Annie Duke $100,000 No Limit Hold Em Tourney
March 20
RULES
1. When players register, they will receive a wristband which will include their seating assignment to a certain table and a seat at that table.
2. Only the player that has registered for the tournament may play. No substitute players will be allowed.
3. Players will be required to show their table & seating assignment to the dealer before taking a seat at a tournament table.
4. The dealers will pass out the tournament chips to the players as they are seated.
5. All players will receive the same starting amount of tournament chips in each round. Chips won in a previous round will not carry over into the next round.
6. After all of the players are seated, they will draw for the dealer button. High card wins the button.
7. During the first 2 rounds of play, deck changes will be allowed provided the deck in play has gone around the table at least once. In the final round, the deck will be changed whenever there is a dealer change.
8. At the beginning of each round, the dealers will not start dealing until they have been given the signal to start dealing by a tournament official.
9. If a registered player is not present at the start of the tournament, all blind bets will be posted from the absent player’s stack accordingly. If the player has not shown up in time to act on their hand, the hand will be placed into the muck and declared dead and all blinds put up for the player will be forfeited to the pot.
10. If a player registers for the tournament after the tournament has started, but before start of the third level of blinds, they may take a seat at their assigned table and participate in the tournament. The player will be given the same amount of chips that all contestants received, minus any blinds that were missed.
11. In rounds 1 & 2, when there are only two players left at the table with chips, they will be declared the table winners and advance to the next round.
12. In rounds 1 & 2, if multiple players go all in on the same hand, and one player ends up with all of the chips, the player starting the hand with the larger amount of chips will finish in 2nd place and will be eligible to compete in later rounds of the tournament. If it cannot be determined which player had the most chips, or if the players started the hand with the same number of chips, it will be ranked as a tie. In the event of a tie, all players involved in the tie will have a sudden victory playoff. In the playoff, each player will be dealt a two card hand as in Hold-em, a flop, a 4th card and a 5th card will be put on the board as in a normal hand of Hold-em. The player with the best hand will be declared the winner.
13. Once a player has been eliminated from the tournament, they may not participate any further in the tournament.
14. As players are eliminated in the final round, the remaining players will be moved (by drawing seat assignment cards) to keep the number of players at each table as balanced and equal as possible.
15. In the final round, if two players are eliminated on the same hand, the player who began the hand with the most chips will place higher in the final ranking. If the players started with the same number of chips, it will be ranked as a tie, and if they are entitled to any prizes, those prizes will be divided equally between them.
16. A dealer button will be used and will rotate one position after each hand, from left to right, from the dealer’s perspective.
17. Players will bet in order, with the player to the left of the big blind betting first before the flop and the player to the left of dealer button betting first after the flop.
18. When there are only two players remaining in the tournament, the player with the dealer button will post the small blind and will act first on the opening round.
19. The minimum bet must be at least equal to the size of the big blind, unless the player is going all-in. The minimum bet remains the same on all betting rounds.
20. The number of raises in any betting round will be unlimited.
21. If a player puts in an amount of fifty percent (50%) or more than the previous bet, they will be required to make a full raise, but no more than a full raise. (This does not apply to a player who says “call” and has unintentionally put too much in to call.)
22. All raises must be equal to or greater than the size of the previous bet or raise on that betting round, except for an all-in wager. A player who has already acted and is not facing a full size wager may not subsequently raise an all-in bet that is less than the full size of the last bet or raise. Example: If the 1st player bets $100 and the 2nd player goes all-in for less than a full raise ($180), and the 3rd player calls the all-in bet of $180, and no other player raises, the 1st player may not raise the all-in bet and may only call the $80.
23. If a player tries to bet or raise less than the required amount and has more chips, the wager must be increased to the proper size. The wager is brought up to the sufficient amount only, no greater size.
24. A bet of a single chip without comment is considered to be the full amount of the chip, however, a player acting on a previous bet by putting a single chip in the pot, is calling the previous bet unless this player makes a verbal declaration to raise the pot. (This includes acting on the forced bet of the big blind.)
