Digby CPOA Poker Tour: April 2013

April, 11th 2013 marked the 1st game in the Texas Hold'em Series. 27 players competed for £87.50 in prizes. The sweetest part of this particular tournament is the Invitational Tournament that will be held in December. The players that play in 80% of the games this summer will be invited to play in a 9th event were their is no Buy-in. The prizes for this event will be made up of 30%ish of the over all house commissions this year from the £8 buy-in. Which means, the more people that play the bigger the main event can be.

Introducing the Bounty Hunter challenge:

The person that takes out the most people over the next 7 events will also be awarded a trophy.

The Dead Stick Award:

The person with the lowest over all average will also get a certificate to proudly display upon their mantel.

Here are the rules:

In case of disputes, management decisions will be final.

Buy in £8

Monthly tournaments;

60/40 Split

Prize pool

Based on 20-25 people.

1st 50% £30

2nd 25% £15

3rd 15% £8

4th 10% £4

Annual Invitational Game:

Attending 80% of monthly games secures seat at final match with no buy-in. No one will be allowed to buy-in to the final match.

50% of total monthly funds collected by the house will be at stake.

Prize pool:

Player pay out will be based on total participation through out the year.

Leave all weapons at the door.

The best interests of the game and fairness is the top priority in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances can, on occasion, dictate that decisions in the interest of fairness take priority over the technical rules.

All tournaments will begin promptly at the scheduled time stated in the Tournament flyer. We reserve the right to delay or cancel a tournament without prior notice.

Seats are assigned at random. Seat changes are not permitted.

The button will be positioned at Seat 1 to start play.

Final Betting and The Winner

After the final betting round, all players who remain in the game reveal their hands. The player who made the initial bet or the player who made the last raise shows their hand first.

The player with the best hand wins, the hand calls it self!

Eliminations

The tournament ends when one player accumulates all the chips in play.

If two or more players are eliminated on the same hand, the player with more chips at the start of the hand finishes higher than a player with fewer chips. If all players started the hand with an identical number of chips, all players tie for that rank, and any prizes due to those players will be equally distributed between them.

At certain stages of the tournament and when there is more than one table remaining, the tournament may be played ‘hand for hand’. This means that if one table finishes its hand before the other table(s), that table waits for the other table(s) to finish before the next hand is dealt. During this hand for hand period, all eliminations during a ‘synchronized’ hand (even at different tables) are treated as having happened simultaneously, for purposes of determining finish order.

We use a ‘forward-moving button’ rule in this tournament. According to this rule, no player ever receives the button twice in a row; at the completion of every hand, the button is moved clockwise. The implication of this rule is that when players are eliminated, there may be players who get a reprieve from one or both blinds. Since these are basically random occurrences, no player will receive any long-term advantage, and the rule is necessarily fair for all players.

When two players remain at the final table, the button will post the small blind, and act first on the opening round.

As players are eliminated from the tournament, the software will “break” tables to fill available empty seats. The re-seating of players at broken tables is performed randomly and, although rare, may result in a player having to post multiple big blinds in a row. On occasion, the software may balance tables to ensure all tables have an equal (or as close to equal as possible) number of players. Players moved individually to balance tables will, when possible, be moved to similar positions relative to the blinds. When enough players have been eliminated, all players are brought together at the ‘final table’.

Breaks

Will go on break at regular intervals throughout play.

In all cases, the tournament will wait for hands at all tables to complete before the break period begins. This means that at some tables, the break will last slightly longer than at other tables.

CHAT

Players, whether in the hand or not, may not discuss the hands until the action is complete. Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Discussing cards discarded or hand possibilities is not allowed. A penalty may be given for discussion of hands during play.

Unethical Play

Poker is an individual (not a team) game. Any action or chat intended to help another player is unethical and is prohibited. Unethical play, such as soft-play (playing less aggressively against a partner) and chip dumping (intentionally losing chips to a partner), may result in penalties, including seizure of chips and expulsion from tournament.

Bounties

Knockout: A bounty is placed on every entrant. The person who collects the most bounties in a cycle will receive a Trophy.