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BYOC FOOTBALL POOLS

JOINING:

How do I join a football pool online?

1. Create an account at BringYourOwnChair.com

2. Login

3. Click “List Clubs”<= o:p>

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1. Find the club you want to join = and click “Join”

2. Create a message for the administrator of the club and click “Submit”<= /p>

This will send an email to the administrator of the cl= ub regarding your request. The admin then can log in and accept you as a membe= r or deny you either way you will get an email on the result. Once you are accep= ted you will have the ability to participate in any football pool for that club= .

PICKS:<= /span>

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HEADSUP:=

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How do I get my picks in for an HEADSUP football pool?=

1. &= nbsp; Login into your ac= count at BringYourOwnChair.com<= o:p>

2. &= nbsp; Click “My Fo= otball Pools”

3. &= nbsp; Find the club and HEADSUP pool you are in and click the “PICKS NOT IN” link

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; “PICKS NOT IN” =3D You have not entered any picks yet

a) Click this to go a= nd enter your picks.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; II. &= nbsp; “PICKS IN= 221; =3D Your picks are in

a) Click this to go s= ee or change your picks

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; III. &= nbsp; “CLOSED̶= 1; =3D The pool is closed and not accepting anymore picks

a) Click this to see = all players and picks in the pool and who is winning

4. &= nbsp; Enter your picks.<= o:p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; Choose the team you would like to choose as the winner by clicking the small circle next to the team name. You receive 1 point per game win.

5. &= nbsp; Enter the MNF Tota= l Points which is used as the tie breaker in case of a tie in total points

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; The MNF Total Poin= ts is the combined score of the last game of the week. So for this example it wou= ld be the Broncos and the Raiders game. You can click “Rules” next= to the entry box to see the specifics if you forget what they are.<= /span>

6. Once your picks ar= e in click “Submit”

Other Informa= tion:

Weekly Picks Rules:
1. Picks will close 1 hour before the first kickoff for the week. Once that weeks’ pool is closed it is closed.
2. The MNF Total Points is only used as a tie break in case we have a tie on total points (PTS).
3. If there are multiple Monday Night Football games then the latest game w= ill be used.
4. In the event of an overtime game, the total points are the combined poin= ts of the final score not the combined points for the end of the 4th quarter. =
5. If there is a tie on PTS then the closest Player MNF score to the Game M= NF score without going over will win.
6. If there is a tie on PTS and all Player MNF scores are over the actual G= ame MNF then the closest Player MNF score to the Game MNF score will win.
7. If there is a tie on PTS and a tie on actual Game MNF then we have multi= ple winners.

Standings Information:
YTD =3D Seasons total points.
Weekly Wins =3D Seasons total weekly wins.
(Used as tie break only)

Football Champion of the Year:
The player with the highest YTD points at the end of the regular season wil= l be crowned as the Football Pool Champion of the Year

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RANKEM:<= /o:p>

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How do I get my picks in for an RANKEM football pool?<= /p>

1. &= nbsp; Login into your ac= count at BringYourOwnChair.com

2. &= nbsp; Click “My Fo= otball Pools”

3. &= nbsp; Find the club and = RANKEM pool you are in and click the “PICKS NOT IN” link

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; “PICKS NOT IN” =3D You have not entered any picks yet

a) Click this to go a= nd enter your picks.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; II. &= nbsp; “PICKS IN= 221; =3D Your picks are in

a) Click this to go s= ee or change your picks

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; III. &= nbsp; “CLOSED̶= 1; =3D The pool is closed and not accepting anymore picks

a) Click this to see = all players and picks in the pool and who is winning

4. &= nbsp; Enter your picks.<= o:p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; Choose the team you would like to choose as the winner by clicking the small circle next to the team name

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; II. &= nbsp; Select a Rank for = the game from your confidence in the pick

a) The easier the pic= k the higher the Rank you want to put on the game

b) The harder the pic= k the lower the Rank you want to put on the game

5. &= nbsp; Enter the MNF Total Points which is used as the tie breaker in case of a tie in total Rank poin= ts

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; The MNF Total Poin= ts is the combined score of the last game of the week. So for this example it would be the Broncos and the Raiders game. You can click “Rules” next to= the entry box to see the specifics if you forget what they are.

