TEXAS HOLD EM POKER MONTREAL CASINO WSOP CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS From April 20 th to May 1 st, 2016 Starting at noon PARTICIPATION RULES

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1 TEXAS HOLD EM POKER MONTREAL CASINO WSOP CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS From April 20 th to May 1 st, 2016 Starting at noon 1. Only persons 18 years of age or older, Casino Privilèges members, may participate in the Texas Hold em Poker tournaments taking place from April 20 th to May 1 st 2016 starting at noon at the Montreal Casino, provided they respect the rules herein (the Rules ). The term Tournament used hereafter refers to each Tournament indicated in Section 1 of the Rules herein. 2. The maximum number of participants in a Tournament will be 300 for all events, including each day (1a and 1b) of Tournament #9, subject to the application of Section 19 of the Rules herein. 3. In order to participate in a Tournament, eligible persons must register by paying Tournament registration fees according to the following table: For the three hundred sixty-five dollar ($365) Tournaments, the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) is assigned to the purse, and sixty-five dollars ($65) are assigned to administrative fees and as a gratuity for the dealers; For the five hundred eighty dollar ($580) Tournaments, the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) is assigned to the purse, and eighty dollars ($80) are assigned to administrative fees and as a gratuity for the dealers; For the one thousand one hundred twenty-five dollar ($1 125) Tournaments, the amount of one thousand dollars ($1 000) is assigned to the purse, and one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) are assigned to administrative fees and as a gratuity for the dealers; /SH.cc Règles - Tournois WSOPC nov EN - VF7

2 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, For the one thousand six hundred seventy-five dollar ($1 675) Tournaments, the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 500) is assigned to the purse, and one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) are assigned to administrative fees and as a gratuity for the dealers; 4. Third party registration is not permitted, with the exception of those submitted by an official sponsor of the WSOP, an official commercial partner of the WSOP, or by an official operating license holder of the WSOP. 5. The SCQ will require each participant to present a valid form of government-issued photo ID before registration. 6. To participate in a Tournament, the participant is required to be a Casino Privilege member and have his card with him before the start of the Tournament. Membership in the Casino Privilege club is free of charge. Details are available at our service counter. 7. Montreal Casino may limit the number of entries into any WSOPC Tournament and may award entries into any Tournament through any means it deems appropriate. 8. Subject to the application of Section 19, if appropriate, each participant may register only once (1). Registration is non-transferable. 9. Third-party representation at the Tournament is strictly prohibited. 10. Employees of the Société des casinos du Québec inc. ( SCQ ) may not participate in Tournaments. 11. Re-Entry is allowed once per participant, during Day 1A or 1B of Tournament #9, insofar as he is eliminated before level 13. Players may re-enter these Tournaments by registering at the WSOPC Registration area. 12. Position assignments at the start of the Tournament and at the beginning of the final game, if any, will be determined by random draw. 13. Each participant will be responsible for verifying that the information on his registration sheet and on his assignment sheet is correct. 14. All participants begin Tournament play at the same time. 15. Registration after the start signal, if an unoccupied position remains available, is open until the ninth level for all Tournaments except for Tournament 6 and 9, which will be open until the start of level 13. If there is a player break at the end of the registration period, registration will remain open until the Tournament resumes play. The stake for that participant will be as indicated in Section A participant registering for multiple Tournaments and who reaches Day Two, subsequent days or the final table of a particular Tournament, may transfer his or her buy-in for the subsequent Tournament or for another Tournament, or may also receive a refund, upon request, provided that the transfer or refund is approved by a tournament supervisor and initiated prior to the beginning of the Tournament for which a transfer or refund is being requested. A participant may also decide to play two Tournaments simultaneously, by his choice, with the appropriate

