Red Hot Poker Tour Season 11 - Terms and Conditions:
1.By playing in Red Hot Poker Tour Tournaments you could qualify for the Tournament of Champions or Western Championship, and could win prizes.
2.The Red Hot Poker Tour Season 11 starts March 28, 2008 and ends at the completion of tournaments that began on July 17, 2008. The Season 11 Tournament of Champions and Western Championship will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Kelowna, BC, Canada respectively. In Ontario, Regional Team Qualifiers are held on July 19, 2008.
3."Championship" refers to the Tournament of Champions for players in all locations in Canada except for Alberta and British Columbia Canada, OR the Western Championship which is for players from Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
4."Leader board" refers to the leader board relevant to the geographic area for the Championship.
5.Championship "Prize", "Prizes", "Prizing" are detailed below:
RED HOT POKER TOUR REGIONAL SHOWDOWN (Eastern Canada) EVENTS – JULY 26, 2008, Toronto
The individual that wins the Season 11 Regional Showdown Championship also wins an opportunity for their entire region team (16 players) to play for a grand prize. REGION CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PLAYOFF – AUGUST 9, 2008 – Location: TBD
RED HOT POKER TOUR WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – JULY 26, 2008 In Season 11, the Red Hot Poker Tour “2008 Summer Games,” will have three West Regional Championship events and the winner of EACH will receive a buy-in to a BC Poker Championship Tournament. If a winner of one of the three Western Regional Championships lives 250km (or more) outside of the city location of the BC Poker Championships they will receive up to $500.00 travel allowance (receipts must be provided). If a winner lives within a 250km radius of the city location of the BC Poker Championships they will receive one night’s accommodation at or near the location of the event.
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6.You agree that by taking part in any Red Hot Poker Tour Tournament you will be bound by these Terms and Conditions as well as but not limited to the Red Hot Poker Tour Tournament Rules.
7.To be eligible for Prizing you must:
| a.Be a registered member with accurate personal information and a member in good standing of the Red Hot Poker Tour. b.Qualify for a Region Team by being one of the top ten players in points at the end of the season in your Home Region, be one of the top five finishers at your Regional Qualifier (for players ranked 11-50 in points at the end of the season (July 17) or be a meal ticket winner for your region. c. Successfully complete registration online at Red Club by 11:59 PM EST by July 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM. Red Club Membership is required to qualify for any prize awarded by the Red Hot Poker Tour at any time for any reason. d.Be an of legal age to the play in any event won as described by the Terms and Conditions of the Prize event. e.Prize winners must 1) declare their intent in writing via email to claim the prize, 2) expressly agree to all rules, terms and conditions. The email must be sent to members@redhotpokertour.com and received by August 20, 2008 at 5:00 PM (EST). If the winner(s) does not notify Red Hot Poker Tour by the deadline, or cannot participate in the Prize event for whatever reason, Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to offer the applicable prize to the next runner-up. f. A Canadian Citizen residing in Canada. |
8.The Championship is an invitational tournament (by email only) for the members who qualify or are invited as special qualifiers, and special event or draw winners.
9.Each Member is personally responsible to provide Red Hot Poker Tour with accurate contact/email information. Red Hot Poker Tour is not responsible for email communications that do not arrive due to filters, technical issues or any other reason. To update your email information, please email: info-update@redhotpokertour.com with your 1) full name, 2) member number 3) email address, 4) postal code and 5) last venue played for verification. Failure to provide Red Hot Poker Tour with accurate contact information before the end of the season may result in the loss of your seat in a Championship event.
10. The Winner of the Championship agrees to appropriately wear visible Red Hot Poker Tour branded clothing provided by Red Hot Poker Tour during and for the duration of the prize Tournament they enter, and all associated Tournaments, as well as during all promotion and/or media events and/or functions. It is expressly prohibited to wear any logo, promotional clothing or promotional/logoed material of any other company unless authorized by Red Hot Poker Tour in writing. Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to seek damages for non-compliance with this or any contest rule to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11. The Prize winner is responsible for their own round trip transportation and accommodations. It is the player's sole responsibility to review all terms and conditions attached to their own transportation arrangements before accepting the prize.
12. Valid government issued photo identification and proof of age will be required to claim any prize. The winner will be required to provide other documentation, as required by law or the event organizers/hosts in order to claim the prize. Any winner whose documentation does not adhere to or conform to these requirements will not be able to claim their prize.
