$100,000 Guarantee Tournament

It’s time to get your piece of $100,000! On July 14th at 7:00pm ET Bookmaker will be doubling the size of its normal big weekly $50k Guaranteed giving you the opportunity to walk home with your piece of a six digit score!

With 15 minute levels and 10,000 starting chips you get plenty of play for your $200+$15 buy-in and an opportunity to make some life changing money.

On July 14th instead of the usual 50k guaranteed that Sunday, you can now compete for two times the money for the same $200+$15 buy-in!

$100,000 Guaranteed
Date and Time: Sunday July 14th, 2013 at 7pm ET
Buy-in: $200+15
10,000 Starting chips

So what are you waiting for? Why not take your shot at life changing money? Check out our qualifiers in the tournament lobby and secure your seat today.

Satellite Schedule:

The Beast

Introducing the World’s First Progressive Rake Race, exclusively at Bookmaker

If you’re hungry for more cash in your pocket—just for playing—you’re going to love The Beast. Tame the Beast, taste victory, because EVERYONE has a chance to get rewarded with hundreds of thousands in cash PLUS free tournament entries—every month.

One Beast, One Huge Jackpot

The Beast is revolutionary, completely changing how jackpots are awarded at Bookmaker. Instead of throwing the jackpot fee into one giant pot that rarely gets popped, The Beast creates one NEW jackpot that pops EVERY MONTH. That means more winners, more often. Here’s how it works:

1) When you play at a Jackpot table, where 4 players are dealt into a pot and a jackpot fee is taken

2) You will earn points for every hand where you have contributed to the pot

3) Track your play within the Leaderboard in the poker client by clicking on the Rewards tab

4) You can win hundreds of thousands in cold hard cash and tournament entries

That’s it. And with tons of tables feeding The Beast, the jackpot grows every minute of every day. We’re talking six figure jackpots—every month.

Earning Points

Bookmaker uses the contributed method of earning to calculate your points. This means that anyone who contributes to the pot will receive equal share of the points awarded for the hand, regardless of how much they contributed.

In order to earn points, every time you contribute to a raked pot at a Jackpot table, you’ll automatically receive points toward The Beast. The number of points handed out for each hand depends on the table stakes you’re playing:

A special Leaderboard Point multiplier is set for each stake the more you play - the more you win!

The points are awarded to the table and are divided evenly among every player who contributed to the pot. For example, let’s look at a 9-handed, $0.10/$0.25 ring game table, where everyone folds except for four players (A—small blind, B—big blind, C and D). Regardless of how the hand plays out, all four players who contributed to the rake will earn points. Since this is a $0.10/$0.25 table, a total of 6 points are awarded. We’ll then divide the 6 points by the 4 players. This means that each player gets 1.5 points towards the leaderboard.

Jackpot Fee

Every Hold’em table marked "JP" in brackets or Omaha table marked "Beast" in brackets that has a minimum of 4 players dealt into the pot; a Jackpot Fee will be taken from the pot and fed to The Beast and/or the BadBeat.

On Stakes $1.00/$2.00 and lower the Jackpot Fee is $0.25; $0.17 to feed The Beast, $0.13 is then contributed towards the Cash Race and $0.04 is contributed to the Tournament Race. The additional $0.08 are taken to feed the Bad Beat Jackpot (no BBJ fee is collected in Omaha tables).

On Stakes $2.00/$4.00 and higher the Jackpot Fee is $0.50; $0.17 to feed The Beast, $0.13 is then contributed towards the Cash Race and $0.04 is contributed to the Tournament Race. The additional $0.33 are taken to feed the Bad Beat Jackpot (no BBJ fee is collected in Omaha tables).

All Omaha tables have been added to the mix of cash jackpot tables that are eligible for The Beast, so you can now cash in on huge monthly cash and tournament prizes.

Having Hold’em and Omaha players participating in The Beast, the monthly payouts will likely grow by leaps and bounds, and more tournament seats will be given out for our monthly Beast tournament.

Please note that while Omaha tables qualify for The Beast, they do not qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot, as a result, no Bad Beat Jackpot fee will be collected.

The Monthly Cash Race:

The points you earn get tallied as you play and earn you a spot on The Beast. The more points you collect, the higher you’ll climb up our leaderboard. At the end of the month, we reward dozens of poker players just like you with—potentially—hundreds of thousands of dollars on their rank.