3 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, effects of his absence at one of the tables. In this case, the arrangements indicated in article 18 will be applied. 17. If a participant is absent at the beginning of a Tournament, all blinds and antes will be removed from his chip stack at each hand. After five (5) minutes have elapsed, if only one participant remains at the table, the dealer button will be moved from one position to the next every two minutes, and the participant will win the small blind, big blind and antes. This process will continue until a second participant starts playing. If a participant arrives and still has chips, he can play them at the table. 18. Registered participants who arrive after the start signal may join a Tournament although they must take into consideration that the dealer will have collected chips in the amount of each blind and ante that would have been played had the participant been present. However, participants will be deemed to have dropped out of the Tournament and forfeited his registration fee as soon as one of the two following situations occurs: 1) their stake is insufficient to cover the blind they would have had to play were they present, or 2) their rank during the Tournament, had they been present, would have qualified them to win a Tournament prize. 19. In all Tournaments, if no unoccupied positions are available, participants may, up until the end of the level 9, have their names added to a waiting list for a chance to play in a Tournament should a position become available following a participant s elimination, except for Tournament 6 and 9 where it is possible until the start of level 13. The stake for that participant will be as indicated in Section At the beginning of a Tournament, each participant will receive ten thousand dollars ($10 000) for the $365 Tournaments, twelve thousand dollars ($12 000) for the $580 Tournaments, fifteen thousand dollars ($15 000) for the $1 125 Tournament, and twenty thousand dollars ($20 000) for the $1 675 Tournament, in non-cashable tournament chips. 21. During a Tournament, tournament chips must remain in the designated chip area on the table and in sight of other participants at all times. 22. No re-buys will be permitted during a Tournament. 23. The game category will be no limit. 24. For the first hand of a Tournament, at each table, as well as for the first hand of the final game at the table designated for that purpose, the dealer button will be placed on the first position on the dealer s right. 25. Bet amounts will increase at specific intervals according to the Betting Table presented in annex A. 26. Breaks are indicated in the structure of each Tournament. 27. Participants must place their bets, whether or not they are present, in accordance with the rounds indicated in annex A, for every round until they exhaust their supply of chips. If the participant is absent, the dealer will take blind bet amounts from the participant s chips.

4 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, Participants absent from the table when the last card of the initial deal is distributed will be deemed to have folded their hand. 29. Chips may not be transferred and no association among participants will be tolerated. 30. During the Tournament, the Tournament Supervisor will balance out the number of participants at each table as places become available due to elimination. 31. The Tournament supervisor may ask any participant to move from one table to a designated position at another table. That person must promptly move to the new position. 32. The participant thus moved must assume the responsibilities of the newly-assigned seat. However, if the newly-assigned seat is between the Small Blind and the dealer s button, the participant must wait for the button before he is dealt his cards. 33. The participant to be moved will be the next in line to place the Big Blind at the table. When a table is closed to reassign participants to other tables, position reassignment will be determined by random draw. 34. When the number of non-eliminated participants approaches the number required for the final round and/or the number of Tournament prizes, games will be played one at a time until the appropriate number of participants is reached. 35. Once the number of participants required for the final game has been reached, their position assignment at the table designated for the final game will be determined by random draw. 36. Participants exhibiting inappropriate behaviour may be penalized. Penalties include: verbal warning, time-out from playing an increasing number of rounds and disqualification. Penalties applied will be entirely at the Tournament Supervisor s discretion. 37. When more than one participant is eliminated in a single Tournament game, the participant who started the hand with the biggest stake will be considered as ranking highest among concerned participants. If their stakes at the start of the game were equal, those participants will share the same rank and, if appropriate, the prize amount corresponding to that rank. It is understood that there may not be a tie for 1 st place. 38. In the last stage of a Tournament, participants in the final game who have the most chips will receive, if appropriate, a Tournament prize matching their rank as indicated in the Prize Distribution table corresponding to the number of Tournament participants. The participant who finishes the Tournament with all the chips will be declared the first (1 st ) place winner and will receive the first (1 st ) prize, as indicated in the Prize Distribution table. The other participants will receive, if appropriate, the remaining prizes according to their rank at elimination, as described in the table in annex B. 39. The SCQ will demand from each participant to present a valid form of government-issued photo ID before receiving a prize, if any. 40. Prizes must be accepted as is and may not be redeemed for cash, exchanged or transferred. 41. The SCQ reserves the right to replace the prize with another of equal value.

