| For your next event, consider hosting texas holdem poker tournament.
With the growing popularity of Texas Hold'em poker on television, the
uses of a poker tournament are endless:
- Team Building - See who is the best poker player in the office.
Bragging rights are at stake!
- Client appreciation - Thank your clients with a fun evening of poker.
If you ask each client to bring a friend, you can even use it to
increase your business.
- Bar or restaurants - Reward your loyal customers with a chance to
win free food and prizes.
- Just for fun - Poker tournaments are great fun, why do you need any
other excuse?
Running the Event
As your guests arrive, they will select a seat card. This will tell them
their starting table and seat number. Upon arriving at the table, the dealer
will direct them to their seat, collect the seat card and give the player
his starting chips.
Once all of the players are seated, the tournament director will announce
to the dealers to "Shuffle up and deal" as seen on many television poker
tournaments. Any late players will still be allowed to play. A position
will be held for them and any blind bets will be removed from their chip
stack as if they were folding every hand.
Play begins with each player receiving an equal amount of chips. There
will be two blinds posted per hand to force the action. As play progresses,
the amount of the blind bets increase. The tournament director will customize
the blind amounts based upon the starting chip count, number of players, and
length of the event. Most events are scheduled for three hours but larger
events can take longer.
As play continues, players will be eliminated from the tournament. The
tournament director will continually move players around and break down
tables to keep the same number of players at each table. Once wthe group is down
to nine players the final table will begin. Play will continue until one
person accumulates all of the chips and is declared the winner.
What should be provided
- Tables - High quality Texas Hold'em tables. Most will have padded railings with cup holders and professional felts. Tables should seat nine players plus the dealer. Usually the facility will provide the chairs for the players
- Tournament Director - The tournament director will
be the main person in charge of your event. He will set the blinds
and chip amounts to make sure the event ends on time. He is also in
charge of moving players and breaking down tables until the final
table is reached at which time he will announce the action to
spectators until a winner is determined. Tournament directors
should employ the rules developed by the Tournament Directors Association. These rules are used in many big buy-in professional events so that your event
is run to the same standards as a televised poker tournament.
- Dealers - Dealers should be professionally attired
in tuxedo shirts and bow ties. Tournament dealers are usually well trained to ensure your event runs smoothly and all of
your guests have a great time. They also will assist novice players
by clearly explaining rules and procedures.
- Tournament Software - Most companies employ tournament software
to track play and blind levels as well as to keep the tournament
clock. You may consider providing a projection system for larger events
to display the event information onto a screen to keep all players
and guests informed about the progress of play.
- Accessories - All of the chips, cards and other
accessories needed to run a tournament.
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