Mechanics
- 50% Cash Back after taxes of tournament fee for up to the FIRST 24 Players that collect their starting stack and put their chips into play before the first hand of the event is dealt.
- Event must start on time in order for Cash Back to apply.
- Bounty chips are considered a player's personal all in button.
- Placing a Bounty Chip into the pot is the same as a player announcing all in.
- PHP 75,000 of each buyin after staff charge will be allocated to the Mystery Bounty pool.
- ITM is between 12% to 15%.
- APT reserves to the right to drop play to 8 handed at any point of the event.
- Mystery Bounties are put into play once 2X the ITM has been reached.
- Mystery Bounties are redeemed through a random drawing made by the player eliminating another player.
- If multiple players eliminate another player with the same hand, the bounty will be split.
- An eliminated player winning a Mystery Bounty must draw immediately.
- Players possessing a Mystery Bounty must draw once the Final Table has been reached.
- During the Final Table Mystery Bounties will be drawn immediately upon elimination of a player.
- All Mystery Bounties must be drawn at the conclusion of the Mystery Bounty event or be forfeied and donated to charity or added to the staff tip pool.
- Players are allowed to forfeit their stack before the close of registration in order to re-enter.
- Shot clocks will be introduced at the start.
- Redraws at Final Table only.
- Big Blind Ante
- Big Blind is paid before the Ante.
- Remaining Mystery Bounties may be included in the deal-making process.
- Once a deal has been made between players, levels will be reduced to 15 minutes.