5 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, Each of the Tournaments described in the present rules (be the Tournaments #1 to #10 described in article 3 of the present rules) allow the accumulation of points from the point system of the WSOP circuit, according to the arrangements in annex C. 43. The name, address and photograph of each Tournament participant, as well as any other information he voluntarily provides, may be used by the SCQ for advertising, promotional or other purposes. In this regard, participants waive all rights to broadcasting, printed material, advertising or compensation of any kind whatsoever. 44. In participating in a Tournament, participants will be deemed to have agreed to their likeness being recorded and broadcasted by media present in the Casino for purposes related to the Tournament (including social media). In this regard, participants waive all rights to broadcasting, advertising or compensation of any kind whatsoever. 45. Participants are required to respect the visibility conditions during a Tournament, as described in annex D. 46. Registrants who cancel their Tournament participation in writing at least 2 days before the Tournament date may receive a refund of the registration fees indicated in Section 3 of the Rules, except for participants who obtained the equivalent of a Tournament seat as a prize, in which case they will receive no reimbursement or compensation of any kind. 47. The SCQ reserves the right to cancel or amend a Tournament in a manner that is fair to participants. The SCQ also reserves the right to amend the Rules herein, in which case revised Rules will be made available to the public. 48. In the event the SCQ cancels a Tournament, registration fees paid in accordance with Section 3 of the Rules will be refunded to participants. 49. Participants agree to respect the participation Rules described herein, Texas Hold em Poker rules, general poker hall rules as well as other rules and conditions applicable in SCQ casinos, and in doing so agree to contribute to the smooth operation of the Tournament. 50. Any dispute arising during the tournament will be submitted as appropriate to the Tournament Committee, whose rulings will be final and binding.

6 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, ANNEX A TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE $365 (TURBO, 1 DAY) LATE REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL THE END OF LEVEL 9 LEVEL MINUTES ANTE SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND $25 $ $50 $ $75 $ $100 $ $25 $100 $ $25 $150 $ $50 $200 $ $50 $250 $ $75 $300 $600 Break 15 minutes $100 $400 $ $100 $500 $1, $200 $600 $1, $200 $800 $1, $300 $1,000 $2, $400 $1,200 $2,400 Dinner break 60 minutes $500 $1,500 $3, $500 $2,000 $4, $500 $2,500 $5, $1,000 $3,000 $6, $1,000 $4,000 $8, $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Break 15 minutes $2,000 $6,000 $12, $2,000 $8,000 $16, $3,000 $10,000 $20, $4,000 $12,000 $24, $5,000 $15,000 $30, $5,000 $20,000 $40,000 Break 15 minutes $5,000 $25,000 $50, $10,000 $30,000 $60, $10,000 $40,000 $80,000 Additional levels will be added as needed. $365 registration fee ($300 prize pool + $65 administrative fee) o Participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips Administrative fee includes any and all staffing/dealer fees, and rake. This is a 1 day Tournament.

7 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE $365 ( Monster Stack ) LATE REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL START OF LEVEL 13 LEVEL MINUTES ANTE SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND $25 $ $50 $ $75 $ $100 $ $25 $100 $ $25 $150 $ $50 $200 $ $50 $250 $ $75 $300 $ $100 $400 $ $100 $500 $1, $200 $600 $1,200 Dinner break 60 minutes $200 $800 $1, $300 $1,000 $2, $400 $1,200 $2, $500 $1,500 $3, $500 $2,000 $4, $500 $2,500 $5, $1,000 $3,000 $6, $1,000 $4,000 $8, $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 End of day $2,000 $6,000 $12, $2,000 $8,000 $16, $3,000 $10,000 $20, $4,000 $12,000 $24, $5,000 $15,000 $30, $5,000 $20,000 $40,000 Dinner break 60 minutes $5,000 $25,000 $50, $10,000 $30,000 $60, $10,000 $40,000 $80,000 Additional levels will be added as needed. $365 registration fee ($300 prize pool + $65 administrative fee), participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips Administrative fee includes any and all staffing/dealer fees, and rake. This is a 2 day Tournament, day 2 will resume at 14:00 PM the following day. There will be a break of 10 minutes after level 5 and 15 minutes after levels 9, 15 and 18.

8 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE $365, $580 and $1 125 LATE REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL START OF LEVEL 9 LEVEL MINUTES ANTE SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND $25 $ $50 $ $75 $ $100 $ $25 $100 $ $25 $150 $ $50 $200 $ $50 $250 $ $75 $300 $ $100 $400 $ $100 $500 $1, $200 $600 $1,200 Dinner break 60 minutes $200 $800 $1, $300 $1,000 $2, $400 $1,200 $2, $500 $1,500 $3, $500 $2,000 $4, $500 $2,500 $5, $1,000 $3,000 $6, $1,000 $4,000 $8, $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 End of day $2,000 $6,000 $12, $2,000 $8,000 $16, $3,000 $10,000 $20, $4,000 $12,000 $24, $5,000 $15,000 $30, $5,000 $20,000 $40,000 Dinner break 60 minutes $5,000 $25,000 $50, $10,000 $30,000 $60, $10,000 $40,000 $80,000 Additional levels will be added as needed. $365 registration fee ($300 prize pool + $65 administrative fee), participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips $580 registration fee ($500 prize pool + $80 administrative fee), participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips $1,125 registration fee ($1,000 prize pool + $125 administrative fee), participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips Administrative fee includes any and all staffing/dealer fees, and rake. This is a 2 day Tournament, day 2 will resume at 14:00 PM the following day. There will be breaks of 10 minutes after levels 5 and 24, and 15 minutes after levels 9, 15 and 18.

