Special Event

ELEVATOR BOB'S CON RUN: Prize Worth $250

GRAND PRIZE INCLUDES:

Reimbursement for 2005 Badge Fee

Free Badge for 2006

$25 Gift Certificate to Dealer's Room

$50 Gift Certificate to ISLAND's Restaurant

FREE HOTEL ROOM (Reimburse 2 Nights This Year or Reimburse 1 Night This Year, 1 Night Next Year)

Winner's picture on ConEvents Website

ELEVATOR BOB'S CON RUN

BASICS & HOW TO PLAY:

Attendees will collect playing cards from our special decks throughout the convention for doing specific things. Whoever can produce the best Poker Hand out of the 5 different types of cards by Sunday at 3:00 pm will win the Grand Prize, worth more than $250.

There are 5 different colored decks. The winning hand must contain 1 card from each deck. You may collect multiple cards from the different decks during the convention, you may trade cards with other attendees, and you may choose from all of the cards you have gathered create your final Con Run Poker hand.

However, your final 5-Card Con Run Poker Hand must consist of 1 card from each of the 5 decks.

HOW TO GET CARDS:

1. Cards from Deck #1 are given to everyone who registers for the convention and buys a badge. (GM's and Volunteers who are comp'd or pay ½ price still qualify as a registered attendee and will receive a card). Only one Badge/Deck #1 card will be given to each attendee.

2. Cards from Deck #2 are given to those renting a hotel room. Each person registered to the room will receive a card for as many nights as they stay. (For instance, if Harry and Louie share a room and stay 2 nights they will both get 2 cards from the 2nd deck, but they must both be registered to the room. Overnight guests not on the room registration list will not qualify.)

3. Cards from Deck #3 are given for each $5 you spend at the special Sandwich & Drink concession during the convention. No limit.*

4. Cards from Deck #4 are given for each $25 you spend in the Dealer's Room. No limit.*

5. Cards from Deck #5 are given to those who fill out a Convention Survey. Only one Survey/Deck #5 card will be given to each attendee.

*Please turn in your receipt from the Concession Stand and the Dealer's Room to Game Central in order to receive your Con Run Playing Card.

Your Final Con Run Poker had may be turned in at Game Central at any time during the convention before Sunday at 3:00 pm and logged in. You will receive a receipt for the hand you turned in, which will name your cards.

Con Run Poker Hands are confidential and will be kept that way until Sunday at 3:00 when a winner is chosen and announced at Game Central. Winner need not be present. In the event that the winner is not present, they will be contacted within 7 days after the convention and their prize will be mailed to them.

Con Run Poker Hands will be ranked as outlined below. In the unlikely event that there is a tie with the winning hands having the exact cards in order of rank, suits will be used to determine the winner. If winning hands match exactly, winners will cut for top card. (Supervised by Elevator Bob)

The suits in order of rank are as follows:

1. Spades 2. Hearts 3. Clubs 4. Diamonds

The hands in order of rank are as follows:

Royal Flush: This is the highest poker hand. It consists of ace, king, queen, jack and ten, all in the same suit.

Straight Flush: Five cards of the same suit in sequence - such as J- 10- 9- 8- 7. Between two straight flushes, the one containing the higher top card is higher.

Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank - such as four queens. The fifth card can be anything. Between two fours of a kind, the one with the higher set of four cards is higher (four 6's beat four 3's.) In a tie, the one with the higher 5th card wins.

Full House: Three of a kind plus a pair. The rank of the three cards determines which is higher. (Three 9's w/a Pair of 4's beats Three 7's w/a Pair of 6's.) If both hands have the same triplets, the highest pair determines the winner.

Flush: Five cards of the same suit. In a tie of flushes, the highest card determines the winner. If the card ranks are the same, the suit will determine the winner.

Straight: Five cards of mixed suits in sequence - for example Q- J- 10- 9- 8. In a tie of straights, the one with the highest card determines the winner. (if an Ace is used below a two, the 5 would be considered the highest card.)

Three of a Kind: Three of a kind plus two other cards. The rank of the triplets determines the winner. In a tie, the rank of the two extra cards determines the winner. (So a hand with three 8's, a King and Ten beats a hand of three 8's, a Jack and Queen.)

Two Pairs: A pair is two cards of equal rank. The highest pair determines the winner. In a tie, the second pair determines the winner. If still tied, the remaining card determines the winner.

Pair: A hand with two cards of equal rank and three other cards which do not match. The highest pair wins. In a tie, the next highest card in the hand wins.

High Card: Five cards which do not form any of the combinations listed above. When comparing two such hands, the one with the better highest card wins.

Senior Staff of ConEvents, LLC are not eligible to collect cards or win. All other volunteers, attendees and GM's may play and win. Winner will be posted on website within a week of the convention.

Some Special and Random drawings will be held throughout the convention for extra cards. Please check the ANNOUNCEMENTS board at Game Central to find out where and when the drawings will be held.

Thank You, and Good Luck!