The Sports Legends Challenge will feature a variety of freeroll tournaments, including No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, Blackjack, Slots and Golf.  Players will have the opportunity to compete in daily tournaments and cash prizes will be awarded to top finishers.  Based on individual results, players will qualify for championship tournaments to be held for each event.  Tournament formats are as follows:

No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em
No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em is one of the featured tournaments of the Sports Legends Challenge. Five No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em freeroll tournaments will be held during the Sports Legends Challenge (two on Day 1, two on Day 2 and one on Day 3). The top five finishers from each daily tournament will advance to the championship known as the “Sports Legends All-Star Poker Challenge” which will be nationally televised on Fox Sports. In the Sports Legends All-Star Poker Challenge, the top finishing players will be paired with one of the Sports Legends in a two-person, tag-team poker event vying for a winner-take-all grand prize of up to $1,000,000. Each team will also have a world famous Poker Pro as their coach. Click here for specific rules.

Blackjack
Twenty-eight Blackjack freeroll tournaments will be held during the Sports Legends Challenge (Twelve on Day 1, Eight on Day 2 and Eight on Day 3). The top two finishers from each tournament will advance to the Blackjack Championship tournament event on Day 4.  Prize money will be awarded to the winners of each of the daily tournaments along with other top finishers. Click here for specific rules.

Slots
Twenty-eight Slots freeroll tournaments will be held during the Sports Legends Challenge (Twelve on Day 1, Eight on Day 2 and Eight on Day 3). The top finisher from each tournament will advance to the Slots Championship tournament event on Day 4.  Prize money will be awarded to the winners of each of the daily tournaments along with other top finishers. Click here for specific rules.

Golf
Three Golf tournaments will be held during the Sports Legends Challenge (one each day, Day 1, 2 and 3).  The tournament will be stroke play using USGA handicaps. If you do not have a current USGA handicap, you may still participate in the golf tournaments, and your score will be totaled as if you held a scratch handicap. The top seven finishers of each of the daily tournaments will advance to the Sports Legends Challenge Golf Championship event.  Prize money will be awarded to the winners of each of the daily tournaments along with other top finishers. Ties will be resolved via matching scorecards. Click here for specific rules.

Tournament Championships
All tournament championships will be held on Day 4 of the event. The top finishers from each of the daily tournaments will compete in their respective championship event. At the conclusion of each championship event, cash prizes will be awarded.

Team Championship
In addition to individual player competitions and cash awards, there will also be an overall team championship.  Points will be awarded for both daily and championship tournaments based on player participation and finishing positions.  The team which accumulates the most total points will receive a cash prize to be shared by all team members.

General Tournament Rules

Each player will receive 10,000 Sports Legends Challenge credits upon registration which can be redeemed for entry into any combination of the daily tournaments, as follows:

Credits to Enter Poker 2,000 Blackjack 500 Slots 500 Golf 4,000

Players may enter as many tournaments as their credits, scheduling and availability allow.

Sports Legends Challenge Credits have no cash value and can only be used for entry into daily Sports Legends Challenge tournaments.

Players may register on-site for the daily tournaments on a first come/first serve basis, subject to availability.  For golf tournament registration, preference will be given to those registering for their first golf tournament.  Registration for entry into a second tournament will be subject to availability once those registering for their first golf tournament are accommodated.

See tournament schedule for detailed information.

All daily tournaments and championship rounds are freeroll tournaments.

Players will compete in tournaments individually and will also accumulate points for the Sports Legends team to which they have been assigned.  In addition to individual cash prizes, the members of the overall championship team will receive a cash prize.  See Payout Schedule for details.

Team points will be earned based on individual team members’ participation as well as results in the daily tournaments and championship rounds, as follows:

Daily Tournament Team Points POKER NON-POKER 1st place 2,000 1,000 2nd place 1,000 500 3rd place 500 250 PARTICIPATION 200 100 Championship Rounds Team Points POKER NON-POKER 1st place 2,000 1,000 2nd place 1,000 500 3rd place 500 250 PARTICIPATION 200 100

Top finishers in each daily tournament will advance to the championship round.  Players may qualify for the championship round in more than one category (Poker, Blackjack, etc.), but can only earn one championship entry for any individual category.  Qualifying for the championship rounds is as follows:

Poker            The top-5 finishers from each daily tournament qualify for the championship round.  A player may only earn one qualifying position in the Sports Legends All-Star Poker Challenge Championship Round.  Should a player qualify more than once for the championship round, additional players will be selected based on highest chip count for players that did not finish in the top-5 for each daily tournament.  A total of 25 players will advance to the championship round. Blackjack      The top-2 finishers from each daily tournament qualify for the championship round.  A player may only earn one qualifying position in the Blackjack Championship Round.  Should a player qualify more than once for the championship round, additional players will be selected based on highest chip count for players that did not finish in the top-2 for each daily tournament.  A total of 56 players will advance to the championship round. Slots              The top finisher from each daily tournament qualifies for the championship round.  A player may only earn one qualifying position in the Slots Championship Round.  Should a player qualify more than once for the championship round, additional players will be selected based on highest slots score for players that did not finish first for each daily tournament.  A total of 28 players will advance to the championship round. Golf               The top-7 finishers from each daily tournament qualify for the championship round.  A player may only earn one qualifying position in the Golf Championship Round.  Should a player qualify more than once for the championship round, additional players will be selected based on the lowest score for players that did not finish in the top-7 for each daily tournament.  A total of 21 players will advance to the championship round.