TPF League III - Official Thread...

[Talking Poker]

This is the official summary thread for the TPF League III. Below are the official rules, the schedule, and the confirmed signup list. Any questions you have are probably answered in this post, so please keep reading.

Once the league begins, all Tourney Results and the Overall Standings will be maintained in the second post in this thread.

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RULES:
1) The league consists of 20 events - all Private tourneys. The password for every tourney (unless stated otherwise) is: talkingpoker
2) Each event has a $10+$1 buy in and payouts based on the standard Poker Stars MTT payout schedule (this is the minimum buy in allowed for Private Tourneys at Poker Stars).
3) The one time (optional*) League Entry Fee is $20, payable to to TalkingPoker (city = Indialantic) via Poker Stars transfer. To join the league, transfer $20 to TalkingPoker and then post your Stars screen name in this thread. Once your transfer has been confirmed, you will be added to the participant list below.
4) The winner of each league event is awarded points based on their place in the event (see points distribution list below).
5) Overall point leaders at the end on the 20 league events will be awarded portions of the prize pool as described below.
6) TP is once again adding $100 to the League Prize Pool. This money will be set aside for a Tournament of Champions for the Top 9** finishers in the league. This will be a $100 freeroll at Stars held on Sunday, 12/10/06 at 9:30 PM ET.

*You are welcome to play in any or all events with us without actually being a part of the league, but in order to earn points and be eligible for the prize money and the Tournament of Champions, you need to pay the $20 League Entry Fee.

**If necessary, ties for the 9th spot of the T.O.C. will be broken as follows:
1) Highest Average Score for events scored in (person to get to total with least scores)
2) Highest Individual Score (if still tied)
3) 2nd Highest Individual Score (if still tied)
4) Next Highest Individual Score (if still tied) and so on...

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LEAGUE PAYOUTS ($420 Prize Pool + $100 T.O.C.):
Based on the overall points total from each's players best 8 finishes:

1st (40%): $168
2nd (30%): $126
3rd (20%): $84
4th (10%): $42
PLUS the $100 Tournament of Champions Freeroll for the Top 9* finishers!

Note: There will be no tie-breakers for the Top 4 league payouts. For example, if the players in 3rd and 4th place have the same total score, the prize money for the two spots will be added up and split evenly between them. If two people tie for 4th, they will split the 4th place money.

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POINTS DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

-Only your best 8 Events (top 8 point totals) count toward your overall points total
-The number of points in play per event will be {Number of Players x 10}
-The number of players receiving points in each event will be determinted as follows:

3-5 players
1st - 75%
2nd - 25%

6-9 Players
1st - 50%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 20%

10-12 Players
1st - 50%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%

13-15 Players
1st - 45%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%
5th - 5%

16-18 Players
1st - 40%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%
5th - 6%
6th - 4%

19+ Players
1st - 35%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%
5th - 6%
6th - 4%
7th - 3%
8th - 2%

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SCHEDULE:
Please note that EVERY Sunday game will be No Limit Hold'Em (NLHE), while the weekday games will vary. In total, there will be a maximum of 7 non Hold'Em Events.

Event #1 - Sunday, 10/1/06 - NLHE
Event #2 - Tuesday, 10/3/06 - Pot Limit Hold'Em
Event #3 - Sunday, 10/8/06 - NLHE
Event #4 - Wednesday, 10/11/06 - Limit Hold'Em
Event #5 - Sunday, 10/15/06 - NLHE
Event #6 - Thursday, 10/19/06 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low
Event #7 - Sunday, 10/22/06 - NLHE
Event #8 - Wednesday, 10/25/06 - Pot Limit Omaha
Event #9 - Sunday, 10/29/06 - NLHE
Event #10 - Tuesday, 10/31/06 - Seven Card Stud
Event #11 - Sunday, 11/5/06 - NLHE
Event #12 - Wednesday, 11/8/10 - Seven Card Stud High-Low
Event #13 - Sunday, 11/12/06 - NLHE
Event #14 - Thursday, 11/16/06 - HORSE
Event #15 - Sunday, 11/19/06 - NLHE
Event #16 - Tuesday, 11/21/06 - Pot Limit Hold'Em
Event #17 - Sunday, 11/26/06 - NLHE
Event #18 - Wednesday, 11/29/06 -Razz
Event #19 - Sunday, 12/3/06 - NLHE
Event #20 - Thursday, 12/7/06 - HORSE - Special $5+.50 entry fee!!!
Event #21 - Sunday, 12/10/06 - NLHE - Tournament of Champions______________________________

CONFIRMED SIGNUP LIST (with Stars names, if different):
21 confirmed ($20) entries = $420 Prize Pool

bdawg31
BlibbityBlabbity (TimeToWinTD)
Boobie Lover
cdreef (CDH #2)
ChipFish
Defendent (Mithlondor)
eejit101 (eeejit101)
JdMcNugent (JDpoker$tar7)
jillaj
johnp158
kkirk1329
Kurn
lightfungus
mayhem45
melioris
Murkosk
New Guy (gemini_j)
studiopet
Talking Poker (Rogue23)
Robbie Robb
Robbr25
Quint (Quint45)

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MORE:
Remember, the Individual event buyins are $10+$1, but you don't HAVE to play in them all if you unable to or just don't want to. Only your top 8 point scores will count toward your overall total.

Lastly, just to make sure everyone understands how this works: If someone enters a given event and is not a paid member of the league, they will still generate points (their play will add 10 points to that night's prize pool), but they will NOT recieve points for their finish. Instead, those points will be awarded to no one. For example, if a non-league player wins an event, there will be no 1st place points awarded for that event.

In other words, even if you aren't in the league, you are more than welcome to play in one or more of the tourneys with everyone. You simply won't be eligible for the prize money at the end of the League.