Starting October 12, US-registered players can earn points Monday through Thursday, with the weekly top 10 sharing $6,195 in Sunday tournament tickets.
A good run during the week can now do more than pad your tournament results. ACR Poker’s new USA Weekly Leaderboard launches Monday, October 12, giving US-registered players a weekly shot at $6,195 in tickets for the site’s Sunday tournament lineup.
The setup is straightforward: play designated tournaments from Monday through Thursday, earn leaderboard points from your finishes and try to end the week inside the top 10. The qualifying events are marked with a USA flag in the poker client, so you can tell which games count before you register.
Four Nights to Build Your Position
Each weekly contest runs across four evenings, with 10 qualifying tournaments starting each night between 6:15pm ET and 9:45pm ET. That gives you plenty of ways to get involved without forcing you to play the full schedule every night.
Only the designated USA-flagged tournaments contribute points to this leaderboard. Results feed into the weekly standings using ACR Poker’s series leaderboard system, and a new contest begins the following Monday.
The opening week runs October 12-15. The top 10 will receive their tickets on Friday, October 16, and those tickets are intended for the Sunday, October 18 schedule.
What the Top 10 Can Win
The biggest bundle goes to the weekly winner. First place receives $1,294 in tickets covering all 10 featured Sunday tournaments, including the $630 Sunday HR and the $215 Sunday Special.
Second through fifth place each receive $664 in tickets, covering every featured event except the Sunday HR. Sixth through 10th each receive $449 in tickets, with the same lineup minus both the Sunday HR and Sunday Special.
Add those bundles together and the weekly rewards come to $6,195. Just keep in mind that these are tournament tickets rather than cash prizes, and receiving a ticket does not automatically register you for the event.
| Weekly Finish | Ticket Value | Bundle |
| 1st | $1,294 | All 10 featured Sunday tickets |
| 2nd-5th | $664 each | All except the $630 Sunday HR |
| 6th-10th | $449 each | All except the Sunday HR and $215 Sunday Special |
A Sunday Lineup Worth Chasing
First place gets the widest Sunday menu, but every rewarded player lands tickets to eight events. Those include the Sunday Splash, Major Mash up MB, Sunday Moneymaker, Sunday Smash, Mini-Special, Pardy Time PKO, The Encore MB and Curtain Call MB.
The weekly winner adds the $630 Sunday HR $500K GTD and the $215 Sunday Special $200K GTD to that bundle. The Sunday Special ticket also goes to players finishing second through fifth, while the Sunday HR ticket is reserved for first place.
The featured Sunday schedule runs from 10:30am ET through 4:15pm ET. Along the way, there is a mix of regular events, Mystery Bounties and PKOs, with ticket values ranging from $11 up to the $630 Sunday HR entry.
Find the USA Flag in the Evening Lobby
The qualifying schedule starts early in the evening with The Loncar Daily Double and The Boski Daily Double. Each appears at 6:15pm ET and 6:45pm ET, with $55 and $11 buy-ins respectively.
From there, the schedule moves through several different formats and price points: $33, $88 and $16.50 PKOs at 7:05pm ET, 7:15pm ET and 7:30pm ET; a $109 event at 8:15pm ET; a $33 Mystery Bounty Turbo at 8:45pm ET; and a $21 PKO Hyper at 9:45pm ET.
You do not need to enter every qualifying tournament. Pick the games that fit your schedule and bankroll, then let the results take care of the rest. The important part is checking for the USA flag, because an event outside the designated lineup will not add points to this leaderboard.
Friday Delivery, Sunday Deadline
Once the Monday-through-Thursday race is complete, the top 10 receive their tickets on Friday. From there, each player needs to register for the specified tournaments on the first Sunday after that week’s contest.
There is one deadline worth remembering: the tickets expire at midnight ET at the end of that Sunday. They cannot be carried forward to a future week, so a Friday bundle is only useful if you put the tickets into eligible events before registration closes.
The leaderboard is also exclusive to US-registered accounts. Only those accounts are eligible to appear in the standings and receive the weekly rewards.
The First Week Starts October 12
For the opening contest, the timeline is easy to follow: October 12-15 to earn points, October 16 for ticket delivery and October 18 to use the rewards. Then the same Monday-through-Thursday rhythm starts again the following week.
For US players who already spend part of the week in the tournament lobby, the USA Weekly Leaderboard adds another reason to pay attention to those evening results. A few strong finishes can turn into a much fuller Sunday schedule, with the top spot putting all 10 featured tickets in your account.
For more information about the USA Weekly Leaderboard, visit the promotion page here.