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Survivor Tournaments are fast paced, white knuckle tournaments with nail biting finishes, where every second counts! A perfect tournament for adrenalin junkies in need of a quick fix. They are time-based, so YOU know the tournament duration, and can plan your day accordingly.

How does it work?

The tournament is divided into time-based elimination levels. At the end of each level a percentage of players with the lowest chip stacks are eliminated from the tournament. An Indicator on the table alerts you to: YOUR survivor status - SAFE, WARNING or DANGER, the chip stack you need to avoid elimination, time left in the elimination level, and the number of players to be eliminated. All the information YOU need to make that quick decision is available to you at a glance.

Scenarios:

“You are SAFE from elimination with less than 60 seconds left of the elimination level. You are holding pocket kings, but four players playing behind you are short stacked - in DANGER, and bound to go all in pre-flop scraping to avoid elimination, what do you do?”

1. Risk your stack and play, knowing you will be going into a coin flip situation and face possible elimination.
2. Be safe, fold, and survive another level, leaving the short stacks to scrap it out amongst themselves.

“You are in DANGER of being eliminated. You have less than 60 seconds left to survive, what do you do?”

1. Do nothing, get eliminated and fizzle out.
2. Risk your stack and go all in, hope to hit and survive. If not, at least you went out in a blaze of glory! Yeah baby!

Rewards are great as all survivors share equally in the booty!

These are the Icons that will appear on the table to indicate YOUR survivor status during the game:

• SAFE Status: represented by a Full Heart indicates that YOUR chip stack should be large enough to avoid elimination at the end of the current level. Sit back and relax.
• WARNING Status: represented by a Half Full Heart indicates that YOUR chip stack is nearing the threshold amount required to avoid elimination. You will need to be wary going into the last minutes of the elimination level.
• DANGER Status: represented by a Skull & Cross Bones indicates that YOU are short stacked and have fallen below the required threshold amount .YOU are in danger of being eliminated! Do something drastic to boost your chip stack before the end of the level.

The tournament will end once the final number of players has been reached.

See table below for when Survivor Tournaments are available to play. Tournaments usually last less than 70 minutes.

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And it is bigger and better than ever.

In January 2011, the fourth Ladbrokes Poker Cruise sets sail from Florida for an 8 day Caribbean Poker Cruise aboard the world’s largest deluxe cruise liner ‘Oasis of the Seas’.

As always, there will be a Festival of Poker that includes a full tournament program, cash games and STT’s.

Qualification for the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV is available now, so do not miss out on being part of Europe’s biggest poker festival!

When and Where

Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV will depart from Ft Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday 22 January 2011 and return on Saturday 29 January 2011 having visited three exotic destinations:

• Labadee (exclusive beach & water sports paradise)
• Falmouth, Jamaica
• Cozumel, Mexico

The Cruise

The Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV is worth £4,000 (available for as little as £4.40!), and includes:

• An ocean view balcony cabin for qualifier and one guest
• Travel allowance of £950
• Poker Bankroll of £500
• Eligibility to participate in the Festival of Poker
• Ladbrokes Poker schedule of hospitality and entertainment over and above the standard programme offered on board
• Meals on board the ship

How to Qualify for the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise

To join us on the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV you need to obtain a Cruise Place, which can be won in the Cruise Weekly Final that is held each Monday evening at 20:15 GMT.

You can either buy directly into this freeze-out tournament or qualify via the Cruise Daily Finals, for which there is a daily program of satellites available in the Tournaments/ Offline Events/ Poker Cruise IV lobby.

Cruise Buy-Ins

At present we are unable to offer Cruise Places for purchase, however, if you would like us to contact you should we be able to offer Cruise Places in this way please contact the Cruise Team at cruise2011@ladbrokes.co.uk.

The Ship and Cabins

The luxury ‘Oasis of the Seas’ is the first of her class and is the world’s largest passenger vessel. She is part of the fleet operated by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. At 225,000 tonnes, she is over three times the size of the QEII.

