Chips for players that if are know to be unable to attend and do not have a substitute player, will be removed from the table prior to the first hand. They will be scored in last place for the season standings (or a tie for last place if multiple players are absent).
Chips for players that are absent from the table will be subject the payment of the current blind and their hands will be mucked when the action reaches them.
If a player is late arriving, their chips will managed as follows:
If they have notified us that they are coming and will be late, their chips will blinded.
If we have not heard from the player prior to 7pm, there chips are removed from the table at first deal
Each player starts with 20,000 in chips. For the final tourney, stacks are increased by 500 for each position achieved in the final season standings. Last place starts with 20,000 chips; second to last place starts with 20,500 chips, etc.
Chips denominations and starting quantities are 100 (10), 500 (8), 1000 (5) and 5000 (2). It is each player’s responsibility to make sure their starting stack is correct.
Blind levels increase every 25 minutes. Levels are (small blind, big blind):
$100/$200
$200/$400
$300/$600
$400/$800
Break
$500/$1000
$1000/$2000
$1500/$3000
$2000/$4000
Break
$3000/$6000
$4000/$8000
$5000/$10000
$8000/$16000
Break
$10000/$20000
$15000/$30000
$25000/$50000