AMBER BACCARAT TOURNAMENT
Participants will get a chance to win prizes pool more than USD50,000
06.06.2025 & 07.06.2025
*Earn 3,000 points between 06.05.2025 and 05.06.2025 to join.
Location | Casino, GF, Hoiana Resort & Golf
Target segments
- To participate in the tournament, Patrons must earn from 3,000 points between 06.05.2025 to 05.06.2025.
- Room offers: 1-NIGHT STAY (06.06.2025 OR 07.06.2025) at New World Hoiana Hotel or Hoiana Residences
Registration
- On the day of Tournament, registration shall begin up to 2 hours prior to the commencement of the first session with first come – first serve basis. Any decision to allow late registration shall be at the sole and absolute discretion of Hoiana.
- The following rules shall apply to registration:
– All enrolled Participants shall register for the Tournament by producing their membership card and valid identification document if required.
– Any failure to register on time may result in disqualification.
– Each Participant will be provided with a registration card indicating their Tournament session. A unique registration code will be provided for use in the allocated Tournament session
– Hoiana shall have the sole and absolute discretion to reallocate the number of Participants at each Tournament stage at the start of each session of play.
All registered participants are to report to the Tournament area at least 15 minutes before their Tournament session commences. Any decision to allow late registration shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Hoiana.
Tournament Stage | Date | Registration Period | Session Time |
| Preliminaries 1 | 06.06.2025 | From 12:00PM onward | From 2:00PM onward |
| Preliminaries 2 | 07.06.2025 | From 12:00PM onward | From 2:00PM – 6:00PM |
| Semi-Finals 1 | 07.06.2025 | From 12:00PM – 6:15PM | 6:30 PM |
| Semi-Finals 2 | 07.06.2025 | From 6:00PM – 6:45PM | 7:00 PM |
| Finals | 07.06.2025 | From 7:00PM – 7:15PM | 7:30 PM |
| Prize Presentation | 07.06.2025 | 8:00 PM | |
| Lucky Draw | 07.06.2025 | From 5:00 PM – 7:45 PM | 8:05 PM |
Tournament Structure
Tournament | Tournament | Advancement to Next Stage. |
Preliminaries 1 | 06.06.2025 | Top 11 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of Preliminaries 1 shall advance to the Semi-Finals 1. |
| Preliminaries 2 | 07.06.2025 | Top 11 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of Preliminaries 2 shall advance to the Semi-Finals 2. |
| Semi-Finals 1 | 07.06.2025 | Top 5 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of each Semi-Finals 1 shall advance to the Finals. |
| Semi-Finals 2 | 07.06.2025 | Top 5 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of each Semi-Finals 2 shall advance to the Finals. |
| Finals | 07.06.2025 | Finals will consist of 10 Participants ranked based on their Tournament Winning Credits. |
Prize Structure
| Winner Rankings | Prize Amount |
| Champion | $25,000 |
| 1st Runner Up | $10,000 |
| 2nd Runner Up – 10th Place | $1,300 (Each) |
| Lucky Draw Prize | $800 (Each) |
- The winner rankings will be based on the Tournament Winning Credits of the Finalists.
- Participants who did not qualify for the Finals, will be eligible to join the Lucky Draw on 07.06.2025 for a chance to win a Lucky Draw Prize.
- Eligible participants are required to register for the Lucky Draw at the registration counter between 5:00 PM – 7:45 PM on 07.06.2025.
- Lucky Draw will commence during the Prize Presentation at Mot Hai Bar stage.
- 06 Lucky Draw Winners will be randomly selected from the lucky draw barrel and will be announced 03 times.
- Participants are not required to present during the Lucky Draw.
- Each Winner can only receive 01 Lucky Draw Prizes.
- Hoiana reserves all rights to cancel, modify or vary any element of the Lucky Draw without prior notice or liability to any party.
- All prizes mentioned above shall be given in the form of non-negotiable bonus credits to winners.
- Slot Bonus Credits will expire in 30 days after the issuance date.
- Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and non-cashable. Hoiana reserves the right to substitute the prizes for other prizes of similar value.
- The Prizes are to be automatically issued to Participant’s Hoiana Premier Rewards Membership Card at the conclusion of the Tournament.
Terms & Conditions
- The Tournament is open to selected Hoiana Premier Rewards members holding foreign passports (the “Participants”).
- Room offers: 1-NIGHT STAY (06.06.2025 OR 07.06.2025) at New World Hoiana Hotel or Hoiana Residences (Excluded breakfast)
- Participants must earn 3,000 Premier Points between 06.05.2025 to 05.06.2025 (Earning Period). Hoiana’s approval for entry will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Eligible Participants can have maximum 02 additional Preliminary entries.
- For detailed information, terms and conditions for this Tournament, please refer here flyer with T&C.