The payout structure for the cash race is calculated based on the size of the prize pool, when the prize pool grows so do the number of places that are paid.

Example: If the prize pool is $50,000.00 there will be 200 places paid, when the prize pool grows to $90,000.00 the number of places paid will also grow to 360 places paid.

The top 20 places are calculated from first place paying out 13% of the total prize pool or $30,000 whichever is lower. The remaining places are paid out based on a sliding scale algorithm and ever dollar added to the prize pool is spread through every place that is paid.

So not only does the number of players winning money get larger as the pool grows the amount that everyone earns grows’ as well.

EXAMPLE: The amount paid out for 1st place based on the amount of the prize pool.

The Monthly Tournament Race

The Beast is all about rewarding more killer poker players with more stuff. While you love to grind online, we also know you love insane land-based tourneys, too. That’s why The Beast leaderboard also includes a separate component that awards seats in satellite tournaments for major land-based, like the Punta Cana Poker Classic and the Latin Series Of Poker, or for big Guaranteed Tournaments. As the prize pool gets bigger, we will be able to hand out more and more seats to more and more players at the end of the month. It’s that simple.

Players receive one tournament entry based on the amount in the prize pool and their placing in the overall leaderboard during the qualifying period. They will be then automatically registered in the specified Satellite tournament. Check the Rewards tab , for complete details.

Checking Your Progress

You can view your monthly progress rankings through the Bookmaker software. From the poker client, click on Leaderboard in the lobby. There you can see your current place on the leaderboard, the amount of points you’ve earned and if you are winning a tournament entry. You’ll also get all the details about the tournament such as tournament start date and guaranteed prize pool.

The rankings are updated frequently, so be sure to check back often.

Remember, the more you play the more you win because the more people play, the higher the jackpot grows!

Participating in The Beast

Once you play at one of The Beast qualifying tables, you’ll automatically be ranked on our leaderboard. To find one, just look for tables marked with "JP" in brackets (Hold’em tables) or "Beast" in brackets (Omaha tables).

To learn more about The Beast check out our FAQ section .

Terms and Conditions

• The qualifying period for The Beast competition runs from the first day of each calendar month at 00:00 ET to the last day of the same calendar month at 23:59 ET.
• Every player who ranks on The Beast leaderboard automatically competes for BOTH the cash prize and the tournament prize
• Only Hold’em marked with "JP" in brackets and Omaha tables marked with "Beast" in brackets qualify for The Beast.
• Jackpot contributions are only made when a minimum of 4 players are dealt into a pot.
• All jackpot contributions have a 10% fee.
• Players are responsible to play in the assigned online tournament won through the Monthly Tournament Race competition. Players that don’t play the tournament will be deemed to be “no shows” and will forfeit their tournament entry prize.
• 25% of the overall jackpot will be taken to the reseed of the next month’s jackpot
• Tournament entries won in The Beast are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash and hold no cash value
• The Beast Points are updated in real time.
• No points will be awarded for participation in tournaments or Sit n Go’s.
• All money won by Bookmaker players participating in The Beast will be credited into their account within the first 5 business days of the following month.
• Cheating or team-play is strictly prohibited
• Any player that cashes in the Beast, and/or is deemed to potentially be involved in cheating/team-play must be able to prove that they are only a single player. The burden of proof to prove that they won the Beast in a fair manner, will fall solely upon the player. Players must participate in a Beast Live (either live or private, but viewable by the House) in the following month AND must be able to replicate the same conditions, on their own, in which they achieved their status in the previous month. Until a player proves themselves beyond a reasonable doubt, that they are not cheating, players will not receive their winnings from the previous month
• If a player is found to be cheating/involved in team-play, they will be dealt with in the strictest manner possible, including forfeiture of their Beast Winnings and compensation to other players within the Beast
• Bookmaker reserves the right to change the general rules and conditions for this promotion at any time with or without notice.
• General rules and conditions apply.
• All management decisions are final.

LSOP

Take Your Weekly Shot at Paradise Win your $1,500 LSOP Chile Seat Every Thursday at 6:30pm ET.

There’s nothing better than a last-minute vacation—especially when an LSOP event is involved. That’s why during June we will be running a $60 + 6 buy-in “seat only” satellites every Thursday at 6:30 PM ET. Winners of these satellites will receive their $1000+$100 seat to the main event at the LSOP Chile plus $400 cash for expenses.

