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East Valley Poker Tour Rules
This is the official East Valley Poker Tour (EVPT) Rules sheet.The EVPT will host a monthly Texas Holdem event, on either the first or second Saturday of the month.
Any player that has prepaid to get into the tournament will have to right to have his stack at the table and be blinded down (i.e. His blinds are posted in his absence). He has the right to join the tournament in progress at any point as long as he still has chips. Rules & Etiquette. Keep your chips on the table and visible at all times with larger denominations on top and/or in front of your chip stack. Poker chips may not be given to another player in the tournament. Do not handle another player's chips. (In Texas Hold'em, you build a hand with two hole cards and three community cards) Card Game Rules Texas Hold’em Poker is a casino type game where the objective is to win the best hand out of a group of players. Players are initially given two cards, called “hole” cards, that they hold throughout the game (hence the name). They then try to make the best five card hand out of their. Texas Hold’em Poker Rules This is a short guide for beginners on playing the popular poker variant No Limit Texas Hold’em. We will look at the following: 1. The betting options 2. The positions 3. The flow of action 4. The hand rankings 5. Eginner’s terminology We’ll also discuss our top 10 poker terms that every player.
The tournament is not for serious gamblers, it is a friendly environment for people that love to play cards.The purpose of this rule sheet is to outline the blind structure, prizes, and point structure.If you want serious poker, go to the casino – this gathering is for a few drinks, laughs, and check-raising your buddies.
The invites for the EVPT will be sent via email using an online invitation tool and responses are required to hold a seat in the tournament. Responses should be given via the Website invitation tool.
Each month, the format will be a Texas Holdem elimination tournament that will follow the guidelines set forth in the following pages.All monies collected for the tournament will be paid back to the winning participants. (see Prize Structure for payout breakdown).
Buy-in, Rebuy and Add-ons:
The initial buy-in for the tournament is $25, which will be exchanged for $2000 in tournament chips.
During the first 3 rounds of play, if a participant’s chip stack is below $2000, they may rebuy for $20, which will be exchanged for $2000 in tournament chips.
At the end of 3 rounds of play, every participant, regardless of chip stack, is allowed to do a $20 “add-on” for another $2000 in tournament chips.
After the add-on period ends, there are no more rebuys or add-ons for additional chips.
[ Below Rule Added May 31st, 2016]
If a player brings one or more guests that have never played in the EVPT, each guest will receive an additional $2000 in chips added to their starting stack. The player bringing the guest(s) will also receive $2000 in chips for their starting stack. Even if a player brings multiple guests, the player will only receive a total of $2000 in additional chips.
Late Attendance:
In order to reward those that show up early and on time, the rules are as follows:
1) Cards will be in-the-air at 6:15pm
2)Players showing up before 6:00pm will receive an additional $1000 for their starting stack, for a total starting stack of $3000.
3)Players showing up after 6:00pm will receive the standard $2000 starting stack.
4)Cards will be dealt at 6:15pm, and players who have RSPVd but haven't arrived, will start being blinded off.
5)Players who haven't arrived by the end of the 3rd round (approx 7:00pm) will have their chips removed from play
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Prize Structure:
Each month, the buy-in, rebuy, and add-on money will be used for the prize distribution.
90% of the money collected each month will be used to pay-out the top finishers.
10% of the money collected each month will be set-aside for the “Final 10 Tournament”
The “Final 10 Tournament” is an end-of-year tournament to be played by the top 9 players with the highest point total at the end of the year.The point calculation is described in the next section.
The monthly prize pool will be split in the following percentages, rounding to the nearest $20.
Prize Distribution | |
Finishing place | % Payout |
1 | 40% |
2 | 25% |
3 | 20% |
4 | 10% |
5 | 5% |
Blind Structure:
Each round will last 20 minutes. The blind structure, along with break times are outlined in the table below:
EVPT Blind Structure | |
Round | Small-Big Blind |
1 | $25-$50 |
2 | $50-$100 |
3 | $75-$150 |
20 minute BREAK – Add-on opportunity - Remove $25 chips | |
4 | $100-$200 |
5 | $200-$400 |
6 | $300-$600 |
7 | $400-$800 |
15 minute BREAK – Remove $100 chips* | |
8 | $500-$1000 |
9 | $1000-$2000 |
10 | $1500-$3000 |
11 | $2000-$4000 |
15 minute BREAK | |
12 | $3000-$6000 |
13 | $5000-$10000 |
14 | $7000-$15000 |
15 | $15000-$30000 |
16 | $20000-$40000 |
Any additional rounds will add $5000 to small blind and $10000 to big blind |
*NOTE: At the end of the Round 7, when the $100 chips are going to be removed and raced off for $500 chips, there may be a case of a player not having at least $500 in chips. (This happened in January 2013). If this is the case, which would mean losing a race would knock the player out of the tournament, then no races will occur at any table. Every player at every table who has between $100-$400 in chips remaining after chipping-up their $100 chips will receive one $500 chip.
Point Structure:
To qualify for the “Final 10 Tournament”, you must finish in one of the top 10 positions in points.Points are accrued in the following manner:
-10 points for participating in a monthly tournament
-1 point for the position where you were knocked out of the tournament:
oe.g. If you are the first person knocked out, you get 1 point, second player, 2 points, etc.If you’re the winner and there are 20 players, you accrue 20 points.
-10 points for participating