Tournament Format and Rules

1. Teams

 

1.1 A team will consist of 3, 4 or 5 players. One player will be assigned Captain and will be responsible for paying the buy-in before first round, assigning players for each round, internal communication within the team, hiring and firing team players and all communication between the Tournament Director (TD) and the team. The Captain will also be the one person to receive any cash prizes and will be solely responsible for any internal prize distribution within the team.

 

1.2 Once a team player has played for his/her team he/she will not be allowed to change to another team within the same season. If an assigned player has not been actively playing for his/her team, he/she can freely change to another registered team.

 

1.3 The team will participate with exactly 3 players at each round of the PVP event. The team selection is entirely the Captain’s choice. Once the players have been appointed they will be randomly seated at different tables by the TD.

 

1.4 A team can sign up with 3 players and add players at later stages of the PVP event, as long as those players have not played for other teams.

 

2. Tournament Format and PVP Points

 

The PVP consists of 2 phases:

 

2.1 The initial phase is made up of 3 rounds played like single-table freeze-out tournaments. Each table will have players from different teams competing against each other.

Players will generate points which count towards their personal total score as well as the team’s overall score.

Each player represents 100 PVP points, which at each table will be distributed as follows:

 

Players per table	6	7	8	9	10
places awarded	5	6	7	8	9
points at stake	600	700	800	900	1,000
1st	270	308	320	333	340
2nd	138	154	168	180	180
3rd	90	91	96	108	120
4th	60	63	72	81	100
5th	42	49	56	63	80
6th	0	35	48	54	60
7th		0	40	45	50
8th			0	36	40
9th				0	30
10th					0

 

 

2.2 Once the initial phase and the first 3 rounds have been played, points are added to find the highest scoring teams.

 

2.2.1 If a total of 9 or fewer teams participate, the top 2 finishers will advance to a final match. The format is three individual heads-up matches between players from each team.

 

2.2.2 If a total of 10 or more teams participate, the top 4 finishers will advance to the semifinals. The highest scoring team will play the team in 4^th place while the other semifinal will consist of the teams finishing in 2^nd and 3^rd place. The format is three individual heads-up matches between players from each team.

 

  

3. Pura Vida Poker Rules

 

3.1 Regular tournament poker rules apply. The PVP format has been designed to avoid any collusion issues, however railbirds are only allowed close to the tables if they stand behind their team buddy. There will be no consulting or giving advice at the tables, all team discussion must take place away from the tables. If a team member on the rail gives any advice or voices his opinion during play, his team mate will be penalized at the table. Penalties include but are not limited to warning, sitting out for a number of hands, for 1 round, 2 rounds etc.

 

3.2 Chip stacks and blinds structure

 

For the first 3 rounds of play players start with $10,000 chips. Each level has a duration of 20 minutes.

 

Level	small blind	big blind
1	$25	$50
2	$50	$100
3	$75	$150
	Break	10 min.
4	$100	$200
5	$150	$300
6	$200	$400
	Break	10 min.
7	$300	$600
8	$400	$800
9	$500	$1,000
	Break	10 min.
10	$600	$1,200
11	$800	$1,600
12	$1,000	$2,000
	Break	10 min.
13	$1,200	$2,400
14	$1,600	$3,200
15	$2,000	$4,000
	Break	10 min.
16	$3,000	$6,000
17	$4,000	$8,000
18	$5,000	$10,000

 

 

 

 

4. Buy-in and prizes

 

4.1 Each team will buy in for $300 ($270+30), regardless of the number of players on each team. The cash prizes will be paid out as follows:

 

 

 

entry	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270
teams	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
pool	1,620	1,890	2,160	2,430	2,700	2,970	3,240	3,510
1st	1,170	1,390	1,560	1,730	1,500	1,670	1,740	1,810
2nd	450	500	600	700	600	700	800	900
sf					300	300	350	400
sf					300	300	350	400

 

4.2 A trophy will be awarded the player with the highest personal score after the 3^rd round. He/she will be the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the PVP regardless of the results of the semifinals and the final.

The PVP Team Champions will be awarded Pura Vida Poker medals.

 

4.3 The PVP sponsors have added some very attractive free sponsor prizes, please go here to see what they are

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good luck and have fun!

 

Henrik Bodholdt

Tournament Director