Special Events



Cash for Diamonds

Monday - Thursday

Monday through Thursday each week, patrons who are actively playing a live, rated hand at a table game will be eligible for Cash for Diamonds Bonus Hands.

Patrons will receive $25 in chips for every Suited Diamond Blackjack dealt to them at a Blackjack table; Diamond Flush dealt to them at a Three Card Poker table; Diamond Flush dealt to them at an Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em table (where both customer hold cards must play); Diamond Flush dealt to them at any Pai Gow table. All other actively rated patrons at the table will receive $10 in chips.

If multiple patrons at the same table are dealt a Bonus Hand on the same hand, each of those patrons will receive one payment of $25 in chips and all other patrons at the table will receive one payment of $10 in chips. Patrons will receive $10 in chips for every Diamond Natural Nine dealt at a Baccarat table.

Patrons must be a WinStar Club Passport Card holder with a valid photo ID to participate.



First Night's Free

July 1 - September 1

WinStar World Casino is offering one (1) free night's stay at the WinStar RV Park during the First Night's Free promotion. Patrons must be a WinStar Club Passport Card holder to partipate. Patrons who present their WinStar Club Passport Card at the WinStar RV Park will be offered a one (1) free night's stay.   Offer valid for first night's stay only.   Patrons may only receive one (1) free night stay during this promotion.   Offer based on availability and blackout dates apply.



The Royal Treatment

July 11 - September 9

Beginning Sunday, July 11, 2010, patrons will receive one (1) voucher for every Straight Flush they receive in live cash play, during qualifying time periods only. Qualifying time periods are 12:00 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. daily.  Straight flushes received during tournament play are not valid for this promotion.

 

Players with a Straight Flush, within the designated times, will receive a voucher for either one (1) night stay at the WinStar World Casino Hotel or one (1) round of golf at the WinStar Golf Course. 

    • All hotel rooms are subject to availability and blackout dates apply.  Hotel stay is valid Sunday through Thursday only.   All hotel offers must be redeemed within fourteen (14) days.  Limited to one (1) room per patron, per day.  Offers are non-cashable and non-transferrable.
    • Golf course rounds must be redeemed within thirty (30) days.  Offers are non-cashable and non-transferrable.

Patrons will be notified by WinStar World Casino poker personnel upon qualification.  Patrons can redeem offer at any Guest Service Booth.



The River Guaranteed $3,000,000 Poker Series

May 16 - September 6

Direct Buy-In

You may buy-in directly to the Main Event Tournament for $2,100 per seat beginning Sunday, May 16, 2010. Direct buy-ins to the Main Event may be purchased (credit cards accepted) at the WinStar World Casino Poker Room or by calling 1-800-622-6317.

Single Table Satellites

Single Table Satellites are qualifying events for Mega Satellite Qualifiers. Single table satellites are single table, No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, Freeze-out Tournaments that will be held in the WinStar Poker Room beginning Sunday, May 16, 2010. You can buy in for fifty-five dollars ($55) and each Single Table Satellite must contain nine (9) players. Each player will begin with one thousand dollars ($1,000) in tournament chips. For an optional five dollar ($5) Dealer Appreciation Fee, the player will receive an additional five hundred dollars ($500) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twenty-five/fifty dollars ($25/$50) and advance every fifteen (15) minutes. 

Mega Satellite Qualifiers

Mega Satellite Qualifiers are Qualifying Events for the Main Event. Mega Satellites will be held at the WinStar World Casino Poker Room on the following Sundays: June 6, June 27, July 11, July 25, August 8, August 15, August 22, and August 29. WinStar World Casino will add twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to each Mega Satellite Qualifier. The twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) will be given to the top forty (40) places, who will receive five hundred dollars ($500) each. Mega Satellite Tournament Registration will begin at 9:00am CST and play will begin at 11:00am CST on each of the scheduled dates.

