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Bodog Poker and Card Player are proud to host the Card Player Pro-Bowl Tournament Series. Join us and challenge other Card Player readers in the Bodog poker room and live to tell about it. Earn points and work your way up the tournament leader board for a spot in the final tournament and a chance to win a five-day Pro Bowl prize package for two, including hotel accommodations, flights, transfers, tickets to the game, access to VIP parties in Hawaii, and much, much more.
This promotion is available only to those who either initially signed up for Bodog through Card Player or sign up for a new account through Card Player now. Sign up for Bodog now to take advantage of this promotion and a special deposit bonus from Card Player. Those who qualify to compete will be notified by e-mail and can register for the events through a dedicated Card Player Pro Bowl in Paradise landing page. Also, stay tuned to head about a warmup event for this series, to be announced later today.
The Card Player Pro-Bowl Tournament Series is composed of a series of 24 qualifying tournaments that run from Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. The top 30 percent of finishers in each qualifying tournament will earn points based on their finish, and these points will be used to rank players. At the end of the qualifying series, Bodog will host two tournaments: first a last-chance tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, which every player who played in three or more qualifying tournaments will be eligible for, and then, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, we will host the final tournament, open to the top 15 percent of players on the tournament leader board (TLB). Each player’s top 10 point-finishes will count toward the TLB Standings. The top five finishers in the last-chance tournament will also be invited to participate in the final tournament. The first-place finisher in the final tournament will win the Pro Bowl prize package for two and the second- to 10th-place finishers will win a seat in any $100,000-guaranteed tournament on Bodog, which are hosted every Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, a $109 value.
Weekly Qualifying Tournaments
Buy-in: Ranging from $6-$22
Prizes: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard multi-table payout structure. In addition, the top 30 percent of finishers from each tournament will earn TLB points. The first-place finisher will also win a seat in any Sunday $100,000-guaranteed tournament on Bodog, a $109 value.
Last-Chance Tournament
Buy-in: $0 (all players who have participated in three or more weekly qualifying tournaments will be invited to participate in this last-chance tournament)
Prizes: The top five finishers will win the right to play in the final tournament.
Final Tournament
Buy-in: $0 (must finish in the top 15 percent of the TLB or finish in the top five in the last-chance tournament.
Prizes:
First-place grand prize: Pro Bowl prize package for two, including hotel accommodations, flights, tickets to the game, and access to VIP parties in Hawaii
Second through 10th place: A seat in any Sunday $100,000-guaranteed tournament on Bodog, a $109 value.
Additional Swag
Additional prizes will be awarded for various accomplishments throughout the series (for instance, collecting the bounty on a certain player). Some of the prizes that may be up for grabs include $25 BodogLIVE credit, $25 Bodog Casino coupons, Bodog swag bags, and one-year subscriptions to Card Player magazine.
The TLB will be available throughout the course of the Card Player Pro-Bowl Tournament Series. It will provide the point totals for every player who has played in the qualifying tournaments. The top 30 percent of players in each tournament will receive points according to their finish, which will ultimately determine who will move on to the final tournament at the end of the qualifying tournaments. Each player’s top 10 point-finishes will count toward the TLB standings.
The formula used to calculate points for the leader board standings after each event is as follows:
Points = 10 x [Sqrt(N) ÷ Sqrt(R)] x [Sqrt(Sqrt(B)) + 0.2]
N = Number of players entered in the tournament
R = Finish rank of the player for the tournament
B = Buy-in of the tournament
Sqrt = Square root
Event | Date | Time (ET) | Buy-in | Game (all hold'em) | Tournament Name |
1 | Tue, Oct. 28 | 9:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
2 | Sun, Nov. 2 | 3:05 p.m. | $5+$1 | No-limit rebuy | CP Series Qualifier (Rebuy) |
3 | Tue, Nov. 4 | 9:05 p.m. | $20+$2 | No-limit double stack | CP Series Qualifier (DS) |
4 | Sun, Nov. 9 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
5 | Tue, Nov. 11 | 9:05 p.m. | $7+$1 | No-limit turbo | CP Series Qualifier (Turbo) |
6 | Sun, Nov. 16 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | Pot-limit | CP Series Qualifier (PL) |
7 | Tue, Nov. 18 | 9:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
8 | Sun, Nov. 23 | 3:05 p.m. | $15+$1.50 | Six-handed no-limit | CP Series Qualifier (6-handed) |