LSOP Chile Seat-Only Tourney
When: Every Thursday night.
Time: 6:30pm ET
Buy-in: $60 + $6
Guarantee: One $1,000 + $100 seat in the LSOP Chile plus $400 cash for expenses.

About the LSOP Chile

The LSOP Chile Main Event is a live poker tournament, to be held at the Dreams Casino in Puerto Varas, Chile —August 21st through 25th.

Booking your Hotel

Players who win a seat at one of our LSOP Chile tournaments have book their hotel and transfers personally. LSOP has negotiated special discounted hotel rates for tournament players that start from $90 + taxes. For reservations or more information contact LSOP.

Use your LSOP voucher for another Live Event!

Can’t make it to the LSOP Chile? Use your $1,100 voucher towards any of our live poker event packages, like the Punta Cana Poker Classic 2013!

Satellites to the LSOP Chile Seat-Only Tourney

Terms and Conditions

• Please note that the winners of each satellite will receive only the tournament entry and $400 cash for expenses, but not a full package. Winners of the satellite will be responsible for their own airfare and accommodations.
• For those players who have already won or purchased their LSOP Chile main event entry, you may use your voucher to re-enter the Main Event tournament during the designated late registration period.
• The entry vouchers are transferable and they may be sold to other players however they hold no redeemable cash value and must be used at any of our live poker events.
• This is a must-use voucher: While you can sell your seat or transfer it to another player, you can’t redeem your voucher for cash. That means the voucher must be used, and any player who fails to use it in any of our live poker events will not be eligible for a refund.

$50,000 Weekly Guarantee

Forget about winding down for the weekend. No matter how epic your last two days were, things are about to get crazy.

Jump into our Sunday Night $50k and be a part of Bookmaker’s biggest weekly guarantee. It gets underway every Sunday night at 7pm ET and we’ll start you off with a massive 10,000-strong chip stack.

$200+$15 gets you your seat right now. Or look for a low buy-in satellite to win your way into it for less.

$50,000 Guarantee

• When: Every Sunday at 7PM ET
• Guarantee: $50,000
• Direct Buy-in: $200+$15
• Starting chips: 10,000

$50k Freeroll Series

$10,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack

The one that runs from Monday through Friday! The $10k guarantee tournament gives you a shot at a big $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool. Change your game and take your bankroll to a whole new level by playing this nightly event.

The nightly $10k joins a tournament lineup that includes a $10k Saturday night guaranteed tournament and a $50,000 guaranteed event every Sunday, not to mention several other guaranteed tourneys spread throughout the week.

$10K GTD DEEP STACK TOURNAMENT

Monday through Friday at 9:00 pm EST.

Starting chips: 5,000

Direct buy-in: $25+$2.50

Satellite Schedule

$15,000 Guaranteed

Now you don’t have to wait for the weekend to play in a big dollar tournament! Due to popular demand Bookmaker has added another big dollar tournament to the docket so players can score big throughout the week!

The $15k Guaranteed runs every Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET.

This $150+$15 buy-in No-Limit Texas Holdem tournament will allow for plenty of play with 5,000 starting chips and 15 minute levels.

$15,000 Guaranteed
When: Every Wednesday 8:00 pm ET
Prize Pool: $15k Guaranteed
Direct Buy-in: $150+$15
Starting Chips: 5,000

$10,000 Guarantee

What are you doing Saturday night? Barhopping and then stumbling home with loose change in your pocket? Or firing up Bookmaker and then calling it a night a few thousand dollars richer?

If the thousands in cash is more your thing, hit our Saturday Night $10k. It goes down every Saturday night at 9pm ET and $10,000 is on the table—GUARANTEED.

$10,000 Guarantee

When: Every Saturday at 9pm ET
Guarantee: $10,000
Direct Buy-in: $100 + $9
Starting chips: 5,000

Satellites

$7,500 Weekly Guaranteed

Win big, fatten your wallet and make your Sunday night legendary!

Every Sunday night at 6:00 pm ET.