All Cruise Place winners will be accommodated in an ocean view cabin with a balcony. A limited number of suites will be available on a first come first served basis for players who wish to upgrade.

Oasis of the Seas Amenities

The ship features a zip-line, a casino, a mini-golf course, four swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts, theme parks and nurseries for children.

Onboard recreational, athletic and entertainment activities are organised into seven themed areas called “neighborhoods”:

1. Central Park features boutiques, restaurants and bars, including access to the Rising Tide bar, which can be raised or lowered to three separate levels
2. It houses the first living park at sea with over 12,000 plants and 56 trees
3. The Pool and Sports Zone features a sloped-entry beach pool and two surf simulators
4. The Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Centre features a spa for teens
5. Boardwalk features a handcrafted carousel, restaurants, bars, shops, two rock-climbing walls, and a tattoo parlor. Its outdoor 750-seat Aqua Theatre amphitheater hosts the ship’s largest freshwater pool
6. Royal Promenade features restaurants and shops and is viewable from a mezzanine
7. Youth Zone features a science lab and computer gaming

Travel Allowance

All Cruise Place winners will have their £950 travel allowance credited to their Ladbrokes Poker account. The qualifier will be responsible for arranging return flights to and from and hotel accommodation (for themselves and guest) in New Ft Lauderdale for the night of 21 January 2011.

Ladbrokes Poker’s Event Management Team will endeavour to provide all qualifiers with information on flight options, and hotel availability within differing price bands, as information becomes available. It is the Cruise Place winner’s responsibility to book and ensure that flights and accommodation is suitable for their individual needs.

For players qualifying before the end of February 2010, credits to Ladbrokes Poker accounts will be made in March 2010. This is the time that flights to Florida from all European destinations usually become available. See terms and conditions for more details.

Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV – The Festival of Poker

The onboard card room will operate (subject to any contrary instructions that we receive from the ship’s operator) whenever the ship is at sea, but will close for a dinner break on sea days.

Full details of the Festival of Poker will be announced in early 2010, which will comprise a full tournament schedule, Cash Games and Sit n Go’s.

The £500 cruise bankroll which is included within your Cruise Place can either be used to buy-in to tournaments or fund on-board cash games and Sit n Go’s.

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What is Roulette?

Although one of the oldest gambling games, Roulette is also one of the most popular games played in modern casinos and fixed odds betting terminals throughout UK betting shops. Roulette bets are placed by putting chips of a particular monetary value, on a table decorated with a pattern of boxes and numbers. These different boxes and numbers represent the different bets that can be placed. A wheel is set spinning when the bets are placed and a ball is spun onto the wheel with a motion that opposes the wheel’s rotation. The ball rapidly loses speed and after bouncing from the metal rungs of the wheel, comes to rest in a pocket of a particular number. The number of the pocket is the winning number.

How to Play Roulette

Placing bets
Select your chip value using the chip selector on the table, just below the bet area. Then simply select the area of the table on which you wish to place a bet. The chips will stack up as you add more chips to the same bet, thus increasing the stake. When you have placed your bets, press PLAY to spin the wheel. If TURBO is deselected then after you press play a bet timer will appear in the top right of the game window, you will have 5 additional seconds to place or amend bets.

A pop up will appear showing any amounts won. Any winnings will automatically be credited to your account after each spin.

Undo / Clear / Repeat / Double
If you want to undo your most recent action, press the UNDO button. Press the CLEAR button If you want to clear the board of all your chips and place your bets again. To remove chips individually from the board hold the SPACEBAR or SHIFT key and click the mouse pointer on the chips you want to remove, this will remove chips from the table in reverse to the order in which they were placed.

Repeat your previous bet(s) by pressing the REPEAT button, and the game will set up your chips to match your previous bet. Please note that all winning stakes automatically stay on the table. Once you have pressed repeat the button will change to DOUBLE, which will double the stakes of all the chips on the table.

