Mechanics
- OnLive ITM Qualifiers should check in by 1pm on Day 3.
- Day 1 Plays 10 Levels on all Flights
- Day 2 A/C and Day 2 B/D Plays 5 Levels
- Day 3 Plays 10 levels or to 48 (whichever comes first)
- Day 4 Plays to Final Table or TD Discretion
- Day 5 Plays to a Champion
- *Day 2 schedule may change due to capacity of each venue.
- Day 1A and 1C qualifiers will combine to play Day 2 A/C
- Day 1B and 1D qualifiers will combine to play Day 2 B/D
- Registration is open up to the start of Day 2A ONLY.
- Main Event Day 1 Onlive qualifers will join Live Day 3 ITM.
- Onlive qualifers must register before the start of Day 3.
- A 1 hour lunch break will be inserted once ITM is reached on Day 3 in order to merge the Onlive qualifiers.
- Day 2 (and Day 3 for Onlive qualifers) plays Best Stack Forward.
- Onlive qualifiers qualifying 2 stacks will be awarded a min cash for the lower stack being removed.
- Players are allowed to forfeit their stack before the close of registration in order to re-enter.
- APT reserves to the right to drop play to 8 handed at any point of the event.
- Shot clocks will be introduced 1 table off the money.
- Big Blind Ante - Big Blind is paid before the Ante.
- Once a deal has been made between players, levels will be reduced to 30 minutes.
- Redraws at the end of each day of play, then redraws will happen at the final 3 tables, 2 tables and the Final Table.
- A redraw at the final 3 tables will be skipped if a redraw has been done at the end of the previous day that is less than 50% of a full table to the redraw.
- A redraw at the final 2 tables will be skipped if a redraw has been done at 3 tables the previous day.
- Guarantee subject to Force Majeure including not limited to, Earthquake, Flood, Typhoon, Epidemic, and etc.