$7,500 Guarantee
When: Every Sunday at 6pm ET
Guarantee: $7,500
Direct Buy-in: $100 + $9
Starting chips: 5,000

$3,500 Guaranteed R/A

Your weekends just got a whole lot more exciting. Every Saturday and Sunday night you can take your shot at a guaranteed $3,500 prize pool for only a $6 bucks! Tournaments run at 10pm ET on both nights, a great way to cap off your night!

$3,500 Guarantee R/A

When: Every Saturday and Sunday at 10PM ET

Guarantee: $3,500

Direct Buy-in: $6+$0.60

Starting chips: 1,500 (Re-buys and Add-on)

$3,500 Guarantee

Here is your chance to score big and invest little. The $3,500 Guarantee gives you a chance to pull down a chunk of a $3,500 prize pool from just a $5 investment.

The $3,500 Guarantee gives you a shot at some nice extra cash and you can play it simultaneously while you’re enjoying some of our great cash games or trying to take down the 50k Guarantee that begins just an hour earlier. Our easy multi-tabling software gives you the chance to enjoy fast paced action on multiple screens!

$3,500 Guarantee

• When: Every Sunday at 8PM ET
• Guarantee: $3,500
• Direct Buy-in: $5+$0.50
• Starting chips: 2,500

$2,500 Weekly Guaranteed

While everyone else waits for the weekend to let loose at the tables, we’re bringing you guaranteed excitement—smack down in the middle of the week.

Our Wednesday $2,500 GTD tournament features a guaranteed prize pool of $2,500. A seat will set you back just $5+0.50, so register now.

New to Bookmaker? Download our free software now.

$2,500 Guaranteed
When: Every Wednesday at 8PM ET
Guarantee: $2,500
Direct Buy-in: $5+$0.50
Starting chips: 2,500

$2,500 Omaha Guaranteed

Omaha is gaining popularity on Bookmaker and around the world! You can now score big money by testing your skills at this exciting variation of Texas Holdem!

The $2,500 Guaranteed Omaha weekly tournaments are set to kick off every Saturday at 6pm ET. This new tournament is designed to offer players an opportunity to take home some big cash prize pools with little investment as you can earn your share of a $2,500 prize pool for only a $25+$2.50 buy-in.

$2,500 Guaranteed
When: Every Saturday at 6pm ET
Prize Pool: $2.5k Guaranteed
Direct Buy-in: $25+$2.50
Starting Chips: 1,500

$1,500 Guarantee

What’s better than picking up some extra cash during the week? Who couldn’t use a payday before their payday? The $1.5K Guarantee offers you a piece of a $1,500 prize pool for as little as $22!

$1,500 Guarantee

• When: Monday through Friday at 11PM ET
• Guarantee: $1,500
• Direct Buy-in: $20+$2

$1,000 Guarantee

Play for your chance to win your share of $1,000 guarantee prize money every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8PM ET, in our $1k Guaranteed Tournament.

$1,000 Guarantee

• When: Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8PM ET
• Guarantee: $1,000
• Direct Buy-in: $12+$1

Time Bank

At Bookmaker we understand that you are playing poker for your hard earned money. It is because of this we’ve found a way for you to best manage your time at the table and think through those key decisions properly.

Bookmaker’s software upgrade includes the revolutionary ‘Time Bank’ technology. This allows you to request more time as need be in order to make your decision on a hand. You can now do withdraw from the ‘Time Bank’ by pressing the button that appears after you’ve used your original amount of allotted time.

You can then use this new feature much as you’d use a normal bank. Each player is allotted an equal amount of time from which they can withdrawal. It allows players to use a reasonable amount of time in order to make their decision, without holding up the game by taking too long. In tournaments, your Time Bank can only be used once (once the time runs out, you can't replenish it), however, in multi table tournaments, all players at the final table will have their Time Bank replenished. At cash tables, an additional second will be added to your Time Bank for every 10 hands you play.

The Time Bank button will appear when you have half your time left to act, example, in a regular speed game the button will appear during the last 9 seconds to act.

The amount of time in your bank depends on whether or not you’re sitting at a cash game or tournament. See below for the amount of time for each corresponding type of game.

Ring Games

1. Regular Speed Tables will have 18 seconds to act for the regular amount of time, for all tables.
Time Bank is:

• Low Stakes ($0.01/$0.02 - $0.25/$0.50); Time Bank will be 20 seconds.
• Medium Stakes ($0.50/$1.00 - $2/$4); Time Bank will be 30 seconds.
• The time bank will replenish by 1 second for every 10 hands into which you are dealt at that table.