Other Game Elements
Bet Timer

By default once you press PLAY the bet timer will begin to countdown. You will have 5 seconds to place additional stakes or remove any stakes/bets until “No more bets” is called.

Turbo
The Turbo option in the bottom left corner of the game window controls the availability of the bet timer. To turn off the bet timer de-select the turbo option – the draw will start immediately when you press PLAY and you will not have the ability to add or remove bets/stakes thereafter.

Zoom
The zoom function will zoom in on the action when the ball settles in a numbered pocket giving you a closer view of the result.

Previous draws
You can see the results of previous draws in the top right corner of the game window. The Dolly will be placed on the winning number on the Roulette table.

The bets
There are several types of bets that can be placed on the Roulette table:

THE SINGLE NUMBER BET (Pays 36.00)
This is a bet on any single number and odds of 36.00(35-1) are paid on a winning number.
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE COLUMN BET (Pays 3.00)
This bet is placed on any of the three columns of twelve numbers running horizontally across the table. The odds are 3.00(2-1) for a winning bet. If 0 comes up, any column bets lose..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE DOZEN BET (Pays 3.00)
This bet is placed on the outside boxes marked 1st, 2nd and 3rd 12. Players can bet on numbers 1 to 12, numbers 13 to 24 and/or numbers 25 to 36. The odds are 3.00(2-1) for a winning bet. If 0 comes up, any dozen bets lose..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

BLACK OR RED BET (Pays 2.00)
This bet is placed on either a black or red number coming up. The odds here are 2.00(evens). If 0 comes up, any black or red bets lose..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

ODD OR EVEN BET (Pays 2.00)
This bet is placed on either an odd or even number coming up. The odds here are 2.00(evens). Again, if 0 comes up, any odd and evens bets lose..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

HIGH OR LOW NUMBER BET (Pays 2.00)
This bet is placed on the Low box (1 to 18) or the High box (19 to 36). The odds are 2.00(evens) for the winning bet. If 0 comes up, any high or low bets lose..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE SPLIT OR TWO NUMBER BET (Pays 18.00)
This bet is placed on any line that divides any two adjacent numbers. The bet is that either of those two numbers will come up. The odds are 18.00(17-1) for a winning bet..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE STREET OR ROW BET (Pays 12.00)
This bet is placed on the three numbers in a row on the table by placing the chosen chip(s) on the outside of that row. The bet is that one of the three numbers will come up. The odds are 12.00(11-1) for a winning bet..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE CORNER OR SQUARE BET (Pays 9.00)
The bet is placed on the intersection of four numbers. The bet is that one of these four numbers will come up. The odds are 9.00(8-1) for a winning bet..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

THE DOUBLE STREET OR SIX NUMBER BET (Pays 6.00)
This bet is placed on the outside of the line that splits two rows of numbers. This will cover all six numbers. The bet is that one of the six numbers will come up. The odds here are 6.00(5-1) for a winning bet..
Min Bet - £0.25GBP
Max Bet - £1000GBP

RACETRACK
The Racetrack allows easy betting on groups of bets placed on the Roulette table at the same time.

The types of bets available using the Racetrack are listed below:

Red Splits

• 9 and 12
• 16 and 19
• 18 and 21
• 27 and 30
• Total Chips Bet: 4

Black Splits

• 8 and 11
• 10 and 11
• 10 and 13
• 17 and 20
• 26 and 29
• 28 and 29
• 28 and 31
• Total Chips Bet: 7

Les Voisons Du Zero

• 0, 2 and 3 (2 chips)
• 4 and 7
• 12 and 15
• 18 and 21
• 19 and 22
• 25,27,28 & 29 (2 Chips)
• 32 and 35
• Total Chips Bet: 9

Tiers Du Cylindre

• 5 and 8
• 10 and 11
• 13 and 16
• 23 and 24
• 27 and 30
• 33 and 36
• Total Chips Bet: 6

Neighbours

• Your chosen number and the two numbers either side as they appear on the roulette wheel
• Total Chips Bet: 5

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