2nd Pocket Rockets Big Pot Tournament No Limit Texas Hold'em

TOURNAMENT BASICS:
 1. There will be 13 regular games to earn points for a larger starting stack before the Final Big Pot Game.
 2. The 1st game is Thursday May 17, 2007. Then every other Thursday. Start time is 6:45 at Bill's house.
 3. No new players can enter after 3 games. The last game you can enter is Thursday June 14, 2007.
 4. Buy-In-Fee is $10 for regular games. This money and any re-buy-in money is paid out nightly.
 5. A Big Pot Fee of $10 will be paid by each player at each regular game and goes into the Big Pot Fund.
    a. All players will have paid $130 into the Big Pot Fund before the final Big Pot Game on November 15, 2007.
    b. If you miss any regular games you must pay any late Big Pot fees at the next game you play.
    c. Big Pot fees are retroactive. If you join at the third game you owe past Big Pot fees of $20 for games 1 and 2.
    d. No refunds if you drop out or can't play the final Big Pot game because you didn't play 7 regular games.
 6. Players must play at least 7 regular games. This allows plenty for illness, out of town on job, etc.
 7. Players may have an alternate player for themselves at the Final Big Pot Game.
   a. Reason must be because of a serious illness or family crisis or has to be out of town on their job.
   b. The alternate must be known by some of the other players.
 8. Each point earned at regular games increases your starting stack by 1% at the Final Big Pot Game.
 9. Not at your table rule (see 9.)
10. Being late rules (see 10a. and 10b.)

REGULAR GAME PLAYING RULES:
1. Starting stacks are (5)$1,000 chips, (10)$500 chips, (10)$100 chips and (10)$25 chips = $11,250
2. All players will draw for starting tables, seating order and the dealer button (chip #1) at each game.
3. Table dealers will be selected at each game. (see SELECTING TABLE DEALERS:)
    a. Dealers have choice of table side and will sit center or one seat from center on a long side of the table.
    b. Players will sit clockwise from the dealers seating position number.
4. Games start with a 25 ante and 100 - 200 blinds for 20 minutes and then follows the Blinds & Antes Schedule
5. Players can re-buy-in once for $10 before the next hand for half a starting stack. You must be out of chips.
6. The large blind is double the small blind and the minimum bet. All-in bets can be smaller than the minimun bet.
7. If more than one player calls an all-in bet, a sidepot/s will be created. (see ALL-IN BETS and SIDE-POTS:)
8. 15 minute break after three blind increases. (Four different blinds - about 80 minutes)
9. Coloring up chips will follow the color ups on the Blinds & Antes Schedule
    a. The dealer will decide the best time for color up towards the end of the game.

SELECTING TABLE DEALERS:
1. The first table dealers will be paid $1 by each player at the table and be called a Paid Dealer.
  a. The paid dealer will be a volunteer from the table (high card if more than one wants to deal)
  b. If no volunteers, the paid dealer will be picked by high card from all the players at the table.
  c. Bill F is exempt from any type of dealer duty but pays $2 if no volunteer Paid Dealer.
2. Paid Dealers must deal until their 1st table is consolidated. Then have the option to leave.
3. If one or more Paid Dealers are still in the game after the tables are consolidated.
  a. The dealer/s will be by volunteer or picked by high card from the paid dealers.
4. If no Paid Dealers are still in the game after the tables are consolidated.
  a. A new Un-Paid Dealer will be picked. First by volunteer or by high card.
  b. The Un-Paid Dealer must deal until the table is down to 6 players. Then has the option to leave.
  c. The last 6 players will pass the deal around the table if no volunteers.