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Wed Night Poker at the PineMount Salooon!

♠ ♥ POKER TOURNAMENT ♦ ♣

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

Format: No-Limit Hold'em Tournament  •  3 tables × 10 players (30 max)

Buy-In: $20 (10,000 chips)  •  Rebuy: $20 (10,000 chips)  •  Add-On: $10 (10,000 chips)

Blind Levels: 15 minutes  •  Rebuy Period: Levels 1–5 (before break)

Drink Chip: 500 pre-break / 1,000 post-break (cutoff end of Level 7)

Rebuys — $20 for 10,000 chips

•        Available ONLY when player's stack is at or below 10,000 chips

•        Player MUST surrender ALL remaining chips to the bank before receiving rebuy stack

•        Rebuy = fresh 10,000-chip stack (not added to existing chips)

•        No limit on number of rebuys per player during rebuy period

•        Rebuy period: Levels 1–5 only

•        Rebuys CLOSE at start of break — no exceptions

Add-On — $10 for 10,000 chips

•        Offered ONCE at the break, available to ALL players regardless of stack size

•        Add-On chips are ADDED to player's existing stack (no surrender)

•        Hand out as 1 × Green (5,000) + 5 × White (1,000) — or 2 × Green if simpler

•        Must be purchased before cards are dealt for Level 6

Drink Chips — Tiered by Phase

•        Pre-break (Levels 1–5): Drink token = 500 chips

•        Post-break (Levels 6–7): Drink token = 1,000 chips

•        Level 8 onward: No drink chip redemptions — drinks still available at bar

•        Bar staff hands out a drink token for every drink purchased

•        Player redeems token at their table for current-phase chip value

•        Keep drink tokens physically separate from tournament chips

•        Announce "last call" for drink chip redemptions at start of Level 7

Rule: Players with any chips below the removed denomination round UP to the next available chip. Players with zero small chips get nothing.

•        At break (end of Level 5): Remove ALL Blue (50) and Black (100) chips. Round up to next Red (500). Minimum chip becomes 500.

•        End of Level 7: Remove ALL Red (500) chips. Round up to next White (1,000). Minimum chip becomes 1,000.

•        End of Level 9-10: Remove ALL White (1,000) chips. Round up to next Green (5,000). Final table chips: Green only.

•        No card draws, no races — just count, round up, hand over the chip. Fast and friendly.

Estimated payouts below assume ~$1,150 prize pool (30 buy-ins + ~15 rebuys + ~25 add-ons). Actual dollar amounts confirmed after add-on period closes — percentages are guaranteed.

Before Cards Fly

•        Collect all buy-ins; track players on a sign-in sheet

•        Verify starting stacks at each seat (10,000 = 25 chips)

•        Post blind structure and payout % at each table

•        Assign seats randomly (draw cards or use app)

•        Announce rules: rebuys, add-on timing, drink chips, payouts

During Play

•        Call each blind level change clearly (announce + timer)

•        Track rebuys and add-ons with tick marks on roster

•        Keep chip bank organized for rebuys and drink chip redemptions

•        At break: announce add-on window (5 min warning before close)

•        Balance tables when player counts get uneven (difference > 1)

End Game

•        Combine tables to final table when 10 players remain

•        Confirm final prize pool with players before bubble hand

•        Pay out at bust order: 4th gets paid first, champion last

•        Announce winners publicly, thank the bar, clean up chips

•        One player per hand — no coaching

•        Cards speak at showdown — verbal declarations are binding in turn

•        No string bets — announce raise amount or put chips in one motion

•        All-in and a call: both players must show before the next card

•        Any disputes: TD decision is final. In the spirit of fair play, favor the action.

•        Phones at the table are fine; no electronic assistance during a hand