CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
1 Bracket, 4 players, $1,000,000 "purse"

Round 1 (games 1-4)	Ante $20,000 per person, per game (Pot Value: $80,000 each game)
Round 2 (games 5-8)	Ante $30,000 per person, per game (Pot Value: $120,000 each game)
Round 3 (games 9-12)	Ante $40,000 per person, per game (Pot Value: $160,000 each game)
Round 4 (games 13-16)	ALL-IN! each game (The "Short Stack" player is ALL-IN! each game)* *The player with the least amount of chips must "POST" ALL-IN! each game during this round. This amount becomes the game value for any given game in this round. Game winner earns this amount from each player. For example, if Player A is the short stack and begins Round 4 with $80,000 and wins game #13, he can only win $80,000 from each other player, making his new balance a possible $320,000. After this, the value of Game 14 is whatever amount the "new" short stack at the table is holding. Break order has no effect on the ALL-IN! amounts. Play continues in this manner until only 1 players is remaining.
Winner crowned "2007 Texas Hold'em Billiards Champion"!

EXAMPLE OF PLAY & BETTING STRUCTURE

Since the idea of Texas Hold'em Billiards is a radical new concept, we have provided an example of how a typical Opening Round Match may play out. Our structure below shows each game in the Round, and all 4 Rounds to the Match. We have indicated the chip counts at the conclusion of each game to give you an idea of how payouts work, and what the leaderboard will be reporting during play.

Example of play order and chip counts in Opening Round Match, Bracket 1 of 2:
♣ ROUND 1 : Ante $5000 per person, per game : Each player has $125,000 in chips All Players draw for the first break. Winner of draw is now Player A. Player A breaks first.
Game 1 : Pot Value $20,000	Player A breaks and runs 3 balls and misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs 3 balls, misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs out WINS Player C wins the pot of $20,000 - $5000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 1: Player A, $120,000; Player B, $120,000; Player C, $140,000; Player D, $120,000
Game 2 : Pot Value $20,000	Player B breaks (next in order since A broke game 1) and runs 2 balls and misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player C wins the pot of $20,000 - $5000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 2: Player A, $115,000; Player B, $115,000; Player C, $155,000; Player D, $115,000
Game 3 : Pot Value $20,000	Player C breaks and runs 4 balls, misses Player D comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player D wins the pot of $20,000 - $5000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 3: Player A, $110,000; Player B, $110,000; Player C, $150,000; Player D, $130,000
Game 4 : Pot Value $20,000	Player D breaks and runs 3 balls, misses Player A comes to table, ball in hand, runs 2 balls, misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs 2 balls, misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player C wins the pot of $20,000 - $5000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 4: Player A, $105,000; Player B, $105,000; Player C, $165,000; Player D, $125,000
Conclusion of Round 1 Official Leaderboard Standings: Player A, $105,000 Player B, $105,000 Player C, $165,000 Player D, $125,000
♣ ROUND 2 Ante $10,000 per person, per game : Each player chip count is indicated on Leaderboard (shown above) Player B breaks because player A broke 1st in Round 1
Game 5 : Pot Value $40,000	Player B breaks and runs 3 balls and misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs 3 balls, misses Player D comes to table, ball in hand, runs out WINS Player D wins the pot of $40,000 - $10,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 5: Player A, $95,000; Player B, $95,000; Player C, $155,000; Player D, $155,000
Game 6 : Pot Value $40,000	Player C breaks (next in order since B broke game 1) and runs 2 balls and misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player B wins the pot of $40,000 - $10,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 6: Player A, $85,000; Player B, $125,000; Player C, $145,000; Player D, $145,000
Game 7 : Pot Value $40,000	Player D breaks and runs 4 balls, misses Player A comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player A wins the pot of $40,000 - $10,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 7: Player A, $115,000; Player B, $115,000; Player C, $135,000; Player D, $135,000
Game 8 : Pot Value $40,000	Player A breaks and runs 3 balls, misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs 2 balls, misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs 2 balls, misses Player D comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player D wins the pot of $40,000 - $10,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 8: Player A, $105,000; Player B, $105,000; Player C, $125,000; Player D, $165,000
Conclusion of Round 2 Official Leaderboard Standings: Player A, $105,000 Player B, $105,000 Player C, $125,000 Player D, $165,000
♣ ROUND 3 Ante $15,000 per person, per game : Each player chip count is indicated on Leaderboard (shown above) Player C breaks because Player B broke first Round 2
Game 9 : Pot Value $60,000	Player C breaks and runs out Player C wins the pot of $60,000 - $15,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 9: Player A, $90,000; Player B, $90,000; Player C, $170,000; Player D, $150,000
Game 10 : Pot Value $60,000	Player D breaks (next in order since C broke game 1) and runs 2 balls and misses Player A comes to table, ball in hand, runs 2 balls, misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player B wins the pot of $60,000 - $15,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 10: Player A, $75,000; Player B, $135,000; Player C, $155,000; Player D, $135,000
Game 11 : Pot Value $60,000	Player A breaks and runs 4 balls, misses Player B comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player B wins the pot of $60,000 - $15,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 11: Player A, $60,000; Player B, $180,000; Player C, $140,000; Player D, $120,000
Game 12 : Pot Value $60,000	Player B breaks and runs 3 balls, misses Player C comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player C wins the pot of $60,000 - $15,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 12: Player A, $45,000; Player B, $165,000; Player C, $185,000; Player D, $105,000
Conclusion of Round 3 Official Leaderboard Standings: Player A, $45,000 Player B, $165,000 Player C, $185,000 Player D, $105,000
♣ ROUND 4 : All In! Round Antes will escalate every game to force players ALL-IN and to narrow down the field to only 2 players. Player D breaks because he is next in rotation
Game 13 : Pot Value - $180,000	Player D breaks and runs out Player D wins the pot of $180,000 - $45,000 ante from each player CHIP COUNTS after game 13: Player A, BUSTED OUT; Player B, $120,000; Player C, $140,000; Player D, $240,000
Game 14 : Pot Value $180,000	Player B breaks (next in order since Player A was next, but got busted out) and runs out, WINS Player B wins the pot of $180,000 collects $60,000 each from Players C and D CHIP COUNTS after game 14: Player A, BUSTED OUT; Player B, $240,000; Player C, $80,000; Player D, $180,000
Game 15 : Pot Value - $225,000	Player C breaks and runs 4 balls, misses Player D comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player D wins the pot of $225,000 - $75,000 each from Players B and C CHIP COUNTS after game 15: Player A, BUSTED OUT; Player B, $165,000; Player C, $5000; Player D, $330,000
Game 16 : Pot Value - $185,000	The Pot Value for this game is $185,000. Since the Ante is now $90,000, and Player C only has $5,000 left, player C is ALL-IN and the pot value represents his contribution, plus the $90,000 from B and D. If Player C wins, he can only collect $15,000, and the other players get their chips back ($85,000 each). A player can only win the amount that he contributes. Player C breaks and runs 4 balls, misses Player D comes to table, ball in hand, runs out, WINS Player D wins the pot of $185,000 - $90,000 from Player B, $5,000 from Player C, plus his own contribution. CHIP COUNTS after game 15: Player A, BUSTED OUT; Player B, $75,000; Player C, BUSTED OUT; Player D, $425,000
Conclusion of Round 4 Official Leaderboard Standings: Player A, BUSTED OUT Player B, $425,000 Player C, BUSTED OUT Player D, $75,000 Play stops because there are only two players left. These two players will advance to the next round with their respective chip stacks. In the Championship Round, play will continue until only one player is left, and he or she will be ordained the 2007 Texas Hold'em Billiards Champion.