iPoker Network 5 A Side Tourneys

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Five A Side Poker Championships Can your team become the Champions?! The Paddy Power Poker Five a Side Championships has started! So get your team together, play your way to The Five A Side Poker Championship Final and have a share of over $100,000! Teams are made out of 5 players who will compete in MTTs and accumulate points for their team according to their finishing position. All the Action inclouding picking your team and following their progress can be found on the special Five A Side Microsite CHECK IT OUT How do I get stuck in? Registration beings on April 18th and will be available for 3 weeks until May 8th 2011. The following week (May 9th - May 12th) will be a final changes and organisation period for all the Championships teams. Each player will choose his role in his team (Captain, Midfielder, Defender, Keeper or Forward), and will register to his team in 3 easy steps:

1. The Captain creates a team in the promotion web page and each member of the team gets his role
2. The team members confirm their participation in the tournament lobby
3. The team members register to their weekly tournaments as per their role in the team

The weekly tournaments are divided into 2 leagues:

1. The Five A Side Poker Championship Gold League: $30 + $5
2. The Five A Side Poker Championship Silver League: $5 + $1

REGISTER NOW I don't have a team, can I still play?! Does Ireland still have a chance at winning the World Cup some day?! (Ok, possibly a bad example!) Of course you can! Players who do not have a team are able to register through a special general registration tournament in the poker lobby. These players will be teamed up on a "first to arrive, first seated" level and will be automatically assigned with a role by Paddy Power Poker. REGISTER NOW Groups Stage Schedule The Five A Side Poker Championship tournaments will be held on Monday and Thursday at 8pm from May 16th until June 9th.

Date	Event
April 18th - May 8th	Registration period
May 9th - May 12th	Lobby registration
May 16th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #1
May 19th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #2
May 23rd	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #3
May 26th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #4
May 30th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #5
June 2nd	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #6
June 6th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #7
Jun 9th	“The Five A Side Poker Championship” tournament Event #8

Playoffs Schedule The top 100 teams from each league will be qualified to the finals and will compete for a total of over $100,000 guaranteed prize as per the below structure:

Stage Name	Date	Time	Number of Participating Teams	Qualified Teams' Positions	Prizes
Quater Final	June 13th	8pm	80	Positions 21-100	10 seats to the next stage
Semi Final	June 16th	8pm	25	Positions 6-20 and 10 qualifiers from the quater final stage	5 seats to the next stage
Final Defenders	June 20th	7pm	10	Positions 1-5 and 5 qualifiers from the semi final stage	Over $100,000
Final Keepers	June 20th	10pm	10	Positions 1-5 and 5 qualifiers from the semi final stage	Over $100,000
Final Forwards	June 21st	7pm	10	Positions 1-5 and 5 qualifiers from the semi final stage	Over $100,000
Final Midfielders	June 21st	10pm	10	Positions 1-5 and 5 qualifiers from the semi final stage	Over $100,000
Final Captains	June 22nd	7pm	10	Positions 1-5 and 5 qualifiers from the semi final stage	Over $100,000

The top 100 teams from each league will be qualified to the finals and will compete for a total of over $100,00 How are the points accumulated?

Position	Points
1	25
2	20
3	17
4-6	15
7-10	13
11-15	12
16-20	11
21-30	10
21-40	9
41-50	8
51-60	7
61-70	6
71-80	5
81-100	4
101-150	3
151 and below	2

A special 10 points bonus will also be awarded to every player that plays in all of the 8 tournaments in the group stage! Group stage prizes Play as hard as you can to be the best performer of the week! Each week we will choose the MVP (Most Valuable Player) and the Most Valuable Team according to their performance from the league!

• MVP: The player with the highest nuber of points accumulated in each week wins $300!
• MVT: The team with the highest number of points accumulated in each week wins $1,250!

Final Prizes Gold League - $70,000 Guaranteed!

Position	Team Prize	Prize per Player
1st	$13,500	$2,700
2nd	$11,500	$2,300
3rd	$9,500	$1,900
4th	$8,000	$1,600
5th	$7,000	$1,400
6th	$6,000	$1,200
7th	$5,000	$1,000
8th	$4,000	$800
9th	$3,000	$600
10th	$2,500	$500

Silver League - over $30,000 Guaranteed!

Position	Team Prize	Prize per Player
1st	$7,500	$1,500
2nd	$6,000	$1,200
3rd	$5,000	$1,000
4th	$4,000	$800
5th	$3,000	$600
6th	$2,000	$400
7th	$1,500	$300
8th	$1,000	$200
9th	$750	$150
10th	$500	$100

Terms and Conditions

1. PaddyPowerPoker will run The Five A Side Poker Championship promotion from April 18th to June 20th 2011, as per the below schedule: a. April 18th-May 8th, 2011- Registration stage. b. May 9th-May 12th, 2011- lobby registration and modifications. c. May 16th-June 9th, 2011- weekly tournaments. d. Playoff stages: June 13th, June 16th, and June 20th-June 22nd, 2011.
2. Only the captain of the team can register the team’s members in the promotion’s web page.
3. Players who have no members to register with will be able to register through a special tournament in the lobby. PaddyPowerPoker will team up the players on a daily basis, on a first to register first to be served level and will also decide on the roles of the players in their team. In case the number of players will not allow an equal number of teams, the last player to register will have to find other members in order to complete his team and participate.
4. Players will be able to register to only one team in each League, but can play in both leagues.
5. New teams cannot be created after May 8th at 23:59.
6. Players cannot change their role in the team after May 12th at 23:59.
7. A team must include 5 separate individuals.
8. The buy in of the tournament is divided to 2 leagues: a. Gold League: $30+$5 ($3 of the fees are allocated to the prize pool). b. Silver League: $5+$1 ($0.5 of the fees are allocated to the prize pool).
9. Each of the Group stage tournaments will feature a prize pool, as per the tournaments’ buy-in and the number of players.
10. In case of a tie in the weekly Team of the week prizes leaderbard, the team with the lowest sum of positions will be awarded.
11. In case of a tie in the weekly Player of the week prizes leaderbard, the prize will equally split between the two players.
12. In case of a tie in the Playoffs Final, the tied teams will be awarded the average Prize of their respective position. For example: in the Gold League, if 2nd and 3rd are tied in the Playoff final, each team will receive $10,500.
13. Standard PaddyPowerPoker terms and conditions apply

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