We're teaming up with Wild River Sport & Marine to give away and Arctic Cat 500 ATV and trailer worth nearly $9,000! Listen to The Fox for registration locations, sign up and call us back when you hear your name. Then you're invited to our Free Ride Finals at Wild River Sport & Marine on March 13th in Trego.

THE FOX 99.1 VEGAS POKER SHOWDOWN

Win a trip to Las Vegas and a seat at a World Series of Poker event! Play every Thursday FOR FREE to earn points toward the finals at St. Croix Casino March 27th. Poker starts at 7:00. Thursday, March 4 we're at Big Swede's Resort in Holcome. You'll need to have a Facebook profile to register as a fan of The Fox. Then we'll send you an invitation to our event. If you choose not to sign up for a facebook account, you can sign up by calling the station 736-0991.

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The purpose of the FOX 99.1 FM Vegas Poker Showdown, courtesy of the St. Croix Casino, is to provide entertainment for Texas Hold’em enthusiasts in an atmosphere where there is no cash wagering of any kind. FREE poker means no entry fee of ANY kind!

Promotional Rules….

1. Eligibility:

Player must be 21 or over. Out of a 12 week league promotion, to qualify for the Final Tournament and the main prize, player MUST play 6 weeks of the 12 week league promotion.

2. League Dates:

The St. Croix Casino/FOX 99.1 FM Vegas Poker Showdown is a 12 week season…Beginning with January 14th – March 25th. Finals are on March 27th at the St. Croix Casino.

3. Scoring System:

Players accumulate chips for week 13 Final Tournament based on their finishing position during weekly play. Every week a player will accumulate chips for the week 13 Final tournament based upon their position finished during weekly play.

Additionally…You will receive 1 point per week you play.

You will receive 1 point per final table, per week you play.

You will receive 20 points if you play all 12 weeks

EX. If 36 people play each week and you finish first each week. You will

have 432 points. Add in 1 point per week, 1 point per week final

table and 20 points for playing each week. Total points would be 476 or 47,600 chips starting week 13 for the finals.

4. Playoffs and Championship:

This is a 12 week league tournament play with one championship in week 13 for the grand prize. Players earn chips for week 13 by aforementioned rules. Weekly prizes will be given for top finishers. No Player will be allowed to play if they haven’t played 6 weeks. If a player plays 6 weeks, but is disqualified…for any reason… one of the weeks…They are NOT allowed to play in the final tournament. The better you finish each week…The more chips you’ll have in the finals. The winner of week 13 tournament will win the grand prize of an airfare/hotel package for two and entry into a WSOP event…chosen by sponsor…for one person. Any additional taxes or services needed or desired will be paid for by said winner. If for some reason FOX 99.1 FM can NOT provide a seat into a WSOP tournament…same cash value award not to exceed 1,000.00 will be awarded.

5. Tournament Host:

The tournament host oversees all details during weekly and final tournament including: Tables/chairs, starting chip stacks, player registrations, chip management, moving players and breaking down tables and reports the results. The tournament host also serves as ‘tournament director” and will settle any disputes that arise during tournament play…See Tournament rules.

6. Player registration:

Players must sign in for each event with the tournament host and must draw for a random seat assignment. New players will be required to submit full name and email address. Substitutes are not allowed, each person can only play for themselves. Tournament final is reserved for qualifiers only.

7. Late Players:

No late player will be allowed after the first blind change. If player has signed up, but doesn’t show...The First person on the waiting list will be allowed to take said seat at their current chip level. Pre-registered player will be given a penalty of -2 points off their total and NO credit for a week played. There will be a maximum of 45 players per weekly event with a final Tournament event to be the top 50 players based on points. FOX 99.1 FM reserved the right to expand weekly and final tournament play as deemed feasible or necessary.

Tournament Rules:

1. NO SIDE BETS:

All players are prohibited from placing any form of currency on the table. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule and violators will be asked to leave immediately. Anyone found to be placing side bets will be banned from the league permanently.

2. PROBLEM RESOLUTION:

The tournament host decisions are final on all disputes during tournament play. Tournament hosts are to consider the best interest of the game and fairness as the top priority in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances can on occasion dictate that decisions are in the interest of fairness take priority over the technical rules.

3. TOURANMENT STRUCTURE:

Regular Season:

Each player begins with 2,000 chips. The blinds start at 25/50 and go up every 15 minutes for the first 6 levels. At 300/600 blinds will go up every twenty minutes.

ADD ON: To encourage patronizing of the host bar/restaurant, if you spend 10.00 dollars in product or gift certificates within first 3 blind levels…You will receive an additional 1000 chips. You may not seek the “Add on” after you’ve been eliminated. The “Add ON” is NOT required. If you ask for an “Add On” after you’ve purchased a beverage…Cost of beverage will be included in 10.00 towards add on. There is NO “Add On” feature at St. Croix Casino March 27th.

