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TLPT Local Stars Invitational Tournament

2009 Local Stars InvitationalGroup Play:
The league members will take part in 6 preliminary tournaments (Group Play) randomly drawn.  At the end of these 6 events, the points are tallied and the pairings are finalized. Prize points are awarded as follows:

Winner: 10 points + 60% of prize pool
Runner-up: 7 points + 40% of Prize Pool
3rd place: 5 points
4th place: 3 points
5th place: 1 point
6th place: 0 points

In either an 18 or 24 person league, only the top 12 Advance. 
View the Drawing Sheet

Elimination Round of 12:
Players will start with T$25,000 chips for every point earned in the opening 6 tournaments. 
The 12 will be split down into 3 pools of 4 players. Seeds for this round will be based on performance in the Group Play. 
Table 1: Seeds # 1, 6, 7, 12  - Table 2: Seeds # 2, 5, 8, 11  - Table 3: Seeds # 3, 4, 9, 10 
Note:  Actual Seating is drawn at random prior to game play for EACH match.

Points & Prizes are awarded as follows:
Winner:  10 points + 100% prize pool
Runner-up: 7 points
3rd place: 4 points
4th place: 0 points

The points are accumulated from these 3 matches and the players with the highest points then progress to the quarter finals.

Quarter-finals
Players start with T$50,000 chips per point earned in the elimination round of 12.
The quarter-finals are 2 groups with 4 players in each group seeding is again based on performance from the previous round. 
Table 1: Seeds # 1, 4, 6, 8 -  Table 2:  Seeds # 2, 3, 5, 7

Each group will play 2 matches where the top two finishers from each group will advance to the semi-finals.

Points & Prizes are awarded as follows:
Winner:  10 points + 100% prize pool
Runner-up: 7 points
3rd place: 0 points
4th place: 0 points

Semi-finals:
The winners of the quarter-finals matches will start the semi-finals with T$1,000,000 in chips while the runners up will start with T$700,000.   These matches will be settles in a best two out of three heads up matches. The pairings are set up so that the winner of Table A plays the runner up of Table B and the winner of Table B plays the Runner up of Table A.

Finals:
The winners from the semi-final matches play each other for the title. Both players start with 1,000,000 in chips.  And the winner is crowned in a best two out of three heads up match.

Event Structure FAQ

Group Play Blind Structure:
Starting Chip Count: T$250,000 per player
Round 1: T$500 / T$1000
Round 2: T$1,000 / T$2,000
Round 3: T$1,500 / T$3,000
Round 4: T$2,000 / T$4,000
Round 5: T$2,500 / T$5,000
Break
Round 6: T$3,500 / T$7,000
Round 7: T$4,500 / T$9,000
Round 8: T$5,500 / T$11,000
Round 9: T$6,000 / T$12,000
Round 10:  T$8,000 / T$16,000
Break
CHIP-UP T$500 & T$1,000
Round 11:  T$10,000 / T$20,000
Round 12:  T$15,000 / T$30,000
Round 13:  T$20,000 / T$40,000
Round 14:  T$30,000 / T$60,000
Round 15:  T$40,000 / T$80,000
Round 16:  T$50,000 / T$100,000
Break
Round 17:  T$70,000 / T$140,000
Round 18:  T$100,000 / T$200,000
Round 19:  T$150,000 / T$300,000

All rounds last for 20 minutes. 
All Breaks last for 15 minutes.

FAQ:

ENTRY FEE -  The League Fee (for Year End Prize Pool) will run between $100.00 and $150.00

BUY IN -  Each tournament will have a $25.00 Buy-in.  $20.00 to the individual table’s prize pool and $5.00 for bounty chip.

EVENT DAYS & TIMES -  Events will take place on Friday nights starting at 7:00.  The League games will take place roughly every 3 weeks (some breaks will be longer or shorter depending on Public Holidays). 

SEASON CALENDAR -  The Season Calendar will be announced prior to the season start to allow maximum time for incorporation into league member’s schedules.

RESERVATION SYSTEM -  All events will be posted on line and RSVPs will be managed by
www.HomePokerTour.com

MISCELLANEOUS -  Prize Pool TBA Based on Final Member Count
Blind Structures for Elimination Rounds TBA

Confirmed Roster

Mike B.
Jonathan L.
Tim B.
Ben S.
Bill L.
David M.
Jim H.
Nick L.
Tor G.
Jason A.
Jeremy H.
Tim K.
Mike F.
Tony K.
Lazar A.
Pradeep B.
Adam B.
Jason S.

WAIT LIST

1. Mike B.
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*note if we get 6 to join the wait list the event will open up to the full 24 players.

2009 Local Stars Invitational

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