6. Once your picks ar= e in click “Submit”

Other Informa= tion:

Standings Information:
YTD =3D Seasons total points.
Weekly Wins =3D Seasons total weekly wins.
(Used as tie break only)

Football Champion of the Year:
The player with the highest YTD points at the end of the regular season wil= l be crowned as the Football Pool Champion of the Year

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ELIMINATOR:

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How do I get my picks in for an ELIMINATOR football po= ol?

1. &= nbsp; Login into your ac= count at BringYourOwnChair.com<= o:p>

2. &= nbsp; Click “My Fo= otball Pools”

3. &= nbsp; Find the club and ELIMINATOR pool you are in and click the “PICKS NOT IN” link

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; “PICKS NOT IN” =3D You have not entered any picks yet

a) Click this to go a= nd enter your picks.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; II. &= nbsp; “PICKS IN= 221; =3D Your picks are in

a) Click this to go s= ee or change your picks

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; III. &= nbsp; “CLOSED̶= 1; =3D The pool is closed and not accepting anymore picks

a) Click this to see = all players and picks in the pool and who is winning

4. &= nbsp; Enter your picks.<= o:p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; I. &= nbsp; Choose the team you would like to choose as the winner by clicking the small circle next to the team name. You receive 1 point per game win.

Note: In Eliminator, you can only pick 1 team as a winner in an= y 1 week and you can’t pick any team twice. If you win your game for that week you move on to the next week and if you lose then you are out of the Eliminator for this round. Once there is a winner then a new Eliminator will start all over again and everyone can get back in and the team selections f= rom the past reset.

5. &= nbsp; Enter the MNF Total Points which is used as the tie breaker in case everyone loses for the week= , or it is in the final week of the year and there is no single winner.

6. Once your picks ar= e in click “Submit”

Other Informa= tion:

Weekly Picks Rules:
1. Picks will close 1 hour before the first kickoff for the week. Once that weeks’ pool is closed it is closed.
2. The MNF Total Points is only used as a tie break in case everyone has lo= st for the week or we have no single winner in the final week of the year.
3. If there are multiple Monday Night Football games then the latest game w= ill be used.
4. In the event of an overtime game, the total points are the combined poin= ts of the final score not the combined points for the end of the 4th quarter. =
5. If everyone has lost for the week or we have no single winner in the fin= al week of the year then the closest Player MNF score to the Game MNF score without going over will win.
6. If everyone has lost for the week or we have no single winner in the fin= al week of the year and all Player MNF scores are over the actual Game MNF then the closest Player MNF score to the Game MNF score will win.
7. If everyone has lost for the week or we have no single winner in the fin= al week of the year and a tie on actual Game MNF then we have multiple winners= .

Standings Information:
YTD =3D Seasons total points.
Weekly Wins =3D Seasons total weekly wins.
(Used as tie break only)

Football Champion of the Year:
The player with the highest YTD points at the end of the regular season wil= l be crowned as the Football Pool Champion of the Year

CHANGING POOL OPTI= ONS (Pool Administrator Only):

How do I change my clubs pools we are playing this yea= r?

1. Login into your account at BringYourOwnChair.com

2. Click “List Clubs”<= o:p>

3. Find your club and click “Edit”

4. Choose the Football Pool(s) for= your club this year and click “Submit”

It’s best to decide on this before the season st= arts so none of your players get confused and put picks in on the wrong pool.

BYOC EVENTS

Events
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Send a Message

Help

BYOC E= vents

If you are looking for an event to read, create a blog, start a pa= rty event and send out invitations, host a poker game with your buddies p= ost it and add results for your tournaments or just curious on what the e= vents are, then click "Events". There are tabs for Blogs, Gaming, Golf, Party, Poker and Football.

