Posted by lorettalarson at January 5th, 2012
Hey Ladies, in case you want to take a road trip - this might be fun.
2012 7th Annual Women’s Poker Classic
THURSDAY February 16, 2012 – Limit Event
FRIDAY February 17, 2012 – Shootout Event with Bounties
SATURDAY February 18, 2012 – Main Event
SUNDAY February 19, 2012 – Final Table for Shootout and Main Event
Limit Format – In a Limit tournament at each level the betting is done with fixed amounts which are set. Therefore players are only permitted to bet in increments of the limits set for the round. The tournament is played with all participants starting at various tables, as the tournament field is narrowed down; players are moved to keep tables as full as possible. The tournament will continue in this manner until a winner is declared.
Shootout Format – A Shootout tournament is done in levels in which players play against their table only. The winner(s) of each table advance to the next level. The levels continue until there is a winner declared for the tournament.
Main Event Format – A Freeze-out tournament is played with all participants starting at various tables, as the tournament field is narrowed down; players are moved to keep tables as full as possible. The tournament will continue in this manner until a winner is declared.
ALL EVENTS:
Lunch and/or Dinner will be supplied by Cascades Casino for all participants.
Prize payouts for the top 10% of the tournament field.
Check-in and tournament registration will begin at 08:00 and end at 11:00 on the day of each event, anyone not checked in by this time will sacrifice their seat in tournament and will need to join the wait list in order to play unless paid in full, for those paid in full they will be blinded out until they arrive or have no chips.
In case there is a sold out event, a wait list will be started for that particular event. If there are cancellations the waitlist will be used to fill the event until 6:00pm Wednesday February 15, 2012. On the day of the event if the event is still sold out a new wait list will start at 8:00am with sign-ups done in person. At 11:30 the wait list will be used to fill any vacant seats in the event, players must be present at this time to play in the tournament.
Satellite tournaments will be offered in the tournament area on Thursday and Friday event days. Satellites will be offered as tables become available and enough participants are registered.
Blind and payout structures will be posted on the Cascades website in January.
Players can follow us on twitter (CascadesWPC) for updated information and opportunities.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Must have proper government issued photo ID in order to check-in and play.
Various stands will be available from various sponsors.
A silent auction will also take place during the tournament weekend with items from various sponsors.
Hotel special rates and packages – $109/night rate for WPC participants.
February 16, 2012 – Limit Event
a. This event will have a maximum participation 250 participants.
b. Registration fee will $125 + $25 = $150. $125 will comprise the prize pool while $25 will be the administration portion.
c. Event will start at 12:00 pm.
d. Starting chips will be $5000 with 20 min levels.
e. Optional add-on will be with a cost of $20 for an extra $1000 in chips. All proceeds will go directly to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society.
February 17, 2012 – Shootout Event w/ bounties.
a. Rounds 1 and 2 of a Shootout Format poker tournament with $50 bounties offered during Round 1.
a. Registration fee will be $260 + $40 = $300. $260 will comprise the Prize Pool portion of the registration fee while $40 will be the administration portion.
b. Event start time will 12:00 with a maximum of 250 participants. Event will play out to the end of Round 2.
c. Final Table or Round 3 to be played on February 19, 2012.
d. Starting chips will be $7500 with 20 min levels.
e. Optional add-on will be with a cost of $30 for an extra $2000 in chips. All proceeds will go directly to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society.
February 18, 2012 – Main Event in a No Limit Texas Hold’em format.
a. Registration fee will be $400 + $60 = $460. $400 will comprise the Prize Pool portion of the registration fee while $60 will be the administration portion.
b. Event start time will 12:00 with a maximum of 250 participants.
c. The Main Event will play out until 10% of the tournament participants remain.
d. Final Day to be played on February 19, 2012.
e. Starting chips will be $10,000 with 40 min levels
f. Optional add-on will be with a cost of $50 for an extra $3000 in chips. All proceeds will go directly to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society.
February 19, 2012 – Shootout Final Round. Event start time will be 09:00.
February 19, 2012 – Main Event Finals. Event start time will be 14:00 and will start two levels prior the end of the previous day.
