Winterfest Tournament of Champions

1. $100.00 Entry Fee Covers four guaranteed weeks of play.
2. 5th Week is final table, based on points earned during the previous four weeks of play.
3. Point break down will go as follows.
a. 1st place 10 points
b. 2nd place 7 points
c. 3rd place 5 points
d. 4th place 3 points
e. 5th place 1 points
4. Points add each week to determine final table. (i.e. Player A finishes 1st week one and 2nd week two, he/she has 17 total points)
5. Based on 10 players, the top 5 will go on to the final table. (For every 2 additional players in the tournament, 1 position will be added to the final table.)
6. The $100.00 entry fee will provide everyone with $5,000 in chips per week for the first 4 weeks, until the final table.
7. The 5 players at the final table will start with the following in chips.
a. 1st place: $100,000
b. 2nd place: $80,000
c. 3rd place: $60,000
d. 4th place: $40,000
e. 5th place: $20,000
8. For each additional player added to the final table (from rule 5), $20,000 in chips will be added to the above players and the 6th place person (or lower position) will start with $20,000.
9. Re-buys (for eliminated players only) will not be allowed until the final week of play, for the original $100.00 buy in the person will receive $10,000 in chips. One re-buy per eliminated person.
10. If a player cannot make the play for one week they will have a seat and will be blinded out for the duration of the game.
11. The set start time of the game is when the game will begin; if you are late you will be blinded out until you arrive.
12. An eligible player who cannot make the final table (unless due to emergency) will be disqualified and their seat will be filled with the next highest points position.
13. Based on 10 entries the payouts will go as follows:
a. 1st place: $700.00
b. 2nd place: $200.00
c. 3rd place: $100.00
14. Payouts will increase with the addition of players or re-buys the final week, starting with 1st place and working down to 3rd place ($800/$300/$200---$900/$400/$300). A payout schedule is attached to avoid confusion/conflict.
15. If for some reason the host is unable to hold the tournament, it will be moved to another available players house, as to keep the tournament on schedule.
16. Due to conflicting schedules everyone will not be able to make it every week, if (based on 10 players) 4 or more people cannot make a game, the game will be rescheduled. For every 2 additional players, the number of missing players will increase by 1 to result in a reschedule of event.
17. Smoke breaks will be allotted and will not exceed 10 minutes, once the timer goes off the game will resume. If you are not in your seat and you are on a blind, you will post your blinds and your hand will be folded.
18. This is a tournament, but also a friendly game. Host will have the right to send any player to the rail for a timed break for unsportsman like conduct. These breaks will not exceed 10 minutes. During this time the player will post blinds.
19. Blinds will start at $25/50 and go up every 20 minutes with no max unless a majority vote agrees to raise or stop the blinds at a specific point. The blind schedule is attached. Also, the final table blind schedule is attached.
Payout Schedule
8 Buyins: $500/200/100
9 Buyins: $600/200/100
10 Buyins: $700/200/100
11 Buyins: $800/200/100
12 Buyins: $800/300/100
13 Buyins: $800/300/200
14 Buyins: $900/300/200
15 Buyins: $900/400/200
16 Buyins: $900/400/300
17 Buyins: $1,000/400/300
4th place added from this point
18 Buyins: $1,000/400/300/100
19 Buyins: $1,000/500/300/100
20 Buyins: $1,000/500/400/100