Invites are out for season 9. The season begins March 10, 2010 and runs until May 12, 2010 on Wednesday nights. Same time, same place. There are a couple new things to look for in the rules.

BUY-INS:

Buy-ins will be allowed once per week at any point in the game except heads up. That means the first person out can hang around and wait but if someone else goes out and declares a re-buy right away the first person out is SOL. I also want to make it costly so that it’s not abused too much. Buy-ins will be another $10 and 1 point for $1750 (2/3 of our starting amount). That way the game won’t extend too long and there is some strategy for when to use a buy-in. If 2 or more people go out on the same hand the person leading in chips before the ending hand will have the first option for re-buy. There will be no re-buys on KO week (week 5).

SPARE FACTOR:

If you know you will be away one week you can now bring in a spare from a previous season to play for you. Any points or penalties acquired by your spare will count toward your standings.

PENALTIES:

There will be a 1 point penalty for re-buying.

There will be a 1 point penalty if your phone is visible at the table. You are free to get up from the table and play with your phone at any time without interrupting game play. If you are away from the table your hand will be folded. This applies to all players.

Figured I would post a little video to get us pumped for the final table next weekend…