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What happens if a tournament is interrupted?

In rare cases a tournament may be interrupted due different causes. In such cases, payments will be made as follows (Player eliminated before the interruption will not be refunded in any case):

Heads-Up Tournaments

Both players will be refunded the buy-in + fee.

ALL SNG Tournaments

The remaining players will receive the following compensation:

  • Buy-in and Fee is returned.

  • Each player receives an equal share of the buy-ins from the eliminated players.

MTT Guaranteed Prize (where applicable)

Compensations will depend on what stage the tournament is at when it is interrupted:

If the prize money stage has not been reached:

(If the tournament is still in the re-buy stage then the prize pool will be the total of the buy-ins + add-ons. Once the re-buy period has closed then the prize pool will be the advertised guaranteed prize).

The remaining players will receive the following compensation:

  • Buy-in(s) and fee returned

  • The balance of the prize fund is paid out as follows:

  • 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players

  • 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players’ chip counts.

If the prize money stage has been reached:

The remaining players will receive the following compensation:

  • Buy-in(s) and fee returned

  • Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted

  • Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to their chip counts.

MTT No Guaranteed Prize:

If the prize money stage has not been reached:

The remaining players will receive a refund as follows:

  • Buy-in(s) and fee returned

  • The balance of the prize fund is paid out as follows:

  • 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players

  • 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players’ chip counts.

If the prize money stage has been reached:

The remaining players will receive a refund as follows:

  • Buy-in(s) and fee returned

  • Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted.

  • Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to the players’ chip counts.

Freerolls

If the prize money stage has not been reached:

  • 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players

  • 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players’ chip counts.

  • If the prize money stage has been reached:

  • Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted.

  • Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to the players’ chip counts.

  • Twister Events

  • In cases where the prize pool is less than €1,000:

  • Remaining players receive a refund of their buy-in.

  • Any remaining prize pool is then distributed in proportion to the players’ chip counts.

  • In cases where the prize pool is €1,000 or greater:

  • All remaining players receive a refund of their buy-in.

  • All players receive 10% of the remaining prize pool.

  • The remaining prize pool is then distributed in proportion to the players’ chip counts.

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