9 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE $1 675 DAYS 1A and 1B (late registration open until start of level 9, one (1) re-entry allowed per day) DAY 2 + FINAL LEVEL MINUTES ANTE SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND $25 $ $50 $ $75 $ $100 $ $25 $100 $ $25 $150 $ $50 $200 $ $50 $250 $ $75 $300 $600 Dinner break, 60 mi. - Color up $ $100 $400 $ $100 $500 $1, $200 $600 $1, $200 $800 $1, $300 $1,000 $2, $400 $1,200 $2,400 End of day 1A or 1B - Color up $ $500 $1,500 $3, $500 $2,000 $4, $500 $2,500 $5, $1,000 $3,000 $6, $1,000 $4,000 $8, $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Dinner break, 60 mi. - Color up $ $2,000 $6,000 $12, $2,000 $8,000 $16, $3,000 $10,000 $20, $4,000 $12,000 $24, $5,000 $15,000 $30,000 End of day 2 Color up $ $5,000 $20,000 $40, $5,000 $25,000 $50, $10,000 $30,000 $60, $10,000 $40,000 $80, $10,000 $50,000 $100, $20,000 $60,000 $120, $20,000 $80,000 $160, $30,000 $100,000 $200,000

10 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, Additional levels will be added as needed. Participants will start with in non-cashable tournament chips. Participants may choose to play flight A and/or flight B (see present rules, article 3). Re-entry is authorized once (1) per participant, per day 1A and 1B of Tournament #9, insofar as the participant is eliminated before level 13. $1675 registration fee for day 1A and $1675 for day 1B ($1,500 prize pool + $175 administrative fee) o Administrative fee includes any and all staffing/dealer fees, and rake. Winner will receive, in addition to the percentage of the prize pool determined by in annex B, an entry into the WSOP Global Casino Championship. Day 1A and 1B will play until the completion of level 15. o Dinner break of 60 minutes is after level 9. o There will be a 10 minute break for every 2 hours of play. Day 2 will resume at 12:00 PM (noon) the following day merging players from both flights. o Dinner break of 60 minutes is after level 21. o There will be a 10 minute break for every 2 hours of play. Day 3 (the final) will resume at 14:00 PM. o There will be a 10 minute break for every 2 hours of play. Players may register until the start of level 13 from day 1A and 1B.

11 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, ANNEX B PRIZE STRUCTURE (PERCENTAGE OF THE PRIZE POOL) RANK NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

12 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, RANK NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

13 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, The participant that finishes in first (1 st ) place of the $1 675 Tournament wins, in addition to the percentage of the prize pool determined in annex B, a seat for the WSOP Global Casino Championship (hereafter WSOP Tournament ), which is held at Harrah s Cherokee Casino Resort, in North Carolina in the United States, from August 9 th to 11 th The SCQ cannot be held responsible should any event arise to prevent or delay the winner of the WSOP Tournament seat from participating at the WSOP Tournament, including any cancellation or delay of the Tournament. The SCQ cannot be held responsible for the payment of fees related to and / or taxes payable after the award of a prize following the conduct of the WSOP Tournament. The participant of the WSOP Tournament is entirely responsible of paying the fees or taxes on the prizes received during the WSOP Tournament, to the exclusion of the SCQ s liability. The winner of the WSOP Tournament seat must respect all rules from that WSOP Tournament, including all laws and regulations applicable in the state, and in doing so excludes the SCQ (and Montreal Casino) from any liability. Otherwise, the winner will not be allowed to participate in the WSOP Tournament and will receive no reimbursement or compensation of any kind. Furthermore, the winner must meet all requirements to travel by air to the United States at the time when he must attend the WSOP Tournament, which implies having a valid passport. The winner of this prize cannot ask to postpone the travel date. If the winner of the WSOP Tournament seat does not meet the minimum required age of 21 years old to participate in the WSOP Tournament, which will be verified before awarding the prize thanks to a valid form of government-issued photo ID, this prize will be transferred to the Tournament s second place player, on condition that this player meets all the conditions above-mentioned, allowing him to participate in the WSOP Tournament. If the second place player does not meet the requirements, the next player with the highest rank who meets the requirements will receive this prize from the Montreal Casino (SCQ Inc.). In this case, the awarding of points as described in annex C will be adjusted in order to reflect this condition, meaning that the initial winner will be attributed the points corresponding to 2 nd place rank and the new winner will receive no points. Subject to the above, this prize must be accepted as is and is non-cashable, non-changeable and non-transferable.

