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The Final Tournament
Find out about last season's Final Tournament!
The Final Tournament for the Summer 2010 Season will be held on October 17, 2010, at the Langford Legion. Start time will be 12:00 noon.Eligibility to Play
The Top 100 players from the South Island region and Top 20 from the North Island region are eligible to play. No spares or alternates will be accepted
Starting Chips
Starting chips will be $2,500 plus the bonus chips based on where the players are in the standings.
The bonus chip formula is as follows:
| Player Ranking | Bonus Chips |
|---|---|
| 1st -5th | $7,500 |
| 6th -20th | $5,000 |
| 21st -40th | $4,000 |
| 41st -60th | $3,000 |
| 61st -80th | $2,000 |
| 81st -100th | $1,000 |
For example: If you come in 22nd in
points then you will receive
$2,500 + $4,000 in bonus chips = $6,500.
Final Tournament Schedule of Activities
The first three will be 40 minutes each, and all other rounds will be 30 minutes.
| Blind Levels | ||
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 100 | |
| 100 | 200 | |
| 200 | 400 | |
| -break and colour up- | ||
| 300 | 600 | ante 0 |
| 400 | 800 | ante 100 |
| 500 | 1,000 | ante 100 |
| 700 | 1,400 | ante 100 |
| -break- | ||
| 800 | 1,600 | ante 200 |
| 1,000 | 2,000 | ante 200 |
| 1,500 | 3,000 | ante 200 |
| -dinner break: one hour- | ||
| 2,000 | 4,000 | ante 500 |
| 2,500 | 5,000 | ante 500 |
| 3,000 | 6,000 | ante 500 |
| 5,000 | 10,000 | ante 1,000 |
| -break- | ||
| 10,000 | 20,000 | ante 1,000 |
| 15,000 | 30,000 | ante 1,000 |
| 20,000 | 40,000 | ante 5,000 |
| 25,000 | 50,000 | ante 5,000 |
Final Tournament Prize Package
Details on the Main Event prize will be announced at a later time.