Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments

TOURNAMENT PLAYER’S
MONTHLY QUALIFIER POKER TOURNAMENTS
Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage
November 27, 2024 to February 26, 2025 

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
The Poker Room at Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage (hereinafter referred as ACCRM) will hold Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments for players who have qualified by playing at least three (3) poker tournaments during the month (any month, but each month is individual to qualify for). There will be (1) one $4,500-dollar Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournament to play, each month. The starting time is 3:00pm. Players that finish in the top ten places on any of these Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments will be entered to play in our Tournament Player’s Anniversary Qualifiers Poker Tournament in March 2025. Below is how the money for these Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments are collected. We will collect $15 dollars from the buy-ins for all Daily Tournaments, Nightly Tournaments and Weekend Tournaments (Saturdays and Sundays).
 
TOURNAMENT CONTROL SHEET(S):
The dollars allocated for the Prize Pool (i.e. portion of Tournament Buy-Ins along with Tournament Rebuys) along with dollars allocated for the house rake (i.e. what is allocated for the Poker Room Revenue along with what is allocated for the Dealers Tips) are listed on the Tournament Control Sheet. There will also be a separate box that will have the amount collected for the Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments. This money collected during each tournament will be sent to the Main Cage with a Cashier Voucher that will state this money is for the Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments.
 
SEATING & SIGN UPS:
Players may sign up to play starting two (2) hours before and up to one (1) hour after the start of each event, at the Poker Cashier Podium with the Poker Cashier. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis, as we have limited seating in the Poker Room. There will be five (5) tables of up to ten (10) seats for a total of fifty (50) seats available at the start of each tournament event.
·       Alternate List:
o   If all fifty (50) seats available are filled, we will use the alternate list format for players waiting to play.
o   All players waiting on the alternate list will get an opportunity to play, as they will get into the tournament as other players get knocked out.
o   Alternate players will also start their participation with the same amount of chips.
 
The tournaments will be held on the last Wednesday of each month, with the exception of December. A tournament schedule will be posted in the ACCRM Poker Room. The schedule is as follows:
 
·      November 27, 2024
·      December 24, 2024
·      January 29, 2025
·      February 26, 2025
 
To qualify for and participate in our end of the month Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments, a participant must have played in at least three (3) of our cash buy-in poker tournaments in a one (1) month period (any month, but each month is individual to qualify for).  Their play will be recorded each time they play a cash buy-in tournament by the player having their ACE Club Card swiped by the tournament Poker Cashier (or above) when they sign up to play in one of our tournaments during the month or if they do not have an ACE Club Card the Floor Supervisor (or above) will keep track of all the names written down on the Tournament Control Sheet for each tournament.
 
Player Participation Tracking:
Each day the Poker Room shall maintain the Tournament Control Sheet(s) and compare them against the Bravo Tracking system. As the month goes on, a Poker Floor Supervisor (or above) will update the list of players that have played in three (3) or more tournaments so they can track their tournament participation to see if they are qualified.
 
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
The prize pool consists of $4,500 cash for each month’s Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournament. This is a (Survivor Tournament) meaning that the top ten (10) players will receive a $400 cash prizes each plus a $500 dollar bounty payout, (See below).
 
BONUS PAYOUT FOR A BOUNTY PLAYER BEING ADDED
Each Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournament will feature (1) one “Bonus Payout for a Bounty Player Being Added” for a $500 dollar payout to the player that knocks them out of the tournament. This feature player will be either the Poker Room Director, Poker Room Manager, or a Designated Employee to be announced before the tournament starts play.
 
·      If available to play as the designated “Bounty Player” it will be the Poker Room Director, but if he is not available to play than an alternate casino employee will be selected. (TBD)
·       The player that is selected to be the Bounty Player will be announced before the tournament starts.
·      The Bounty Player will select a table to play in a random selection by mixing the tournament table cards face down and then choosing one to be the seat and table they will begin play at.
·      If the bounty player does not get knocked out before the end of the tournament, then the prize pool money that would be designated to go to this bounty player will be divided among the surviving players. (This is a Survivor Payout Tournament, meaning that when it gets to 10 players, the tournament ends and the final 10 players each get $400 dollars, but if the Bounty Player is still in the final 11 players, then the tournament will end and the other 10 players (minus the Bounty Player) will get to split the $500 Bounty Payout among the 10 players remaining.
·      Poker Management will announce that the Bounty Player will not Check Raise during their time of play so that all players know and understand this rule. (This will help to keep any player that might get upset if they get knocked out by the bounty play).
 
 
REGISTRATION FEE AND DEALER TOKES
 
·      Players must register in person with the Poker Room Cashier at the Poker Podium in the Poker Room on tournament days, starting at 1:00PM.
·      Registration will end one (1) hour after the start of each event, with new players being allowed to enter up until that time.
·      Our registration fee will be as follows:
o   The house shall receive a $30dollars from each buy-in for the House Rake. The dealers will receive a $20dollars (Dealer Tokes) from each poker tournament “buy-in”.
 
