a long time.
OFC PINEAPPLE CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS UP € 300 (10%).
Good news for lovers of Chinese Poker - Open Face Chinese «Pineapple» will take place in Montenegro with the democratic buy-in and in a 3 max format.
TOURNAMENTS WARRANTIES
Due to the changes in the gaming industry taxes in Montenegro, we have no right to advertise the warranties and hold tournaments outside the casino as before, though our previous stages may give you a hint with an expected prize pool. This year in February, we expected 700,000, and that is what we collected.
DETAILS
Buy-ins on cash games and tournaments can be made in EUR, DOL, RUB, UAH.
It is possible to pay the package and to deposit cash to cash games in Moscow or Kiev.
Electronic money using Skrill before the start of the series.
PLAYERS’ PACKAGES 
PACKAGE №1 - € 689
- The buy-in to the Grand Event.
- 5 nights in hotel "Splendid"
PACKAGE №2 - € 1779
- The buy-in to the Grand Event.
- The buy-in to the Main Event.
- 7 nights in hotel "Splendid"
PACKAGE №3 - € 5689, almost free accommodation.
- The buy-in to the Grand Event.
- The buy-in to the Escalator Event.
- The buy-in to the That's Poker 6-max Event.
- The buy-in to the SuperKnockout Event.
- The buy-in to the Main Event.
- The buy-in to the Splendid Special.
- The buy-in to the Under Pressure Event.
- The buy-in to the Monster Event.
- 7 nights in hotel "Splendid"
ENTERTAINMENT
Traditionally, at the RPT we pay special attention to the entertainment content of our events, parties, karaoke battles, mafia tournaments, all that is waiting for you in Montenegro. In May, we expect great weather, so we are waiting for volleyball and beach soccer.
WHERE
The best hotel in Montenegro, Splendid Conference & Spa
Becici, Budva. First line from the sea.
HOW TO GET THERE?
It is very easy to get to the venue. Montenegro has two airports: Tivat and Podgorica. From the airport Tivat to "Splendid" it is 20 minutes and 60 minutes from Podgorica. From Moscow there are direct flights that cost $ 230 in May, there will be direct flights from St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kiev.
Charter flights are available here