The Femme Alliance

Gameplay Overview

• Each team is made up of 2 players and must register together.
• During the first 9 levels, teams play as individuals at separate tables.
• At the start of Level 10, the chips of both teammates are combined into 1 stack.
• Thereafter, players may tag a teammate anytime he/she is not in an active hand.
• If one teammate is eliminated before Level 10 and does not re-enter, the remaining teammate will continue to play with the single remaining chip stack.
• Players must wear their team wristbands at all times during play.
• Players may only participate on one team and are not permitted to switch teams at any time.

Levels

• Levels will be 15 minutes for the duration of the tournament until a winner is declared.

Re-entry

• Unlimited re-entry is allowed before the close of registration.
• Each re-entry is NT$3,500 (3,080 + 420) per player.

Payouts

• Approximately one in seven entries (15%) will be in the money.
• Payouts will be calculated based on the number of teams and distributed evenly amongst teammates.

Shot Clocks & Time Banks

• Shot Clocks will be implemented throughout the tournament.
• Each player has 15 seconds to act on all decisions.
• Players receive 2 time bank cards worth 15 seconds each, then one additional time bank card at the end of every break.
• At the start of Level 10, the remaining time bank cards of both teammates are combined.

Seating & Re-draws

• Play will move to 9-handed when play permits.
• Seating re-draws will be conducted prior to the start of the Final Table.

Transition To Hands-per-level At Final Table

• Upon reaching the final table, the tournament will transition from a timed level structure to a hands-per-level structure. This means each level will consist of a predetermined number of hands rather than a fixed time duration.
• After completing the set number of hands for each level, the blinds will increase according to the published blind structure.

Rules

• Tournament Directors Association (TDA) rules will be used.