2. Fast Speed Tables should have 12 seconds to act for the regular amount of time, for all tables.
Time Bank is:

• Low Stakes ($0.01/$0.02 - $0.25/$0.50); Time Bank will be 10 seconds.
• Medium Stakes ($0.50/$1.00 - $2/$4); Time Bank will be 15 seconds.
• The time bank will replenish by 1 second for every 10 hands into which you are dealt at that table.

Tournaments & SNG’s

Note: You only get 1 time bank now for Tournaments, however, in multi table tournaments, all players at the final table will have their Time Bank replenished.

1. Regular Speed Tournaments & SNG’s should have 18 seconds to act for the regular amount of time, for all tables.
Time Bank is:

• Low Buy-in (Freeroll - $24 (this does not include fee)) : 60 seconds
• Med Buy-in ($25 - $60) : 90 seconds
• High Buy-in ($61+) : 120 seconds

2. Turbo Speed Tournaments & SNG’s should have 12 seconds to act for the regular amount of time, for all tables.
Time Bank is:

• Low Buy-in (Freeroll - $24 (this does not include fee)) : 20 seconds
• Med Buy-in ($25 - $60) : 30 seconds
• High Buy-in ($61+) : 40 seconds

3. Hyper Turbo Speed Tournaments & SNG’s should have 12 seconds to act for the regular amount of time, for all tables.
Time Bank is:

• Low Buy-in (Freeroll - $24 (this does not include fee)) : 5 seconds
• Med Buy-in ($25 - $60) : 10 seconds
• High Buy-in ($61+) : 15 seconds

Synchronized Breaks

Bookmaker Introduces Synchronized Breaks:

You can now take a five minute break each hour from all multi-table tournaments! Bookmaker has synchronized breaks on each and every tournament they offer so that play pauses on all of them 55 minutes past every hour. This new feature is ideal for multi-tabling action as it ensures that players won’t miss a hand in one tournament while on break from another.

Bookmaker offers players this new feature in order to ensure every tournament player is allocated 5 minutes at the end of each hour to take a well-deserved break from play. This allows for you to regroup and freshen up knowing that you’ll never miss one hand of action regardless of how many tournaments you have on the go.

Here’s how it works.

• At 55 minutes past the hour, the tournament clock will stop
• All hands in play will play out as normal
• The 5-minute break will begin after all hands are completed
• The tournament will resume five minutes later
• The next break will take place at 55 minutes past the next hour

Tournament play can be grueling and knowing you’re guaranteed that full five minutes to grab a bite to eat, use the restroom, review your play, or recover from that bad beat will help you keep bringing your ‘A’ game to the table.

Auto Top Up

The only thing worse than losing a big pot is being dealt bullets in the next hand and finding yourself short-stacked.

Our new Auto Top Up feature turns the tables on the situation by bulking up your chip stack automatically so you can turn that monster hand into the monster pot you deserve.

How it works

If you lose some cash playing in ring games, your chips will be automatically replenished back up to the amount you set as your default stack size—as long as you’ve got cash in your account to back it up. You need to enable Auto Top Up when you sit down at a ring game table. Here’s how:

1. Click the Table Options icon in the top left corner

2. Then, click the Buy In/Top Up tab

3. Check the Top Up box and then set your Top Up criteria

You can choose to make sure your chip stack never drops below:

• The table minimum
• The table maximum
• A set number of big blinds (as long as it’s below the table max)

Why you’ll love it

With Auto Top Up, you’ll never have to worry about missing a hand because you took too long to re-buy. And you’ll always have the chance to throw the maximum amount into the pot when you need to. It’s a great way to increase your win rate, keep track of your sessions, and analyze how you’re playing.

CAP tables

Bookmaker introduces a new type of table into the mix. It’s called a CAP table, and it essentially limits how much every player can bet over the course of a single the hand. Here’s what you need to know:

• The CAP is set at 30bb (meaning 30 big blinds)
• When you’ve reached the hand CAP, you’re considered to be all-in for the remainder of the hand.
• The CAP is always the same for each hand
• And the CAP is always the same for each player at the table

CAP tables are exciting because they level the playing field for every hand, giving short-stacked players more opportunity to play and win. And players sitting with large stacks can look forward to more action from players who’d otherwise be reluctant to jump on a raise.