Blind Structure:

25/50, 50/100, 75/150, Break (15 minutes), 100/200, 150/300, 200/400…

300/600, 400/800, 500/1000, Break (10 minutes) 700/1400, 1000/2000, 2000/4000, 3000/6000, 5,000/10,000 ante 500, 10,000/20,000 ante 1,000.

Chip Up - Tournament director will take 25 dollar chips out of play during first break and 50/100 dollar chips out of second break. Each time a new table is made or more than 2 players are added to a table in one hand…A new button is dealt.

4. DEALING PROCEDURE

A. Dealer Button. To begin play at the start of the tournament, player will draw “high card” for the dealer button. This means the player who is dealt the highest card will become the dealer. First Ace gets the button automatically. In case of a tie. The first tied card wins dealer button.

B. Blinds: The person immediately to the left of the button will post the small blind. The person immediately left of the small blind will post the said “big blind” amount. See Blind Schedule. League will use the Dead button rule if a player is knocked out in the blinds. You can NOT be a big blind or small blind twice. Straddles are not allowed.

C. Shuffle. Players take turns dealing. Two decks will be used at each table. The dealer will deal the deck that was shuffled during the previous hand by the previous dealer. Dealer is to cut the cards with cut card…keeping card under deck so no other player can see the bottom card.

D. The Deal. Staring with the small blind position, each player is dealt two cards, one at a time. Once betting action ( See betting procedure) is over(pot is right), the dealer will then “burn” the top card on the deck, and turn up three consecutive cards (flop). 2nd Betting Round. The dealer turns the next card before placing the 4th card (Turn or 4th Street). 3rd Betting round. The dealer burns the next card before placing the 5th card(river or 5th street). 4th and final betting round begins.

E. Heads Up. When only two players remain in the tournament, the player dealing is to assume the Big Blind will do so and the Small Blind will get the button. The Small Blind/Button will act first prior to the flop and last after the flop.

F. Common Errors…

i. Dealer reveals burn card. Show revealed card to all players

ii. Player A shows hand before Player B acts. Cards stay exposed for entirety of hand

iii. Player acts out of turn. You cannot do an action until it’s your turn

iv. Player exposes hand without giving intention. Hand is folded

v. Dealer exposes card before betting is complete. Card is put back into middle of deck. Cards are shuffled and top card is revealed.

vi. Card is dealt face up or seen by another player. If exposed card is one of the first two cards from deck…That is considered a “mis-deal.” If not, then it’s the first burn card only after exposed to all players. Two exposed cards in one hand also is considered a mis-deal.

5. BETTING PROCEDURE

In No-Limit Texas Hold’em a player may bet any amount of his chip stack during the course of play. Before the flop: The player to the immediate left of the Big Blind is first to act (call, raise, or fold). The minimum raise would be the amount of the big blind. However, a re-raise must be at least equal to the previous raise. Example – Blinds are 50/100, raise to 200, re-raise to 300 is OK.

After the flop: The player to the left of the dealer button is first to act for remaining betting rounds. The minimum bet is the amount of the big blind. Any raise or re-raise must be at least equal to the previous action (bet or raise). At the end of last round of betting, the player who made the last aggressive action in that betting round must show first. If there was no bet, the player to the left of the button shows first and so on clockwise. Remaining players form the best 5-card poker hand with the best hand winning the pot. Players must show both cards in order to have a valid hand and win the pot (unless there were no callers). CARDS READ THEMSELVES. If there is a “split pot” with 1 extra chip remaining, that chip is awarded to the remaining player closest to the left of the dealer button. Verbal declarations as to the content of a player’s hand are not binding; however, any player deliberately miscalling his or her hand may be penalized. A single oversized chip will be considered a call if the player does not announce a raise. If a player puts an oversized chip into the pot and states raise but does not state the amount, the raise will be the maximum allowable up to the size of that chip. After the flop, an initial bet of a single oversized chip without comment will constitute the size of the bet. To make a raise with a single oversized chip a verbal declaration must be made before the chip hits the table surface. If a player puts in a raise of 50% or more of the previous bet but less than the minimum raise, he or she will be required to make a full raise. The raise will be exactly the minimum raise allowed. An all-in bet of less than a full raise does not reopen the betting to a player who has already acted. If a player folds their hand, the cards must be placed in the muck pile and remain there. Players are not allowed to fish through the mucked cards. Cards thrown into the muck may be ruled dead. However, a hand that is clearly identifiable may be retrieved at the tournament host’s discretion is doing so is in the best interest of the game.

6. ALL IN / SIDE POTS

If a player lacks sufficient chips for a blind or a forced bet, the player is entitled to get action on whatever amount of chips he has remaining. In this situation, a “side pot” could occur for players with remaining chips. The “All-in” player is only entitled to win the amount he has remaining from each player (even if one/both blinds are more than his all-in, the extra would be put in the “side pot”). Whenever a player is ALL-IN and all betting action is complete, all hands in play will be turned face up. When a player loses all his/her chips, they are eliminated from play and must LEAVE the table.

