"The name of the game is Texas Hold 'Em."

To join one of the games, just reply to the Email Invite that goes out two weeks prior.  After I have confirmations, I will bulk forward them to the host.  To make this simple for me, I am requiring an email address from each individual rather than one per couple to help me to keep track of playas.

At the events it will be simply Hold 'Em; $5 buy-in per round, number of rounds limited only by how late everyone wants to play.  Everyone receives $550 worth of chips to play with and the only way to get more is to take them from other playas, because:

~There are no re-buys per round.~

If you lose out, you are on your own until the next round starts, so don't lose out unless you would rather play Foosball or Darts or Air hockey or whatever, then feel free to just give me your money.                 

I'll take it, I'm not proud.

The Slop Chest.  There is a $1 kick to the Slop Chest at the beginning of every event you attend.  This is in addition to the $5 buy in per round and is per night, not per game.  At the inaugural game, two cards will be drawn from a scrap deck and stuck to the Slop Chest.  The first playa to win a hand which includes those two cards, empties the Slop Chest into their pocket and two new cards are drawn.  If the chest is not emptied the first night, it just keeps filling at subsequent events until someone wins it all.  Effing sweet!

Question of the Day: Why does the phrase "Slop Chest" sound so dirty? 

Answer: Because you are a low-minded pig and should be ashamed of yourself.

Rankings and the Tournament.  If you win a round at any scheduled event, you will earn 25 points per playa that lost out in the round you won.  (For example; win at a table of seven playas, you earn 175 points)  This will be tracked and tabulated on the Rankings page, duh.  There are eight scheduled events before the Tournament; and you can play at one or all of them, it doesn't matter.  At the Summer Tournament on August 23rd, the rules will be slightly different; buy-in is jacked up to $10 and everyone attending will receive $1,100 in chips.  You will also receive additional chips equal to the number of points you earned in the Rankings over the season.  You do not have to win a game during the season to compete.  Whomever wins the tourney will receive a handsome trophy courtesy of VMS.  Think Stanley Cup.  We put your name on it and it's yours until the next tourney, then it is back up for grabs.  This effing sweet trophy is perfect for holding large drinks and is yours to sip from, if you win.  You thought that weird Samoan guy from World Poker Tour was intimidating?  Wait till the other playas see you at the table with this thick-ass vessel in your hand.  They will pee just a little when they see you coming.

Winnings.  Since the buy in is tiny, we keep it simple.  2nd place gets their money back and the winner takes the rest.  Can it get any easier?

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