 2009 Olympic Holdem Games
It’s been rumored that the Olympic Games are held every 4 years and they only last for 2 weeks…at BananasPoker, throughout 2009 you will have a chance to qualify for 3 different Olympic Tournaments spread over 4 different venues of your choice.
In May will be the Olympic Open Championship which has a 1050 euro buy in. August will see the Olympic Summer Festival which has a 750 euro buy in and November will see the Olympic Anniversary Tour which will have a 1050 euro buy in. More details.
It’s simple, win an Olympic Final and you have the choice of any from these wonderful destinations to choose which Casino you want to play at, Olympic Casino Sunrise Warsaw, Olympic Casino Tallinn, Olympic Casino Vilnius and Olympic Voodoo Casino Riga.
The steps can be found under the Steps>Olympic Series tab, you also have the chance to qualify for step 2 through the daily Olympic Series Step 1 Multitable qualifier which is located under the Tournaments>Regular tab.
The steps are as follows :
Tourney Name
|
Players
|
Buy-in |
Prizes
|
| Olympic Step 1 |
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$1.10 |
A ticket to step 2 for every $4.90 in the pot
|
Olympic Step 1
|
6
|
$1.10 |
1st wins a step 2 voucher, 2nd wins a step 1 voucher
|
| Olympic Step 2 |
6
|
$4.90 |
1st wins a step 3 voucher, 2nd wins a step 2 voucher and 3rd wins $0.10
|
| Olympic Step 3 |
6
|
$22
|
1st wins a step 4 voucher, 2nd wins a step 3 voucher
|
| Olympic Step 4 |
6
|
$98
|
1st wins a step 5 voucher, 2nd wins a step 4 voucher and 3rd wins a step 3 voucher
|
| Olympic Final |
6
|
$420
|
1st wins a $2200 package, 2nd wins a step 4 voucher and 3rd wins a step 3 voucher + $20 cash
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Between the dates of May 1st and August 1st there will be an additional Olympic Final for those who wish to qualify for the Summer Festival. This will award 1st place a $2000 Package and 2nd place $200 and 3rd place $140.
Olympic Holdem Series Dates and Venues
May – Olympic Open Championship
| 08/05/2009 |
Friday |
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Tallinn, Estonia
|
Freezeout |
1050 EUR
|
15/05/2009
|
Friday |
19:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Riga, Latvia |
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
| 22/05/2009 |
Friday |
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Vilnius, Lithuania
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
| 29/05/2009 |
Friday |
20:00
|
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Warsaw, Poland
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EU
|
August – Olympic Summer Festival
| 07/08/2009 |
Friday |
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Tallinn, Estonia
|
Freezeout
|
750 EUR
|
14/08/2009
|
Friday |
19:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Riga, Latvia
|
Freezeout
|
750 EUR
|
| 21/08/2009 |
Friday |
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Vilnius, Lithuania
|
Freezeout
|
750 EUR
|
| 28/08/2009 |
Friday |
20:00
|
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Warsaw, Poland
|
Freezeout
|
750 EUR
|
November – Anniversary Tour
| 06/11/2009 |
Friday
|
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Tallinn, Estonia
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
13/11/2009
|
Friday |
19:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Riga, Latvia
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
| 20/11/2009 |
Friday |
18:00 |
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Vilnius, Lithuania
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
| 27/11/2009 |
Friday |
20:00
|
No Limit Texas - Main event (2 days event) Warsaw, Poland
|
Freezeout
|
1050 EUR
|
Olympic Series Terms & Conditions
- Must wear branded logo wear at the event.
- Must be minimum age to enter casino Estonia and Lithuania is 21, for Poland and Latvia the minimum is 18.
- No substitutions, if you can't play or do not attend casino, entry will be forfeited.
- Balance credited to players account as expenses, which is dependent on the Dollar/Euro exchange rate at the time of the event.
- Step vouchers will not be exchanged.
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