All posted events will be listed in the "All" tab sorted= by most recent post (default). The remaining tabs break out the events by type to help you in your search for what you are looking for. Once you click a new tab the list will change and only contain events for that type. Also the environment on the page may change to help support that event type if necessary so keep an eye out for that.

Example:
Lets say for instance you click on the poker tab, you will notice an = Enter Stats link that is in the upper right hand corner. This link is f= or entering your individual poker tournament stats so you can keep track= of how you are doing, plus, some of the entries may earn you points for = the BYOC Poker Player of the Year. Anyhow, this is talked about later on = down the page but look for those links.

On the Events page there is a button. Click this to do exactly that, create your own event. Fill out all of= the sections and submit it. THATS IT!

Here are the details of the different sections you need to fill out before submitting it...

Event Name:=

Give it some thought and choose a name that best describes your ev= ent like "Turks Friday Night Poker" or "Jennys Sunday Cook= ing Party" or "Here is my story".

Event Date:=

Select the date and time for the event. Regardless of what type of event you choose it will need a date.

Event Type:

Select the Type of event it= is so it goes into the correct tab.

Blog =3D This is for puking whats on your min= d, inviting others to read it and puke with you.<= /span>
Gaming =3D For the gamers this is your type. = I've done my share but I'm usually spending most of my time getting o= ff the floor.
Golf =3D Helloooooo.=
Party =3D This is the party bucket if you wil= l. If its a party and you are throwing it and it isn't one of the other types.......you got it. You are sharp.<= /li>
Poker =3D Now this is my kind of party. If yo= u are hosting a poker party please please post it so I can invite myse= lf and come take your money...:)

Message to BYOC guests:

This is the message you wan= t to send to your guests for your parties or it is the guts of your blog. = What that means is that this is the meat of your event so don't screw it u= p. Oh and it is what shows up in the event list for all the world to see= .

Guest list:

Here you want to enter the = email addresses of the people you want to invite to your event and separate those emails using a comma. If you don't know what a comma is well it looks like this "," not this ";" or this ":" it is this ",".

sample:
johnjohn@yahoo.com, csmith@email.com

You will notice that there = is an Address Book section below the Guest list box. If you have anyone in there that you would like to invite just click the check box and their email will automatically be added into the Guest list box and in the proper format, uncheck the box and they will be removed. If you don't have anyone in there...that's sad. Its probably going to be a quiet party, you might want to consider a blog...

Options:

Send out invitations:
If this option is set then the invitations will go out to all the ema= ils in the guest list once you submit it. I recommend putting your lone e= mail in the guest list and send a test invite to yourself before you just totally screw it all up and send out a complete mess.

Send out reminders:<= br> Days before your event just come in here and check this option and su= bmit it. Reminders will go out to all of the emails in the guest list. Let= me say again, reminders will go out to all of the emails in the guest list...DO NOT REMOVE EMAILS FROM YOUR GUEST LIST! unless you don't wa= nt them to get a reminder.

Add new emails to my add= ress book:
You notice in here we are trying to help you out by defaulting the "Add new emails to my address book" to CHECKED!. Which means when you send this invite out the emails will be automatically added = to your address book. So later on when you have time you can go back into your address book and fill in the rest like name, address, phone numb= er, etc.

Email me when guests rep= ly:
Now this is cool. If checked then you will receive an email every time someone replies to your event. So then you can go in and find out what they said in the reply and whether or not they are going to make it.<= /span>

Once you are done then just SUBMIT IT!

BYOC EVENT QUESTIONS:

<= span style=3D'font-size:13.5pt'>Q: "What if I want to edit my BYOC event?"
Good question. Its easy. Just find your event in the e= vent list and look for the "Edit Event" icon. Click it, make your changes and submit it.

= Q: "How do I enter my BYOC poker part= y tournament results?"
I always look forward to these poker result posts!!! Anyhow, just find your event in the event list, click the title and it will take you to the event details page, scroll down to the bottom and you will see an "Add Tournament Results" button. Click it a= nd it will take you to a form that will help you select your top ten pla= yers and their winnings and submit the results. Note: only players who have responded to your event will show up in the drop down. Use the "guest" drop down choice for the players not on the list. T= his promotes players to respond to your events or they don't see their na= me in lights.

