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Grand Prix Rule Changes Include 1st Prize Minimum Print E-mail
By Bill Goichberg   
August 19, 2010
The Executive Board has passed the following motion:

Effective with TLAs submitted after November 10, 2010, the following additional rules apply to Grand Prix tournaments:

1) The guaranteed first prize must be at least $150.
2) No more than one prize under $100 may count towards the Grand Prix point total.
3) Prizes below the maximum entry fee do not count towards the Grand Prix point total.
 
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