About the Tournament

Details, Qualifying Round, Finals, Prizes, Prize Sponsors, FAQs

Welcome to the All inPlay CRAZY Summer Cup! Come test your Crazy Eights playing skills against players from all over the world. Come take a seat at one of our virtual tables and we'll deal you in. Best of all, the tournament is free and open to all paying members of All inPlay. It runs for twenty-four hours and will have a finals match at the end that will be broadcast live!

Tournament Details

The tournament begins Friday, May 27th, at 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 PM PDT, 2000 UT) and continues for *twenty-four hours*.

The event has a qualifying round and a finals round.

Qualifying Round:
The qualifying round starts on Friday, May 27th, at 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 PM PDT, 2000 UT) and continues for *twenty-four hours*. At the end of the 24 hours, the top seven ranked players will go on to the finals!

The Finals:
The top seven paying members from the qualifying round will go on to the Finals. The finals will take place on the Sunday the 29th at a time selected to be convenient for as many finalists as possible. The seven finalists will join All inPlay cofounder Paul G. Silva at a private table and compete in an intense game of the All inPlay original "Elimination" rules for Crazy Eights Tournaments. Here's how they work...

The game starts off with all seven opponents (and the observer, Paul) sitting at the table with fresh scores. Everyone then plays through five "warm up" hands just as you would on the regular tables. But the next hand is where things get intense... on the next hand (and every hand thereafter) the player with the "worst" score is eliminated. This means that at the end of the last hand only one player will be left standing - and so naturally they are our winner <smile>.

"Worst" is defined as follows: The player with the most number of Points Given Up. Please note that points won will *NOT* factor into the equation.

*AND* the game's progress will be broadcast live online so anyone interested can listen in <smile>.

All finalists will be invited to the finals via email (via the address they have registered with their All inPlay account). Those who do not accept the invitation by the deadline indicated in the email will not be able to participate in the finals. Their spot will be offered to the next highest scoring paying member from the qualifying round. It is the Finalist's responsibility to make sure that their computers and Internet connections are functioning properly so that they may participate in the Finals - the moderator of the finals will *not* wait for late players. Players who disconnect from the finals match must, sadly, be disqualified to ensure a fair game for all other players.

Prizes:
1st place: The All inPlay Crazy Summer Cup Trophy, serious bragging rights, and a six-month membership voucher.
2nd place: A 3-month membership voucher and *HOPEFULLY* an exciting story to share!
3rd place: A 1-month membership voucher

Please note that players who receive and keep large "donations" of points from other players will not be eligible for the Finals or for the top-ten ranking.

Prize Sponsors:
All prizes sponsored by All inPlay

There is no fee to participate in the tournament and it is open to all paying members of All inPlay. This tournament is void where prohibited. Please note that those members with gift memberships, or memberships sponsored by All inPlay are considered paying members.

So bring some friends and have a great time, or maybe even leave as the Tournament Champ!

Frequently Asked Questions About Tournaments

Q) How do I sign up for the Tournament?

A) We don't like making people have to fill out unnecessary forms, so all paying members are automatically signed up so they can play if they want to. Please note, however, that you do need to have a valid email address in order to play in the tournament. If you don't have a valid email address and you win, we have no way to reach you! If you have not validated your email, then you will be asked to when you try to join the tournament. If you would like to validate your email address now, you can do so on the my account page.

Q) The tournament lasts a while; do I need to play for the whole time?

A) Not at all! We have the tournaments run for such a long time so that people in all time zones have a fair chance at a convenient time for them to play, but you can play as much (or as little) as you like. When you leave a tournament table, your tournament chips/points are placed in a special virtual vault and kept safe until you need them again. This allows you to hop from table to table or take a several-hour break (naps are highly recommended! <smile>) and still have your winnings waiting for you when you come back.

Q) Where will the qualifying tournament take place?

A) On a special tournament server, a link to this server will appear on the Play Poker and Play Crazy Eights pages during the event to allow easy access.

Q) Are the qualifying tournament tables different from the normal tables?

A) To-be-announced

Don't see your question here? Email us your question and we will do our best to get it answered