Looking for CAP tables? You’ll find them at low, medium and high-stakes tables (up to 5/10).

Bad Beat promotion

Bad Beat promotion

In Bookmaker, if you get a bad beat? you win!!! We're laughing in the face of misfortune by paying Bookmaker players for losing at poker. All you have to do is sit down at a Bad Beat Jackpot table. If you lose a hand of Texas Hold'em with four eights or better, you'll hit the Bad Beat Jackpot and win big just by losing!

What is a Bad Beat?

A bad beat is when you lose a hand that, statistically, you really should have won. For example if you're holding quad tens and someone else happens to hit quad jacks or anything better, that's a bad beat. If you've ever played poker online or at a casino, you've probably been dealt a bad beat or have witnessed one firsthand.

Qualifying Bad Beat Jackpot Hands

• The bad beat jackpot is awarded when quad 8's or better gets beaten
• Both Cards in the players hand must play in order to be eligible for the jackpot

Payout Structure

• 30% goes to the loser of the hand
• 20% to the winner of the hand
• 10% is divided amongst the other players at the table
• 30% goes to the reseed of the next jackpot
• 10% of the gross jackpot goes to the house

In order to qualify for a percentage of the table payout split the players sitting at the table must have played one hand where a contribution to the BBJP was made.

In order to qualify the losing hand must contain four eights (8888) or better. IMPORTANT: The player beaten with quads must contain the pair in his hole cards. Quads beat by having three of one type on the board and one card in the hand does not qualify.

For instance:

Should a player have the following hand he would qualify:

Beaten Player’s Hole Cards: 8c8s

Opponent’s Hole Cards: QhKh

The Board: 10hJh8h8cAh

Whereas the following player would not qualify because only one of the quad cards is in his whole cards:

Beaten Player’s Hole Cards: ACJC

Opponents Hand: QhKh

The Board: 10hJhJdJs

Tables and Percentage Breakdown

Jackpot Fee

Every Hold’em table marked Jackpot that has a minimum of 4 players dealt into the hand; a Jackpot Fee will be taken from the pot and fed to The Beast and the BadBeat.

On Stakes $1.00/$2.00 and lower the Jackpot Fee is $0.25; $0.17 to feed The Beast, $0.13 is then contributed towards the Cash Race and $0.04 is contributed to the Tournament Race. The additional $0.08 are taken to feed the Bad Beat Jackpot.

On Stakes $2.00/$4.00 and higher the Jackpot Fee is $0.50; $0.17 to feed The Beast, $0.13 is then contributed towards the Cash Race and $0.04 is contributed to the Tournament Race. The additional $0.33 are taken to feed the Bad Beat Jackpot.

Not every table qualifies for the Bad Beat Jackpot. The bad beat jackpot tables will have (BBJ) printed clearly at the top when you open the table.

There must be a minimum of four or more players dealt in the hand and a rake must be collected in order to qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot.

In order to qualify the losing hand must contain four eights (8888) or better.

Players that do not participate and are sitting out of the hand will not qualify for the bad beat jackpot.

The winner and loser of the hand must utilize both hole cards in order to qualify.

The hand must be showed down after the river card is dealt in order to qualify.

In the event that more than two hands qualify for the BBJ in one hand, the jackpot will be awarded to the two highest hands at showdown. The highest hand shown down will be considered the winner and the second highest hand will be considered the loser.

If the bad beat jackpot is hit simultaneously at two separate tables, the jackpot will be awarded to the hand that began first according to our server game time.

Any collusion at the tables will result in automatic disqualification from the bad beat jackpots. Players must make their own decisions without influence from chat or other players. Chat will be reviewed after every jackpot is qualified.

The Bad Beat Jackpot accumulates from a portion of the fee from the pot of each raked hand that is raked hand detailed in the chart above.

Bookmaker reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time.

General rules and conditions apply.

All management decisions are final.

Re-Entry Tournaments

Have you been smacked out of a table in the first hand of a tournament you’ve been waiting all week for? It’s time to recharge, re-energize and re-enter the tourney— and play like nothing ever happened.

Introducing Re-Entry Tournaments, a new type of tournament that lets you re-register for the same tournament after you’ve busted out for another chance at taking down the event.

