[SBR Lou]

1st Annual SBR Gambling Triathlon!

sponsored by Bet365. Showcase your gambling skills in three separate competitions!

How to play

The following events award Tri points (see chart below):

• Poker tourneys: Daily tournaments plus a high stakes tourney on the final day. See schedule.
• Hoops contest: Tri-gambler must pick 100 games, rating plays from one to two units (your choice, no limit on either 1 star or 2 star selections as long as you pick 100 games). Join contest.
• 4 to 1 Blackjack: The final event for all Tri-gamblers will be a 4 to 1, one-hour single-deck Blackjack contest on Tuesday, April 9th at 9PM ET. Min bet 1, max bet 1.

Rank	Hoops Contest	Poker Tourneys	Blackjack
1	200 Tri points	200 Tri points	200 Tri points
2	150 Tri points	150 Tri points	150 Tri points
3	125 Tri points	125 Tri points	125 Tri points
4	100 Tri points	100 Tri points	100 Tri points
5	75 Tri points	75 Tri points	75 Tri points
6	74 Tri points	74 Tri points	74 Tri points
7	73 Tri points	73 Tri points	73 Tri points
8	72 Tri points	72 Tri points	72 Tri points
9	71 Tri points	71 Tri points	71 Tri points
10	70 Tri points	70 Tri points	70 Tri points
11	69 Tri points	69 Tri points	69 Tri points
12	68 Tri points	68 Tri points	68 Tri points
13	67 Tri points	67 Tri points	67 Tri points
14	66 Tri points	66 Tri points	66 Tri points
15	65 Tri points	65 Tri points	65 Tri points
16-20th	60 Tri points	60 Tri points	60 Tri points
21-30th	50 Tri points	50 Tri points	50 Tri points
31-40th	40 Tri points	40 Tri points	40 Tri points
41-50th	30 Tri points	30 Tri points	30 Tri points
51-60th	20 Tri points	20 Tri points	20 Tri points
61-70th	10 Tri points	10 Tri points	10 Tri points
71-80th	5 Tri points	5 Tri points	5 Tri points
81-90th	2 Tri points	2 Tri points	2 Tri points
91-100th	1 Tri point	1 Tri point	1 Tri point

Championship Prizes
1st $4,000 cash
2nd $1,500 cash
3rd 7,500 betpoints
4th 4,500 betpoints
5th 4,000 betpoints
6th 3,000 betpoints
7th 1,800 betpoints
8th 1,500 betpoints
9th 1,200 betpoints
10th 1,000 betpoints

Fineprint
1. Must be SBR Pro or have an application submitted by March 20th at 9AM ET to be eligible for championship prizes.
2. SBR reserves the right to modify details.

[RudyRuetigger]

Unreal

[jose21_us]

Very Nice!

[milwaukee mike]

sounds like fun.
love to see blackjack in the triathlon, that way after we suck on the other 2 we can still hope for a bunch of blackjacks


thanks sbr and good luck everyone!

[tto827]

Awesome, thanks SBR will be fun. Some people will be upset that there are no ponies, but I for one am quite happy, cause now I have a chance.

[zacharyj53]

Can you join 365 as an American?

[tto827]

Can you join 365 as an American?

Don't have to, assuming its the same rules as end of the world poker tourney, just enter your SBR username as opposed to account id.

[tb1984]

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[SBR Lou]

Can you join 365 as an American?

No. Americans or users in countries Bet365 prohibits are all set.

[tb1984]

Lou, how do you use the "Grand Finale Poker Tourney" for Poker rankings? Does first place of this "Grand Finale Poker Tourney" get certain points for Poker rankings?

[BGboothA]

I was really hoping that Horses were going to be included in this....but great contest non-the-lesss.

[Kindred]

[playersonly69]

This contest will ensure that all PROS pay the $200 to retain their pro status. Nice idea.



Now make sure to have another one of these contests in the summer to rope the rest of in.


The contest seems to weigh too heavily on that 1 hour of blackjack however. I would have made it like 5 blackjack sessions to really get better results of the best blackjack players.


Hell this actually gives a guy like carseller a chance!!

[SBR Lou]

Lou, how do you use the "Grand Finale Poker Tourney" for Poker rankings? Does first place of this "Grand Finale Poker Tourney" get certain points for Poker rankings?

Good question. The Grand Finale is part of the poker tourney schedule, so points won for that count toward the poker leaderboard standing.

[playersonly69]

Will everyone qualify for the Grand Finale, or just the top 100 or so?

