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DRAWING and PRIZE RULES

The Basics:
Players in the Thursday night tournament game can enter. Cash games do not apply.
Entering is optional. Cost $2
Players do not have to enter every night.
Players must enter to be eligible win 1 through 4 below. Except #5
There are 5 different ways to win:
1. The Drawing - Random item from a group of prizes won at each game.
2. Pocket Pair Winner - 1st player to win holding the secret pair wins a matching card guard.
3. Other Prizes - Prizes based on events.
4. Bad Beat Pot - Money that accumulates from entry fees.
5. Just a Bad Night Prize - First 2 players eliminated get a free deck of inexpensive cards.

Some prizes will have a small cash value that a winner may choose instead of the prize.
40% of entry fees fund the Bad Beat Pot. 60% pay for and buy future prizes.

 1. The Drawing  Prize will be chosen randomly pre game from a Drawing Group of prizes
Each player entered will be assigned a number for the drawing. If the winner of the drawing wants to gamble they can draw for a prize from a Gambling Pool of prizes. The pool will have some higher value items, some lower value items and one each "You Lost" and "Your Choice".

 2. Pocket Pair Winner
Prize Cash Value How it's Won
Pocket Eights guard
Example: Pocket Eights 		$5  1st player to win a hand holding the secret pair.
The pair does not have to be used in the winning hand.
One card can be used in a straight or flush.
An All-In without a caller is a win. Be sure to show them.
A pair will be chosen randomly pre game and will be kept secret until the 3rd break as not to affect most of the game. A score keeper will keep track of who won holding pairs on a worksheet.
Tie situation: Winner of any tie will be chosen by high card.
Example: 2 players both holding the secret pair chop a pot.

 3. Other Prizes
1 oz 39 mm enameled brass coin How it's Won
Luck Sack coin - click for larger image in new window I'm A Luck Sack!

card guard with cover

cash value $3		 Player who catches runner runner twice to win.
Player must be behind after the flop.
Not just improve their hand.

Or win Best Hand 2 weeks in a row.
SHARK coin - click for larger image in new window I'M A SHARK!

card guard with cover

cash value $3		 Player "in the money" 4 weeks in a row.

Player must have been entered each week.
Placing 1st through 5th is considered "in the money".
Winning bounties or Best Hand are not.
Winning 5 weeks in a row is not 2 wins.
FISH coin - click for larger image in new window I'M A FISH!

card guard with cover

cash value $3		 Be the Bubble twice in 4 week period.

Player must have entered 4 consecutive weeks.
DONK coin - click for larger image in new window I'M A DONK!

card guard with cover

cash value $3		 Player goes All-In with inferior hand and wins twice.

Must have at least one caller.
River Rat guard - click for larger image in new window I'M A RIVER RAT!
(not a coin)

card guard

cash value $3		 Player who wins 3 hands on the river.

Player must have a caller after the river.

Improving your hand does not count.

The river card must have made you the winner.

 4. Bad Beat Pot
Prize Cash Value How it's Won
* Bad Beat Pot see bad beat pot Lose with AAAKK or better on the river
 * This will be the money from the 40% of entry fees collected and will accumulate each week.
  At $100 will start decreasing qualifying hand by 2 each week. AAAKK to AAAJJ then AAA99 etc.
  At $300 will start decreasing qualifying hand by 3 hands each week.

 5. Just a Bad Night Prize
 First 2 players eliminated get a free deck of inexpensive playing cards.

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