Charity Backer Direct Entry Qualifier
Multi-Table Tournament Structure
Sponsored By Windy City Poker Championship and The Windy City Poker Tour
Updated: Dec 31, 2025
| Qualifier | $20 Re-buy | $20 Optional Add-On |
| Starting Stack: 10k + 5k (on-time Bonus) | Re-Buy Stack: 10k chips | Add-On Chips: 20K + 20k (Pre-Reg Bonus) |
| Level | Minutes | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 15 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 15 | 200 | 400 |
| 4 | 15 | 300 | 600 |
| Break - 15 Minutes - End of Registration - Optional Add-on | |||
| 5 | 15 | 500 | 1000 |
| 6 | 15 | 1000 | 2000 |
| 7 | 15 | 2000 | 4000 |
| 8 | 15 | 3000 | 6000 |
| 9 | 15 | 5000 | 10000 |
| Break - 10 Mins | |||
| 10 | 15 | 10000 | 20000 |
| 11 | 15 | 20000 | 40000 |
| 12 | 15 | 30000 | 60000 |
| 13 | 15 | 50000 | 100000 |
| 14 | 15 | 100000 | 200000 |
| 15 | 15 | 200000 | 400000 |
| *Additional Levels will be added as needed | |||
Entry before the start of Level 5 (Approximately 45 minutes after the start of the tournament)
- Direct Entry Qualifier for the Stan Fic Charity Backer Main Event tournament
- 1 in 5 will win a $350 CB Main Event seat
- $20 Rebuys - If a player is eliminated during the registration period that player may re-enter this same event.
- Registration will be open until the beginning of level 5
- There will be a break after levels 4 and 9
- $20 optional Add-ons at the end of level 4 for 20k additional chips
- Chip bonuses
- 5K starting stack bonus for on-time registration (before 12:05pm)
- 20K Add-on bonus for Pre-registered event players or $10 extra
- Surrender chip stack at 5k or less anytime or with any stack size at the end of level 4
- Additional CB seats may be added to the prize pool for one or more players pending the number of entries
- All payouts will adhere to the Illinois Charitable Games Act - NO EXCEPTIONS
- All tournament details above are subject to change at any time
- Last Longer optional bets are not part of prize pool and they will not be raked
- Go to http://www.windycity.poker for information on tournament prize pool payouts.
Must be 18 or older to play.
Players must present a valid US Government issued photo ID in order to participate or collect winnings.
Hosting Charity reserves the right to alter, modify, or cancel tournament at anytime.
For more information call 708-935-2861 or E-mail
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