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How the league works

You can never lose by playing in the Ontario Poker Tournament League (ONPTL).

All the ONPTL tournaments are free. The only condition if you want to play in the tournaments organized in any of the ONPTL’s registered venues is to be 19 years old and have a league membership card. You can obtain a free membership card by registering online at www.onptl.com or in one of our venues.

Optional Gestion Poker Tour’s scoring system compiles the registered members’ (players) points monthly and all the statistics will be available on the League’s website. Every month, the statistics will be reset and will restart at zero on the first of every month. However, a cumulative score, by stage and by season will always be available.

Ontario is divided in multiple regions. Each registered venue will be part of one region and will have to hold a minimum of one daily tournament per week.

The League will propose different tournaments and championships throughout the season:

• Daily Tournaments
• Monthly Tournaments
• District Tournaments
• Venue Tournaments
• Mega Tournaments
• Regional Tournaments
• CNPTL Canadian Stage Championship
• Celebrity Tournaments
• Team Heads-up Championship
• CNPTL Canadian Championship

Daily Tournaments

10% of the participants of each Daily Tournament (the winner and the runners-up) will get a free pass to participate in the Monthly Tournament which will be held in each venue between the first and 7th day of the following month. A free pass for the Monthly Tournament will be given out randomly at every Daily Tournament. These players must be registered member’s of the optional GPT scoring system.

Monthly Tournaments (between the 1st and 7th of the month)

During the Monthly Tournament, a number of players, determined by a rule of participation (see below), will receive a free pass for the District Tournament, which will be held between the 8th and the 15th day of the following month, in one of the district’s registered venue.

• From 01 to 10 participants: 1 free pass
• 11 to 20 participants: 2 free passes
• 21 to 30 participants: 3 free passes
• And so on.

At the end of each month, the 3 best point scorers of each registered venue will also get a free pass to participate in the District Tournament.

District Tournaments (between the 8th and 14th of the month)

During the District Tournament, a number of players, determined by a rule of participation (see below), will receive a free pass for the following Regional Tournament.

• From 01 to 10 participants: 1 free pass
• 11 to 20 participants: 2 free passes
• 21 to 30 participants: 3 free passes
• And so on.

Venue Tournaments (between the 15th and 21th in the months of January, April, July and October)

At the end of each 3 months, the 10 best stage point scorers of each registered venue will participate in the Venue Tournament. The winner receives a free pass for the following Regional Tournament.

The season is divided in 4 stages of 3 months.

1. October, November, December
2. January, February, March
3. April, May, June
4. July, August, September

Mega Tournaments

A Mega Tournament will be announced at least 2 weeks in advance, follow a pre-determined blind structure and be held on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY exclusively.

The winner of a Mega Tournament gets a free pass to the following Regiona Tournament, as long as he/she subscribed to the scoring system and that there was at least 75 players registered in the tournament (one extra free pass will be awarded for every 25 players above the 75).

Regional Tournaments

During the Regional Tournaments, a number of players, determined by a rule of participation (see below), will receive a free pass for the following CNPTL Canadian Stage Championship.

Stage I - Season III:

• From 01 to 7 participants: 1 free pass
• 8 to 14 participants: 2 free passes
• 15 to 21 participants: 3 free passes
• And so on.

Stage II - Season III and the following:

• From 01 to 29 participants: 1 free pass
• 30 to 49 participants: 2 free passes
• 50 to 69 participants: 3 free passes
• And so on.

The winners of the Regional Tournaments will receive a free pass to the following CNPTL Canadian Stage Championship.

CNPTL Canadian Stage Championship

The CNPTL Canadian Stage Championship will be held twice per season. The first one will include the winners of the Regional Tournaments of the firt 2 stages of the season and the second will include the winners of the Regional Tournaments of the 3rd and 4th stages of the season.

At the end of each stages, the best cumulative provincial point scorers for this stage will receive a free pass to participate directly in this CNPTL Canadian Stage Tournament.

CNPTL Canadian Championship

The CNPTL Canadian Championship will be held at the end of the year (january to december), during a grand finale which will bring together:

• The 52 players of the week qualified via the average scoring system
• The 60 players of the month qualified via the average scoring system
• The 50 players of the year qualified via the average scoring system
• The 5 best cumulative point scorers of the season in the Canada Poker Tournament League.
• The 5 players who will have played the most tournaments during the last season in the Canada Poker Tournament League.

IMPORTANT: So that all the points won at each tournament are tallied and that the number of tournaments played be counted, the interested players will have to register to the optional GPT scoring system, at a seasonal cost of $20.00 via the website or at a venue’s premises. The points and tournaments played will be tallied starting on the member’s registration date and will not be retroactive.

Gestion Poker Tour is to ensure the control of each registered venue of the ONPTL. Gestion Poker Tour will be, in addition to making sure that its members are satisfied, ensure that during major events, the international rules are followed.

At the start of every tournament, the players will be solicited for a voluntary contribution of $2.00 maximum, which will help pay for the administration of the tournament and league.

Of course, a player who doesn’t wish to register to the optional GPT scoring system and who doesn’t participate in the voluntary contribution will still be accepted at each registered venue’s tournaments.

However, a player who doesn’t wish to register to the optional GPT scoring system, his points and tournaments played will not be tallied.

Championships

CNPTL Canadian Championship

During the CNPTL Canadian Championship, all players will seek the title of Canadian Poker Champion who will merit an all expenses paid entrie for a major tournament throughout the world and a bracelet. Many other prizes will be available for grabs by the other players.

Team Heads-up Championship

A tournament which will team-up (3 players per province) the best player of each province at each of the 2 CNPTL Canadian Stage Championships combined with the best annual point scorer of each province will crown the Team Heads-up Champions.

Good luck to all and we hope to see you at the final table!

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