Mega Satellite Qualifiers will play as follows:

A total of four hundred (400) players, plus alternates, may participate through buy-ins of four hundred and forty dollars ($440) per player. Alternates will be taken through the first two (2) blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as players are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the player signed up as reference. All players will begin with five thousand ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twenty-five/fifty dollars ($25/$50) and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The top twenty percent (20%) of the field will advance to the Main Event Tournament which will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2010, through Monday, September 6, 2010. Once the tournament has played down to twenty percent (20%) of the field, entry tickets for The River 2010 Main Event will be given out to the players as they are eliminated. The first eliminated (from the top 20%) will receive a Thursday ticket. The next player eliminated will receive a Friday ticket, the next player will eliminated will receive a Saturday ticket. This rotation will continue for all players for the remainder of the tournament, no exceptions. Entry tickets are transferable, but not refundable, and have no cash value.

Mega Satellites are qualifying events. Prize pool money generated by player buy-ins will be redistributed to the players through entries to the Main Event which will begin Thursday, September 2, 2010. Main Event opening round day selection for the top forty (40) players will be determined by random draw.

Events

Event #1 :Guaranteed $50,000

Event #1 will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em Freeze-out Tournament held on Monday, August 23, 2010. Buy-in will be three hundred thirty dollars ($330) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $50,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #2 :Guaranteed $100,000

Event#2 will be a No Limit Texas Hold ?Em Freeze-out Tournament held on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Buy-in will be five hundred fifty dollars ($550) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $100,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #3: Guaranteed $40,000

Event #3 will be a Texas Hold ?Em/Omaha Freeze-out Tournament held on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Buy-in will be four hundred forty dollars ($440) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The first blind level will be Texas Hold Em, the second blind level will be Omaha. This rotation will continue throughout the tournament. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $40,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #4: Guaranteed $30,000

Event #4 will be a Pot Limit Omaha Freeze-out Tournament held on Thursday,August 26, 2010. Buy-in will be three hundred thirty dollars ($330) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $30,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #5: Guaranteed $150,000

Event #5 will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em Freeze-out Tournament held on Friday, August 27, 2010. Buy-in will be one thousand fifty dollars ($1,050) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $150,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #6: Guaranteed $50,000

Event #6 will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em Freeze-out Tournament held on Monday, August 30, 2010. Buy-in will be three hundred thirty dollars ($330) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$25 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $50,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #7: Guaranteed $50,000

Event #7 will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em Freeze-out Bounty Tournament held on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Buy-in will be four hundred forty dollars ($440) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at $25/$50 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $50,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Event #8: Guaranteed $30,000

Event #8 will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em Jack and Jill Freeze-out Tournament held on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Buy-in will be three hundred thirty dollars ($330) per seat. Registration will begin at 9:00 am CST and Tournament play will begin at 11:00 am CST in the WinStar World Casino Poker Room. Two hundred (200) Patrons plus alternates will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as Patrons are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the Patron signed up as a reference. All Patrons will begin the Tournament with five thousand dollars ($5,000) in tournament chips.Blind levels will start at $25/$50 and advance every thirty (30) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field will be awarded a percentage of the final prize pool. This percentage is based on the number of participants. The Guaranteed $30,000 prize pool may be exceeded based on the final number of entries.

Main Event

The Main Event will consist of three (3) Opening Round days, Thursday September 2, Friday, September 3, and Saturday, September 4, 2010; Day Two on Sunday, September, 5, 2010; and the Championship Round on Monday, September 6, 2010. The Main Event will be held at the WinStar World Casino Global Event Center. Registration will begin at 9:00am CST and tournament play will begin at 11:00am CST each day. Players must present their entry ticket and valid photo ID at registration in order to gain entry, no exceptions. WinStar World Casino is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.

Players may participate in multiple Opening Round days if they have been awarded or have purchased multiple tickets. If a player qualifies for Day Two and plays an additional Opening Round day, the chip stack earned on the previous Opening Round day and any winnings otherwise due, will be forfeited. Players are prohibited from playing multiple chip stacks or being awarded multiple cash prizes.

