888PL FAQ's

[Garth Kay]

888PL FAQ’s
1. What is the 888 Poker League?

888PL is the first fully integrated online and in venue poker league. You can now play for league points in your favourite local venues as well as in the comfort of your own home, online!

2. What are the Foundation, Challenge Divisions and what are Home and Away games?

888 Poker League offers a variety of Texas Hold’em poker games, both free and buy in, online and in venue! You now have more choice, more games, more prizes to be won and heaps more fun to be had!

Foundation games = Free to play.
Challenge games = Buy in games.
Home = Online
Away = In Venue
Foundation Home = Free to play games for 888PL points held online every day!
Foundation Away = The free poker games you are used to at your local!
Challenge Home = Buy In games for 888PL points held online every day!
Challenge Away = The poker games you are used to now with a buy in!

Check the website, http://www.888pl.com.au for all the competition details and to view the seasons fixture of games.

3. What is the 888PL $100K Grand Final?

• The ultimate destination for all 888PL players this expected $100K event will be held seasonally; every quarter.
• Each seat is valued at $500 and there are, at least, 200 seats into the event. The more seats that are won, the greater the prize pool will be!

4. How do I qualify for the 888PL$100K Grand Final?

There are three ways to qualify:
• You can win your seat via the Monthly Online Challenge Qualifying Final
• The top 3 finishers at the Foundation and Challenge Semi Finals qualify for the 888PL Grand Final
• Direct Entry Satellites will be held from time to time, both online and in venue.

5. How do I gain entry to the Challenge Qualifying Final?

• Finish 1st -4th in any Challenge Away (In Venue) game to win your seat. The number of tickets given away on a particular night will depend on the amount of players and the buy in amount
• Play in the 888PL Grand Final Super Qualifier for your state online at 888Poker for a chance to qualify directly. Entry fee is $5.50US and 1 in 8 wins a seat into the Challenge Qualifying Final.
6. How do I qualify for the Foundation Semi Final?
• Earn points by competing in the Foundation (FREE) Home (Online) and Away (In Venue) games and if you finish in the top 5 point scorers, for your selected game Leader Board, at the end of the season you qualify for the Foundation Semi Finals in your state

7. How do I qualify for the Challenge Semi Finals?

• Earn points by competing in the Challenge (BUY IN) Home (Online) and Away (In Venue) games and if you finish in the top 5, for your selected game Leader Board, point scorers at the end of the season you qualify for the Challenge Semi Finals in your state

8. What is the 888PL $20K Dream Team Scoreboard?

• This is where you truly test your poker skills against the rest (and the best) of the league! Every game you play whether it’s free or with a buy in, online or at your local venue earns you points.
• You have to play 10 Away (In Venue) games and 5 Home (Online) games to be eligible for the Dream Team Scoreboard
• The 888PL Dream Team Scoreboard will be based on the average of your best 15 games
• 1st prize on the 888PL $20K Dream Team Scoreboard is $5000 every season!
• There will be at least $20K in prizes awarded every season, but look out for added bonuses from 888PL for our highest placed finishers.

9. Does every existing NPL player have to re register with 888PL after May 25th?

• No they will not, all players will hold onto their membership cards and their unique member ID. This is still the same NPL just with a name change and more prizes, and avenues to win them, for players.

10. Where can I find out more?

• Visithttp://www.888pl.com.aufor all the detailed information on the league and to download the 888Poker software so you can play 888Poker League Home Games!

11. Can I download the 888 software on a MAC?

• No, but 888 does have a no download version. Go to 888pl.com.au and click the No Download link to register and play 888 on your Mac.

12. I already have an 888 account from before this promotion, can I play?

• Yes. Ask the player if their account is active and has points and/or money. If answer is Yes - take down player username and send to your Poker Manager to be added to the restricted 888PL list. If answer is No - Direct player to create new account via 888pl.com.au and inform them they will need to change their username slightly for the new account.

13. I tried to download the software and it stopped in the middle of the download due to my virus software, what should I do?

• First, temporarily lower your security levels for your virus software and then download software again from the 888pl.com.au download link. This should work, if not, suggest they play the No download version via the No Download link on 888pl.com.au. Take down email and username and we will try to investigate further.

14. I won a seat into a qualifier and I can’t register?

• If you won a seat via an in venue promotion or you won a seat in an online tournament and did not place 1st, you will be allowed registration into the tournament 48 hours prior to the tournament start time.

15. I cannot find the 888PL tournaments in the 888 lobby?

• Make sure you have selected MONEY PLAY tab> HOLD EM tab>MULTITABLE tab. Once you have selected these, I suggest you click the NAME tab and the tournaments will sort by Name. Search for 888PL and you will see the available restricted tournaments for 888PL league members. (Refer to (F), (C), (SA) or (VT) reference if necessary.)

16. I went to use my Pay and Play card and the code did not work?

• Take down the card number from the player if available. Instruct player to make sure they do not enter pay and play number into promotion box. On the page that asks for Pay and Play card currency and value, click “SUBMIT” and enter number on following screen. If card still does not work, take down details and email and inform them they will receive email with replacement card number in the next few days. TD’s should send information to Poker Managers for further investigation. Once approved new number will be sent to player directly from management.

[bennymacca]

just to clarify, the start times are AEST right? i looked this morning, and the 12pm game starts at 1130 in the lobby.

[bennymacca]

can i ask why the standard foundation home games are only 1k start stack and 5 min levels?

it seems to me that they would go for less than 2 hours even with a field of 100. what is the reasoning behind this?

[Bacon]

how is my 888 screen name linked to my 888pl card, so my away games are linked to my home games?

[Nevah play JJ]

Hi Garth,
WOW... very exciting, very confusing.. but my question is pretty simple.

I already have an 888 account with money on it, but cannot find the "Multitable" tab you have mentioned.

Not sure what I am doing wrong? Do I need to download the software again?

[Garth Kay]

just to clarify, the start times are AEST right? i looked this morning, and the 12pm game starts at 1130 in the lobby.

All times quoted are AEST.

All home game denominations and listed prizes are in US dollars.

[Garth Kay]

can i ask why the standard foundation home games are only 1k start stack and 5 min levels?

it seems to me that they would go for less than 2 hours even with a field of 100. what is the reasoning behind this?

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Super Turbo format for all those guys who get half hour to hour lunch breaks.

And I don't want to make them super attractive to players, our live events must still have the better tournament structures. But there are different formats for freerolls.

[Garth Kay]

how is my 888 screen name linked to my 888pl card, so my away games are linked to my home games?

It's a magical secret.

You can upload your 888 username to the database via your 888pl profile, just log into the 888pl website using your NPL id number and password and edit your 888 username.

Or if that doesn't work for you, there is now a program that matches data from both your 888 profile with the database from 888PL and this auto updates your profile.

[Nevah play JJ]

Sorry...
I found the answer to my own questions:

It is the TOURNAMENTS tab.. I didn't realise they are one in the same.
Also.. duh @ myself, I was looking for NPL not 888PL
You can give me a slap behind the head Gibbs style for getting that one.. LOL

So forget I asked anything..

[bennymacca]

another question i have

i read somewhere that the freeroll online games have a $50 prize pool. is this for all games?

what is the payout structure? is it all for top 1 or 3, or is it distributed between the top 15 points getters for a small payout (i think this is the better way to go)