[SBR_John]

Will everyone qualify for the Grand Finale, or just the top 100 or so?

Yes, the Grand Finale is just another tourney in the poker part of the Tri. It's a high stakes event compared to the dailys so there could be some final day movement in the standings.

[iifold]

Thanks

[VegasInsider]

Very cool

[ArunSh]

Looks great as always! Just to be sure: the Championship prizes are for the triathlon not for the high stakes poker tourney yes? If so, could we get some more details on the high stakes poker tourney if they are available?

Thanks very much for these SBR, keep em up!

[SBR Lou]

Looks great as always! Just to be sure: the Championship prizes are for the triathlon not for the high stakes poker tourney yes? If so, could we get some more details on the high stakes poker tourney if they are available?

Thanks very much for these SBR, keep em up!

Correct, the prizes listed in this thread are for the Triathlon Championship.

The poker and hoops tourneys have their own payouts. How well you do in those determines your Tri-points, as does the one-hour Blackjack. The Finale Poker prizes will be announced closer to the event.

[5mike5]

This contest will ensure that all PROS pay the $200 to retain their pro status. Nice idea.



Now make sure to have another one of these contests in the summer to rope the rest of in.


The contest seems to weigh too heavily on that 1 hour of blackjack however. I would have made it like 5 blackjack sessions to really get better results of the best blackjack players.


Hell this actually gives a guy like carseller a chance!!

Glad mine doesnt expire til june

[ttwarrior1]

is there an english version of that

[GUMMO77]

For the poker part of this series, do I need to register somewhere?

[SBR_John]

For the poker part of this series, do I need to register somewhere?

No. The games will start on the 7th. You enter a daily tourney and you're in. It's the only thing happening in tourney play so nothing to do but get in there and place as high as you can.

[GUMMO77]

No. The games will start on the 7th. You enter a daily tourney and you're in. It's the only thing happening in tourney play so nothing to do but get in there and place as high as you can.

Thanks. Have a good Christmas.

[horja1]

Lou, I closed my Bet365 account a few years ago (personal reasons) ... Is it ok if I use my SBRforum username to register for the contest?

Edit by SBR Lou: Please send me a PM.

[Cross]

I have an IPad, so no access to poker. Can I still do just the bball event?

[RudyRuetigger]

personally, im glad you decided to go with cash/points instead of the trips

[5mike5]

nice

[thetrinity]

cliffnotes:

the prizes listed are for the TRIATHLON.

the poker daily standings will give you triathlon points, the basketball standings will give you triathlon points, the blackjack session will give you the triathlon points.

the poker championship will have separate prizes in itself, the same as the basketball standings (they are listed under the contest).

kinda wish the buy in was a bit higher on the basketball section, every tom dick and harry is gona be in that.

also think this is putting way too much stock into an hour of blackjack as opposed to 3 months of basketball and poker, but i still think this is a really cool idea.

[SBR_John]

cliffnotes:

the prizes listed are for the TRIATHLON.

the poker daily standings will give you triathlon points, the basketball standings will give you triathlon points, the blackjack session will give you the triathlon points.

the poker championship will have separate prizes in itself, the same as the basketball standings (they are listed under the contest).

kinda wish the buy in was a bit higher on the basketball section, every tom dick and harry is gona be in that.

also think this is putting way too much stock into an hour of blackjack as opposed to 3 months of basketball and poker, but i still think this is a really cool idea.

If you can do well in the poker and picking contest you will be in great shape when 4-1 Blackjack rolls around. If you are back in the pack you still have a chance come blackjack time but you will need some luck and help from others. It's a fornat that tries to balance keeping hope alive for many while still favoring the best gambler.

[5mike5]

cliffnotes:

the prizes listed are for the TRIATHLON.

the poker daily standings will give you triathlon points, the basketball standings will give you triathlon points, the blackjack session will give you the triathlon points.

the poker championship will have separate prizes in itself, the same as the basketball standings (they are listed under the contest).

thank you Trinity

great explanation of the contest

[SBR Lou]

I have an IPad, so no access to poker. Can I still do just the bball event?

If you have access to a Mac computer, you can play SBR Poker by installing a copy of Windows with Boot Camp, or an emulator program.

People are free to only play individual events for the respective point prizes associated with em, but would figure not to be in the hunt for the $5,500 and the point prizes for Triathlon Championship.

[5mike5]

and thankfully only PRO members can win the good stuff

great contest, and thanks for it

[horja1]

Edit by SBR Lou: Please send me a PM.

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