eyesallin Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Here guys is the tournament format received from Virgin for the Festival Weekend. Enjoy :cheers <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Back by popular demand the Virgin Poker Festival will hit the Aspers Casino in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Newcastle on the 12th-13th of April 2008! The excitement is already building and we can’t wait for this weekend of value added poker action to kick off - it promises to be a cracking weekend! Below is a detailed run down on everything that we’ve got planned over the weekend. Please have a read through so you’re fully prepared for what we have in store for you! Even though play doesn’t begin until 3pm on Saturday, all players need to be in the casino by 2pm. Doors will be open from midday so feel free to come down early, have a drink, meet some of the other players and get yourself relaxed and ready. We will be running ‘live play lessons’ for the less experienced live event players and there will be Sky TV and Nintendo Wii bowling to keep you entertained. Please don’t forget you will need to bring photo ID with you to enter the casino. You are very welcome to bring friends and family with you and there will be plenty for them to do. However we can’t stress enough that players or spectators without ID will not be allowed into the casino. That’s it from us so have a read of the info below and we’ll see you on the 12th April! All the best, The Virgin Team The Virgin Poker Festival - Main Event Game - Texas Hold’em No Limit Freezeout (no rebuys) Buy-In - £105 (no registration on the day) Players – 230 (TBC) Prize Pool – approx £28,000 (£5000 added by Virgin Poker) Starting Stack – 10,000 Blind Levels – 40 mins Payout Structure – see bottom of document. Blind Levels – see bottom of document. Schedule - Saturday 12th April · All players to be seated by 2.45pm. · Shuffle up and deal at 3pm. · Play to finish for the day at approximately 1am. - Sunday 13th April · All remaining players to be seated by 12.45pm. · Shuffle up and deal at 1pm. · Play scheduled to finish at approximately 10pm. Player Bounties A number a specially selected Virgin guests will have Virgin bounties attached to their heads (not literally) and whoever knocks out a bounty player will win that prize. The bounty players will be announced and introduced at the start of the main event but bounties will include: A hot air ballooning trip. Virgin Vouchers. Rally driving day. Credits to Virgin Poker account. Cases of Virgin wine. Bad Beat Jackpot The player suffering the worst bad beat of the main event will win the consolation prize of 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles – that’s enough for a round trip to Vegas to invite further gambling agony upon yourself! Any player suffering a stroke of luck so bad they think it warrants being highlighted they should wave over a member of the Virgin staff from the Virgin Info point in the card room and you can recount your woes to us to document them. At the conclusion of the main event our MC for the weekend, Tony ‘Tikay’ Kendall, will be in charge of selecting the cruellest beats of the event. Tikay will give bad beat updates throughout the event so you know what you’re up against. Golden Ticket We encourage players to bring along friends and family to support them and join in with the side events. We are allowing guests to enter their name for the Golden Ticket draw. The draw for the Golden Ticket will be made at 2.30pm on the Saturday and the lucky winner will get a seat for the main event. Entry for the Golden Ticket should be made at the Info Desk between 12noon and 2.15pm. No Shows Before the start of the main event, guests of players at the casino who would like to play in the main event are invited to pay £5 to enter a raffle draw to replace no-shows. The chips of no show players will be blinded away in the normal way for the first 2 levels. After this time the lucky winners of the draw will take over the chip stacks of the no-shows. All the £5 raffle entries will go towards the charity Virgin Unite. The Virgin Poker Festival - STT Champions Side Event Game - Texas Hold’em No Limit When – STT qualifiers all day Saturday, MTT final @ 2pm Sunday Buy-In - £15+£2 Registration – On Saturday from 12noon at the Virgin Info desk in the card room. Prize Pool – TBC Added value – 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles Structure Throughout Saturday, STT’s will run continuously and as well as each paying out the top three players the winner of each STT will also win entry to an extra MTT on Sunday! Each STT will have 1500 starting stack, 10 min blinds and will pay out in the following way: 1st - £50 + Entry to the Sunday STT Champions MTT. 2nd - £30 3rd - £20 At 2pm on Sunday the Virgin STT Champions tourney will take place between every player who won an STT on Saturday with the remaining £50 from each STT going in the prize pool. Game - No Limit Texas Hold’em Freezout MTT Start Time – 2pm Prize Pool + Payout Structure – To be announced before the event starts. Added Value - 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles to the winner of the tourney. Starting Stack – 3000 Blinds – 20 mins Registration is open to everyone – players knocked out from the main event, friends, family and Aspers casino members. Players can enter as many STTs as