The Grand Championship Series is a culmination of six months of tournament play in which the series champions and top point earners in the Chase for the Championship compete in a showdown style tournament for $200 Cash, a Private Party hosted by 5th Street Poker Parties or up to a $200 buy-in of your choice at a local poker trournament.
Points were accumulated from January 1st - June 30th to detemine the qualifiers for the Grand Championship X in FALL 2010. On July 1st, the overall point standings were reset to zero and a new points chase will continue through December 31st for the 5th Street Poker Parties Grand Championship XI in WINTER 2011.
Participants will be seeded into 8 8-person tables based on their final standing in the Chase for the Championship X. The top 8 seeds will have seat #1 at each table. Tables will play until a winner is determined at each table. The winners from each table will compete at the final table. The winner of the final table will be crowned the champion.
Grand Championship Shootout. All qualifiers must RSVP via email or Evite. Invitations will be sent via email. If all seats have not been filled by the deadline, alternates will be able to claim those seats. Invitations will go out based on the chart below. This is a first come first serve basis, so act quick to guarantee a seat. Only 64 seats are available for the tournament... If on the day of, someone has not checked in before 11:45AM we will give seats away to Members who have played with 5SPP between January 1st and June 30th 2010; that show up. We will also be running sit and go tables throughout the day for those that want to hang out and have fun.
Those invitees who are listed, but do not recieve an email invitation should still RSVP via email. It is very possible that we no longer have a valid email address for you or the email was caught by your junk mail filter.
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Check-in opens at 11am on the event date. All qualifying participants are required to formerly check-in/register in-person 30 min. prior to "shuffle up and deal" (by 11:30am) to receive their table and seating assignment.
Double Reward Points. All participants and spectators are eligible to receive DOUBLE REWARD POINTS at all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.
RSVP Channels.
Email - send an email to info@5thStreetPokerParties.com with your name, member number, and "WILL ATTEND" or "WILL NOT ATTEND" in the body subject line.
64 players will be allowed to participate. The participant pool consists of Series Champions (10) and the Top 54 in the Chase for the Championship. Some members qualified as both Series Champions and being ranked in the Chase for the Championship Top 50.
Of the qualifying members listed below, the names in BOLD are confirmed/RSVP'd participants; the names that are SCRATCHED OUT will not be participating and an additional member has been invited in their place.
Series champions are listed to the left. Chase for the Championship qualifiers (highlighted) are listed to the right.
SERIES CHAMPIONS
Member
NORMAN LEE JR (4922) STATION 4 POKER SERIES III
SHERRIE OLSON (1903) BAMBOO BETTY'S POKER SERIES III
BUD ABBOTT (3149) CHAMPPS POKER SERIES III
ANTHONY THOMPSON (2282) TWO STOOGES POKER SERIES III
TOM WHITE (5492) GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP IX
CHARLIE BARNES (976) BOSTONS MAPLE GROVE SERIES I
MIKE GRACE (4080) PokerStars.com POKER SERIES III
KYLE BAKER (1052) BAMBOO BETTY'S POKER SERIES IV
SCOTT LORENZEN (2282) TWO STOOGES POKER SERIES IV
SCOTT JOHNSON (1034) CHAMPPS POKER SERIES IV
5TH STREET POKER PARTIES - CHASE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Q: Is it necessary to register/check-in before each event?
A: All participants (qualifiers and alternates) must register/check-in with the event staff before the event to receive their table and seating assignment.
Q: How many alternates will be allowed into the Grand Championship?
A: Depends. The participant field will consist of confirmed/RSVP'd players. If a player is a confirmed "NO", an additional member will be invited in their place. We will continue to invite participants until all 64 seats are filled. If there are any no shows the day of the event, players that played during the qualification period may still be able to get a seat. This will be on a first come first seated basis.
Q: Are points awarded for these Grand Championship events?
A: Points are awarded for all Grand Championship events and are credited towards the next Chase for the Championship. No points are awarded for the Hall of Fame Game.
Q: Why are these events scheduled at new/different venues?
A: These venues are sponsors of the Grand Championship and are potential sites for future events. Your support of these venues is appreciated. Double Reward Points will be awarded for all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.
Q: I have a different question specific to the Grand Championship Series. How do I get it answered?
A: Send us an email to info@5thStreetPokerParties.com. If this information is of value to all members, we will post the question/answer here.
Q: What is the difference between the Tournament of Champions and the Grand Championship?
A: The Tournament of Champions and the Seasonal Grand Championship are two different events.
A Tournament of Champions is specific to a venue in which participants compete over a 16-event series. After 16 weeks, the top 35 in points (and event champs) during the series qualify for the Tournament of Champions (17th event) where a $200 Grand Prize is awarded to the winner.
The Grand Championship occurs twice per year during the winter and summer in conjunction with the completion of the Chase for the Championship. The Chase for the Championship is an accumulation of player points across all venues from Jan 1 - June 30 and again from July 1 and Dec 31. The Top 50 in "Chase" points and series winners qualify for the Grand Championship. The winner of the Chase for the Championship is awarded a seat into a local tournament.
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