*** "Royal Flush Sweepstakes Charity Pool" Proposal Thread ***
01-06-2014
, 09:13 PM
"Royal Flush Sweepstakes Charity Pool" Proposal Thread
As the self-proclaimed King of Royal Flushes, I just had an idea that people may be interested in:
Cliffs: Starting from Day 1, each person pays a set amount, say $1, each day into the prize pool. The first person to hit a Royal Flush using both hole cards wins the pool. 25% is donated to charity. A new pool then starts from the following day.
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More detailed preliminary rules: (These are all just suggestions and others are invited to suggest additions or changes.)
*Amounts will be relatively small, so there will be no escrow. The prize pool is virtual and everyone will simply commit to "putting aside" their daily stake and paying the winner directly once someone hits a Royal Flush.
*Wager will be $2/day for everyone who averages >4,000 hands a day, and $1/day for everyone else. (Most people fall clearly within one side of this range, but incase of uncertainty your average hands/day at the time of pay-out will determine the amount you have to pay.) To help with admin, everyone states at time of entry which volume range they're in.
*There will be a 50-day limit to ensure everyone's maximum exposure is kept small, although I would expect the prize to be reached within this time frame nearly always, assuming there are several players in the pool.
*ALL WINNING HANDS MUST BE BOOMED!
*The first person to post the BOOM! link in the thread will be declared the winner.
*Trusted, well known non-Stars players (and SMB & Mayo) will be allowed to post alternative evidence.
*Both hole cards must be used.
*All real money stakes and all NLH games count.
*Days will start/end using EST.
*Players may not opt out at any time during the current pool. To opt out of the sweepstakes pool, a player must declare in the thread prior to the next one starting.
*Everyone is automatically rolled over to the next sweepstakes pool, which starts the day after we have a winner.
*Players may opt in at any time but are liable for the days they have missed. E.g. If you opt in at Day 7 then they owe 7 bets to the prize pool. (Opting in at any time is 0EV.)
*Winner must donate 25% of all winnings to a charity and post verification in the thread.
*All players are responsible for keeping track of events. NO excuses.
*Low post count/unknown posters may not enter unless a well known poster will guarantee their payment.
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Let me know what you think and add your own suggestions. If we get a lot of entrants that results in a RF getting hit too regularly then we could always add extra requirements. E.g. First a RF must be hit and then quads must be hit. (That can be discussed if and when we need to.) Alternatively, if everyone thinks it's a shlt idea then we'll scrap it!
An example:
Ten players enter, and the pool starts on Jan 11th. Players 1-3 average >4,000 hands a day. Players 4-10 average less. On Day 5, Player 8 declares he wants to opt out for the next cycle. Two other players (both <4k/day) join on Day 6. Player 7 hits a RF on Jan 22nd (Day 12). Players 1-3 transfer him $24 each. The others transfer him $12 each. He wins $132, donates $33 to a charity, and posts a screen shot with evidence. Another person joins. A new cycle (game) starts from Day 1 on Jan 23rd with the twelve players.
As the self-proclaimed King of Royal Flushes, I just had an idea that people may be interested in:
Cliffs: Starting from Day 1, each person pays a set amount, say $1, each day into the prize pool. The first person to hit a Royal Flush using both hole cards wins the pool. 25% is donated to charity. A new pool then starts from the following day.
-------
More detailed preliminary rules: (These are all just suggestions and others are invited to suggest additions or changes.)
*Amounts will be relatively small, so there will be no escrow. The prize pool is virtual and everyone will simply commit to "putting aside" their daily stake and paying the winner directly once someone hits a Royal Flush.
*Wager will be $2/day for everyone who averages >4,000 hands a day, and $1/day for everyone else. (Most people fall clearly within one side of this range, but incase of uncertainty your average hands/day at the time of pay-out will determine the amount you have to pay.) To help with admin, everyone states at time of entry which volume range they're in.
*There will be a 50-day limit to ensure everyone's maximum exposure is kept small, although I would expect the prize to be reached within this time frame nearly always, assuming there are several players in the pool.
*ALL WINNING HANDS MUST BE BOOMED!
*The first person to post the BOOM! link in the thread will be declared the winner.
*Trusted, well known non-Stars players (and SMB & Mayo) will be allowed to post alternative evidence.
*Both hole cards must be used.
*All real money stakes and all NLH games count.
*Days will start/end using EST.
*Players may not opt out at any time during the current pool. To opt out of the sweepstakes pool, a player must declare in the thread prior to the next one starting.
*Everyone is automatically rolled over to the next sweepstakes pool, which starts the day after we have a winner.
*Players may opt in at any time but are liable for the days they have missed. E.g. If you opt in at Day 7 then they owe 7 bets to the prize pool. (Opting in at any time is 0EV.)
*Winner must donate 25% of all winnings to a charity and post verification in the thread.
*All players are responsible for keeping track of events. NO excuses.
*Low post count/unknown posters may not enter unless a well known poster will guarantee their payment.
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Let me know what you think and add your own suggestions. If we get a lot of entrants that results in a RF getting hit too regularly then we could always add extra requirements. E.g. First a RF must be hit and then quads must be hit. (That can be discussed if and when we need to.) Alternatively, if everyone thinks it's a shlt idea then we'll scrap it!
An example:
Ten players enter, and the pool starts on Jan 11th. Players 1-3 average >4,000 hands a day. Players 4-10 average less. On Day 5, Player 8 declares he wants to opt out for the next cycle. Two other players (both <4k/day) join on Day 6. Player 7 hits a RF on Jan 22nd (Day 12). Players 1-3 transfer him $24 each. The others transfer him $12 each. He wins $132, donates $33 to a charity, and posts a screen shot with evidence. Another person joins. A new cycle (game) starts from Day 1 on Jan 23rd with the twelve players.
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