Black Opal

Unit qualification

• Table players at each unit must register to participate in the tournament which will qualify them for a position on a leader board position;
• The registration process will take place at Promo Exec terminals using an electronic registration portal;
• A tables points earned leader board will be updated daily and displayed at each unit using digital platforms;
• The points earning period will commence on the gaming date start of 14 May 2021 and will be cut off at the end of the gaming day on 13 June 2021;
• The leader board must list position, account number and points total in that order and have at least 20 more positions on it that can be qualified for;
• Once each unit’s leader board has been finalised on the last day, the data will be consolidated to determine total points earned across the group. The four players who earned the highest points over 31 days on the group leader board then automatically qualifies for a seat at each of the four semi-final tables. This will result in the units where these players originate from to include the next player/s who did not make the cut off for the unit finals;
• After the leader board stage each unit will host the unit finals at an event where qualifying players are drawn for a unit heat table and a seat position which will take place on Saturday, 18 September 2021;
• The draw will be done by Gaming Management and VIP to determine seat allocation in the heats, seat numbers will be verified and recorded;
• Seat allocations may not be changed;
• A heat will consist of four players;
• The player with the highest chip count at the end of 14 coups will be regarded as the winner of the respective heat and will advance to the group finals weekend;

Unit heats/elimination tournament

• No player shall be allowed to introduce additional tournaments chips at any stage of the tournament. Any introduction of additional chips will result in immediate disqualification;
• Tournament chips must always remain in the designated chip area on the table and in sight of other players;
• The coaching of participants will not be allowed and may result in disqualification at the discretion of the tournament director;
• Participation must be in person and players who are not present before the actual start will forfeit their seats;
• Players play for themselves, monies will not be pooled or transferred to another player;
• Under no circumstances will any bets be accepted after the dealer has called “No more bets”;
• The players will get R5 000 in tournament chips to play;
• The heats will consist of 14 coups;
• Any bet found to be over the max, will only be paid to the table limit;
• The winners of each heat (highest chip total) will advance to the quarter finals, semi-finals and finals stages. Chips from the previous heat are not carried over;
• The inspector shall cut the cards;
• All cards will be dealt face up in front of the dealer;
• A rotating marker button will be used to show the betting order, starting from player one;
• Each player will be requested to place their bet in a sequential order starting from the player with the marker button;
• Once a bet has been placed it cannot be changed;
• Players may not play both Player and Banker bets simultaneously;
• Minimum is R100, maximum R10 000 and all bets must be in multiples of R100 – Tie R100 to R1 000;
• Players must play every coup with a minimum bet on either Player or Banker. Tie bets can be played only in conjunction with a Player or Banker bet;
• The dealer alone will handle the cards during the duration of the tournament;
• A chip count will be done on the 7th and 13th coups;
• In the event of a tie, an extra hand or hands will be dealt until such time that a winner is determined;
• Pay-outs for both Player and Banker will be Even Money and Tie bets will be paid at 8 to 1;
• Players must be physically present to participate. Seats are not transferable and players not present 15 minutes before the actual start of any heat will forfeit their seat. In such instances the heat will proceed without the full quota of players;
• Should a player that qualified for the unit heats, according to the leader board, not be able to attend the unit heat on the set date and time because of exceptional circumstances, the player would be allowed to nominate a proxy to play on their behalf. Unit management would need to be informed in writing at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the unit finals and the appropriate nomination form needs to be completed and submitted to unit management;