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Originally Posted by Milo013
Milo I thought about this. I'm going to pull the trigger on this for the afternoon session before the cash games. I basically took what you linked and made some very minor changes. This could flop, but I'm going to at least try and get it going. I think I will also do some of the Santa stuff in the evening session. Basically looking for a fun day of poker for people. Here's hoping!
Here is what I have:
The Game: NLHE
Doors Open: 1:30 pm
Limit: 20
Structure: Rebuy Tournament
Buy-In: $5 entry for 5,000 chips + Secret Santa Gift
Rebuys: $5 for 5,000 chips, must be busto to rebuy
Add On: One add on for $5 for 15,000 chips will be available during the first break
Special #1: Starting 3 tables of 7+7+6. Combine to 2 tables at 17, 1 table at 10.
Special #2: Bag 'o Presents at every table!
#1 Rule for this tournament: HAVE FUN!
At the beginning of the tournament, each table receives one "Bag 'o Presents". If you play a hand down to the river and win with one of your hole cards that is a "A of Spades" OR "2 of Hearts" you MUST pull one present (at random) from the Bag 'o Presents. Each bag will contain the following:
Three Purple 500 chips
Three Tan 1,000 chips
Three Orange 5,000 chip
Three "Special" White chips
Three "Special" Red chips
Three "Special" Blue chips
Three "Special" Purple chips
Three "Special" Yellow chips
Three "Special" Green Chips
Three "Special" Orange Chips
Special Chips
White - "Merry Christmas" - May exchange for one free buy in when busto. If you have this chip at the break exchange for a free add on.
Red - "Secret Santa" - Your feeling so generous you will be moving ALL-IN blind next hand.
Blue - "Gift Exchange" - Exchange all of your chips, including special ones, with the player on your left.
Purple - "Christmas in Omaha" - At any point, trade in this chip for 2 more hole cards. Use any combination of the board cards and your four cards to make the best hand. If you have this chip after the first break exchange it for a T3000 chips.
Yellow - "Bah Humbug!" - Keep this chip until you win a pot or bust. While you have this chip you only get dealt one hole card. If you have this chip after the break exchange it for a T100 chip. Bah Humbug to you too!
Green - "Company's Coming" - You must exchange places with another player at any other table and that player takes your spot. Take all of your chips with you.
Orange - "I think I saw Santa" - This chip may be played at any time. At random expose one hole card of every opponent left in the hand.
Rules for Bag 'o Presents
1) You do not need to win the hand at showdown to claim a present (but you must show your cards!) Your hand needs to just be in play after the final round of begging, or All in with a caller.
2) If you bust out, but win a present, the present you've drawn is applied after you re-buy. If you choose not to re-buy, you don't pull a present. If it is after the rebuy period and you bust out you are still in the game with the one chip you pull from the bag as a "Last Minute X-Mas Gift"
3) During the first break the red, white, & blue chips will be removed from the bags and replaced with a T5000 chip.
3) If you pull a present that's already been colored up, the present is discarded. Feel free to shout, "Bah, humbug" if you'd like.
4) If a table collapses and there are presents on it, the presents are randomly distributed to the other bags. Players will redraw for seats at each table collapse.
5) "The Night Before XMas" When there are 10 minutes left in the 4th blind level, the clock is paused and play on all tables is paused once the current hands are done. The puck is moved and, starting with the small blind, each player may optionally draw once from the bag 'o presents. Once everything's resolved, the clock is unpaused and play continues.
Secret Santa Gift
In addition to your $5 buy-in, you are to bring in a wrapped Secret Santa gift of undetermined value. This gift can really be anything you want; something cool, a funny joke, or something politically incorrect. When you bust out of the tournament, you get to pick one of the Secret Santa gifts, open it, and display it proudly for all to see
Payouts (Rounded to Nearest $5):
1st Place - 30%
2nd Place - 25%
3rd Place - 20%
4th Place - 15%
5th Place - 10%
Blind Structure
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Level Time(min) Small Blind Big Blind Ante Running Time
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1 20 100 200 0:20
2 20 200 400 0:40
3 20 300 600 100 1:00
4 20 400 800 100 1:20
BREAK 10 min
5 20 500 1000 100 1:40
6 20 600 1200 100 2:00
7 20 800 1600 200 2:20
8 20 1000 2000 300 2:40
9 20 1500 3000 400 3:00
BREAK 10 min
10 20 2000 4000 500 3:20
11 20 3000 6000 500 3:40
12 20 4000 8000 1000 4:00
13 20 6000 12000 1500 4:20
14 20 8000 16000 2000 4:40
15 20 10000 20000 3000 5:00
BREAK 10 min
16 20 15000 30000 4000 5:20
17 20 20000 40000 5000 5:40
18 20 30000 60000 5000 6:00
19 20 40000 80000 10000 6:20
Cash games will be running as bust outs happen. I will send out another invite for the cash games. Your host will probably be the one starting them....