Windy City Poker Championship Poker Tournament StructuresTag Team Switch

Multi-Table Tournament Structure
Sponsored By Windy City Poker Championship and The Windy City Poker Tour

Updated: Mar 8, 2026

$70 Entry ($140 per team)  $30 Re-buy $30 Optional Add-On Receipt Add-On Bonus
Starting Chip Stack: 50k Re-buy Chip Stack: 50k Optional Add-On Chips: 50k Receipt Add-On Chips: 45K 
Level Minutes Small Blind Big Blind
1 20 100 200
2 20 200 400
3 20 300 600
Break - 10 Minutes
4 20 400 800
5 20 500 1000
6 20 700 1400
7 20 1000 2000
Break - 10 Min - End of Registration - Optional Add-on
8 15 1500 3000
9 15 2000 4000
10 15 3000 6000
11 15 5000 10000
12 15 10000 20000
13 15 20000 40000
Break - 10 Minutes
14 15 30000 60000
15 15 50000 100000
16 15 100000 200000
17 15 200000 400000
18 15 300000 600000
19 15 500000 1000000
*Additional Levels will be added as needed

Entry before start of Level 8 (Approximately 9:10PM)

  • This is a re-entry/re-buy tag team event.  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 8
  • There will be a break after levels 3, 7 & 13
  • $70 entry per player ($140 per team)
  • If players do not show, 20% held for charity with remainder in tournament credit applied
  • $30 Re-buys thru the end of level 7 for starting stack of 50k
  • $30 optional Add-on at the end of level 7 for 50k additional chips
  • 45k Candy or Receipt Add-On bonus
  • Surrender chip stack at 5k or less anytime or with any stack size at the end of level 7
  • 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.

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