Euchre Tournaments

Tournament Play

• Everyone plays for themselves
• You will be assigned your initial table and seat when you check in:
  • First player to check in is assigned Table 1, Seat 1
  • Second player is assigned Table 1, Seat 2… and so forth
• 10 rounds total:
  • Players deal twice each round (8 hands total per round)
• Stick the dealer:
  • Dealer must call trump if all players pass twice
• No “Ace/No Face:”
  • You cannot throw in hand of 1 Ace, and the rest 9s and 10s
• After each round:
  • Winners remain at table
  • Losers move to next table (tables are numbered)
  • Players draw a single card:
    • WINNER HIGH card partners with LOSER HIGH card
    • WINNER LOW card partners with LOSER LOW card

Loner Bag

• First player to go alone successfully is awarded the “Loner Bag:”
  • Loner Bag transfers to the next player to go alone and make it
  • Last player to successfully go alone wins the Loner Bag

Scoring

• Score as many points as you can in each round:
  • You can score more than 10 points per round
• 2 additional points awarded to player who goes alone and succeeds
• Renege (caught not following suit):
  • Opposing team is awarded 2 points
  • While going alone, opposing team is awarded 4 points

Getting Euchred

• If your team is Euchred:
  • Player who called trump, 50¢ per Euchre
  • Player who DID NOT call trump, 25¢ per Euchre
• Team who is Euchred must wear a set of beads (beads happily provided)
• If you are Euchred while going alone, opposing team is awarded 4 points

Payout Structure

• Top three places paid (payout structure to be announced during tournament):
  • Euchre pot split amongst randomly-drawn scorecards