The Wyoming Poker Tour follows the rules of Texas Hold 'Em No Limit Poker. The blinds start at 25/50, then raise to 50/100, then raise to 100/200. From there, the small blind goes up 100 every time. Blinds raise every 20 minutes. When it gets down to heads-up action, the dealer is always the big blind. Tables combine accordingly as people drop out. For example, if there are 2 tables of 8, then as soon as 8 people go out, the rest combine for one table. Tables never exceed 9 players. There cannot be 2 tables until there are more than 9 players, or 3 tables until there are more than 18 players, etc.
Each month, a new person "hosts" a tournament. They decide on the location, the day, the time, and the buy-in. The buy-in cannot be less than $5. The Host is also reponsible for determining how the pot will be divided out.
The buy-in gets you $4000 in chips. They are divided out as follows:
White Chips (25)x14 $350
Red Chips (50)x13 $650
Blue Chips (100)x10 $1000
Green Chips (500)x4 $2000
Once the first tables combine, the Red & White Chips will be replaced by the Black (1000) chips. After the blinds reach 1000 / 2000, the small blind starts going up by 500 each level: 1500 / 3000, 2000 / 4000, 2500 / 5000, ect. Once this starts happening, the blue chips are replaced by black chips.
1/4 of the monthly tournament pot is always set aside for the Main Event that will be held in December 2006. To earn a spot at the Main Event, you must win one of the monthly tournaments.
If a person is skilled and lucky enough to win 2 tournaments, they will go to the Main Event with double the amount of chips as would someone who only won 1 tournament. Win 3 tournaments and it's triple the amount of chips and so on so forth. So, if you've already won, start building up your chip count! |