25. A player who says “raise” is allowed to continue putting chips into the pot with more than one move, but is required to announce the amount of the raise before bringing more chips towards the pot. If they do not announce the amount before they bring more chips forward, they will be limited to a minimum raise.
26. If there is a discrepancy between a player’s verbal statement and the amount put into the pot, the bet will be corrected to the verbal statement.
27. If a call is short due to a counting error, the amount must be corrected, even if the bettor has shown down a superior hand.
28. Player’s verbal declarations in turn are binding.
29. A player who leaves the table before, during, or after a hand, shall have their cards mucked if they are not present when it is their turn to act.
30. A tournament official has the right to place a maximum time limit for taking action on a player’s hand. The clock may be put on someone as directed by a tournament official, if a player requests it. If the clock is put on a player when facing a bet, they will have one additional minute to act on their hand. The player will be given notice when there is ten seconds left. The tournament official will say “time” when the time has run out. If the player has not acted on their hand before the tournament official says “time”, the hand will be considered dead. A player may not act on their hand after the tournament official has said “time”.
31. In the event a problem occurs during play, it is the responsibility of the players to bring it to one of the tournament official’s attention immediately.
32. Tournament officials will use reasonable efforts to consider the best interest of the game and fairness as the top priority in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances can, on occasion, dictate that the technical interpretation of the rules be balanced against the interest of fairness.
33. All disputes must be resolved prior to the start of the next hand. The decision of the tournament official will be final.
34. Players must protect their own hand. If a dealer kills an unprotected hand, the player will not be entitled to their money back. An exception would be if a player raised and their raise had not been called yet, they would be entitled to receive their raise back.
35. If the dealer kills a hand that was turned face up and was obviously the winning hand, it will be considered retrievable.
36. Players are encouraged to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Example: If the dealer is about to make an error, a player noticing the possible error should speak up.
37. All chips must be kept on or above the table and visibly displayed at all times. Players may not take chips off of the table.
38. Players are not permitted to loan or give tournament chips to other players. Participating in this activity can be considered cause to forfeit a players participation in the tournament, at the discretion of the tournament official.
39. Each player must decide how to play their own hand and may not be coached or assisted by others during the course of play.
40. Players may not discuss the contents of their hands, whether they are still in the hand or not, until all betting action is finished.
41. Discussing discards or hand possibilities before the hand is over is not allowed.
42. Players are to speak English only while at the table.
43. Any players observed playing unethically, especially those in collusion, such as signaling or “flashing”, will result in the players being disqualified.
44. Bad behavior and/or cursing will not be tolerated. Players will be warned in the event of such occurrences. If bad behavior and/or cursing persist, the player will be disqualified.
45. Under no circumstances will gambling of a monetary nature be tolerated or permitted. This includes side bets. Any tournament player found to be gambling for money at a tournament table will be disqualified.
46. Tournament chips have no cash value and may not be cashed in or exchanged for any other consideration.
47. San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino Management reserves the right to modify or cancel this promotion without notice.
48. All other casino rules will apply.
Qualifying
• Players must qualify for this tournament and may not buy-in.
• The tournament will be limited to the first 1000 players to qualify.
• Qualifying period ends 12 PM, March 19th, 2008.
• Players can qualify by playing poker during the qualifying period and receiving 5 stamps on a tournament qualifying card.
• 1 stamp will be given for each poker hand that is Nines full or better. (Queens full or better in Omaha).
• When players receive a qualifying hand, the dealer at the table will notify the table games supervisor.
• Stamps may only be issued at the table where the qualifying hand occurred.
• Once a player completes their tournament qualifying card, they will be issued a tournament entry card by a table games manager.
• Only one entry per player.
• Players must have a valid Club Serrano Card prior to registering for the event.
• Tournament entries are non-transferable.
• Employees of San Manuel are not eligible to play in this tournament.
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