- Hoiana reserves all rights to cancel, modify or vary any element of the Tournament including these terms and conditions without prior notice or liability to any party. All Participants shall be deemed to have been notified once any amendments to these terms and conditions are posted at the designated Tournament area.
- In the event of any inconsistencies between the Terms and Conditions with any other form of publicity collaterals relating to the Tournament; the Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Tournament Schedule
| Tournament Stages | Tournament Dates | Session Timings |
| Preliminaries | 17.05.2024 | 3PM; 4PM; 5PM; 6PM; 7PM; 8PM |
| Wild Card Draw | 18.05.2024 | Draw time 4:00 PM |
| Semi-Finals | 18.05.2024 | 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM |
| Finals | 18.05.2024 | 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Prize Presentation | 18.05.2024 | 6:45 PM |
Tournament Structure
| Stage | Tournament Chips (HKD) | Total sessions | Game per session | Advancement |
| Preliminaries | 300,000 HKD Tournament Chips | 6 sessions | 13 games (3 Free Games included) | Top 36 highest tournament scores from each table at end of Preliminary Session will advance to Semi-Finals. |
| Wild Card Draw | – | 1 session | 6 Preliminary participants who did not qualify for the Semi-Finals will be randomly selected and will advance to Semi-Finals. | |
| Semi-Finals | 300,000 HKD Tournament Chips | 1 session | 13 games (3 Free Games included) | The top 6 highest tournament scores from each table at end of Semi-Finals stages will advance to Finals. |
| Finals | 500,000 HKD Tournament Chips | 1 session | 13 games (3 Free Games included) | Finals will consist of 6 prize-winners ranked based on their final’s tournament score. |
Advancement to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the Tournament will be based on the Tournament structure and advancement rules described above. Each Participant may only participate in up to a maximum of ONE (1) session in all Stages of the Tournament. For the avoidance of doubt, if the participant is awarded more than ONE (1) session for any Stage of the Tournament, his/her subsequent session(s) will be forfeited.
Tournament Rules and Regulations
A.Rules of Play
- The Baccarat Game Rules (“Game Rules”) and terms and conditions shall apply to the Tournament. For avoidance of doubt, the payout odds will follow the Baccarat Game Rules. Participants are deemed to have understood and agreed to abide by the Terms and Conditions and the Game Rules by their participation in the Tournament. In the event of any inconsistency between the Terms and Conditions and the Game Rules, the latter sets of rules shall prevail.
- All Participants must report to their assigned table not less than 15 minutes before the start of each session. Each Participant shall present his session card when he arrives at his assigned table for verification by the persons appointed by the Hoiana (“Gaming Officials”). Any Participant who fails to turn up at the start of the specified play time shall be disqualified.
- Preliminaries, Semi-Finals and Finals Stage will consist of Thirteen (13) games during each session which include three (3) rounds of pre-session games (“Free Games”) dealt by Gaming Officials where participants are excluded from betting. Each tournament session is estimated to take between 30 minutes to 45 minutes.
- The betting order of the Participants at each table shall be determined in the following manner:
- The Gaming Officials shall furnish several cards corresponding with the number of Participants at each table;
- The Gaming Officials shall draw a card from the stack of cards that represents the seat numbers and the game will commence from the Participant who drew the lowest number. A rotation marker will be used to indicate the betting order, and the opening bet shall start from seat number 1.
- Each Participant will place their bet in turn, in a timely manner, as determined by the dealer or table games supervisor. Once a bet has been confirmed and placed in the betting area, it is deemed final and must not be altered or removed.
- Tournament participants must play every hand (except the 3 Free Games). If a participant has to leave the table temporarily during the tournament, the table’s minimum amount of tournament chips will be deducted for each hand that the participant has missed.
- At all times during an ongoing session, Participants are not permitted to communicate with each other or any third party in any manner and spectators are to maintain silence.
- Use of digital devices is prohibited during the tournament and any perceived advantage granted via the use of digital devices, determined solely by the Gaming Officials, may result in the disqualification of the offending participant(s).
B.Chips
The betting limits of each game are as follows:
| Betting Limits (HKD) | |||||
| “Player” / “Banker” | “Tie” / “Player Pair” / “Banker Pair” / “Lucky Six” | ||||
| Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Preliminaries | 3 Pre-Session Games* | 10,000 | 100,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Semi-Finals | 10,000 | 100,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| Finals | 20,000 | 500,000 | 10,000 | 60,000 | |
Note: All betting limits must be in multiples of 10,000 ** Pre-session games occur before the commencement of each Tournament session | |||||
- At all times during an ongoing session, Participants shall place their chips in front of them in full view, and separated by denominations during the assigned session of play. Chips shall not be passed, exchanged, or loaned between Participants or any third party at any time during the Tournament.
- Chip Count will be conducted after the last game of each session.