9 | Tue, Nov. 25 | 9:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
10 | Sun, Nov. 30 | 3:05 p.m. | $20+$2 | No-limit double stack | CP Series Qualifier (DS) |
11 | Tue, Dec. 2 | 9:05 p.m. | $7+$1 | No-limit turbo | CP Series Qualifier (Turbo) |
12 | Sun, Dec. 7 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
13 | Tue, Dec. 9 | 9:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | Pot-limit | CP Series Qualifier (PL) |
14 | Sun, Dec. 14 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
15 | Tue, Dec. 16 | 9:05 p.m. | $7+$1 | No-limit turbo | CP Series Qualifier (Turbo) |
16 | Sun, Dec. 21 | 3:05 p.m. | $5+$1 | No-limit rebuy | CP Series Qualifier (Rebuy) |
17 | Tue, Dec. 23 | 9:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
18 | Sun, Dec. 28 | 3:05 p.m. | $15+$1.50 | Six-handed no-limit | CP Series Qualifier (6-handed) |
19 | Tue, Dec. 30 | 9:05 p.m. | $7+$1 | No-limit turbo | CP Series Qualifier (Turbo) |
20 | Sun, Jan. 4 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
21 | Tue, Jan. 6 | 9:05 p.m. | $15+$1.50 | Six-handed no-limit | CP Series Qualifier (6-handed) |
22 | Sun, Jan. 11 | 3:05 p.m. | $10+$1 | No-limit | CP Series Qualifier |
23 | Tue, Jan. 13 | 9:05 p.m. | $7+$1 | No-limit turbo | CP Series Qualifier (Turbo) |
24 | Sun, Jan. 18 | 3:05 p.m. | $20+$2 | No-limit double stack | CP Series Qualifier (DS) |
Last-chance | Tue, Jan. 20 | 9:05 p.m. | $0 | No-limit | CardPlayer Series Last Chance |
Final | Sun, Jan. 25 | 3:05 p.m. | $0 | No-limit | CardPlayer Series Finale |
Qualifying Events
Players participate in a series of qualifying tournaments. Based on a player’s finish in each tournament, a player’s top ten point-results are calculated and logged in a ranked leader board. The top 15 percent of point-earners on the TLB at the end of the 24 qualifying tournaments will move on to the final Tournament of Champions (TOC). Play in three or more qualifying events to qualify for the last-chance tournament.
There will be different types of qualifying tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $6-$22 and various structures:
Buy-in: $11
Game: No-limit hold’em and pot-limit hold’em
Starting chips: 1,500
Level duration: 10 minutes
Blind structure: Bodog’s standard structure
Prize: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard payout structure. In addition, the first-place finisher will win T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed event on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
Buy-in: $8
Game: No-limit hold’em (turbo)
Starting chips: 1,500
Level duration: 6 minutes
Blind structure: Bodog’s standard structure
Prize: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard payout structure. In addition, the first-place finisher will win T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed event on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
Buy-in: $6
Game: No-limit hold’em (rebuy)
Starting chips: 1,500
Rebuy chips: 1,500
Add-on chips: 3,000
Level duration: 12 minutes
Blind structure: Bodog’s standard structure
Prize: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard payout structure. In addition, the first-place finisher will win T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed event on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
Buy-in: $22
Game: No-limit hold’em (double stack)
Starting chips: 3,000
Level duration: 12 minutes
Blind structure: Bodog’s standard structure
Prize: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard payout structure. In addition, the first-place finisher will win T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed event on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
Buy-in: $16.50
Game: No-limit hold’em (six-handed)
Starting chips: 2,000
Level duration: 12 minutes
Blind structure: Bodog’s standard structure
Prize: Prize pool will be distributed as per Bodog’s standard payout structure. In addition, the first-place finisher will win T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed event on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
The top 30 percent of players in each tournament will earn TLB points according to their finish. Each player’s top 10 point-scores will be aggregated to comprise a total point value that will be used to rank participants on the TLB.
Last-Chance Tournament
Free entry is awarded to all players who participate in three or more qualifying tournaments and are not in the top 15 percent of players on the TLB.
Prizes: The top five finishers win entry into the final event.
Final Event
In addition to the top five last-chance tournament winners, the top 15 percent of TLB point-earners at the end of the 24 qualifying tournaments will move on to the Tournament of Champions (TOC).
Buy-in: $0
Starting chips: 3,000
Level duration: 12 minutes
Blind structure: Standard, with antes
Prizes:
First: Pro Bowl prize package for two — Honolulu, Hawaii — Feb. 5-9, 2009
Features:
Second through 10th: T$109 to play in the $100,000-guaranteed tournament on Sundays at 4 p.m. ET.
Take advantage of a 110 percent Bodog signup bonus today to get yourself started on your way to Hawaii and the Pro Bowl!