Tournament Cancellation
In the unlikely event that a tournament should be cancelled, our main priority is to compensate players in the fairest and most equitable way possible. Depending on the state that the tournament was cancelled and the timing of the cancellation, one of the following methods, based on our sole discretion, will be applied.
There are 3 refund policies based on when the TOURNAMENT is cancelled:
1. Tournament is cancelled before start
1. All players get back their contributions and fee paid at registration, the means being returned in the form they have been paid (cash for cash, TM for TM, ticket for ticket, CP for CP).
2. In GTD-tournaments, the amount of guaranteed prize is returned to the House.
3. In Knockout tournaments, knockout fee is returned to players.
4. In Windfalls, jackpot fee is returned to players.
2. Tournament is cancelled after start (No Players have received prizes yet)
1. The House takes the fee paid by eliminated players.
2. The remaining players get back their fees.
3. The remaining and eliminated players contributions are allocated as follows:
-50% of contributions are divided equally among the remaining players
-50% of contributions are divided among the remaining players proportionally to their amount of chips left at the beginning of the hand in which the tournament is cancelled.
4. In Satellite tournaments, the remaining players get their fees back, and the contributions are divided as mentioned above. Tickets are not awarded.
5. In GTD-tournaments, the guaranteed prize amount is returned to the House, contributions are allocated among players as mentioned above.
6. In Knockout tournaments, remaining players get back the knockout fee paid by them at registration.
7. In Time-limited tournaments with “Tickets for surviving” Payout table:
-The House takes the fee paid by eliminated players.
-The remaining players get back their fees.
-The remaining players get back their contributions.
8. In Windfalls, jackpot fee is NOT returned to players. Player will receive tickets to the same Windfall they played in.
3. Tournament is cancelled after start (Players have received prizes)
1. The House takes the fee paid by eliminated players.
2. The remaining players get back their fees.
3. The remaining players are awarded equally with the last unpaid prize and if there are still remaining funds in the prize pool, the players will receive funds proportional to the amount of chips left at the beginning of the hand in which the tournament is cancelled.
Example: if the tournament paid out 50 players, however there are only 42 players left, each player receives an equal portion that place 42 would have paid out.
4. In GTD-tournaments, the minimum prizes are paid from player contributions (just like in non GTD-tournaments, see points 3).
5. If the amount of player contributions is not enough to pay minimum prizes (see point 3), the House provides the insufficient amount from guaranteed prize pool. The remaining funds from the guaranteed prizepool is returned to the House.
6. In Knockout tournaments, remaining players get back the knockout fee paid by them at registration and contributions will be distributed (see point 3).
7. In Windfalls, jackpot fee is NOT returned to players. Player will receive tickets to the same Windfall they played in.
4. Individual Disconnection:
When an individual player experiences a disconnection (as a result of the poker room experiencing technical issues) which results in them being knocked out of a tournament/SNG, the player will be refunded a ticket to that tournament/SNG, which may be used whenever the player wishes to do so. However if the player placed in the tournament and received a prize, they will NOT receive a refund. If the player was eliminated prior to the disconnection, they will not receive a refund.
5. Paused Tournaments
If a tournament needs to be paused, either due to maintenance or technical issues, a message will be sent to all players in the tournament informing them that the tournament will be paused and when the tournament will start up again. 15 minutes prior to the tournament resuming, in client messages will be sent out every 5 minutes informing players when the tournament will resume play.
In the unlikely case that the time provided to players prior to the tournament being paused has passed and players still can’t login, in client messages will be sent out informing players of the new starting time of the tournament. If the player was not successful in completing the tournament, they will need to contact customer support in order to receive the refund in the form of a ticket to the same tournament. However if the player placed in the tournament and received a prize, they will NOT receive a refund.