On each Opening Round, five hundred (500) players, plus alternates, will be allowed to compete. Alternates will be taken through the first two (2) blind levels. Alternates will be placed in the tournament as players are eliminated, in chronological order, using the time the player signed up as a reference. All players will begin the Main Event with ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in tournament chips. Blind levels will start at twenty-five/fifty ($25/$50) and advance every forty (40) minutes. The final ten percent (10%) of the field from each Opening Round day will advance to Day Two on Sunday, September 5, 2010.

All player chip counts will be carried over from the Opening rounds of the Main Event to Day Two. Blind levels on Day Two will begin from the previous round's lowest final blind level and increase every forty (40) minutes. Play will continue until twenty (20) players remain.

The remaining twenty (20) players will return for the Championship Round on Monday, September 6, 2010. Registration will begin at 11:00am CST and tournament play will begin at 12:00pm CST. All player chip counts will be carried over from Day Two on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Blind levels will resume from where they left off on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Play will continue until one (1) player has been determined champion. This player will receive the 2010 River Championship Bracelet.

Scoring Criteria

Total points are calculated by multiplying the point factors of the three criteria

Place finished: first place receives 120 points; second place, 100; third place, 80; fourth place, 60; fifth place, 50; sixth place, 40; seventh place, 30; eighth place, 20; ninth place, 10; tenth place, 5. If there is a tie between two or more players, each receives the average number of points available. For example, if two players tie for ninth place, each receives half of the ninth-place points. Players receive points only if they are in the money. If a tournament pays only five places, only the top five players get points.

Buy-ins: $300-$999 = 1 point, $1,000-$2,499 = 2 points.

Number of entrants: 60-64 = 0.6 point, 65-74 =0.7 point, 75-84 = 0.8 point, 85-94 = 0.9 point, 95-104 = 1 point. Every 10 additional number of entrants increases the number of points by 0.1 up to 3.9, with the number of entrants rounded to the nearest 10. 395-999 entrants = 4 points, 1,000-1,999 = 5 points, 2,000+ entrants = 6 points. The maximum numberof points is 6. Examples are: 57 players = 0 points, 72 players = 0.7 points, 132 players = 1.3 points, 135 players = 1.4 points, 382 players = 3.8 points, 650 players = 4 points.



The Split

June 23 - October 3

WinStar World Casino is giving away over $500,000 in cash and one (1) new BMW 335i, valued at $50,175, during ?The Split? Blackjack promotion from Wednesday

Qualifying Round Tournaments will be held in the New York Blackjack pit at WinStar World Casino on the following Sundays: July 11, August 1, August 22 and September 12, 2010. 

 

Hot seat drawings will take place each Wednesday throughout the qualifying periods (Q1 ? June 23, June 30 and July 7, 2010; Q2 ? July 14, July 21, and July 28, 2010; Q3 ? August 4, August 11 and August 18, 2010; Q4 ? August 25, September 1 and September 8, 2010) to fill vacant seats in the Qualifying Round Tournaments.  Hot seat drawings will be selected from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. for a minimum of thirty-six (36) hot seat spots. Any additional spots due to absent players will also be filled via Wild Card hopper drawings on the day of the Qualifying Round Tournaments. 

 

Each Hot Seat winner will receive an entry into the upcoming Qualifying Round Tournament. All entries are non-transferable and have no cash value.  The winners of hot seat drawings will receive $100 each and one (1) Qualifying Round Tournament entry.  Each rated patron at that table will receive $25 and a Wild Card entry.  Wild Card entries will be valid for the next Qualifying Round Tournament.  All Wild Card entries will need to be placed in the hopper at the Pyramid Lounge by 11:30 a.m. on day of Qualifying Round Tournaments (July 11, August 1, August 22 and September 12, 2010).  If the winning patron of the hot seat drawing is not a rated player, a new winner will be drawn.  If the winner already has an entry into the Split or possesses an invite to the Qualifying Round Tournament patrons are still eligible for the $100 and a new winner will be drawn.  Patrons are not eligible to receive more than one (1) entry into The Split.  Patrons that have registered for a Qualifying Round Tournament will receive one (1) entry for the ten thousand dollar ($10,000.00) cash drawing and one (1) entry for the car drawing on Sunday, October 3, 2010.

