The Grand Championship Series is a culmination of six months of tournament play in which the series champions and top point earners in the Chase for the Championship compete in a showdown style tournament for a seat in an upcoming Heartland Poker Tour event.
Points were accumulated from January 1st to June 30th to detemine the qualifiers for the Grand Championship VIII in August 2009. On July 1st, the overall point standings were reset to zero and a new points chase will continue through December 31st for the 5th Street Poker Parties Grand Championship IX in March 2010.
Participants will be seeded into 8 8-person tables based on their final standing in the Chase for the Championship VIII. The top 8 seeds will have seat #1 at each table. Tables will play until a winner is determined at each table. The winners from each table will compete at the final table. The winner of the final table will be crowned the champion.
Grand Championship Shootout. All qualifiers must RSVP via email or Evite by March 15th. Invitations will be sent via email in March. If all seats have not been filled by March 15th, alternates will be able to claim those seats Starting on March 15th. Invitations will go out based on the chart below. This is a first come first serve basis, so act quick to guarantee a seat. Once all 64 seats have been claimed, that is it.
Those invitees who are listed, but do not recieve an email invitation should still RSVP via email. It is very possible that we no longer have a valid email address for you or the email was caught by your junk mail filter.
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Check-in opens at 11am on the event date. All qualifying participants are required to formerly check-in/register in-person 30 min. prior to "shuffle up and deal" (by 11:30am) to receive their table and seating assignment.
Double Reward Points. All participants and spectators are eligible to receive DOUBLE REWARD POINTS at all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.
RSVP Channels.
Email - send an email to info@5thStreetPokerParties.com with your name, member number, and "WILL ATTEND" or "WILL NOT ATTEND" in the body subject line.
64 players will be allowed to participate. The participant pool consists of Series Champions (4), the Top 50 in the Chase for the Championship, and wild card qualifiers (13). Some members qualified as both Series Champions and being ranked in the Chase for the Championship Top 50.
Of the qualifying members listed below, the names in BOLD are confirmed/RSVP'd participants; the names that are SCRATCHED OUT will not be participating and an additional member has been invited in their place.
Series champions are listed to the left. Chase for the Championship qualifiers (highlighted) and wild card qualifiers (not highlighted) are listed to the right.
SERIES CHAMPIONS
Member
MARY DONATH (4994) Grand Rios Monday VIII
TOBY NELSON (812) Grand Championship VI
JASON SULLIVAN (295) Full Tilt XI
CHRISTOPHER KILBURN (1688) Grand Rios Thursday XII
Q: Is it necessary to register/check-in before each event?
A: All participants (qualifiers and alternates) must register/check-in with the event staff before the event to receive their table and seating assignment.
Q: How many alternates will be allowed into the Grand Championship?
A: Zero. The participant field will consist of only confirmed/RSVP'd players only. If a player is a confirmed "NO", an additional member will be invited in their place. If less than 64 players are confirmed participants, the top seed(s) will receive a first round bye.
Q: Are points awarded for these Grand Championship events?
A: Points are awarded for all Grand Championship events and are credited towards the next Chase for the Championship. No points are awarded for the Hall of Fame Game.
Q: Why are these events scheduled at new/different venues?
A: These venues are sponsors of the Grand Championship and are potential sites for future events. Your support of these venues is appreciated. Double Reward Points will be awarded for all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.
Q: What is the Heartland Poker Tour event for which the Chase for the Championship winner and Grand Championship Series winner will qualify?
A: It will be an upcoming Heartland Poker Tour Event. The date has not been set.
Q: I have a different question specific to the Grand Championship Series. How do I get it answered?
A: Send us an email to info@5thStreetPokerParties.com. If this information is of value to all members, we will post the question/answer here.
Q: What is the difference between the Tournament of Champions and the Grand Championship?
A: The Tournament of Champions and the Seasonal Grand Championship are two different events.
A Tournament of Champions is specific to a venue in which participants compete over a 13-event series. After 13 weeks, the top 35 in points (and event champs) during the series qualify for the Tournament of Champions (14th event) where a $200 Grand Prize is awarded to the winner.
The Grand Championship occurs twice per year during the winter and summer in conjunction with the completion of the Chase for the Championship. The Chase for the Championship is an accumulation of player points across all venues from Jan 1 - June 30 and again from July 1 and Dec 31. The Top 50 in "Chase" points and series winners qualify for the Grand Championship. The winner of the Chase for the Championship is awarded a seat into a major tournament.