The Re-Entry Tournament allows players who get eliminated from the tournament to buy back as a new player while late registration is still open.

Players can re-enter as many times as they like into a tournament, so long as the tournament is still in Late Registration. Players will be able to re-enter for the same cost as the initial buy-in (with the exception of re-entry freerolls).

How it works

Every tournament that has the Re-entry option available will have an icon next to its name in the tournament board

When you get knocked out of a tourney, a window will display giving you your placement in the tournament and the option to re-enter the tournament. At this point you have two options:

• Leave the tourney: this option will close the window and you will be able to register for another tournament or ring game.
• Re-Enter: As soon as you click this option, the Buy-in amount will be debited from your account, and you’ll be seated at a brand new table with a brand new starting chip stack giving a fresh start!

Please keep in mind that you can re-enter a tournament as many times as you like, as long as the tournament is still within the late registration period, and as long as you’ve busted out of the tournament.

Re-Entry Tournament types

Currently three types of tournaments are available with this new feature at Bookmaker:

• Re-entry Freerolls: The Re-entry Freerolls use a special freebuy format. The Buy-in for these tournaments is free; however you will be able to re-entry, as many times as you want, during Late Registration for a small real money amount. The prize pool will increase after the original Prize amount is covered.

• Re-Entry Satellites: in these tournaments you will be able to buy back into the tournament for the same Buy-in amount, boosting the prize pool each time and giving you more chances to advance to the next round.

• Re-Entry Guarantees: this feature is available in Guaranteed Tournaments that only pay the final table. You can re-entry, as many times as you want, during Late Registration, and once there are more entrants than necessary to meet the guaranteed prize pool amount, then the prize pool will be even bigger than what the guarantee is set at.

How to Play Re-Entry Tournaments

• Just look for the Re-Entry icon in the tournament lobby.
• Once you’ve located the tourney you want to take down, register for it.
• Play like a champion, just like you would in any tournament.
• If you bust out during the registration period, you’ll be asked if you’d like to re-enter the tourney. If you choose yes, the Buy-in amount will be debited from your account and you’ll be seated at a new table in the exact same tournament.

*Players cannot use Tournament Dollars to re-enter a tournament.

New Player Points System

With the introduction of a new points structure, we needed to embrace a new ratio for earning points. In order to do this, your existing points balance needed to be adjusted. In the old system, you earned points at a rate of 100 FPPs for every $1 generated in rake. In the new system points are earned at 5.5 points for every $1 rake, using the dealt rake methodology.

Example:

If you have 1,500 FPPs in the old system, they will be converted into a total of 82.50 Player Points.

Earning Points

In Poker tournaments, you will earn 5.5 Player Points for each $1 USD paid in tournament fees. For example, let’s say you are playing an online poker tournament that costs $10+1 to get into. $10 goes to the prize pool and $1 is the entry fee. The $10 in the tournament does not count for calculating your Player Points. For tournaments, we only look at the fee associated with the buy-in. In this example, that is $1, and as you are awarded 5.5 PPs for every $1 in fees paid, you will earn 5.5 PPs.

What if the buy-in is less than $1? Don’t worry. You will earn fractional PPs, too. For example, in a real-money SnG with a $5+0.50 buy-in, you will earn 2.75 PPs (5.5 / 2 = 2.75 PPs).

In Poker cash games, you will earn Player Points for the rake taken from each hand. Best of all, we use the Dealt Rake methodology to calculate your points. That means everyone dealt into the hand shares equal credit for the rake. It makes no difference if they play the hand or not.

Player Points are awarded at a rate of 5.5 PPs for each $1 in rake collected. The total number of PPs is divided evenly among all hand participants. So if nine players get a total of $3 in rake, 16.5 PPs are then divided among the nine players. That is 1.83 PPs earned per player (16.5/9 = 1.83 PPs).

Tournament Rules

The following rules are applicable to all of the tournaments in Bookmaker.

Bookmaker provides a safe and secure environment for its players. Please review the below rules in order to familiarize yourself with correct conduct throughout tournament play.

