{"id":2889,"date":"2017-12-13T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vegas.barpokeropen.com\/blog\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:38:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:38:19","slug":"week-1-launch-into-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/?p=2889","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 &#8220;Launch Into Vegas&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Week1_VegasLaunch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Week1_VegasLaunch-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Week1_VegasLaunch\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Week1_VegasLaunch-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Week1_VegasLaunch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Week1_VegasLaunch.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 1 &#8220;Launch Into Vegas&#8221; with Saturday (12\/16) <u>and<\/u> Sunday (12\/17) Step 2 Qualifiers, 50 Seats Guaranteed, and no restrictions on the rebuys !!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To start off the Vegas Qualifiers with style and celebrating what will absolutely be a record breaking $200,000 National Championship, we are kicking off the next season with our biggest qualifier weekend to date!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>50 Championship Seats Guaranteed Total<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 Vegas Packages Guaranteed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Special Rebuy\/Add-on Format for those with multiple tokens<\/li>\n<li>Even More Seats if we break our guarantee!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SATURDAY SPECIAL 20 SEATS GUARANTEED!!<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, December 16, 2017<br \/>\n11:00 AM (eastern time)<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY SPECIAL<br \/>\n30 SEATS GUARANTEED!!<\/strong><br \/>\nSunday, December 17, 2017<br \/>\n11:00 AM (eastern time)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Format?<\/strong><br \/>\n3,000 chips for a single &#8220;Top 3 Token&#8221; (Top 3 finish at a local bar)<br \/>\n12 min blinds (10\/20 starting blinds)<br \/>\nRebuys will be allowed when players are out of chips (first 8 levels)<br \/>\nSingle Add-on (1 token for 3,000 chips) will be allowed during the break (after level 8)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prizes?<br \/>\n2 Vegas Packages Guaranteed!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Saturday &amp; Sunday First Place: \u00a0Full Las Vegas Package<\/strong><br \/>\nHotel, $400 Airfare, and $200K National Championship Seat<br \/>\nAnd<br \/>\n50 Seats Guaranteed<br \/>\nSaturday (20 Seats into the $200,000 National Championship Guaranteed)<br \/>\nSunday (30 Seats into the $200,000 National Championship Guaranteed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once guarantee is met, every 100 players, rebuys, and add-ons we will give away 5 more seats.<br \/>\n(Examples)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday&#8217;s guarantee is based on 400\u00a0entries so when we reach 500 we will give away 25 seats, ect.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday&#8217;s guarantee is based on 600\u00a0entries so when we reach 700 we will give away 35 seats, ect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We look forward to meeting you all this weekend on the\u00a0virtual felt for what is going to be our largest launch weekend to date!<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 1 &#8220;Launch Into Vegas&#8221; with Saturday (12\/16) and Sunday (12\/17) Step 2 Qualifiers, 50 Seats Guaranteed, and no restrictions on the rebuys !! 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