Q: "How do I sign up for a BYOC event?"
Its easy just find the event in the event list and cli= ck the "Sign Up" icon. You will be directed to the event detai= ls page. Look for the "Enter Your Response" box. Choose your response Yes, No or Maybe, enter the number of guests you are bringing which includes yourself, enter some jibba jabba and click Submit. Tha= t's it.

Q: "How do I give some feedback to a BYOC event?" Find the event in the event list, click the "Comments" icon and add a comment, that's it. Do the same f= or a blog type event.

Q: "How do I send out invitations to a BYOC event that i= sn't mine?"
If the host of the event has you in his address book w= ith the "Allow" option set for you to send out invites from his events then you will see the "Invite a Friend" link in the event main page. If you don't see it well maybe you aren't as tight as you thought...

Q: "How do I allow someone to send out invitations to my BYOC events?"
Uh ooookay.

Q: "How do I notify a friend of a BYOC blog they should see?"
Click the Blog tab and find the blog. At the bottom of= the box you will see a "Share with a friend" icon, click it, fi= ll out your guest list, choose your options and then submit it.

BYOC Poker Stats=

This option will display yo= ur individual tournament results you've entered for yourself. It will gi= ve you the Bottom Line (BL) on how you've done for each event and how you are doing over all. If the BL number is in red then you have lost more mo= ney then you have forked out to play, if it is in black then celebrate because you are ahead.

Column Definitions

Tournament =3D Name of the tournament or just= the tournament type.

Date =3D Date chosen by you when the stats we= re entered.

Buyin =3D Initial cost to enter the event min= us an Entryfee if there was one. This money in tournaments goes toward= the pot.

Entryfee =3D Small fee that goes to the house= for hosting the tournament. This money does not go toward the pot.

Addon =3D Some events allow you to buy more c= hips in small increments usually somewhere near half of your initial buyin. This money goes toward the pot.<= /li>
Rebuy =3D This is a full stack the size of yo= ur initial buyin at the same cost. This money goes toward the pot.<= o:p>

NOA =3D Number Of Addons. This number will show how many Addons y= ou purchased. This column * the Addon cloumn will give you your tot= al cost for Addons.

NOR =3D Number Of Rebuys. This number will show how many Rebuys y= ou purchased. This column * the Rebuy column will give you your tot= al cost for Rebuys.

Winnings =3D This column will show the gross = amount that you cashed out at the end of the event.

Placed =3D This will show where you placed in= a tournament event. If there were only 8 players left, including y= ou, and you busted out before the other 7 then you would have an 8 in this column. That would mean you placed 8th in the tournament.

NOE =3D Number Of Entrys. This will show how many players you wer= e up against for the event. If it was just a cash game then this numb= er will be the total of players at your table will, not including y= ou. If it was a tournament then it would be the total players that entered the event, not including you. So if you had 200 players = that entered a tournament, including you, then there would be 199 in = this column. If you want to track gross players which would include y= ou then that would be fine as well just be consistant. That means t= hat you would enter a 200 here instead of the 199.=

BL =3D Bottom Line. This gives you the net amount for the event. If it is in the red then you lost money if it is in the black then you won. The calculation is BL =3D (Winnings - ((Buyin + Entryfee + (Addon * = NOA) + (Rebuy * NOR)))

Notes =3D This column is the notes you entere= d from Enter Stats for this event.

Edit

To edit any row of stats ju= st click the Edit at the far right of the row and it'll take you to an E= nter Stats session with that row of stats populated in the fields. Just ma= ke your changes and submit them.

Delete

To delete any row of stats = just click the Delete at the far right of the row and that stat will be removed

Sorting

To sort the stats by column= just click the column header and it'll sort the data ascending or descending.

= Tournament or Both

Buyin =3D Enter the numeric buyin amount like= 50 or 125. This is the minimum amount that must be paid in order to participate. This money does go toward the pot.

