Monte Carlo Grand Final

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6-11 March, 2006

The European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final is a €10,000 buy-in, No Limit Hold'em tournament held at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monte Carlo, Monaco from March 7-11, 2006.

$15,500 package
The prize package includes the €10,000 entry into the main event, USD$1,600 funded to your player account for travel and spending money, and €1,500 for 6 nights hotel stay at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort from March 6-11, 2006, inclusive; departing on March 12, 2006.

How to win a package
The Land-based Online Qualification (LOQ) Series offers the following tournament schedule for the $15,500 package:

• Weekly tournaments run every Saturday at 21:00 GMT. Buy-in is $705+$45.
• Daily MTTs to the weekly finals run every Tuesday at 21:00 GMT, Friday at 21:00 GMT, and Saturday at 01:45 and 16:00 GMT. Buy-in is $75+$6.
• Daily MTTs to the $75+$6 MTTs run Sunday to Friday at 16:45 and 01:45 GMT. Buy-in is $9+$1.
• SIXPAK STTs to the $75+$6 MTTs run daily. Buy-in is $17+$1.70. 1st place gets an $81 seat, 2nd place gets $21.
• 10-seater STTs to the weekly finals run daily. Buy-in is $100+$9. 1st place gets a $750 seat, 2nd place gets $125 and 3rd place gets $125.
• SIXPAK STTs to the weekly finals run daily. Buy-in is $155+$15. 1st place gets a $750 seat, 2nd place gets $180.
• “Daily Dollar” MTTs to the weekly finals run Sunday to Friday at 19:45 GMT. Buy-in is $1+$0.20. One seat guaranteed.
• “Daily 1 in 100” MTTs to the weekly finals run Sunday to Friday at 22:15 GMT. Buy-in is $7.50+$0.75. One seat guaranteed.

How to get there

By Airplane
The Nice Côte d'Azur Int'l Airport, 15 miles from Monaco, links the Principality with all the major cities of the world in the shortest possible time.

By Helicopter: Daily flights depart every 20 minutes between Nice Côte d'Azur Int'l Airport and the Principality of Monaco. The heliport's mini-van shuttle links the heliport to the hotels in the Principality. For information or to make a reservation, visit the website www.heliairmonaco.com, call (+377) 92 05 00 50 or fax (+377) 92 05 00 51. Flight time: approx. 7 minutes. Average rate: 75 € one-way, per person.

By Bus: Regular daily connections by highway: Departure from terminal 1 and 2 every hour, from 9:00AM to 9:00PM. Journey time: approximately 45 minutes. Fare is 13 € for one-way, 21.5 € roundtrip. For further information, visit the website Rapide Côte d'Azur (www.rca.tm.fr/) or contact by phone at (+33) 97009700.

By Train: All international trains stop at Monaco/Monte-Carlo Station located at Avenue Prince Pierre: IC-The "Ligure" (Marseille-Milan); The "Train Bleu" (Paris-Ventimiglia); The "T.G.V." (Paris-Nice-Monaco).
For information on Trains in Europe, dial 1-800-4-EURAIL or visit "Europe on Rails" website at www.europeonrail.com. You can also visit the website of French Railway Company SNCF at www.sncf.com (select France and type in "Monaco" when selecting the city).

By Car: The Principality is linked to France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and even Great Britain by the network of European highways (coming from Italy, take the "Monaco-Roquebrune" exit; from France, take the "56 Monaco" exit). In addition, between Nice and Monaco, three major roads - called "Basse", "Moyenne", and "Grande" Corniche respectively - are particularly attractive scenic routes for tourists. To plan your trip and get details about your itinerary, visit the ITI website at www.maporama.com.