14 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, ANNEX C WSOP CIRCUIT POINT SYSTEM CHART & EXPLANATION Points are awarded based on the below point matrix. $1675 MAIN EVENT 1 st - Seat in the WSOP Global Casino Championship (see annex B) * 2 nd - 50 points 3 rd - 45 points 4 th - 40 points 5 th - 37,5 points 6 th - 35 points 7 th - 30 points 8 th - 27,5 points 9 th - 25 points Remaining 20% of participants in the money - 20 points Remaining 30% of participants in the money - 10 points Remaining 50% of participants in the money - 5 points ALL OTHER OFFICIAL RING TOURNAMENTS 1 st - 50 points 2 nd - 37,5 points 3 rd - 30 points 4 th - 27,5 points 5 th - 25 points 6 th - 22,5 points 7 th - 20 points 8 th - 17,5 points 9 th - 15 points Remaining 20% of participants in the money - 10 points Remaining 30% of participants in the money - 5 points Remaining 50% of participants in the money - 2,5 points * One (1) seat only in the WSOP Global Casino Championship per person in relation to the WSOP circuit. Other conditions apply. Each winner is responsible of respecting the rules for the aforementioned Tournament, available at this address

15 WSOPC TOURNAMENTS FROM APRIL 20 TH TO MAY 1 ST, ANNEX D VISIBILITY DURING THE TOURNAMENT Participants agree to comply with visibility requirements listed hereafter relating to the display of logos, tattoos, skin adhesive tapes, drawings, images or any other form of display or representation of any kind whatsoever, whether on the skin, clothing (including any type of headwear) or any other accessory, or in any other format, that depicts a trademark or a company of any kind, particularly those involved in the games of chance industry (hereafter individually and collectively referred to as Logos ) during the Tournament and in recordings made during WSOP Circuit Tournaments taking place at the Montreal Casino from April 20 th to May 1 st Participants agree to ensure their guest also complies with the rules herein. Conditions: 1. Logos of any type must be less than twelve (12) square inches. 2. Each participant may display a maximum of three (3) Logos. 3. Each participant may display no more than one (1) Logo depicting the same trademark or company (including any trademark of an affiliated and/or associated company). 4. For the final Tournament table, Loto-Québec reserves the right to limit to three (3) the number of participants wearing a Logo depicting the same trademark or company (including any trademark of an affiliated and/or associated company). In the event that more than three (3) participants wear a Logo depicting the same trademark or company (including a trademark of an affiliated and/or associated company), the three (3) participants allowed to wear the Logo will be determined by random draw. No restrictions will be placed on wearing Logos representing Loto- Québec and/or the WSOP. 5. Loto-Québec reserves the right to prohibit the display of Logos that promote illegal gambling in Québec. 6. Participants present at the final table or a featured table presented on television will not be allowed to add a Logo, crest or promotional lettering on clothing after games have started for the day. 7. Participants may not cover their faces or hide their identity. Tournament officials must be able to ascertain the identity of each participant at all times and therefore, may order a participant to remove any item that hides his identity or is a source of distraction to other participants and tournament personnel. Participants may wear sunglasses and sweatshirts with hoods, but will be required to remove them if tournament officials are unable to ascertain the participant s identity. 8. Logos that do not respect human dignity or that contain any form of discrimination are prohibited, as are Logos that depict any religious theme or symbol, or reinforce sexual or ethnic stereotypes that degrade women, men or minority groups of any type. 9. The rules herein apply to all stages of the Tournaments as well as to all people present in the hall where the Tournaments are held, whether or not they are participating in the Tournaments, including guests. 10. During the television broadcast of the Tournaments, Loto-Québec reserves the right to blur, cut or eliminate in any manner whatsoever any Logos that do not meet the visibility rules herein. 11. Loto-Québec reserves the right to deny Tournament access to any person who does not comply with the visibility rules herein. 12. Loto-Québec reserves the right to deny Tournament access or to remove any person from the Tournaments for any reason it deems reasonable.