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In addition to playing
in the million dollar main event, players will also have the
option to join one of the WSOM circuit events, held the day
prior to the main tournament.
WSOM Reach/Riichi Circuit Event
(WSOMRE)
Date: Thursday September 18, 2008
Venue: Wynn Macau
Buy-In: US$1,000
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WSOM Circuit Event sponsored and administered by |
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The Reach/Riichi Circuit Event will be
a 1-day, $1,000 USD tournament using an adapted version of
the Reach/Riichi Mahjong rules used
predominantly in Japan. The top 10-20% of the field will win
cash-prizes. The first place winner will receive an entry
into the 2008 or 2009
WSOM or a cash refund (if already registered) and an official
WSOM championship necklace in addition to prize money.
Schedule and prize distribution are subject
to change based on the number of entrants. Official prize
amounts will be announced during
the tournament after registration has closed. More than 80%
of the entry fees will be available to the entrants in the
form of cash and
material prizes.
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Format
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The
tournament will have 2 heats. The first heat will be a
preliminary round, cutting the field in half (about 28
players for a field of 50-60
entrants). This round will be the longest without eliminations
and will include the most number of games (6-8 games,
24-32 hands),
giving all players as fair of a chance as possible at
advancing to the second round based on skill. The players
with the highest cumulative
score for the entire first round will continue on to the
second round and carryover 25% of their score to the second
round. The second round
will consist of shorter bouts, 1-2 games each, and eliminate
the 4 -8 players (the equivalent of 1-2 tables) with
the
lowest cumulative score each bout. The 4 players that
remain to the Final Table will carryover 25% of their
total cumulative score
(including the 25% of the total in the first round)
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Check-In: |
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08:00 to 09:30 |
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Round 1: |
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10:00 to 14:00 |
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Round 2: |
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15:00 to 22:00 |
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| For registration
and enquiries please contact Reach Mahjong at http://register.reachmahjong.com
Registration and payment of entry
fees may also be handled through Cityline,
the exclusive agent for registration and payments.
Contact numbers are available on this site.
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