Promotions

Free Daily Points Poker Tournament: Win $25, $10, or $5 Daily 

Points are also awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places

Weekly 1st place point earner wins $100

• Free hyper-turbo tournament every Thur, Fri, Sat, and Sun at 7pm; any and all student players can enter with no money

• Starting chip counts for the hyper-turbo tournament will be given as follows:

  • 10 Chips will be given to every student who wishes to only play the free hyper-turbo tournament AND / OR who doesn't want to text their name to the FBX Poker School phone number 

  • 25 Chips will be given to every student who is going to play in the social game after the hyper-turbo tournament AND whom texts the word 'HERE' with their first Name and last initial to the FBX Poker School phone number (252-508-9114) before they are given chips

  • Players who are given 25 Chips because they claim they will play in the social game but then they don't play in the social game will be banned for the remainder of the promo month from playing in any Free Tournament at FBX Poker School

• Each player can addon or rebuy only one time for $5 (optional); the addon or rebuy is either/or, not both; $5 gets you 25 chips

• Tournament cannot start until at least 6 players are present (dealer may be counted); dealer may cancel the tournament at any time or for any reason

• Play starts at 7pm (or when there are 6 players) and unlimited new participants can be added until the tournament is three handed or it turns 7:30pm, whichever comes first;  except if a player(s) busts and this creates the final three before 7:30pm, the busted player(s) may still re-buy if they have not done so already (or did the addon) 

• Otherwise, one time re-buys or addons are not allowed once there are only three players left or it is past 7:30pm

• Blinds start at 5 and 10, then move up to 10/20, then 15/30, then 20/40, before doubling effectively every 5 minutes

• 1st place winner gets $25, 2nd gets $10, 3rd gets $5

• 1st place also wins 3 points, 2nd place wins 2 points,  and 3rd place wins 1 point on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

• However, on Sunday, 1st place wins 6 points, 2nd place wins 4 points,  and 3rd wins 2 points

• Highest point earner at the end of each week will win $100. All wins must be played for a minimum of 30 minutes within any social game. After each week, the points will be reset

• March 9th, March 16th, March 23rd, and March 30th will be the final play day within each week, to which the winner of the weekly points will be found, picked, and awarded for that week.

•  Final night of play is the last Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday of the month, whichever comes last

• Sunday March 30th, 2025 is the last poker play day of March

• FBX Poker School has adapted Mohegan Sun Poker Room Poker Rules and will closely follow those posted rules

• Any dispute will be decided by the FBX Poker School Tournament Director Nate H. unless said person is in a hand; in that case, disputes will be decided by FBX Poker School Assistant Directors Jacob K. or Tony C.

St Patricks' Lucky March Madness

• Anyone buying in initially for $100+ will have free reign within reason of any and all concessions at their leisure

• Anyone who brings a friend or new student will entitle both the original and new student to a free add-on or rebuy within the daily free points tournament. If the new student also participates in a following social game, the one who invited them will also receive $5 in practice chips for free play.

• "All Lucked Up" - Win $120 in free play practice chips March 30th, 2025 @ 10pm

  • Receive an entry ticket every day you wear something GREEN to the FBX Poker School in March.

  • Drawing will be held March 30th, 2025 @ 10pm

• High Hand will begin at $500 for March, and will be increased by 25% of the nightly promotion, after each practice session has concluded in its entirety

  • All High hands hit using both cards, will be paid out immediately upon hand completion

    • Full House = $10, Quads = $25, Straight Flush = 20% Remainder, Royal Flush = 40% Remainder

• Promo begins March 1st, 2025 and ends March 30th, 2025

December: Ho Ho Hold'em

• All players who buy in for $100 will receive a free concessions card that can be used at FBX Poker School

  • Only three free concessions cards per night per person; can be used for any concessions

Promo begins December 1, 2024 and ends Decemer 31, 2024

Pocket Pair Despair

• Pocket pair holders of 10 and below can pull 1 note out of the money bag

• Pocket pair holders of JJ and above can pull 3 notes out of the money bag

  • Player must be dealt pocket pairs

  • Must lose the hand completely; no chop pots

  • Only the top board of a two board Texas Hold'em hand will count for prize money

  • Player must make it to the river without folding but can fold on the river to any bet

  • Pocket pair loser will get to pick one or three Federal Reserve Note(s) from a bag filled with money

  • Purse is filled with many $1 dollar bills and at least one $2, one $5, one $10, one $20 , one $50 , and one $100

Promo begins December 1, 2024 and ends Decemer 31, 2024

Welfare Checks: Get 'Charity Chips' when you bust out

• Student players must buy-in for at least $25 and contribute $2 to the welfare system to be eligible to receive 'Charity Chips'

• Must play for at least 30 minutes before busting out

• Cannot intend to immediately re-buy (must be a complete bust out)

• 'Charity Chips' are determined by the amount written on the check and range from $5 to $25

• Players cannot look at written amount or know what the amount is until they bust out

• 'Charity Chips' are offered only once per day and once given, player cannot re-buy for at least 1 hour unless you pay back the entire welfare reimbursed amount, and forfeit the original $2 deposit to help go towards other players in the same nature.

• Welfare Checks are only valid for one day (expire at the end of the social game) and must be returned used or unused

Promo begins December 1, 2024 and ends Decemer 31, 2024

 The Beautifully Ugly Sweater Competition - $75 - Winner selected December 29th at 10pm.

• Show up any time in December during regular school hours in an Ugly Sweater and have your photo taken and sent to the FBX Poker School phone number 252-508-9114 for a chance to win 75 in chips, redeemable any time in January 2025

• The winner will be selected at random by 3 fellow Mecca participants who agree 2/3 upon a single winner. If no single winner is found, more judges will be found until a contestant has been voted upon by 2 individuals.

Nightly High Hand Pool

• Whomever has the best high hand  (top board only in  either game) using both or two hole cards, will be eligible to receive a payout for that high hand that can be used  any time in December or the first week of January.

• $100 will be added nightly (if game lasts until Midnight) into the High Hand Pool that can be won accordingly by any student player.

  • 100% Pool paid for Royal Flush

  • 75% Pool paid for Straight Flush

  • 50% Pool paid for Quads

  • 25% Pool paid for Full House

• If the high hand is won by an Omaha player, the prize is  cut in half with the other half being paid out to whomever had the highest hold'em high hand, although it is cut in half again. Example, Omaha gets 25% for Quads, and if Holdem's high hand was a Full House, they would get 12.5%, equaling a total of 32.5% coming out of the pot.

 Promos begins December 1st and ends December 31st 2024

Returning Player Reward Program: Get $30 in social game chips when you come back

• Everyone who returns to FBX Poker School after being absent for a 30 day period will receive $30 in social game chips

• Returning player cannot buy-in for more than the $30 in free chips until the initial $30 is first lost to the game

• If returning player has more than $100 at cash out, the original $30 is given back to FBX Poker School (even if the returning player re-bought with their own money after losing the initial $30)

• If returning player loses the initial $30, nothing is owed to FBX Poker School. If the returning player wins and cashes out with more than $100, they return the initial $30 back to the school

• Social game chips given must be played until lost in the game; they cannot be taken off the table (no cash value)

Promo begins December 1, 2024 and ends Decemer 31, 2024