League Structure
How does this league work?
The Paulagio Poker Tour is a league built to reward cosistent poker players based on their position placed over multiple tounaments.
Regular Season
1. There will be 11 Regular Season Tournaments (Approximately 1 per month starting in February. See Schedule)
2. Each tournament will be scored identically with larger tournaments offering more point potential.
3. Re-buys and Add-ons will slightly penalize a player's point total. See Scoring for more details
League Champion
1. 1 Champion will be determined in a final tournament consisting of the top 9 scoring players thoughout the season. If a player in the top 9 cannot make the final tournament, they will forfeit their spot to the next highest ranked player whom is available. The winner of the tournament will the LEAGUE CHAMPION
2. The Championship Tournament will not require a buy-in from the participants
3. Each regular season tournament will contribute 10% of it prize pool to the following:
- 60% to the Final Championship tournament. (3 places paid)
- 20% to Season Points Champion (Top 5 Games)
- 10% to Season Points Runner up
- 10% to Trophy (overage will go to Final tournament)
Tournament Quick Referrence Chart
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Tournament Rules
Buy-in / Re-buy
1. The buy-in for each tournament will be $50 (Receive 1,500 chips).
2. A player may re-buy into the tournament for $50 (Receive 1,500 chips) if all chips are lost before the first hand of the 3rd blind level. The decision to re-buy must be within 3 hands of the player losing all of their chips.
3. A player may add-on to their current stack for $25 (Receive 800 chips). Add-ons are only available during the 1st break after the 4th blind level
Go to topSeating
1. Each table will seat a maximum of 10 players. Players will be distributed as evenly as possible between all tables. Seating will be random.
2. Seat 1 will be the dealer for the first hand of the tournament.
3. You may not trade seats with another player before or during a tournament.
Go to topBlind Level Increases
1. After the alarm designating the end of a betting level, the new limits apply on the next deal. (A deal begins at the shuffle.)
Go to topDealing
1. Each table will have 2 active decks. The deck that is not being used will be "Shuffled Behind". This means that each player will shuffle the deck that they just dealt. Once the following hand is complete the cards will be passed to the following dealer who will then cut the deck for that hand.
2. Misdeals
a. If a 1 card is flipped face up during a deal the dealer must continue to deal as if it was not flipped over and that card will become the burn card. The player with the turned over card will receive a new card from the top of the deck once dealing is complete. The player with the flipped card may not keep the exposed card.
b. If 2 cards are flipped over during a deal it will be considered a misdeal and the cards will need to be reshuffled and dealt again.
Go to topPlayer Conduct
1. All players are expected to act respectfully toward other players. Throwing cards or chips can result in penalties up to expulsion
2. A player in a multi-handed pot may not show any cards during a deal. Heads-up, a player may not show any cards unless the event has only two remaining players. If a player deliberately shows a card, the player may be penalized (but his hand will not be ruled dead). Verbally stating one's hand during the play may be penalized.
Go to topMoving Players
1. If the number of players differs by two or more between any two tables, 1 player must move from the higher populated table to the lower populated table. When a player is eliminated and a move must be made, the player 'playing a hand' in the same position (seat), relative to the button, at the higher populated table must move to the eliminated player's seat. The move must occur before the next hand is dealt at either table. For the purpose of this rule, a player is 'playing a hand' once the dealer has begun shuffling (riffles the deck).
2. Tables will be consolidated to 1 when 9 players remain.
3. The player that will move from the table with more players will be the player currently under the gun.
Go to topFinal Table
The "Final Table" will be when 9 players remain. The timer will be stopped while the final table is formed. Seating order at the final table will be randomly assigned. Once the seating order is set, the timer will be re-started and the tournament will continue.
Go to topWinning the Tournament
1. The final player remaining with all the chips will be the first prize winner. The last player eliminated will be the second prize winner; the second last player eliminated will be the third prize winner, and so on.
2. If multiple players lose all their chips on the same hand, the player starting the hand with the larger amount of chips finishes in the higher place for prize money and season points. Players eliminated on the same deal who start their final hand with an equal amount of chips will use a tie breaker of worst position.
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