World Poker Tour World Poker Challenge $15,500 Package Terms and Conditions

• The World Poker Challenge $15,500 prize package ("Package") consists of the $8,240 of entries into three events, $6,940 funded to player’s account for travel and spending money, and $320 for 8 nights hotel stay at the Reno Hilton from March 23-30, 2006 inclusive; departing on March 31, 2006.
• A person must be a minimum of 21 years of age to participate in the World Poker Tour event and will be required to produce proof of age (passport or other valid picture ID).
• The first Package won is non-transferable. Should a Winner win more than one Package, he/she may transfer that Package to any registered player.
• WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker reserve the right to amend the tournament rules or these Terms and Conditions at any time.
• In the event of event cancellation or unavailability for whatever reason, a cash equivalent may be awarded to the Winner.
• WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker reserve the right to refuse this offer to any person or to withdraw this / or part of this offer / promotion at any time.
• Any Winner has the right not to participate. In this case, there is no cash alternative and WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker may pick the runner-up as the replacement.
• Winners will be required to wear InterPoker branded clothing at the main event whenever they are playing, subject to event permissions.
• Winners and Participants must agree to all reasonable publicity of their personality, television media interviews, press releases and website promotions. Event reports will also feature the name and alias of the Winner and Participant. No further consideration shall be payable for a Winner's and Participant's agreement to the foregoing.
• Winners will not be reimbursed for hotel arrangements made outside of the available hotel accommodation.
• Participants and Winners are responsible for their own travel insurance.
• WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker are not responsible for loss or damage to persons or property in transit to, during, and in transit from the event.
• WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker accept no responsibility whatsoever for system or connection problems that might affect any end user during any of these promotions, such as a fold / timeout.
• WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker and their affiliates and subsidiaries, or any of their employees, officers or directors shall not be liable for any damages howsoever arising as a result of a Participant's or Winner's participation in the event or any such modification, alteration, discontinuance or termination of any tournament, and any such liability shall be borne solely and exclusively by the Participant or Winner, as the case may be.
• During the event, strict rules regarding a Participant's or Winner's behavior will be enforced. These may include penalties, up to and including disqualification, for foul language, abuse of dealers, players or any other person during the event, or any other behavior that WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker, in their sole judgment, believe to be detrimental to the conduct of the event.
• In case of any disputes regarding any terms or conditions, the decision of WagerLogic Limited and InterPoker is final.

EPT Rules and Regulations
In the following list, items relate to the television production and 'EPT' Ltd. requirements, and apply to each event on the 'EPT'.

• Regulations relating to the wearing of branded logos by Players at any event on The European Poker Tour 'EPT':
  • Players will be allowed to wear company logos/branding on their shirts provided that the following restrictions are accepted:
    • One breast pocket logo no larger than 7cm x 10cm.
    • Two upper shirt sleeve logos no larger than 8cm x 3cm. (One on each sleeve.)
    • No other branding on any part of the clothing, body or card protectors etc. will be allowed.
    • Baseball caps will be allowed but no logos must be visible on them.
    • Players can be sponsored by a company only before the tournament start. Any un-sponsored player, not wearing branded clothing or logos at the beginning of a 'EPT' tournament, can only be sponsored by the headline sponsor (Pokerstars.com).
    • No more than 10% of the overall entry field at any event on the 'EPT' can wear the branding/logos of any single company with the exception of the headline sponsor of that event. If more than 10% of the players from any single company are wearing the branding/logos of any single company, then the players themselves or a company representative must decide which players wear the branded clothing. If no decision is made, then EPT will high card the players to make a decision.
    • No more than 2 players on the final table can wear the logos of any single company. If more than 2 players from any single company reach the final table then the players themselves or a company representative must decide which 2 players wear the branded clothing. If no decision is made, then EPT will high card the players to make a decision. Any player starting the final table with no logos must remain wearing no logos throughout the final.
    • EPT and the Tournament Director will have absolute discretion to approve the clothing and apparel worn by the players during the event. They will also have the right to remove any logo, image or words on the players' clothing and apparel, which in the opinion of EPT or the Tournament Director contravenes the requirements of the commissioning broadcaster, EPT or any regulatory body.

• The preliminary rounds, and the final table, will be filmed for transmission by 'Sunset & Vine PLC' and broadcast as a delayed television series.
• Players competing in any event on 'The European Poker Tour' are required to permit their image to be shown on television internationally, without restriction and in all forms of media. Entry into each tournament is taken as that player giving their consent to participate in the TV coverage. Furthermore, all consents under the UK Performers Rights Protection Acts 1958 to 1972, or under similar legislation in other countries of the world in connection with the player's performance in any event forming part of the European Poker Tour, and the exploitation of the player's performance in any event on the European Poker Tour by any means and in all media including (but not by way of limitation) all forms of theatrical exhibition, television broadcast, internet, and video gram exploitation are hereby granted and assigned by the player to Euro Poker Tour Ltd.
• Any player playing in any event on The European Poker Tour ('EPT') acknowledges to Euro Poker Tour Ltd that the entire copyright throughout the world in any film and /or video or other recordings of themselves taken or made during any event on the 'EPT' shall belong to Euro Poker Tour Ltd.
• The player warrants to Euro Poker Tour Ltd that they are able to assign all such rights and give such acknowledgements.
• Any player in any event on the 'EPT' agrees to carry out any reasonable request by Euro Poker Tour Ltd during the event to assist in publicising, televising or promoting the event.
• Any player playing in any event on the 'EPT' agrees to disclose their hole cards to the hidden camera at the final table and any refusal to do so could lead to disqualification from the event with no prize money being awarded and no refunds given.
• Players must make themselves available to attend press conferences and/or television interviews at any reasonable time during any event on the 'EPT' if requested by Euro Poker Tour Ltd or the Tournament Director.
• Euro Poker Tour Ltd reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate. This will be done for the benefit of the game and all contestants will be informed of such changes as and when they occur.
• A condition of entry into any tournament on the 'EPT' will be the completion and signing of a release form detailing all the above and distributed at the individual events by 'EPT' and the event organisers.