In tournament format, all fifteen contestants compete in the first five days of play. The winners of those five shows automatically move forward to the semi-finals along with the four highest money winners among the non-winners. Only the three winners of the semi-final games proceed to the two-day finals match. The winner takes home $250,000 cash. Second and third place receive a newly increased minimum guarantee of $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. The six players eliminated in the semi-finals will receive $10,000 each and the quarter finalists pocket $5,000.
