We’re thrilled to introduce a brand-new year-round league like the Replay RTC format — Orion’s Belt Team Poker — featuring three interconnected leagues inspired by the stars of Orion’s Belt:
Orion’s Belt Team Poker 1– Alnitak Game name: Alnitak
Orion’s Belt Team Poker 2– Alnilam Game name: Alnilam
Orion’s Belt Team Poker 3– Mintaka Game name: Mintaka
Game Information
Game Type : No Limit Hold’em
Start of Practice Games : August 17, 2025
Official League Start : September 7, 2025
Game Time : 11:00 AM EST
Schedule : Every Sunday
Game Speed : Normal
Entry Fee : 20,000
Starting Stack : 5,000 chips
Players per Table : 9
Blinds : 20/40, increasing every 8 minutes
Orion’s Belt Team Poker League
Overview
The Orion’s Belt Team Poker League is a long-term, team-based poker league made up of three rotating divisions: 1-Alnitak, 2-Alnilam, and 3-Mintaka. Each league has its own game but contributes to one unified competition. Inspired by the stars in Orion’s Belt, the league combines accessibility, strategic gameplay, and community engagement with a space-themed twist.
League Structure
Teams : Teams of 3 to 4 players each
3 players participate weekly (1 per group); the 4th (optional) acts as an alternate.
Groups :
Group 1 : Alnitak
Group 2 : Alnilam
Group 3 : Mintaka
Gameplay : 3 or more simultaneous tables; 1 player from each team per table
Scoring : Individual results contribute to team totals
Table Format : 9-handed Sit-n-Go style
Schedule
Weekly Games : Every Sunday at 11 AM EST
(8 AM PST / 4–6 PM Europe)
Trial Games : August 17, 24, 31, 2025
(Used for testing and adjustments)
Official Start : September 7, 2025
Cycle Length : Bimonthly (8–9 games per cycle)
Championships : Crowned at the end of each cycle
Scoring & Leaderboards
Point System : Standard Replay points structure
Team Scores : Best 6 week’s score per team…
Leaderboard : Unified board for team & individual rankings
Poker players from all over the galaxy assembled in teams to compete in the first interstellar poker tournament called the Orion’s Belt Team Poker League. Teams arrived from every quadrant of the galaxy. Each team uniquely different from the rest but all with the same goal… to win the Galactic Championship. The most prestigious of all poker tournaments, each team set their sights on winning the championship trophy… Made out of Astatine, the rarest element in the galaxy with a half-life of only 8.1 hours, the trophy signifies a true mastery of the art of poker and galactic supremacy. Those lucky enough to hold up the rarest of all trophies will be immortalized throughout the galaxy. However fleeting, after the 8.1 hours of having the trophy in their possession, it will dematerialize before the next poker tournament cycle begins, thus launching the next quest, the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the Orion’s Belt Team Poker League. Then, perhaps a new team will come forth out of the dark void of space to claim the championship trophy and have a chance to shine brighter than the stars… Will that team be yours?…
Assemble your teams and compete against the best poker players in the galaxy! Choose a captain, a team name and a total of 3 (or 4) players. Captains will assign a group number (1, 2, 3) to each player on the team but can shuffle their players around to any group if they wish, up to 1 day before the start of each tournament.
Group 1 - Alnitak
Group 2 - Alnilam
Group 3 - Mintaka
The spirit of the RTC is alive and well in the Orion’s Belt Team Poker League! Good luck and have fun!
Once you get your team established, submit a team name, captain’s name, and player assignments. A number will be given to each player by the captain. The captain will need a number as well, a 1, 2 or 3 will be assigned to 3 of your players (up to 4 players on each team). One can alternate in or be a substitute, or you can just play with 3 players; that is up to you. The number assigned will determine what table the player is at. If you look in the private league lobby, you will see three Orion’s Belt leagues, each one with a number 1, 2, or 3. Once the player is assigned a number, they will only be able to register in that league. Solving the (I am at the wrong table) that some leagues have, Captains will have the ability to reassign players to a different number or league up to 25 hours before each game. That is the chess part that will make it interesting.
I will be posting names of players looking for a team. I have some great players interested that have direct messaged me on Replay. I will drop a batch of names in here in about 8-10 hours after I field the morning responses in my time zone.
Orion’s Belt Team Poker
New League and Games Announcement
Game Information
Orion’s Belt Team Poker League
Overview
League Structure
Schedule
Scoring & Leaderboards
Recruitment & Communication
Data & Stats