I'll kick it off with my write-up, revised for this new chip set.
In addition, we'll have a potluck dinner before we start.
Santa Gone Wild Poker Tournament
The Game: NLHE Rebuy Tournament
Buy-In: $10 entry for 4,000 chips + Secret Santa Gift + Potluck Dish
Rebuys: $5 for 4,000 chips until the first break. Must bust to rebuy.
Add On: One add-on for $5 for 4,000 chips will be available during the first break
Special: Santa's Bag 'o Presents!
#1 Rule: HAVE FUN!
#2 Rule: If you play a hand down to the river and show a red king as one of your hole cards, you pull one present (at random) from the Bag 'o Presents.
#3 Rule: If the river is a red King, after a round of betting, a sixth card will be dealt face up, with another round of betting. If the sixth card is the other red King, there will be a seventh board card and another round of betting.
Bag 'o Presents Chips
- Add-on chips of 500, 1000 and 5000 chips, paid immediately.
- “Secret Santa” – You’re feeling so generous you will be moving ALL-IN blind next hand.
- “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.
- “Gift Exchange” – Exchange all of your chips, including special ones, with the player on your left.
- "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 4,000 chips.
- "Company's Coming" - You must exchange places with another player of your choice and that player takes your spot. Take all of your chips with you.
- "I think I Saw Santa" - This chip may be played at any time. When played you expose at random one hole card of your choice of every opponent left in the hand.
- "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 500 chip. Bah, humbug to you too!
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 just needs to be in play after the final round of betting, or all-in with a caller. If you win the hand, you must show and draw. If you lose the hand, you have the option to show and draw.
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 Christmas Gift."
3) After the first break all of the special chips left in the bag will be exchanged for 4,000 in chips.
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) "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 worth $10-$15. 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. But you cannot select the present you brought, unless it is the last present available.
Payouts (Rounded to Nearest $5):
1st Place - 50%
2nd Place - 30%
3rd Place - 20%