Shootout Standard Tournament Creation Wizard

Overview

The shootout standard tournament creation wizard steps you through the creation of a new shootout standard tournament. It is called from the tournament creation wizard.

Wizard Steps

The wizard consists of thirteen steps/panels:

Step 1: Introduction

An explanation of how to use the wizard

Step 2: Core Attributes

This is where you name the tournament (mandatory), set its display name (mandatory), give it a description, define the start date/time, define the game/limit type, associate the tournament with a scoring method (optional), associate the tournament with a preferred console theme (optional), and add the tournament to a league (optional). You can also define the fixed-cash amounts for the tournament cash flow report, including any cash added to the pool, a fixed-amount league contribution or a fixed house rake.

Note that you cannot continue past this panel until you name the tournament.

Step 3: Chip Purchase Options

This step has you define the chip purchase options for the tournament. For this step, you are presented with the tournament chip purchase options panel.

Step 4: Roster

This step gives you a chance to add players to the roster. For this step, you are presented with the tournament roster panel.

Step 5: Shootout Plan

This step has you define the shootout plan. For this step, you are presented with the shootout planning panel.

Step 6: Seating

This step has you define the floor layout. For this step, you are presented with the tournament seating panel.

Step 7: Chip Case

This step has you define the chip case used for the tournament. For this step, you are presented with the chip case designer. Note that you can import chip case components or define a new chip case.

Step 8: Betting Schedule

This step has you define the tournament's betting schedule. For this step, you are presented with the betting schedule designer. Note that you can import a betting schedule component or define a new betting schedule.

Step 9: Bounties/Side-Bets

This step has you define the side-bets for the tournament. For this step, you are presented with the tournament side-bet panel.

Step 10: Payout Schedule

This step has you define the tournament's payout schedule model. For this step, you are presented with the payout schedule model designer. Note that you can import a payout schedule model component or define a new payout schedule model.

Step 11: Expenses

This step has you identify the known expenses for the tournament. For this step, you are presented with the tournament expense panel.

Step 12: Checklist

This step has you identify the tournament checklist. For this step, you are presented with the checklist designer. Note that you can import a checklist component or define a new checklist.

Step 13: Final Notes

For the final step, you are presented with the tournament cash flow, visible in the tournament cash flow panel.

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