TOURNAMENT RULES
1 – All forum/site rules also apply to tournaments
and All Replay Poker rules apply to tournaments played on their sites.
2 (a) - If a game is not able to be completed as a result of a site or table failure then -
- If there are 30% or more players left in the tournament the game must be replayed in full from scratch.
- If there is only 20% or less of the players left then the game will be declared and the last 20% of players are awarded points in accordance with their chip count.
2 (b) - If a game is not able to be completed as a result of a player from any team entering the tournament and thereby spoiling the team balance, the tournament must be restarted on the "bye table" or restarted on a "PokerNow" table or replayed later.
3 - Team Player Limits
- Each Feast Team is allowed up to 15 players but each team is limited to 5 players per Feast tournament and 10 players per Team of the Week tournament and Team Omaha Tournament.
- Each TWO COOL Team is allowed 3 players, but each team is limited to 2 players in each tournament.
If 3 players from 1 team enter a tournament, then that team player's highest score will not be counted.
- Each International Cup Team is allowed 6 players, but each team is limited to 3 players in each tournament.
4 - Players changing teams -
The Feast and the International Team Cup : A player cannot change teams until the start of a new quarter unless all Captains agree.
5 - Subs - Feast and International Cup - Teams can use a sub when they are short a player.
Any player registered with TPP can act as a Sub but not for the same team more than 5 times in a season.
- Two Cool - only team subs are permitted
- Team of the Week and Team Omaha - no subs permitted
6 - Scoring -
Scoring -
The Feast is scored 0 for 1st out,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 for the winner.
The ITC is scored 0 to 8
Two Cool is scored from 0 upwards - the winners points will be determined by the number of entrants.
In the Team of the Week if there are up to 30 players the top 20 score points. Over 30 players top 25 score points : points scored from 1 upwards.
In Team Omaha if there are more than 15 players, the Top 15 score points from 1 upwards. If less than 15 players points are awarded from 0 upwards.
In all competitions the winner of each tournament and the winner (Champion) of each season/quarter is the team who scores the most points. If at the end of the quarter 2 or more teams have equal points then the team with the most points and wins will be declared the Champion. In the event that we have 2 teams with equal points and wins then they will both be declared equal Champions.
7 – Cheating is strictly forbidden – cheating includes any form of outside communication with other players whilst playing in a tournament (like skype, google chat or the phone). Cheating also includes inappropriate chat with team mates during a tournament (coaching) – players are not permitted to instruct team mates in chat during a game. Instructions include things like advising team mates of your hand, telling them to call, or fold, or similar.
Copy of post to members dated 5th November 2020 -
"As we all know Coaching in any form is not allowed in Team Play Poker.
In the past most comments made regarding the last hand made after the hand has been completed have been considered innocent and have been allowed.
There is, however, a feeling that many comments that we have been allowing and
making are possibly overstepping the mark and are effectively coaching (as they could effect future hands and the tournament going forwards).
So, after discussion with the TPP Think Tank it has been decided no comments
regarding the tournament are permitted during a tournament regardless of whether they are made before or after a hand. So comments like “that was for you Bob” or “you should have folded” or whatever are no longer allowed, but with one exception.
Explanatory comments after a hand to new players in their first 3 tournaments will be permitted, but that is the only exception."
CHEATING MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF PLAYER OR TEAM POINTS OR BANS.
SKYPE CHAT and TABLE CHAT RULES
No Hacking - This should go without saying, but you are not permitted to hack the forum. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking.
No Discrimination - You may not insult members based on their religion, race, sex, political beliefs, or whether they are gay or straight. This is worse than flaming, because it also hurts other members of the forum who fall into the category you insult. Your forum is a place where everyone is equal, and discrimination will NOT be tolerated!
No Bullying - Do not pick on other members. The worst kind of bullying is where new members are picked on. This hurts the member as well as the forum.
No Flaming - Flaming harms the atmosphere of your chat. It also causes thread's to go off topic, and most importantly, it hurts the person being flamed. The victim may defend themselves against any accusations made to them, but may not make any additional accusations to the flamer (which also counts as flaming). Flaming is a hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet, often involving the use of profanity. It can also be the swapping of insults back and forth or with many people teaming up on a single victim.
No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such content (which includes images) does not belong on your forum. Offensive User names and player nics fall into this category and are not acceptable.
No Advertising - You are not permitted to make money using this forum or site. The member list is confidential and you are not allowed to use the member list for any commercial purposes.
Discussing other poker sites and it merits or otherwise is acceptable provided there is no breach of of the next rule.
No Illegal Activity - You are not allowed to break the law using this forum. This can get this forum into legal trouble. Posting links to rooms is illegal, so this counts as a violation of this rule.
Aiding and Abetting players to cheat or aiding and abetting banned players to re-join the league is disrespectful to the league and it's members and will result in an instant ban of all players involved.
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