RULE CHANGES!

The MPL Rules of the Game #4, #21, and #25. The MPL Tournament Structure #8 have all changed. Please take the time to review and understand these changes. Thank you.

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Tournament Structure, 8a, Alternates for Standard Structure:

a) When an alternate is called, the player must immediately report to the table. If the player does not report immediately, they will be subject to the current blinds on the table.

Rules of the Game, 4a: Re-Entry to a Tournament

a) A player MUST re-enter the tournament once their starting stack, as well as any bonuses and add-ons, have been lost during play. Pending any alternates. (See MPL Tournament Structure Rule 8)

Rules of the Game, 4diii Redemption of a Re-entry Chip

d. If a player who is still active in the game and has chips remaining and has successfully retained their re-entry chip at the end of Level 8, it may be redeemed as follows:

     iii. Any unused re-entry chips may only be redeemed as stated in 4(d)(i) and 4(d)(ii) after Level 8 but before the beginning of Level 9. It is the players' responsibility to ensure that they receive the proper chips BEFORE play begins in Level 9.

Rules of the Game, 4g

g. A player may decide, upon losing their initial starting stack, to surrender their re-entry. Once this is done, it MAY NOT be retrieved or returned to the player. Dealers and Tournament Hosts will ask for clarification regarding any player who states that they would like to surrender their re-entry. Once clarification has been given by the player, the re-entry chip is dead, and the player will be eliminated from the tournament.

Rules of the Game, 21a

21. Color-Up occurs immediately after Level 4 (100/200), all Green Chips (25) will be removed from the table, and immediately after Level 8 (500/1000), all Black Chips (100) will be removed from the table. Chips will be bought up by the chip leader at each table during levels 4 and 8, and any excess will be raced off at the end of the level.

a) All Red (500) and Yellow (1000) will be colored up with no race off in Levels 11 and 14, respectively. This process will be at the Tournament Host's discretion.

Rules of the Game, 25, 25a, 25b Abandoned and Surrendered Chip Stacks

25. If a player abandons their chip stack at any point before the end of Level 8, the chip stack will be in play and blinded out until the next break at Level 4 or Level 8, or a table break, whichever comes first. At that time, the chip stacks will be removed from play. If a player abandons their chip stack after Level 8, their chips will be immediately removed from the field of play. Once an abandoned stack has been removed from the field of play, the player will be eliminated from the tournament in the position in which their chips were removed.

a. If a table break occurs with an abandoned stack present, the stack will be removed from play, and the player will be removed from the tournament. The player will be awarded points commensurate with the point level before the break of the tables. For example, breaking from 3 to 2 tables, the abandoned stack is removed, and the player receives the 19th-place points. The player who was present and on the bubble will receive 18th-place points, and the tournament will resume with 17 players over 2 tables.

b. If a player verbally surrenders their chips at any point during the game, the player will be removed from the tournament in the position that they surrendered in, and their chip stack will be immediately removed from the field of play. A verbally surrendered stack may not be put back into play. With this in mind, Dealers and Tournament Hosts will ask for clarification regarding any player who states that they would like to surrender their stack. Once clarification has been given by the player, the stack is dead, and the player will be eliminated from the tournament.