• Bookmaker will review all unusual circumstances that may arise on occasion during tournament play. Should these circumstances arise, Bookmaker will objectively review all factors to come to a decision to best resolve any issues and find the most just resolution for all parties involved.
• Tournaments will begin at the scheduled times displayed in the “tournament lobby.” Bookmaker reserves the right to cancel or delay a scheduled without notice.
• The details of every tournament including duration of levels and blind structures, will be displayed prominently in the tournament lobby. Bookmaker reserves the right to change these details at any time without notice.
• In no-limit tournaments there is no restriction on the number of raises allowed. In our fixed limit tournaments, the amount of raises is capped at 3.
• Each player is randomly assigned his or her seat. Bookmaker does not permit players to change seats during a tournament. All tournaments will begin with the button being placed at seat one.
• The prize payouts will be determined once all the rebuys, add-ons or re-entries have been completed and registration is closed. Prize pools may vary pending on number of entrants and rebuys.
• In order to register for any tournament or pay rebuys, add-ons or re-entries, the player must have the funds accessible in the account. Funds that are currently in play do not count as available monies.
• Players can re-enter as many times as they like into a tournament (if the tournament has the Re-entry option available), so long as the tournament is still in Late Registration. Players will be able to re-enter for the same cost as the initial buy-in (with the exception of re-entry freerolls). The Re-Entry feature is available in all Freezeout Tournaments.
• The use of multiple accounts for one person is not allowed and will not be tolerated.
• Registration-Players may unregister for a tournament for a full refund of his or her money any time prior to the beginning of the tournaments. Once the tournament has begun players may not receive a refund on their buy-in. Tournament entries won in satellites may not be redeemed for cash and hold no cash value.
• Tournaments conclude once one player accumulates all the chips in the tournament. In the result that 2 or more players are eliminated in one hand the player with the most chips prior to the hand being dealt will be awarded the higher finishing spot. In the result of a tie as both players had the exact same amount of chips, the players tie for that rank and equally distribute the prize pool.
• At a time when there is a significant increase in the prize pool Bookmaker will go “hand for hand”. This allows every table to complete hands at the same time in order to fairly determine the finishing order. Two players at different tables that are eliminated simultaneously will be considered to be knocked out at the same time. The finishing order will then be determined relative to their chip count prior to the hand. *(see rule 11.)
• No player will receive the button twice in a row. In circumstances in which players are eliminated in the blinds the button will continue to move in a clockwise position. As all players have the opportunity to be spared a blind when this occurs, it’s an equal opportunity proposition for all players.
• When players are playing heads up at the final table, the small blind will be in the position of the dealer.
• As players are eliminated throughout the tournament tables will break and players will be reseated. This reseating is completely random. On occasion players may be reseated in a blind they had just paid, but our software tries to relocate players in seat positions similar to those that he or she was previously seated.
• Players will receive breaks throughout all of the various tournaments. Please see the tournament lobby prior to playing in order to see when each scheduled break may happen. As breaks begin once all play has been concluded at every table of the tournaments, some breaks may last slightly longer than others due to an extended period of time to make a decision from a player.
• Upon entering a tournament players must assume the risk of internet issues and disconnection. Bookmaker accepts no responsibility for lost monies due to internet issues the player may have. Should a player become disconnected he or she will still be receiving cards, and paying blinds and antes. Players may voluntarily sit out during a tournament, but they will also continue to receive cards and pay the necessary blinds and antes.
• There may be no discussion of a hand or hand possibility while the hand is in play. Any of discussion of play will result in a penalty or automatic expulsion of the tournament and possibly Bookmaker permanently.
• Players caught in collusion such as chip dumping, soft play, or unethical chat will be banned from the tournament and his or her account (s) will be banned from playing on Bookmaker. Bookmaker reserves the right to withhold any funds in a cheaters account in order to reimburse the players who have been cheated.
• Players may not hand off the tournament to another player unless it is due to an internet failure and is done while making arrangements to get back online.
• In the unlikely event that Bookmaker experiences a server crash. The hands and chip counts will be restored to what was dealt previous to the crash. Should the tournament need to be cancelled, players will receive funds based upon chip counts at the time of the crash.
• The cash prize awarded in bounty tournaments will be placed in the account of the player who eliminated the bounty at the end of the tournament. Players may not work together to eliminate a bounty player as this is considered collusion (see rule 18.) If a bounty is unable to show up to play the tournament, no bounty cash prize will be awarded for his or her elimination.

Should any dispute or situation arise, all decisions made by Bookmaker management are final.