 

Qualifying Round Tournaments

 

Qualifying Round Tournament registration will be held at the Pyramid Lounge from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 2:00 p.m. on each of the following dates:

Qualifying Round 1 ? Sunday, July 11, 2010

Qualifying Round 2 ? Sunday, August 1, 2010

Qualifying Round 3 ? Sunday, August 22, 2010

Qualifying Round 4 ? Sunday, September 12, 2010

 

Each Qualifying Round Tournament will consist of ninety-six (96) patrons. If any tournament participants fail to properly register by 11:30 a.m., their entry will be voided and their spot will be filled through Wild Card drawings.  All house tournament rules apply.  Copies of these rules are available at the Casino and will be available to all patrons at registration.

  • All patrons will start with one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) in tournament chips.
  • Eighteen (18) hands will be dealt per round. First bet and first deal will rotate throughout each round.
  • Patrons must be seated and ready to play by the time they are to place their first wager at the start of any round or will be disqualified. Patrons must play all hands.  Leaving the table early will result in disqualification.
  • All chip counts will return to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) following the conclusion of each round.
  • The final twenty four (24) players will advance to ?The Split? Main Event on Sunday October 3, 2010. Entry tickets are non-transferable and have no cash value.

Tournament advancement will be conducted as follows:

  • Round 1a), 1b): Forty-eight (48) patrons will compete at eight (8) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to Round 2.
  • Round 2: Forty-eight (48) patrons will compete at eight (8) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the next round.
  • Round 3: Twenty-four (24) patrons will compete at four (4) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the next round.
  • Round 4: Twelve (12) patrons will compete at two (2) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the final table.
  • Round 5: Six (6) patrons will compete at the final table.

 

Main Event

 

?The Split? Main Event will be held at WinStar World Casino Global Event Center on Sunday, October 3, 2010. Main Event registration will be held at the Pyramid Lounge from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 2:00 p.m.  If any qualified patron fails to properly register during the allotted times, tournament entry will be voided.

 

The Main Event will consist of the ninety-six (96) qualified patrons from the previous Qualifying Round Tournaments.  All house tournament rules apply.  Copies of these rules are available at the Casino and will be available to all patrons at registration.

  • All patrons will start with two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in tournament chips.
  • Eighteen (18) hands will be dealt per round. First bet and first deal will rotate throughout each round.  Patrons must be seated and ready to play by the time they are to place their first wager at the start of any round or will be disqualified. Patrons must play all hands. Leaving the table early will result in disqualification.
  • All chip counts will return to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) following the conclusion of each round. 

Tournament advancement will be conducted as follows:

  • Round 1a), 1b): Forty-eight (48) patrons will compete at eight (8) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to Round 2.
  • Round 2: Forty-eight (48) patrons will compete at eight (8) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the next round.
  • Round 3: Twenty-four (24) patrons will compete at four (4) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the next round.
  • Round 4: Twelve (12) patrons will compete at two (2) tables and the top three (3) chip counts from each table will advance to the final table.
  • Round 5: Six (6) patrons will compete at the final table.
  • Player seating may be adjusted by the Tournament Director as needed to balance the field.

Vehicle and Cash Drawings

All patrons who received a Wild Card entry or participated in one (1) of the Qualifying Round Tournaments will receive an entry into ?The Split? vehicle and cash drawings that will take place immediately following the conclusion of the Main Event.

One (1) winner will receive ten thousand ($10,000.00) in cash and one (1) winner will receive one (1) new BMW 335i, valued at $50,175.