Collegiate Poker Tour Events - Rules, Play Format

Collegiate Poker Tour Events Play Format
Chips

Each player starts with 300 in tournament chips at their initial table. Game style will be Texas Hold Em’ Shootout in Round One and a Multi-Table style tournament in Round Two.
A shootout tournament means that the winner from each table advances to the next round. A multi-table tournament is where as players get knocked out, tables will condense until there is one table left with 10 players constituting the final table.

Blinds (Blinds go up every 12 minutes)

Start- 10/15 ; 15 / 30 ; 25/50 ; 50/100 ; 100/200 (20 min) ; 200/400 (20 min)
Round 2- Players all start will 300 chips again. Blinds schedule is the same as round 1 but 300/600 (20 min) and 400/800 (20 min) will be added.
When time has elapsed in a round and a new round is announced, the new limits apply to the next hand.

Game Format

The Big and Little Blinds ante.
Each player is first dealt two cards down.
A round of betting occurs as players decide if they are in or they are out.
Player bet must be equal to or greater than the big blind. A raise must be double what the last player bet. Ex: bet of 400, must be raised to at least 800.
The Flop- three community cards are dealt face up on the table, with a round of betting.
The Turn, a fourth community card is dealt and another round of betting.
The River- the fifth and final community card is dealt, followed by the final round of betting.
In the end, the best five-card combination wins the hand and takes the pot.
If the dealer flips a card face up on accident, that card will become the first burn card, and then the dealer will continue dealing face down cards.
Tables will all have dealers.

Moving Players

Tournament staff will call players to their tables as each table finishes play. For a 500 person tournament, there will be 2 rounds and 5 heats in the first round. Each table in the first round will have 10 people. There will be 50 winners from the first round. Those winners will go to round 2 where they will play again, all starting with the same amount of chips, 300. Then those 2nd round tables will play and tournament staff will condense tables until the final 10 players are left. Those ten players will make it to the final table bringing only the chips that they have with them to the final table.
If player field is not devisable by 10, the extra players will be fit into random tables in the last heat of the first round as a player gets knocked out.

All Rules above will apply regarding chips and blinds. Game format will change slightly. Paid dealers do not offer a cut to the players, but visibly cuts the deck him/herself after shuffling. If a dealer is caught cheating in any fashion with another player, he/she will be removed from the event and CPTE, Inc. will relay all information to the dealers school and appropriate deans.

Collegiate Poker Tour Events Player Contract

All game contestants will be required to sign the following agreement & disclaimer before being allowed to register and participate in any Collegiate Poker Tour Events:

Competitors will be playing No Limit Texas Hold 'Em poker.

As many as 500 competitors will be allowed to participate in each Collegiate Poker Tour Event, with the tournament structured to last approximately 5-9 hours.

Contestants must register online, at www.CollegiatePokerTourEvents.com under their appropriate college.

Be on time! You will be sent an email a week prior to the event as to the time you have to check-in by. Players not on time will forfeit their seat to another wait listed player. Sponsors will be at the event to let you know about their local products and discounts.

All players must abide by Tournament rules and decisions governing participation, rules interpretations, game structure, and fair play. Collegiate Poker Tour Events personnel reserve the right to remove the participant from their seat.

Because of time restrictions, the Tournament Director reserves the right to change the posted tournament rules by increasing the blinds, ante, etc., without notice.

There is NO cash fee for entry and there are NO cash rewards at Collegiate Poker Tour qualifying events. There is NO money at stake and NO risk of loss and therefore there is no gambling as it is a Collegiate Competition.

No side betting will be permitted, nor will these events be used to promote any kind of gambling or alcohol related products or specials.

All participating players must be at least 18 years of age or older with valid photo identification and valid college ID for proof of Studentship at University.

All players must be registered and fully paid members of their college and Intramural program. Any player, who is not part of the college the event is held at will not be allowed to play. This Collegiate competition is for Students only and no Faculty will be allowed to play. Vulgar language, offensive conduct, or any disorderly conduct will be grounds for removal from game.

No headphones or music will be permitted at the table. All competitors must wear at least a T-Shirt, Shorts and Shoes. No Tank Tops or Sandals will be allowed at the tournament.

A player who wants to use a cellular phone must step away from the table and if a player is away he will forfeit chips equal to the big blind for every hand he/she is away.

There will be no foreign chips on the table except for a maximum of one card cap. Trinkets will be allowed as long as they are not other playing cards, or any chip that looks like tournament chips.

All chips must be visibly displayed at all times. Players may not have tournament chips in their pockets at any time. A player who has chips in his pocket will forfeit the chips. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play from the tournament.

A player must be at the table by the time all players have complete hands in order to have his hand live. Players must be at the table to call time. The big blind's hand will be dead if he is not there to act on it before the flop.

Collegiate Poker Tour Events, Inc. reserves the right to change any of the listed prize amounts and any prize amount listed on the website is only a rough estimate and will not be binding.

Disclaimer on Students personal information:

Collegiate Poker Tour Events, Inc. (CPTE) values and respects an individual's right to keep certain Personal Information private. CPTE also values the need to collect and use Personal Information which will enable CPTE to put on superior events in the future. "Personal Information" is "Demographic Information" which identifies a specific individual with a minimal degree of effort. Demographic Information includes name, address, city and other similar information. CPTE will not give out any students email or address to any sponsors or any other company. CPTE will hold your information in its database and we only use demographic information to contact you about upcoming events or news. Additionally, our optional questions will help us to put on a stronger event with more prizes. Your answers will only be used to calculate percentages and averages of the student body as a whole. This information may be given out to sponsors but your name, address, email, and phone number will never be distributed to an outside company other than CPTE.

The purpose of the Collegiate Poker Tour is to promote the competition of poker, educate the players, and most importantly, award scholarship money to the best collegiate poker players! This is a fun environment and any un-orderly behavior is strictly prohibited. If you have questions about the collegiate poker tour or any of our events, please e-mail our tour supervisor Jason Beck, jbeck@cptevents.com.

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