OPEN PINOCHLE TOURNAMENT

 
THE TOURNAMENT

"Progressive" scoring will be used for the tournament.  For those unaware of this format, please click the link below for a detailed explanation.  Additionally, the tournament rankings will be based on wins and losses first, with any ties to be broken by the total accumulative scores from all 8 rounds.

There will be 8 full rounds for all players including 6 primary rounds and 2 final rounds.  The final rounds will be split into an upper and lower bracket based on the first 6 games results.  The top bracket will award the first 3 places with the bottom bracket awarding the first two places.

The prize values will be announced prior to the start of Round 4.

Check in and registration for both the Friday night mini-tournament and the Main Event on Saturday will begin Friday at 6:00 p.m.

The mini-tournament will begin at 7:00 p.m. consisting of 4 rounds of 55 minutes or a score of 500 or more.  The entry fee for the Friday mini-tournament is $20.00.  Side pots will be available with details on 'The Prizes & Side Pots' page.


 SATURDAY - THE MAIN EVENT Check in and registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., with rules, announcements and pairings at 8:30 a.m. and Round 1 starting promptly at 9:00 a.m.

All rounds will be either 55 minutes or a score of 500 or more.  If 55 minutes expire without a score of 500 or more, the team with the highest score will be considered the winning team and report their score at the end of 55 minutes

There will be 3 rounds of play followed by a lunch break and 3 more rounds of regular play followed by a dinner break.  After dinner, there will be 2 final rounds with two different brackets.  Each round will have a 15 minute break.

Please note the rules and the applicable penalties for being late.