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888PL SEMI FINALS WEEKEND

Over the weekend of September 19th & 29th, The Port Club in Alberton will be inundated with Poker Players who have qualified for the $15,000 Challenge Semi Final and the $25,000 Foundation Semi Final. This will be the first weekend of its kind under the new 888PL banner and promises to be an exciting weekend of top class poker.
888PL Semi Finals Weekend

Where: The Port Club
9 Queen Street, Alberton
When: Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September 2009

SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2009

Event #1: 888PL $15,000 CHALLENGE SEMI FINAL

The 888PL Challenge Semi Final will see the Top 5 qualifiers from each Challenge (Buy In) Event from either Home (Online) or Away (In Venue) tournaments; play off for $15,000 in cash and prizes!

Registration: 9.00am
Start: 10.00am
Est. Finish: 10.00pm
Start Stack: 15,000
Blinds: 25 minute levels
Qualification: Top Five (5) Event Leader Board from each Challenge Home & Away Event in Season 1 (Qualifiers for this event will be published after the end of the season)
Prizes Pool: 1st $2,500 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 8th $ 500
2nd $2,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 9th $ 450
3rd $1,600 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 10th $ 400
4th $1,300 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 11th $ 350
5th $1,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 12th $ 250
6th $ 800 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 13th $ 250
7th $ 600


Event #2: $10 REBUY EVENT - $2,000 GUARANTEED

This event will have a guaranteed $2,000 prize pool made up of 4 x $500 888PL Grand Final entries. For every $500 over the Guarantee an additional 888PL Grand Final seat will be won.

Registration: 2.00pm
Start: 3.00pm
Est. Finish: 7.00pm
Format: Multi Table Tournament with Re Buys and Add-Ons.
Buy In: $10.00
Start Stack: 1,000
Re-Buys: $10 for T 1,000 in chips. Double Re-Buys will be available
Add-Ons: $10 for T 1,000 in chips. Double Add-Ons will be available.
Blinds: 20 minute levels
Qualification: No qualification required. Open to all 888PL members.
Prizes Pool: 1st $500 888PL Grand Final Entry
2nd $500 888PL Grand Final Entry
3rd $500 888PL Grand Final Entry
4th $500 888PL Grand Final Entry
*Any additional prize money to be paid out on the day.


Event #3: $100 HIGH ROLLERS EVENT - $1,500 GUARANTEED

Our first ever High Rollers Event will have a guaranteed $1,500 prize pool made up of 1 x $500 888PL Grand Final entry and $1,000 Cash!

Registration: 4.00pm
Start: 5.00pm
Est. Finish: 11.00pm
Format: Multi Table Tournament Freeze Out. No Re-Buys or Add-Ons.
Buy In: $100.00
Start Stack: 10,000
Blinds: 20 minute levels
Qualification: No qualification required. Open to all 888PL members.
Prizes Pool: 1st $1,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry
*Any additional prize money to be paid out on the day.

In additional to these events we will also be running $10, $20 and $50 Sit ‘n Go Tournaments throughout the day. There will also be Big Tony Challenges & 888PL Online Tournaments running.

SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2009

Event #4: 888PL $25,000 FOUNDATION SEMI FINAL

The 888PL Foundation Semi Final will see the Top 5 qualifiers from each Foundation (Free Roll) Event from either Home (Online) or Away (In Venue) tournaments; play off for $25,000 in cash and prizes!

Registration: 9.00am
Start: 10.00am
Est. Finish: 11.00pm
Start Stack: 5,000
Blinds: 25 minute levels
Qualification: Top Five (5) Event Leader Board from each Foundation Home & Away Event in Season 1 (Qualifiers for this event will be published after the end of the season)
Prizes Pool: 1st $6,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 8th $1,000
2nd $4,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 9th $ 700
3rd $2,500 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 10th $ 500
4th $2,000 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 11th $ 400
5th $1,500 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 12th $ 400
6th $1,500 + $500 888PL Grand Final Entry 13th $ 300
7th $1,000 14th $ 200


Event #5: $160 VENUE TEAMS BATTLE

Here’s a new twist on your regular teams tournament. This should be an exciting event with bragging rights on offer for the Best Team In The State!
· Form a Team of 8 Players. You can represent your region or a venue, it’s up to you! (More than one team may represent a particular region or venue)
· $20 Buy In p/person (Combined Buy In to be paid by Team Captain)
· Round 1 will be a Shoot-Out format with points awarded for finishing position. Winners from Round 1 will progress to Round 2.
· Round 2 will be a Multi Table Tournament with Double Points on offer.

Registration: 3.00pm
Start: 4.00pm
Est. Finish: 11.00pm
Format: Round 1 - Shoot-Out
Format: Round 2 – Mutli-Table Freeze Out
Buy In: $20 per person ($160 per team of 8)
Start Stack: Round 1 – 2,000
Start Stack: Round 2 – 6,000
Blinds: 15 minute levels for both rounds.
Qualification: No qualification required. Open to all 888PL members. The only requirement is a full team of 8 players to enter.
Prizes Pool: 1st Team 40% of Total Prize Pool
2nd Team 30% of Total Prize Pool
3rd Team 20% of Total Prize Pool
Individual Points Winner: 10% of Total Prize Pool

How good does this look. 15k start stack for Challenge semi, $100 buy in event.

And the best, Team battle royale. How much fun will that be. Please dont have a forum team, it would be quite a hard one to beat.

Torak wrote: Please dont have a forum team, it would be quite a hard one to beat.

there is definitely going to be a forum team!!!


i too love the look of the semi final series.

not sure about the winner take all for the high roller game though. other than that it looks great, especially the 15K start stack for the challenge semi final.

bennymacca wrote: not sure about the winner take all for the high roller game though. other than that it looks great, especially the 15K start stack for the challenge semi final.

If they get more than 15 people, then 2nd will get money too. I'd expect that they'd get >15 runners on this.

bennymacca wrote:

Torak wrote: Please dont have a forum team, it would be quite a hard one to beat.

there is definitely going to be a forum team!!!

+1.

We should get working on that.

Im gonna mention it tonight at the venue and see how many takers i have from there, hopefully enough to make a team. It is going to be massive, alot of teams will put in i think.

Umm, just noticed it clashes with the Main event semi. Is there anything in place so that people can still play. It could cause a few problems setting up teams if a few manage to stay in the main event till 4pm>

Torak wrote:Umm, just noticed it clashes with the Main event semi. Is there anything in place so that people can still play. It could cause a few problems setting up teams if a few manage to stay in the main event till 4pm>

i think the way to go is to have a few backups for your team. maybe 2. then if someone goes deep in the main event, you can call on these other players

Can anyone explain why the Challenge Semi is a 15k start stack, and the Foundation Semi is only a 5k start stack?

More people in the foundation.

Challenge people have PAID to win their seats.