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2006 WSOP Warm-Up
Win a $10,000 seat in the 2006 World Series of Poker for FREE in the PokerPages Cardroom by playing the 2006 WSOP Warm Up.

Finals played on Saturday January 7th 2006 at 2pm CDT and Saturday 22nd July 2006 at 2pm CDT

Started Monday 20th June 2005

How to Qualify:

WSOP Warm Up Round 1

There will be 8 WSOP Warm up Round 1 events per day Monday to Friday that are free to enter. the top 40 players in each Round 1 will each receive ONE WSOP Round 2 Qualification which can be used at any time during the 2006 WSOP Warm Up promotion. You can accumulate as many Round 2 entries as you like. All unused Round 2 entries after the 2nd Final on the 22nd July will be set to 0.

Times: WSOP Warm Up Round 1, 2.50am, 5.50am, 8.50am, 11.50am, 2.50pm, 5.50pm, 8.50pm, 11.50pm ALL CDT

WSOP Warm Up Events are clearly defined in the pokerpages freeplay lobby and are color coded green. To see if you have an unused round 2 qualification you need to be registered at BugsysClub and view the cashier.

WSOP Warm Up Round 2

There will be 6 WSOP Warm Up Round 2 events, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. The top 4 players in each Round 2 will receive a WSOP Warm Up Final qualification. You can accumulate as many Final Qualifications as you like but only one is needed to enter each Final and all accounts will be reset to 0 on completion of the last final on the 22nd July 2006.

Times: WSOP Warm Up Round 2, 5.50am, 2.50pm, 8.50pm CDT

WSOP Warm Up Finals

These will be played on Saturday January 7th 2006 at 2pm CDT and Saturday 22nd July 2006 at 2pm CDT and will have 50,000 BBPs added to the prizepool. The winner will receive a $10,000 seat to be used for the 2006 World Series of Poker. If the buy in for the 2006 WSOP main event is more than $10,000 then the prize will revert to a $10,000 seat of your choice. A $5,000 cash alternative is available instead of the seat.

PokerPages Rankings

All of the 2006 WSOP Warm Up Events will not count towards the PokerPages freeplay rankings.

Warning

Players who are found to have multiple accounts will have all accounts cancelled and will be permanantly banned from the software. If you think you may have more than one account please contact support@pokerpages.com to get the situation resolved. Two forms of valid ID must be provided by the seat winner.

BBPs

BBPs can be converted to cash by registering at BugsysClub at a rate of 100 BBPs=$1. You do not have to be registered at BugsysClub to win the WSOP Seat but you do need to be registered to convert your BBPs to CASH.

BBP Frequently asked Questions

Current BBPs in your account are displayed in the cashier window by clicking cashier under the BugsysClub tab in the lobby only if you are a registered BugsysClub player.

Terms and Conditions

• All entrants must be at least 21 years of age.
• Only one registration per person will be allowed.
• The Top 40 players of each WSOP Round 1 Warm-Up tournament are qualified to play in any ONE Round 2 Warm-Up Event . Players CAN qualify for more than 1 of the weekends Round 2 events. Round 2 Events will be held weekends, Saturday and Sunday. Round 2 qualifiers can play in any Round 2 event held during the promotion prior to the final on the 7th january 2006. PokerPages reserves the right to qualify more players to Round 2 during this promotion. All Round 2 Entries MUST be used before the last Round 2 starts or they are forfeited The Top 4 players of each WSOP Round 2 Warm-Up tournament are qualified to play in the WSOP Warm Up Final
• Once you qualify for a Round 2 event, you CAN play in more Round 1 events the to try to gain more than one Round 2 entry.
• Once you qualify for the Round 3 Final, you will be able to play in more Round 1 and Round 2 events using the same username. You will Not be allowed to create multiple accounts, and anyone doing so will be disqualified.
• Prize winners will be required to supply 2 forms of valid ID that match the original registration form, in the event of this not being possible, the entrant will be disqualified from the event and their prize will be handed down to the next placed finisher. The winner of the $10,000 seats will work with PokerPages for promotional purposes, conduct interviews, supply photograph for publishing on PokerPages and also wear logo wear at the WSOP.
• The $10,000 Seat will cover a buy in to any event during the 2006 World Series of Poker. Should the main event during the series be more that $10,000 then one of the supporting events will have to be chosen for using the seat.
• The prize is non transferable but can be substituted for 50% cash equivalent . In the event of any cheating, collusion or abuse being reported and proven by to be valid, the guilty party or parties will be disqualified from the promotion and will forfeit any outstanding prizes due to them.
• Any real money won during this promotion HAS to be cashed out by becoming a member of BugsysClub.com
• Connection to the game server will be the sole responsibility of the entrant. PokerPages will in no way be responsible or liable for any loss incurred as a result of a disconnection from the game server.
• Tournament failure general. If a tournament fails PokerPages will attempt to restart the tournament within 15 minutes. If the tournament cannot be restarted within 15 minutes the following rules will be applied: If an event fails and less than 20% of the field has been eliminated, all results from that tournament are void and all buy-ins will be returned. At the discretion of support staff, the event may or may not be rescheduled. If the event is rescheduled the new start time will be within 2 hours of the crash time, and players will have at least 30 minutes to sign up for the event. No one will be automatically entered into the rescheduled event, it is the player's responsibility to join the waiting list. If 20% or more of the field has been eliminated at the time of tournament failure, each player will be assigned a finishing place according to their chip count at the time of the failure. Chip counts are based on the player's stack at the end of the last complete hand. The prize pool will be divided as evenly as possible among the remaining players. In the event that the prize pool cannot be divided evenly, odd amounts will be given to the players who had higher chip counts. Where the prizepool contains entries to further rounds the top chip counts currently in the qualifying positions at the time of the tournament failure will receive the qualifications. This does not apply to tournaments where less than 20% of the field have been eliminated. The places determined by chip count will also be used by any ranking or league system that the results of the crashed tournament might count toward.
• Tournament failure final: If the final is cancelled or postponed prior to starting or if there is a tournament crash before 20% of the field have been eliminated it will be rescheduled 2 weeks after the original scheduled date If more than 20% of the field has been eliminated the seat value would be added to the prizepool and split evenly amongst the remaining players.
• In the event of any disputes the decision of PokerPages.com will be final.