Bust the Staff!
Bust the Staff! is a special monthly NL Texas Hold'em knockout tournament that runs every third Thursday of the month and gives you the chance to face off against members of the Replay Poker Staff and even more!
The tournament has an added prize pool of up to 4 million chips and a special bounty prize of 50,000 chips for every member of staff you eliminate from the tournament. Staff members are not the only players with bounties on their heads! To make the tournament even more exciting, every Replay Volunteer has a 10,000-chip bounty, too. And, if that isn't enough, players' buy-in is paid out as a chip bounty on every player who is knocked out during the tournament!
You can easily spot a staff member -- they have a red star next to their name on the game table!
Last but not the least, a yearly leaderboard featuring a boosted prize pool of 10 million free chips is available. At the end of the calendar year, the Top 100 players who accumulate the most knockouts in the 12 Bust the Staff tournaments of each year will claim their share!
With a buy-in of just 10,000 chips, everyone can play! Will you be the last player standing?
| Next Event Date | Time ET | Buy-in | Format | Prize Pool | Player Bounty | Staff Bounty | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 16th | 14:00 | 10K chips | NL Hold'em | 4 Million | 5K chips each | 50K chips each | Register Now |
Use promo code: BTSTICKET10 to get a free entry ticket. Promo code is valid October 2025. To redeem it, simply visit your Bank Page.
Below are results from the September 2025 Tournament -- the staff who were busted out and by whom:
| Staff | Role | Finished | Busted Out By |
|---|---|---|---|
| kick_start | Tech Team | 61st Place | mardy1 |
| Chasetheriver | Poker Team | 81st Place | tornado1 |
| lawm033 | Product Team | 106th Place | 3Branch |
| Pageaux | Community Team | 125th Place | artie2649 |
| Androosh | CRM Team | 185th Place | martinigal3 |
| chipsmama | Community Team | 206th Place | gummikuh1966 |
| rachalse | Community Team | 234th Place | mardy1 |
| Copy91 | CRM Team | 432nd Place | dimwitt |
Want to know who you're playing against? Check out our About Us page to see our poker faces.