JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP
THE ROUTE TO THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2008
The Jazz Championship is a Texas Hold'Em series of 6 tournaments plus the final event on June 21, 2008. The winner of the final event will win a $10,000 entry to the 2008 WSOP in Las Vegas plus $2,500 for expenses for a total prize of $12,500.
This championship event was organized by POKER-CR, a company that specializes in the management of poker events. Each event will be held at the JAZZ WEST WING CASINO, at the WHITE HOUSE HOTEL in Escazu.
| Position | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Herrera | 63,87 |
| 2 | Alessandro Dalbello | 48,39 |
| 3 | David Machowsky | 31,5 |
| 4 | Federico Bonilla | 26,13 |
| 5 | Steven Thomson | 23,54 |
| 6 | Manrique Quesada | 23,39 |
| 7 | Alex Brenes | 20,87 |
| 8 | Olger Pizarro | 17,42 |
| 9 | Mauricio Vargas | 16,31 |
| 10 | Miguel Solano | 15,71 |
| Complete Ranking Table | ||
TWO ROADS TO THE FINAL STOP
1. 20 PLAYERS WITH HIGHEST POINT TOTALS. Entries to the final event will be determined according to the points accumulated by the participants in the six events listed below. For each of the $200 events the winner will receive points equal to the number of entries with the last place player (first out) receiving 1 point. For each of the $100 events points will be awarded at a rate of 50% of the $200 events.
| EXAMPLE 100 Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Place | Points |
| $200 | 1st | 100 |
| 2nd | 50 | |
| ... | ... | |
| 100th | 1 | |
| Entry | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | 1st | 50 |
| 2nd | 25 | |
| ... | ... | |
| 100th | 1/2 |
2. PLAY IN ALL 12 EVENTS. All players who enter each of the 12 events, and do not qualify for the final event with points, can play in a special tournament to qualify for the final event. 20% of the players in this special tournament will qualify. (If there are 35 players then the top 7 will qualify)
The entry for the first day of each tournament and the FINAL STOP will be $200 + 30. The entry for the SECOND CHANCE tournament and the special qualifying tournament the entry will be $100 + 15.
Each event will start at 7 p.m. - Satellites will start at 3 p.m.
GUARANTEE
Texas Holde'm Poker Tournament
Saturday | Main Event | $200 - $30
Sunday | Second Chance | $100 - $15
| $200 event | $10,000 prize pool |
| Final event | $10,000 entry to 2008 WSOP + $2500 expenses |
| Prizes from JOHNNIE WALKER for each of the main events and final event | |
3% for dealer's tips and 7% for the main event will be deducted from the total prize pool of each event.
