bokx2 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 How does one join the poker tournaments on board the ship? I can only see the "final" on the cruise compass. rox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 They hold qualifying tournaments throughout the cruise (usually on sea days) with the final on the evening or afternoon of the last sea day. If they have enough Entry money to cover the cost, the first place prize is a seat in the final tournament (usually held in early December on one of the big ships) and the complimentary 7 night cruise for 2. If they do not get enough Entry fees to cover the cost of the cruise + tournament entry, they just give cash prizes to the top few winners. Dan won a satellite tournament years ago and we went on the free cruise and he played in the final tournament. He went out the first day and we were able to thoroughly enjoy the rest of our cruise without the stress of worrying about the tournament ! I came in second once and got about $1200 as I recall. We rarely even enter anymore. fonemanbob, PRebecca, rox and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokx2 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks. I've only played the cash games but stopped since I got turned off by the electronic table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 17 hours ago, bokx2 said: Thanks. I've only played the cash games but stopped since I got turned off by the electronic table. Good news !! All of the electronic poker tables are now GONE ! rox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: They hold qualifying tournaments throughout the cruise (usually on sea days) with the final on the evening or afternoon of the last sea day. If they have enough Entry money to cover the cost, the first place prize is a seat in the final tournament (usually held in early December on one of the big ships) and the complimentary 7 night cruise for 2. If they do not get enough Entry fees to cover the cost of the cruise + tournament entry, they just give cash prizes to the top few winners. Dan won a satellite tournament years ago and we went on the free cruise and he played in the final tournament. He went out the first day and we were able to thoroughly enjoy the rest of our cruise without the stress of worrying about the tournament ! I came in second once and got about $1200 as I recall. We rarely even enter anymore. I just won a satellite tournament on the Allure last week and won a Cruise on the Oasis in November 2020 as well as a seat in the Royal Poker Finals tournament on the Oasis. rox, Ala_Paul, YOLO and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 hours ago, bokx2 said: How does one join the poker tournaments on board the ship? I can only see the "final" on the cruise compass. You can also play online to qualify for the Final Tournament on the following website... http://www.theroyalpokertournament.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, VinceC said: I just won a satellite tournament on the Allure last week and won a Cruise on the Oasis in November 2020 as well as a seat in the Royal Poker Finals tournament on the Oasis. Congratulations ! What’s the date of the RPT sailing on Oasis in 2020 ? We are on Oasis on 6 Dec 2020. Hadn’t even thought about the fact that it might be a poker cruise ! Matter of fact, we are on Oasis THIS year Dec 1. rox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Congratulations ! What’s the date of the RPT sailing on Oasis in 2020 ? We are on Oasis on 6 Dec 2020. Hadn’t even thought about the fact that it might be a poker cruise ! Matter of fact, we are on Oasis THIS year Dec 1. In 2020, the Oasis is November 29, 2020, switch to one week prior and you will be on it, or in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 47 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Congratulations ! What’s the date of the RPT sailing on Oasis in 2020 ? We are on Oasis on 6 Dec 2020. Hadn’t even thought about the fact that it might be a poker cruise ! Matter of fact, we are on Oasis THIS year Dec 1. Also, you picked the wrong ship this year..... The 2019 event will be held on board the amazing Harmony of the Seas, sailing from Port Canaveral on December 1st 2019. Prize money is expected to be in excess of $100,000. http://www.theroyalpokertournament.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 swings and 2 misses ! rox and VinceC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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