IN CASE OF A TIE: In the case where multiple players bust out on the same hand, the player with

The most chips going into the hand will finish higher. In the RARE case that both players had the same amount of chips going into the hand, then the best poker hand will be the tiebreaker. In the EXTREMELY RARE case that both players had the same hand, the highest card in each player’s hand would be used (suit preference as final tiebreaker).

7. COMBINING TABLES/RESEATING

As the tournament progresses, players will be eliminated. To keep tables balanced with the same number of players, the tournament host will be required to reseat players. For example, you have 3 full tables (10 people), but one table has only 6 players. You should move 1 person from each of the full tables to balance each table with 9 players. Continue to move players as needed while players are eliminated. Players should be moved to the “short table” according to position from the dealer button. New players (reseated/broken table) are dealt in immediately unless they sit down in the small blind or button position. In these two cases they must wait until the button passes. If a new player is seated in the Big Blind position, the player must post the Big Blind and will be dealt in the hand, regardless of their previous position on their former table. If a table is reseated and 50% or more of the players are new to the table, then seats should re-drawn and a "high card" for the button immediately prior to resuming the session. The official time for the blind level should be paused during down time.

8. ENDING THE TOURNAMENT EARLY

Each tournament will simply continue until one player wins all the chips. In the unlikely event there is not enough time to finish the tournament, an end time will be announced at least 10 minutes in advance and the person with the most chips will receive 1st place. All remaining players will place according to their amount of chips. Any ties will high card for higher finish, IN THIS CASE ONLY.

9. MISC RULES OF PLAY/POKER ETIQUETTE

Player’s cards & chips must remain on/above the table at all times, unless you are reassigned to another table. When moving to a new table, keep chips in plain view (not in pockets, etc.) Players must keep their higher denomination chips visible at all times. One player per hand. You may NOT ask advice as to how to act during the action period. If you SHOW your cards to an ACTIVE player at the table, you must show all players immediately (Show one-show all). If you show your cards to a player that has already folded, you will be required to show your cards once the hand is completed. Any player at the table may request to see a hand that has been called (even if checked on river), even if the hand has been mucked. However, this is a privilege that may be revoked if abused. If the winning player asks to see a losing player’s hand, both hands are live, and the best hand wins. No "splashing" the pot. Players are to place their chips in front of themselves so everyone knows exactly how much they are betting. No "string bets". A player must state their intentions (call, check or raise) before placing chips in front of them. Stating “Call and Raise” is considered a string bet. Remember, verbal action is always binding!

Please act in a timely fashion as the blind levels are only 20 minutes. Any player at the table can call for “time” on a player once a reasonable amount of time has passed. The tournament host would then give30 seconds to act. If action has not been taken before time expires, there will be a 10-second countdown. If a player has not acted by the time the countdown is over, the player’s hand will be dead. No “Table Talk” about a hand still in play. Players/dealers should NOT talk about their hand (even if folded) if others are still playing. AFTER the hand is played out, let the moaning & groaning begin.

10. CONDUCT/WARNINGS/PENALTIES

Players are expected to conduct themselves with POKER ETIQUETTE. Inappropriate behavior like throwing cards that go off the table or violating any league rule repeatedly may be penalized by the tournament host. Penalties will range from verbal warnings to “missed time” penalties. A severe infraction such as abusive or disruptive behavior may be punished by eviction from the tournament and possibly the league.

11. LEAVING EARLY/ABSENT PLAYERS

Absent players are always dealt in, if a player is not present for the hand when it is their turn to act, theirhand is folded, even if they are in the big blind and there is not a raise.

#1) Players must be physically present to take their seat and play at least one hand to be eligible for

participation points. The league may disqualify players for participation points if it is clear they have no intention of playing (for example: checking in, then IMMEDIATELY leaving). Also, playing "all-in" for the sole purpose of busting out to leave early will be considered BAD ETIQUETTE.

#2) Players may NOT post & fold for a period of MORE than (2) full blind levels (in addition to the current

level). If a player leaves the tournament and does not return within this time frame, their chips shall be removed and their position in the tournament forfeited. See #3 & #4

#3) Any player who must withdraw from the tournament early should DECLARE they are leaving (alert the

host to withdraw his/her chips). Participation points are still awarded.

#4) In the interests of our sponsors, players will NOT be rewarded if they withdraw from the tournament

early. Exception: any player who withdraws from a tournament AFTER they have made it to the points round will be rewarded the place/rank they withdraw at. Posting & folding (leaving temporarily), and permanently leaving (withdrawing from) a tournament are two separate actions. Players must declare their INTENTION if they are posting & folding because if they do not return they will sacrifice their points EVEN IF they have made it to the points round!