C.Secret Bets
- Every Participant shall be required to place a hidden bet (“Secret Bet”) via a Secret Bet card during the last game of Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, and Finals Stages.
- For each Secret Bet:
- A Participant may not wager more than the aggregate balance of his/her chips.
- All bets must follow the table minimum betting limit. The maximum bet limit shall not apply only to Player and Banker bets.
- A participant must write the amount on the official Secret Bet form or choose to tick the “All-In” option;
- The Secret Bet amount(s) wagered must be clearly written in numeric figures;
- If any of the bets that are written illegibly or outside the allocated box or placed on both “Player” and “Banker”, the Gaming Officials will, at their sole-discretion, decide the actual box wagered by the Participant. The wager amount in cases where the amounts were written illegibly or omitted, shall always be taken to the minimum bet limit amount;
- If the Participant’s chips in hand are insufficient to meet the total value of the Secret Bet, priority shall be given to the “Player” or “Banker” wager. Thereafter, any balance chips will be applied fully, in sequence, from the “Tie” wager followed by the “Player Pair” wager and then the “Banker Pair” wager and then followed by the “Lucky Six” wager respectively.
- After all Participants have submitted their Secret Bet (as the case may be), the Gaming Officials shall disclose each Secret Bet individually and announce the wagered amounts to all participants at the table.
- The amount of the Participant’s balance chips at the end of the last game shall be used to determine the participants’ scores (“Tournament Score”) for the Tournament session.
- All Participants will be required to acknowledge and confirm their Tournament Score on a Tournament results form at the end of each Tournament session.
Tournament Structure
Tournament | Tournament | No. of Tournament Session | Advancement to Next Stage. |
Preliminaries 1 (16.08.2024) | 16.08.2024 | 13 | Top 11 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of Preliminaries 1 shall advance to the Semi-Finals 1. |
Preliminaries 2 (17.08.2024) | 17.08.2024 | 9 | Top 11 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of Preliminaries 2 shall advance to the Semi-Finals 2. |
Semi-Finals 1 (17.08.2024) | 17.08.2024 | 1 | Top 5 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of each Semi-Finals 1 shall advance to the Finals. |
Semi-Finals 2 (17.08.2024) | 17.08.2024 | 1 | Top 5 Participants with the highest Tournament Winning Credits at the end of each Semi-Finals 2 shall advance to the Finals. |
Finals (17.08.2024) | 17.08.2024 | 1 | Finals will consist of 10 Participants ranked based on their Tournament Winning Credits. |
Wild Card Draw
- Participants who did not qualify for the Semi-Finals, from the Preliminaries Stage, will be eligible to join the Wild Card Draw on the second day for a chance to advance to the Semi-Finals Stage.
- Eligible participants are required to register for the Wild Card Draw at the registration counter between 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM on 18.05.2024.
- Wild Card Draw will commence at 4:00 PM (45 minutes before the Semi-Finals stage) at Mot Hai Bar stage.
- Participants must be present to acknowledge that they were drawn in the Wild Card Draw.
- The Participants’ particulars (i.e. Member ID and Name) will be announced 03 times after each Wild Card is drawn.
- Any Wild Card Draw results will be individually redrawn immediately if the drawn participant was unable to acknowledge the Wild Card Draw results at Mot Hai Bar stage.
- Hoiana reserves all rights to cancel, modify or vary any element of the Wild Card Draw without prior notice or liability to any party.
Tie Breakers
- For Preliminaries, if Participants who advance to the next stage cannot be determined due to two (2) or more Participants having the same amount of chips (“Tied Participants”), each of the Tied Participants shall draw a single card from a set of cards, numbered 1 to 10, furnished by the Hoiana. The Participant who draws a card with the highest face value (with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest) shall win.
- For Semi-Finals, if Finalists cannot be determined due to two (2) or more Participants having the same amount of chips (“Tied Participants”), each of the Tied Participants shall draw a single card from a set of cards, numbered 1 to 10, furnished by Hoiana. The Participant who draws a card with the highest face value (with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest) shall win.
- For Finals, if the prizes cannot be determined due to two (2) or more Participants having the same amount of chips (“Tied Participants”), each of the Tied Participants shall draw a single card from a set of cards, numbered 1 to 10, furnished by Hoiana. The Participant who draws a card with the highest face value (with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest) shall win.
General Terms and Conditions
- It is a Participant’s responsibility to bring any dispute to the attention of the Gaming Officials immediately, before leaving the tournament table. Any dispute arising from or about the terms and conditions, or the conduct of the Tournament shall be referred to the Gaming Official, whose decision shall be final, conclusive, and binding. No appeals of any kind shall be entertained.
- Hoiana reserves all rights to cancel, modify or vary any element of the Tournament including these terms and conditions without prior notice or liability to any party. All participants shall be deemed to have been notified once any amendments to these terms and conditions are posted at the designated Tournament promotion venue.