they wish but only one Virgin Champions seat per player is allowed. The Virgin Poker Festival – Terminator Side Event - Sunday Game – No Limit Texas Hold’em Freezeout. Every player will have £10 of their buy-in as a bounty on their head. Buy-In - £30+£3 Start Time – 2.15pm Registration – Registration will open from noon on the day of the tourney. Tournament Capacity – 140 Prize Pool + Payout Structure– TBC Added value – 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles to winner. Starting Stack – 4000 Blind Levels – Levels 1 + 2 - 45 mins – Level 3 onwards – 25 mins The Virgin Poker Festival – Other Stuff Practise Tables If you’ve never played live before and you’re a bit worried that you may accidentally break some unwritten live play poker etiquette then turn up a bit earlier on Saturday and we’ll be running some very informal ‘live play classes’. They’ll be running from midday until 2.30pm and will be focusing on live poker situations that you don’t face online. Wii Bowling It’s the latest craze to hit the high stakes gamblers in Vegas and while the stakes won’t be as high in Newcastle we want to find the Virgin Wii Bowling champion! Throughout both Saturday and Sunday you’ll be able to have a bash at making it on to the leaderboard free of charge with immortal glory for the champion of the weekend – get practising! Beat the Boss From 6pm to 7pm on Saturday you’ll be able to take part in our bar promo if you’re man (or woman) enough. For that hour at the main bar you’ll be able to spin the wheel with Joe, our poker manger, when you order your drinks at the main bar. If you win you’ll get your drinks for half price; lose and you’ll have to make a contribution to Richard Branson’s charity Virgin Unite. Heads Up Challenge Over the course of the weekend you can challenge the Virgin Poker team and some of our friends to a £5 heads up duel! A score will be kept over the weekend and then we’ll finally know if the customer is always right. All money won by the Virgin team will be donated to Virgin Unite. The Virgin Poker Festival – Information Directions + Maps Aspers Casino The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5TG Tel: 0191 255 0400 Web - http://www.aspers.co.uk/ By Train: From Newcastle central train station the Aspers Casino is a 5-10 minute walk or a £5 taxi fare. There is a taxi rank outside the front of the main concourse. Car Parking: There is a car park underneath the casino. The casino have kindly advised that they are prepared to validate festival qualifiers free of charge. Dress Code The Aspers Casino has a relaxed dress code. Feel free to wear casual attire. Hotels Please check out these tips of where to stay within range of the Aspers Casino courtesy of Graeme ‘Morlspin’ Morl: - Travelodge Newcastle Central on the Quayside, 5 minutes from the casino close to lots of bars, from £75 a night. https://www.travelodge.co.uk/ - For a little extra we have the Jurys Inn which is a 5 min walk to the casino, with nice rooms, rates around £85-95 a night http://newcastlehotels.jurysinns.com/ - Royal Station Hotel is at Central Station, 5 mins from the Casino and smack bang where ya wanna be for nightlife, rates from £85 a night http://www.royalstationhotel.com/ - Hilton Hotel for around £100 a night but is a 15 min walk across the bridge or a £5 taxi http://www.hilton.co.uk/newcastlegateshead - Or for a no frills option you could try the Albatross Hostel with rooms from £16.50. This backpacker style hostel is about 5 minutes from the casino. http://www.albatrossnewcastle.co.uk/ Main Event Structure LevelBlinds Ante 1 25-50 0 2 50-100 0 10 min Break 3 100-200 0 4 150-300 0 40 Minute Dinner Break (a) 5 200-400 25 40 Minute Dinner Break (b) DOCUME~1\ghall\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image002.jpg" o:title="Poker Logo">6 300-600 25 7 400-800 50 15 Minute Break 8 600-1200 50 9 800-1600 100 15 Minute Break 10 1000-2000 100 11 1200-2400 150 12 1500-3000 150 End of Day 1 13 2000-4000 200 14 3000-6000 200 15 4000-8000 400 40 Minute Dinner Break 16 5000-10000 500 17 7500-15000 1000 18 10000-20000 1000 - This is the provisional tournament structure. - Dinner break on Day 1 will be split in two, meaning half the field will play level 5 before their dinner break and half will play level 5 after eating. - Day 1 to end after level 12 or when 50 players remain – whichever occurs first. -There will be an additional 15 min break before the final table. Provisional Main Event Payout Structure Place Prize 1st£7,500 2nd£5,500 3rd£3,750 4th£2,250 5th£1,750 6th£1,250 7th£850 8th£700 9th£600 10th£500 11th£400 12th to 15th£250 16th to 19th£175 20th to 25th£125 (based on 230 players and total prize pool of £28,000) Rules All Virgin Poker Festival tournaments will run according to the Aspers Casino card room house rules and the management’s decision is final. Any player not present in the casino at the start of play will have two blind levels to turn up. After this time someone from a reserve list of players will take the play of the no-show. Mobile phones are not allowed to be used in the poker area. Any player using their phone will automatically muck their hand. Players will not be legally able to enter the casino without photo ID. Good luck to all, I'll be there to watch.:ok http://eyesallin.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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