Crown's Poker Player of the Year

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The ultimate poker competition is back and better than before – Crown’s Poker Player of the Year Competition. Over the coming twelve months you’re invited to compete for Australia’s most coveted poker prize and the chance to win the Ultimate Crown Poker Sponsorship Package.

So, get started today. Put your poker skills to the test in a Crown Poker tournament and be in the running for poker glory. May the best player win!

Click here to view the Terms and Conditions.

Eligible tournaments include:

  • Weekly and monthly multi-table cash tournaments with a minimum buy-in of $20
  • Official championship events
  • Special cash tournaments (excluding satellites, free to enter and invitation only events)

To earn POY points, players must cash in an eligible tournament. POY points are calculated by multiplying points earned for the following three criteria:

  1. The place finished in the tournament
  2. The amount of the tournament buy-in
  3. The number of entrants in the tournament

Criteria 1 – Position Finished

1st 120 points
2nd 100 points
3rd 80 points
4th 60 points
5th 50 points
6th 40 points
7th 30 points
8th 20 points
9th 10 points
10th 6 points
11th – 20th 3 points
21st – 30th 2 points
30th+ 1 point

In events with at least a $3,000 buy-in, 11th to 20th place = 4 points, 21st to 30th = 3 points, 31st – 40th = 2 points and 40th+ = 1 point.

Criteria 2 – The Buy-In

$20-$74 1 point
$75-$299 2 points
$300-$999 3 points
$1,000-$9,999 4 points
$10,000 or more 5 points

The buy-in for Rebuy tournaments is calculated by dividing the total prize pool by the number of entrants.

Criteria 3 – Number of Entrants

10-20 0.6 point
21-40 0.7 point
41-60 0.8 point
61-80 0.9 point
81-100 1 point

For every 20 additional entrants (101-120, 121-140 etc.) the number of points increases by 0.1 with the number of entrants rounded to the nearest 20. For example 200 entrants = 1.5 points, 300 entrants = 2 points. The maximum points awarded for the number of entrants is 5.

In the case where there is a tie between two or more players, each will receive an average of the points available. For example, if two players tie for ninth place, each receives half of the ninth and tenth place points.

Example

You finish third in a $500 buy-in event that had 200 entrants. You receive 80 points for third place; the buy-in is $500 which is a 3-point event; and there were 200 entrants which equates to 1.5 points. You would therefore receive 360 total POY points (80 x 3 x 1.5 = 360 POY Points).