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Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:47 am
by Garth Kay
Congratulations all to those on the attached list, you have qualified for the State Finals.

Season 1, 2008 State Finals.

State Finals for Season 1 will be conducted at the Tea Tree Gully Hotel on Sunday the 30th March. This season has proven to be the biggest yet for NPL in SA and we will see over 750 people qualify for this event.
Due to the expected size of the field the day will be broken down using a flight system. Half the field, in each flight, will play for almost 4 hours. Flight one will commence in the morning and flight 2 will play in the afternoon. These two fields will then recombine in the evening and play until a winner is declared. Be prepared for a long day of poker as we do not expect the final table to commence until 10.30pm at the earliest.
More details will be released in the first week of the Season 2. Please make sure your mobile numbers and email are correct in your player profile as this will be the way we notify you of your start times and flights.


South Australia’s NPL Season,1 2008 State Finals

Date: Sunday, 30th March
Venue: Tea Tree Gully Hotel, 1349 North East Road, Tea Tree Gully, 5091
Starting Stack: 3000 chips
Blinds: 30 minutes for the first two levels then 20 minutes.

FLIGHT 1: All qualifiers will be from the Gawler Barossa, Metro CBD, Metro NE Metro NW and Metro SW Regions.

FLIGHT 2: All qualifiers will be from Peninsula Hills, Metro E, Mid North, South East, Riverland, Metro South, Yorke and Port Lincoln regions. The State Top 50 will also be included in this flight.
PLEASE NOTE: Changing of flights will not be permitted.


FLIGHT 1: Registration commences at 9.00am and will be completed by 10.30am. All players must be registered by 10.30am to play in the tournament. Tournament will start at 11.00am sharp. Flight 1 will cease playing at 3.40pm.
Players will only be registered with photo ID. No ID – no play.

FLIGHT 2: Registration commences at 2.00pm and will be completed by 3.30pm. All players must be registered by 3.30pm to play in the tournament. Tournament will start at 4.00pm sharp. Flight 2 will cease playing at 8.40pm.
Players will only be registered with photo ID. No ID – no play.

RECOMBINE: All players who progress to the combine stage will need to be at the venue by 8.30pm, seating will commence at 9pm and play will commence just slightly after 9pm. Play will not cease until a winner is declared.

Chips at the end of each flight will be totalled and bagged by tournament staff. The remaining players from both flights will then recombine, with chip totals carried over, to form the final stages of the tournament, seating arrangements will be redrawn and play will continue until a winner is declared.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:49 am
by Garth Kay
And yes Bob, you did scrape in. Congrats mate.
I hope you appreciate the fact that I am still up at 2.30am to finish this off and am running on about 5 hours sleep. Ok I am off to bed now so I can be up in 5 hours. Look forward to your texts and emails tomorrow peoples. Again congratulations to all who have qualified.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:13 am
by muzzington
Garth Kay wrote:I hope you appreciate the fact that I am still up at 2.30am to finish this off and am running on about 5 hours sleep. Ok I am off to bed now so I can be up in 5 hours. .


Make me a sammich'.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:25 am
by David
Great work Garth :)

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:34 am
by Des
790 runners... HUGE!

Everyone appreciates the effort, thanks Garth!

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:37 am
by AceLosesKing
Wow, 790, serious?

That's massive.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:47 am
by Des
Doubt we will get to that number, as a lot of the outer country qualifiers dont make the trip. Some will, some won't.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:13 am
by bennymacca
especially if you are from lincoln - means that monday would have to be taken off

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:43 am
by Garth Kay
Also I can generate the top 25 for any venue leaderboard so if anyone wants any information please just email or pm me and I can send it to you, eventually when I have the time and get around to it.

Re: Season 1, 2008, State Finals. Qualifiers Announced.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:59 am
by Scotty
Excellent work Garth. Now get some sleep :D