Method for organizing tournaments
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1. A method for organizing tournaments, comprising the steps of:
- a) establishing a field of ‘
N’
players;
b) dividing the field of players into a predetermined number of groups of players, such that each group can be arranged at an equal number of tables having approximately equal number of players per table;
c) determining the number of players to advance to another round;
d) enabling each table of players to play a game in a round of play, until a player is eliminated;
e) continuing to play the game until enough players are eliminated such that the number of players remaining is the number of players determined in step c);
f) repeating steps b) through e), wherein the field of players includes only the advancing players, as necessary, until a final table of players is obtained;
f) enabling the final table to play the game until a final winner is determined.
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Abstract
Concepts for a method for conducting gambling tournaments for large numbers of participants are disclosed. The total number of participants is divided into groups of “N” players each. Each table will have “X” players. Of the “N” number of players per group, only a certain number of the last players of each group advance to the next grouping until arriving at a final table of “x” players. The winners from each group will share a portion of the prize pool.
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1. A method for organizing tournaments, comprising the steps of:
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a) establishing a field of ‘
N’
players;
b) dividing the field of players into a predetermined number of groups of players, such that each group can be arranged at an equal number of tables having approximately equal number of players per table;
c) determining the number of players to advance to another round;
d) enabling each table of players to play a game in a round of play, until a player is eliminated;
e) continuing to play the game until enough players are eliminated such that the number of players remaining is the number of players determined in step c);
f) repeating steps b) through e), wherein the field of players includes only the advancing players, as necessary, until a final table of players is obtained;
f) enabling the final table to play the game until a final winner is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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