Main Event:              Friday, Nov 2nd - Saturday, Nov 3rd              Day 1 Registration from 11:00 – 9:00 p.m. Tournament begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 12:00 a.m.              Day 2 (Top 400 Survivors) Seat Assignments from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Tournament begins at 3:00 p.m. & ends at 9:00 p.m.              Tournament Specifics $100 Buy-Ins ($16,000 in chips) $10 Registration Fee (Waived for pre-registrants) $50 Re-buys for 1st 3-hours ($8000 in chips) $100 Add-on (1-Time) Top 400 move on to Saturday              Prize Money 1st Place – $ 10,000 2nd Place – $ 5,000 3rd Place – $ 3,000 Payouts to the top ten places              ***with over $20,000 in Prize Money***

2nd Chance Tournament              Saturday, Nov 3rd @ 3:00 p.m.              Times Registration from 11:00 – 5:00 p.m. Tournament begins at 3:00 p.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m.              Tournament Specifics $ 50 Buy-Ins ($16,000 in Chips) $10 Registration Fee (Waived for Main Event entrants) $ 25 Re-buys for 1st 2-hours $ 50 Add on (1-time)              Prize Money 1st Place – $ 5,000 2nd Place – $ 2,500 3rd Place – $ 1,500              *** w/ over $10,000 in Prize Money***

Holiday Inn Lafayette is hosting the overnight accommodations for our event scheduled from 02-Nov-2007 to 04-Nov-2007. Our group rates are valid for booking from 05-Oct-2007 through 28-Oct-2007.

If you wish to extend your stay outside of these dates, you will need to book a separate reservation on the Web site or contact us directly at Holiday Inn Lafayette (+1) (337) 4082807.

Please make reservations as soon as possible. The rate will be valid as long as they have rooms available, up to and including 28-Oct-2007

Chevron and United way are partnering together to host a No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament to raise money for the United Way of Acadiana. In previous years we were able to raise over $60,000 for the United Way but this was only made possible with the help of volunteers. This year we will require more volunteers than before as we are hosting a two day event. Below is a list of the positions available, please read your role and responsibilities carefully and contact Ben Sonnier at 337-254-1040 or by email at ben.sonnier@chevron.com if you are interested in lending a hand.

NOTES TO ALL

Click here to download the
Poker Tournament - Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities(pdf) or the Volunteer Schedule

REQUIRED ATTIRE

To more easily identify volunteers, everyone must wear black pants, can be pinstriped) and a long-sleeved, white button-down shirt. Remember that this event is in November and it may be significantly cooler in the evening so wear additional layers as needed. A black vest and name tag will be provided to when you arrive. The name tag must be worn at all times as requirement by the state.

SCHEDULE

Friday Schedule	Saturday Schedule (Main Event)	Saturday Schedule (2nd Chance)
10 a.m. General Setup 11 a.m. Registration Begins 5 p.m. Volunteers Arrive 6 p.m. Tournament Begins 6 – 9 Late Entries/rebuys 9 p.m. Add On for $100, no more rebuys/late entries 12 a.m. End of Day 1	12-3 p.m. Seat Assignments 2 p.m. Volunteers arrive 3 p.m. Resume dealing 9 p.m. Day 2 Ends	10 a.m. General Setup 11 a.m. Registration Begins 2 p.m. Volunteers Arrive 3 p.m. Dealing Begins 3 – 5 Late Entries/rebuys 5 p.m. Add on for $50, no more rebuys/late entries 9 p.m. End of Tournament

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

REGISTRATION

You will be responsible for checking in prepaid customers and collecting money for entry fees. Volunteers will be running credit card machines and a Telecheck machine in addition to making sure all players are given name tags. Friday will require 2-4 volunteers from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and 10-15 volunteers from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday we will need 3-4 volunteers from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 8-10 volunteers from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

DEALERS

100-120 dealers are needed to arrive at 5 p.m. on Friday and 100 dealers to arrive at 2 p.m. on Saturday to check-in, pick up vests and badges, and get their table assignment. As players drop out from the tournament, tables will be condensed and we would prefer if dealers from those tables remain to help relieve other dealers to allow for breaks, but may leave if necessary. Guidelines will be explained in one of several dealer training session that will be offered. All dealers should have attended at least one training session prior to the tournament.

WARDENS

20 wardens will be needed Friday from 5 until 9:30 p.m. and an additional 5 people to help wardens with chip color-ups from 5 until midnight. Saturday we will need 10 wardens from 2 until 5:30 p.m. with an additional 5 people to help wardens with color-ups for both the main event and second chance tournaments.

CASH COUNTERS

We will need 2-3 Chevron volunteers who are good at counting and handling money to assist from 5 to 11 p.m. on Friday and 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Note: This position requires being locked in a room.

RAFFLE SALES

6-8 People will be required on Friday from 5 until 9:30 p.m. to help selling raffle tickets.

COAT CHECK

2 people are needed to assist in the checking in and out of coats in case of a cold evening from 4 until midnight on Friday and 2 until 9 on Saturday.