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BUY-IN: $15,000 | CHIPS: 50,000 | 3-DAY EVENT FINAL TABLE: TO BE FILMED FOR TELEVISION AT HYPERX ESPORTS ARENA LAS VEGAS June 1 - 3, 2019 | ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Season XVII Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions DATE Saturday, June 1 Sunday, June 2 Monday, June 3 TIME 11 AM PT 12 PM PT 4 PM PT Day 1 Day 2 Final Table SCHEDULE & STRUCTURE Level 1 Level 2 *** REGISTRATION CLOSES AT START OF LEVEL 3 *** Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15 Level 16 Level 17 Level 18 Level 19 Level 20 Level 21 Level 22 Level 23 Level 24 Level 25 BIG BLIND 100 200 300 400 500 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 ANTE 100 200 300 400 500 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 SMALL BLIND 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 500 600 800 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 15,000 1 5,000 20,000 25,000 ACTION CLOCK: The Action Clock by Protection Poker will be used for the entirety of this event. Players will have thirty (30) seconds to act on their hand. Players will start with six (6) time-extension chips, each worth thirty (30) seconds. Upon reaching the final twenty-four (24) players, each remaining player will reset to six (6) time-extension chips. Upon reaching the final six (6) players, each remaining player will reset to eight (8) time-exten- sion chips. In the case that time expires for a player with remaining time-extension chips, the player’s Action Clock will automatically extend an additional thirty (30) seconds. Collection of used time-extension chips will take place at the end of the player’s action. If a player Action Clock expires and the player does not have any time-extension chips remaining, will be (a) forced to check, if there is no bet pending or (b) fold, if facing a bet or raise. See WPT Action Clock Rules for more details. ANTE FORMAT (BIG BLIND ANTE): Single ante will be posted by the player in the big blind, in the amount equivalent to the big blind. Ante is posted before the big blind and players are eligible to collect the entire ante, even when out of the big blind. Ante is maintained until the completion of the tournament. BREAKS: Days 1, 2: Players will have fifteen (15) minutes for every two (2) levels Final Table: Breaks TBD BUY-IN & FEES: All $15,000 of the buy-in will go towards the prize pool. There will be no House or Staffing fees. FINAL TABLE: WPT Official Final Table of final six (6) players will be filmed for television at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. Final Table will also be live-streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay. LATE REGISTRATION: Registration available at any time until start of Level 3 (approximately 1:15 p.m. on Day 1, June 1). LEVELS PER DAY: Day 1: Eight (8) sixty (60) minute levels Day 2: Sixty (60) minute levels until six (6) players remain Final Table: Play sixty (60) minute levels until heads up, then thirty (30) minute levels until there is a champion. PAYOUTS: One in eight (1-in-8) entries will be in the money (approximately 12.5%). PLAYER’S CARD & PLAYER RELEASE: In order to play in the event, each player must have an M Life card and sign the WPT Player Release Form. Must be 21 years of age or older to play. PLAYERS PER TABLE: Play will be 8-handed throughout until 9-handed for the Unofficial Final Table. The Official WPT Final Table will be 6-handed. REENTRY RULES: This is a freeze-out event. There is no re-entry. REGISTRATION: Registration available at any time until start of Level 3 (approximately 1:15 p.m. on Day 1, June 1). RULES: Tournament Directors Association (TDA) rules will be used through- out the tournament. For full rules and regulations, check www.PokerTDA.com SEATING REDRAWS: There will be a full seating redraw prior to Day 2, as well as at 24, 16, and 9 players remaining. There will be no redraw for the final six (6) players. STARTING STACK: 50,000 tournament chips. Pre-purchased stacks will be "live" on the table from the beginning of the tournament. Late registrants and alternates will be sold a full starting stack. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR’S DECISIONS ARE FINAL: Players shall have no recourse following the beginning of the next hand. The next hand begins with the first riffle of the cards. BACCARAT CRYSTAL WPT TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) will be withheld from the total prize pool and awarded to the first place finisher in the form of an entry to the following season’s Tournament of Champions event. The entry is non-transferable and has no cash value. ARIA Resort & Casino reserves the right to alter, change, or cancel the tournament. Neither ARIA Resort & Casino nor World Poker Tour will be held responsible in the event of typographical errors or misinformation on the website or printed material pertaining to this event, and players will not have claim in these matters. Participation in WPT tournaments is subject to rules and rulings set forth by the applicable venue(s) and/or WPT (e.g., tournament rules, sponsorships). THIS TOURNAMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR WPT CHAMPIONS CLUB MEMBERS ONLY RULES & INFORMATION WPT, World Poker Tour and Spade Card Design are registered trademarks of WPT Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2019 WPT Enterprises Inc. *Tournament is available for WPT Champions Club Members only. *Final Table will be filmed for television at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas and live-streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay.

