Winstar World Casino's 2011 River Poker Tournament

Posted in Brady Tinker's Column on March 24, 2011 by Administrator

$550 No Limit Texas Hold'em, $100,000 Guaranteed Event

Date: Monday, August 22, 2011

Buy in: $550.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in tournament chips. For an additional $10 Dealer appreciation fee, players can purchase an additional three thousand ($3,000.00) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes.

The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $100,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

$330 No Limit Texas Hold'em, $50,000 Guaranteed Event

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Buy in: $330.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $50,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

$440 Pot Limit Omaha, $50,000 Guaranteed Event

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Buy in: $440.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

$330 No Limit Texas Hold 'em, $50,000 Guaranteed

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011

Buy in: $330.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

$1,050.00 No Limit Texas Hold 'em, $150,000 Guaranteed

Date: Friday, August 26, 2011

Buy in: $1,050.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

All Patrons will begin the Tournament with seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) in tournament chips. For an additional $10 Dealer appreciation fee, players can purchase an additional three thousand ($3,000.00) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $251$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. After level 12, blind levels will increase every forty (40) minutes.

If play is not complete by 12am on Saturday, August 27, 2011, management reserves the right to suspend play at that time and continue play at 2pm on Saturday, August 27,2011.

The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $150,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

$550.00 No Limit Texas Hold 'em, $100,000 Guaranteed

Date: Monday, August 29, 2011

Buy in: $550.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

$440 No Limit Texas Hold Bounty, $50,000 Guaranteed

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Buy in: $440.00

Bounties: $100 for each player and will be withheld from each player's buy-in.

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

$330 Round of Each No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha, $50,000 Guaranteed

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Buy in: $330.00

Registration: 9:00 a.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Tournament Start: 12:00 p.m. CST in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

Participants: 500 Patrons. Alternates will be taken through the first three blind levels.

Single Table Satellites

Single Table Satellites are qualifying events for Mega Satellite Qualifiers.

Date: Single Table Satellites are single table, No Limit Texas Hold'Em, Freeze-out Tournaments that will be held in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room beginning on May 15, 2011.

Buy in: $55.00 and each Single Table Satellite must contain nine (9) Patrons. Each Patron will begin with one thousand dollars ($1 ,000) in tournament chips. For an optional five dollar ($5) Dealer Appreciation Fee, the Patron will receive an additional five hundred dollars ($500) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twentyfive/fifty dollars ($25/$50) and advance every fifteen (15) minutes.

The winner of each Single Table Satellite will receive an entry ticket into the next upcoming Mega Satellite Tournament. Entry tickets are only valid for the next scheduled Mega Satellite Qualifier. Second place will receive fifty-five dollars ($55).

Mega Satellite Qualifiers

Mega Satellite Qualifiers are Qualifying Events for the Main Event.

Mega Satellites will be held at the WinStar World Casino Poker Room on the following Sundays:

June 5, 2011
June 26, 2011
July 10, 2011
July 24, 2011
August 7, 2011
August 14, 2011

Mega Satellites will be held in the WinStar World Casino, Global Event Center on August 21, and August 28, 2011.

WinStar World Casino will add twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to each Mega Satellite Qualifier. The twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) will be given to the top forty (40) places, who will receive five hundred dollars ($500) each.

Mega Satellite Tournament Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. CST at the WinStar World Casino Poker Room and play will begin at 12:00 p.m. CST on each of the scheduled dates except August 21, 2011 and August 28, 2011 , when registration will be held in the Global Event Center Box Office and play will be held in the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

The Mega Satellite Qualifiers will play as follows

A total of four hundred (400) Patrons, plus alternates, may participate through buy-ins of four hundred and forty dollars ($440) per Patron.
Alternates will be taken through the first three (3) blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference.
All Patrons will begin with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twenty-five/fifty dollars ($25/$50) and advance every thirty (30) minutes.
The top twenty percent (20%) of the field will advance to the Main Event Tournament which will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011, through Monday, September 5,2011. Once the tournament has played down to twenty percent (20%) of the field, entry tickets for the 2011 "River Poker Series" Main Event will be given out to Patrons as they are eliminated. The first eliminated (from the top 20%) will receive a Thursday ticket. The next Patron eliminated will receive a Friday ticket, the next Patron eliminated will receive a Saturday ticket. This rotation will continue for all Patrons for the remainder of the tournament--no exceptions.
1. Entry tickets are transferable, but not refundable, and have no cash value.

Mega Satellites are qualifying events. Prize pool money generated by Patron buyins will be redistributed to the Patrons through entries to the Main Event which will begin Thursday, September 1, 2011.

Main Event opening round day selection for the top forty (40) Patrons will be determined by random draw.

Main Event

The Main Event will consist of three (3) Opening Round days,

Thursday, September 1, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Saturday, September 3,2011

Day Two

Sunday, September 4,2011

Championship Round

Monday September 5,2011

The Main Event will be held at the WinStar World Casino Global Events Center. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. CST and tournament play will begin at 12:00 p.m. CST each day at the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center Box Office. 3. Patrons must present their entry ticket, WinS tar Club Passport Card and valid photo ID at registration in order to gain entry--no exceptions. WinStar World Casino is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.

Patrons may participate in multiple Opening Round days if they have been awarded or have purchased multiple tickets. If a Patron qualifies for day two (2) and plays an additional Opening Round day, the chip stack earned on the previous Opening Round day and any winnings otherwise due, will be forfeited. Patrons are prohibited from playing multiple chip stacks or being awarded multiple cash prizes.

On each Opening Round, five hundred (500) Patrons, plus alternates, will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first three (3) blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference.

All Patrons will begin the Main Event with fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twenty-five/twenty-five dollars ($25 /$25) and advance every forty (40) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field from each Opening Round day will advance to day two (2) on Sunday, September 4,2011.

Registration for the Main Event Day Two will begin at 9:00 a.m. CST at the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center Box Office. Tournament play will begin at 12:00 p.m. CST at the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center.

All Patron chip counts will be carried over from the Opening Rounds of the Main Event to Day Two. Blind levels on day two will begin from the previous round's lowest final blind level and increase every sixty (60) minutes. Play will continue until twenty (20) Patrons remain.

The remaining twenty (20) Patrons will return for the Championship Round on Monday, September 5, 2011 . Registration will begin at 11 :00 a.m. CST and tournament play will begin at 12:00 p.m. CST.

All Patron chip counts will be carried over from Day Two on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Blind levels will resume from where they left off on Sunday, September 4,2011. Play will continue until one (1) Patron has been determined champion. This Patron will receive the 2011 River Championship Bracelet.

River Poker Series Points Championship

On Monday, September 5, 2011, WinStar World Casino will name one (1) Patron the "2011 River Poker Series Points Champion who will be awarded fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), one (1) Patron will be named the "2011 River Poker Series Points Runner Up" who will be awarded twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) and one (1) Patron will be awarded the consolation prize of ten thousand ($10,000.00). The 2011 River Poker Series Points Champion will be determined by a specific set of scoring criteria. See "Scoring Criteria" section for complete details.

Points for the "2011 River Poker Series" Points Championship will be awarded for each of the Preliminary Tournaments. No Points will be awarded for the Main Event.

Scoring Criteria

Total points are calculated by multiplying the point factors of the three criteria:

Place finished:

first place: 120 points
second place: 100 points
third place: 80 points
fourth place: 60 points
fifth place: 50 points
sixth place: 40 points
seventh place: 30 points
eighth place: 20 points
ninth place: 10 points
tenth place: 5 points

If there is a tie between two or more players, each receives the average number of points available. For example, if two players tie for ninth place, each receives half of the ninth-place points. Players receive points only if they are in the money. If a tournament pays only five places, only the top five players get points.

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