GENERAL RULES:
 
1.     To qualify for and participate in our end of the month Tournament Player’s Monthly Qualifier Poker Tournaments, a participant must have played in at least three (3) of our Cash buy-in Poker Tournaments in a one (1) month period (any month, but each month is individual to qualify for).
 
2.     Must be 21 years or older to participate. 
 
3.     Players do not have to be or become an ACE Club member to win a prize, but they must provide a Valid I.D..
 
4.     Winners must show valid identification to claim a prize (i.e., driver’s license, government-issued photo ID card, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal ID, military ID or passport:  Federal Regulations prohibit the copying or scanning of military or military dependent identification cards.).
 
5.     Participants may only win once per month.
 
6.     Restricted players are not eligible to participate.
 
7.     Employees of the Agua Caliente Casinos and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians with an Agua Caliente Gaming Commission issued gaming license are eligible to participate according to the ACBCI Casino Operations Gambling Policy.
 
8.     Employees of the Poker Department are not eligible to participate. (Exception for the Bounty Bonus Player).
 
9.     Qualified players are not permitted to designate a representative to participate on behalf of the qualified player or collect any awards on behalf of the qualified patron.
 
10.  The tournament format will be Texas Hold’Em.
 
11.  Each player will receive $50,000 in Tournament Chips at the beginning of the tournament. Tournament Chips have no cash value.  Each chip is assigned a denomination as follows:  Green – $25, Blue – $100, Pink – $500, Yellow – $1,000, Red – $5,000, Gray – $25,000.
 
12.  There will be no chopping or splitting offered in this tournament.
 
13.  Bounty Player will not be permitted to Check and Raise during their tournament play.
 
14.  Ace, Edge, and Elite Club Cards are the property of ACBCI. Use of these cards constitutes acceptance of the Rules of the ACE Club and will also be advertised within the ACE Club brochures.
 
15.  For each award or prize won, the Poker Floor Supervisor (or above) will enter the following information on the “Poker Tournament with Bounty” Winner’s Log:
a.     Date; 
b.     Time of tournament play;
c.      Prize amount won; 
d.     Winner’s name and signature, evidencing they have received the prize;
e.     ACE Club account number (if applicable) and
f.      Poker Floor Supervisor (or above) signature and gaming license number attesting to the prize distribution.
 
 
16.  Winners are responsible for all Federal, State and local taxes for all awards as a result of this promotion where applicable. Winners must provide a Social Security number and/or W-9 Form (if applicable) prior to receipt of their award for reporting purposes.
 
17.  Direct marketing offers are valid only on the date/time shown on the direct marketing offer and are non-transferable, non-refundable and have no cash value; no change given and may not be combined with any other discounts or group rates.
 
18.  The Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for any technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties, printing errors, clerical, typographical or other errors within the offering or announcements of any award or prize notification, or for any errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, clerical, electronic, or technical in nature, including but not limited to areas of the casino facility where speakers are not present or functioning or for the incorrect, inaccurate or failure to capture the appropriate information. Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, late, lost, damaged, stolen, postage due, direct marketing offers.
19.  The Agua Caliente Casinos reserve the right and sole discretion to disqualify any gaming participant who has been identified as having “tampered”, in any way deemed inappropriate, with the direct marketing offers. This includes but is not limited to, counterfeiting or copying of drawing entries, placing foreign objects or inappropriate markings on the entries or direct marketing offers. This disqualification will also include but is not limited to “tampering” with the entry process or any other promotional related item, or acting in a manner that may be in violation of the Official Rules or in a disruptive manner with the intent to disrupt or to undermine the legitimacy of the promotion or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person(s).
 
20.  Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for equipment malfunctions, including, but not limited to computer systems or any gaming related equipment utilized to administer this promotion.
 
21.  Facsimiles or reproductions of direct marketing offers will not be accepted; any attempt to duplicate, alter, modify or change offer voids use.
22.  Agua Caliente Casinos, the ACBCI, its employees, etc. are held harmless from the award or use of the prize.
 
23.  Agua Caliente Casinos must include a responsible gambling message on printed materials for this promotion where practical. The message will read: Problem Gambling? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Signage must be located within each Casino.
 
24.  All patron disputes related to this promotion will be handled in accordance with the ACBCI Internal Controls for Guest Disputes.
 
25.  All tournaments will be administered in accordance with the ACBCI systems of internal controls, policies, and procedures.
 
26.  A copy of the tournament rules must be displayed or made readily available to patron upon request during the duration of the promotion. The rules may be available via rules poster, rules rack card/flyer, or on the Agua Caliente Casinos website(s). The Poker Department will always have a copy of the rules during the promotion.
 
27.  The Agua Caliente Gaming Commission (hereinafter referred to as ACGC) retains the right to suspend, rescind, or void any promotion that fails to maintain and protect the assets, integrity and reputation of the Tribe.