13. The winner is solely responsible to ensure they can travel to and participate in the Prize Tournament on the dates specified by the organizers. If the winner cannot travel or participate, for any reason, the Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to offer the applicable Prize to the next runner-up who must abide by all terms and conditions.
14. If the winner does not attend, fails to attend, or otherwise is not present one hour before the official start of the Prize Tournament, the player forfeits their right to the prize and it may be reassigned.
15. Winners must accept the Prize as-is. Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to replace the Prize with one of similar value. Winners may not sell or transfer their Prize to any third party without the express written consent of Red Hot Poker Tour. No cash or any other type of compensation alternative is available. If any such a transaction takes place by the winner, Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to seek damages and/or other relief from all persons responsible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
16. Winners are responsible for payment of any applicable taxes on any Prize won. Winners are responsible for travel insurance and all other incidental expenses.
17. Not eligible to win are Red Hot crew, contractors, rights-holders, and suppliers to Red Hot Poker Tour its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective agencies and members of their respective immediate families and/or persons with whom any of the foregoing are domiciled.
18. If an ineligible player wins a Red Hot Poker Tour Championship/Prize event, Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to offer the applicable Prize to the next qualified runner-up.
19. By participating in the Championship, all participants agree to allow Red Hot Poker Tour and its suppliers and sponsors to use and/or publish your name, photograph and relevant personal information for all advertising and publicity purposes throughout the world without compensation.
20. Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the qualification process, interfere with the rules or terms and conditions, the operation of this promotion, or any Tournament, violates these Terms and Conditions, violates the Red Hot Poker Tour Rules, deliberately undermines the administration, security or legitimate operation of the Red Hot Poker Tour or acts in a disruptive manner. Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right to seek damages and/or other relief from all persons responsible for such acts to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21. The decisions of the Red Hot Poker Tour Management and/or Tournament Director are final, and all entrants agree to abide by all of the instructions and decisions. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation of the rules or any decision rendered by the Red Hot Poker Tour Management and/or Tournament Director, the decision or interpretation of the Red Hot Poker Tour Management and/or Tournament Director shall prevail.
22. Red Hot Poker Tour makes every effort to ensure accuracy and to investigate any member point questions, but assumes no responsibility for points a player may consider as missing from their total. Timely posting of points is a priority but members should wait one week before inquiring about missing points. Member point questions can be directed to the Minister of Points (MOP@redhotpokertour.com) and must include the following information: 1) Date of Event, 2) Location, 3) Finish Position, and 4) The Tournament Director for the event in question (if possible).
23. Red Hot Poker Tour Management may determine in its sole and absolute discretion if a player is eligible/invited/qualified to play in the Championship. The Championship is and has always been an invitational tournament.
24. Red Hot Poker Tour assumes no responsibility for any reason for the malfunction of, or damage caused to any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, data or software, online systems, servers or access providers; traffic congestion on the Internet; the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer "hackers."
25. Red Hot Poker Tour may use the information that you provide during registration and/or prior to the championship final table, to provide you with updates on the Tour.
26. Any dispute or situation not covered by these Terms and Conditions will be resolved by Red Hot Poker Tour management in a manner it deems to be the fairest to all concerned, and that decision shall be final and binding on all Members.
27. Red Hot Poker Tour reserves the right, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend in whole or in part the Championship and/or prizing for any reason and without liability and without prior notice. Red Hot Poker Tour shall not be held responsible for any problems, errors, negligence, date changes, or location changes, or an issue that may arise or occur in connection with the Red Hot Poker Tour or the program in its entirety.
28. By registering for Membership in the Red Hot Poker Tour and registering for and entering any Red Hot Poker Tour Tournament, Members agree to abide by these rules, which are subject to change without notice to members individually, and by playing in a Red Hot Poker Tour tournament, each member releases Red Hot Poker Tour, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, contractors, sub-contractors, representatives, sponsors, marketing partners, affiliates, franchisees, market rights holders, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, from any damage, loss or liability suffered as a result of or arising from the entrant's participation in the Red Hot Poker Tour or the use of any prize.
29. Red Hot Poker Tour considers the best interests of the game and fairness for all Members and clients as the top priority in the decision-making process and interpretation of any rules regarding all aspects of the program including the Championship structure, number of participants, date(s), locations and all other aspects of the program.
30. The Red Hot Poker Tour and program prize rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario. Any dispute shall be adjudicated in the courts sitting in Toronto, Ontario.