Entryfee =3D This is a fee that a licensed ho= st charges for an entry. Something like 5 or 10 dollars. This money does not go toward the pot.

Addon =3D A set amount that a host will allow= any one player to to purchase in a tournament prior to busting out.<= o:p>

Rebuy =3D The minimum amount that a host will= allow any one player to purchase once busted out in order to continue = to play.

APR =3D Addons Per Round. Maximum number of addons any one player = can purchase per round.

LAR =3D Last Addon Round. The last round that an addon can be purchased.

RPR =3D Rebuys Per Round. Maximum number of rebuys any one player = can purchase per round.

LRR =3D Last Rebuy Round. The last round that a rebuy can be purchased.

MNOE =3D Maximum Number Of Entrys in the even= t. Maximum number of players that the host will allow to participat= e.

Tournament Payouts <= /span>

Enter the percentage of the= pot that will be paid out by position (enter an integer only, no percent sign). Like "40" for 1st, "30" for 2nd, "20" for 3rd and "10" for 4th. Make sure that you= use 100 percent of the pot. Which means, when you add up the entered numb= ers like 40+30+20+10 they should =3D 100 so you know that all of the pot = is accounted for. These percentages are for the positions 1st - 10th onl= y.

Event Notes

Add some notes in here that= will explain details of the event to the players so they can decide to sig= nup or not. If you have any house rules or directions that should be known place them here. Enter any information that you feel is necessary.

Submit (post) the event once completed. You can always edit the event if you need to. The event wi= ll show up on the "Events" screen.

Enter BYOC Poker Stats

This is where you enter your personal poker statistics. Whenever you play poker with your Club, at= a Casino or some other place you need to enter your stats here. This way you can keep track of where you win and where you lose. Are you in the black or red. Also you can take notes from that event as well for fut= ure reference. Keeping good stats will help you become a better poker pla= yer and limit you making the same mistake over and over again. Note: These stats do not apply toward ranking status only tournaments and league = main events will apply.

Host Type

Choose the type of place th= at hosted the event.

Club =3D Home poker club or a friends poker c= lub.

Casino =3D Any casino like Harveys, Harrahs o= r some local poker house. Any place that has a license.

Other =3D Could be just some home game non cl= ub event. Anything that doesn't fit in Club or Casino.

<= span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Event Type=

Choose the type of event Cash, Tournament, or League.

Cash =3D Cas= h Game. This is a non-tournament event. These events usually have a set amount to buyin at and usually you can rebuy all you want.<= /o:p>

Tournament = =3D This is an event with a set buyin amount and rules in place to where = when you lose all your chips (bust) you are out.
League =3D I= f you are in a league then this is for you.

Event

Club =3D If = it does not show on the list then choose 'none'. Let that club admin know that he needs to add his club to this site. (You can still enter your stats)

Casino =3D I= f it does not show on the list then choose 'none' and let us know that it's missing. (You can still enter your stats)=

Event =3D In= put a description that describes the event (i.e. Harveys Tuesday Night= 3/6 limit cash game).

Event Date

Select the actual date of the event.

Buyin

Enter the numeric buyin amount like 50 or 125.

Entryfee

Some events carry a small entry fee on top of the buyin. Something like 5 or 10 dollars.

Addon

Some events allow addons, half of the buyin amount usually.

Rebuy

Some events allow rebuys. Usually equal to the original buyin amou= nt.

NOA

Number Of Addons you purchased in the event.

NOR

Number Of Rebuys you purchased in the event.

NOE

Number Of Entrys in the event. How many players were there?

Winnings

The total amount you won in the event.

Notes

Add some notes about the event. Do's and Don'ts are great notes to look back on.

Send A = Message to a BYOC member

This option will let you send a message to any one player in your = club or to everyone at once. Just choose the player or everyone from the d= rop down, type a subject, type the message and then Submit it. The message will showup in the lower right lower corner of the main page in the Message Board window. This window will refresh on it's own every 60 seconds and show any new messages. If at any time you would like to c= heck for new messages without waiting for the refresh then click "Res= et All" in the main menu to redisplay the entire page.