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Page 1: Season XVII Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions€¦ · BACCARAT CRYSTAL WPT TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) will be withheld from the total prize

BUY-IN: $15,000 | CHIPS: 50,000 | 3-DAY EVENTFINAL TABLE: TO BE FILMED FOR TELEVISION AT HYPERX ESPORTS ARENA LAS VEGAS

June 1 - 3, 2019 | ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NevadaSeason XVII Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions

DATESaturday, June 1Sunday, June 2Monday, June 3

TIME11 AM PT12 PM PT4 PM PT

Day 1Day 2Final Table

SCHEDULE & STRUCTURE

Level 1Level 2 *** REGISTRATION CLOSES AT START OF LEVEL 3 ***Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10Level 11Level 12Level 13Level 14Level 15Level 16Level 17Level 18Level 19Level 20Level 21Level 22Level 23Level 24Level 25

BIG BLIND100200

300400500600800

1,0001,2001,6002,0002,5003,0004,0005,0006,0008,000

10,00012,00016,00020,00025,00030,00040,00050,000

ANTE100200

300400500600800

1,0001,2001,6002,0002,5003,0004,0005,0006,0008,000

10,00012,00016,00020,00025,00030,00040,00050,000

SMALL BLIND100100

200200300300400500600800

1,0001,5002,0002,0003,0003,0004,0005,0006,0008,000

10,00015,0001 5,00020,00025,000

ACTION CLOCK: The Action Clock by Protection Poker will be used for the entirety of this event. Players will have thirty (30) seconds to act on their hand. Players will start with six (6) time-extension chips, each worth thirty (30) seconds. Upon reaching the final twenty-four (24) players, each remaining player will reset to six (6) time-extension chips. Upon reaching the final six (6) players, each remaining player will reset to eight (8) time-exten-sion chips. In the case that time expires for a player with remaining time-extension chips, the player’s Action Clock will automatically extend an additional thirty (30) seconds. Collection of used time-extension chips will take place at the end of the player’s action. If a player Action Clock expires and the player does not have any time-extension chips remaining, will be (a) forced to check, if there is no bet pending or (b) fold, if facing a bet or raise. See WPT Action Clock Rules for more details.

ANTE FORMAT (BIG BLIND ANTE): Single ante will be posted by the player in the big blind, in the amount equivalent to the big blind. Ante is posted before the big blind and players are eligible to collect the entire ante, even when out of the big blind. Ante is maintained until the completion of the tournament.

BREAKS: Days 1, 2: Players will have fifteen (15) minutes for every two (2) levels Final Table: Breaks TBD

BUY-IN & FEES: All $15,000 of the buy-in will go towards the prize pool. There will be no House or Staffing fees.

FINAL TABLE: WPT Official Final Table of final six (6) players will be filmed for television at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. Final Table will also be live-streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay.

LATE REGISTRATION: Registration available at any time until start of Level 3 (approximately 1:15 p.m. on Day 1, June 1).

LEVELS PER DAY: Day 1: Eight (8) sixty (60) minute levelsDay 2: Sixty (60) minute levels until six (6) players remainFinal Table: Play sixty (60) minute levels until heads up, then thirty (30) minute levels until there is a champion.

PAYOUTS: One in eight (1-in-8) entries will be in the money (approximately 12.5%).

PLAYER’S CARD & PLAYER RELEASE: In order to play in the event, each player must have an M Life card and sign the WPT Player Release Form. Must be 21 years of age or older to play.

PLAYERS PER TABLE: Play will be 8-handed throughout until 9-handed for the Unofficial Final Table. The Official WPT Final Table will be 6-handed.

REENTRY RULES: This is a freeze-out event. There is no re-entry.

REGISTRATION: Registration available at any time until start of Level 3 (approximately 1:15 p.m. on Day 1, June 1).

RULES: Tournament Directors Association (TDA) rules will be used through-out the tournament. For full rules and regulations, check www.PokerTDA.com

SEATING REDRAWS: There will be a full seating redraw prior to Day 2, as well as at 24, 16, and 9 players remaining. There will be no redraw for the final six (6) players.

STARTING STACK: 50,000 tournament chips. Pre-purchased stacks will be "live" on the table from the beginning of the tournament. Late registrants and alternates will be sold a full starting stack.

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR’S DECISIONS ARE FINAL: Players shall have no recourse following the beginning of the next hand. The next hand begins with the first riffle of the cards.

BACCARAT CRYSTAL WPT TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) will be withheld from the total prize pool and awarded to the first place finisher in the form of an entry to the following season’s Tournament of Champions event. The entry is non-transferable and has no cash value.

ARIA Resort & Casino reserves the right to alter, change, or cancel the tournament. Neither ARIA Resort & Casino nor World Poker Tour will be held responsible in the event of typographical errors or misinformation on the website or printed material pertaining to this event, and players will not have claim in these matters. Participation in WPT tournaments is subject to rules and rulings set forth by the applicable venue(s) and/or WPT (e.g., tournament rules, sponsorships).

THIS TOURNAMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR WPT CHAMPIONS CLUB MEMBERS ONLY

RULES & INFORMATION

WPT, World Poker Tour and Spade Card Design are registered trademarks of WPT Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2019 WPT Enterprises Inc.

*Tournament is available for WPT Champions Club Members only.

*Final Table will be filmed for television at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegasand live-streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay.