The Alberta Poker Index is a point scoring system that tracks the results from every poker tournament from every casino in Alberta that has a buy-in of at least $225 and at least 20 entries. With over 2,200 unique players and 300 tournaments tracked each year, the Alberta Poker Index provides a complete view of who has won the most in Alberta each year. The index was invented by Ryan Snyder and tracking started on January 1, 2022. Every year prizes are awarded in three categories: Player of the Year, Top Female Player and Top Senior Player.
Rules
- Only tournaments in Alberta, in a casino, with a buy-in of $225 or higher, with 20 entries or more count for the index
- Free-rolls and satellites do not count
- Team events do count, points are split evenly amongst team members
- For multiday events, the first day of play will be considered the official date of the tournament
- Bounties are not accounted for in the calculation of points
- For chops, API points are chopped in the exact proportion that the prize money was chopped
- To win Top Senior Player in any given year, the player must be at least 50 years old by December 31st of that year
- Every player who finishes in-the-money will be awarded API points. The number of points awarded for each in-the-money finish will be calculated by multiplying the Base Points times the Buy-in Multiplier and then multiplying the result by the # of Players Multiplier.
Base Points
1st - 100
2nd - 70
3rd - 55
4th - 45
5th - 38
6th - 32
7th - 27
8th - 23
9th - 20
10th - 18
Next 20% ITM - 15
Next 20% ITM - 12
Next 20% ITM - 9
Next 20% ITM - 7
Bottom 20% ITM – 5
Buy-In Multiplier
$225-$299 – 0.75
$300-$399 – 1.00
$400-$499 – 1.15
$500-$699 – 1.30
$700-$999 – 1.50
$1,000-$1,499 – 1.70
$1,500-$2,000 – 1.85
$2,000 or more – 2.00
# of Players Multiplier
20-29 – 1.00
30-39 – 1.20
40-49 – 1.40
50-59 – 1.60
60-69 – 1.80
70-79 – 2.00
80-89 – 2.20
90-99 – 2.40
100-124 – 2.60
125-149 – 2.80
150-174 – 3.00
175-199 – 3.20
200-224 – 3.40
225-249 – 3.60
250-274 – 3.80
275-299 – 4.00
300-324 – 4.20
325-349 – 4.40
350-374 – 4.60
375-400 – 4.80
400-449 – 5.00
450-499 – 5.20
500-549 – 5.40
550-599 – 5.60
600-649 – 5.80
650-699 – 6.00
700-749 – 6.20
750-799 – 6.40
800-849 – 6.60
850-899 – 6.80
900-949 – 7.00
950-999 – 7.20
1,000-1,249 – 7.40
1,250-1,499 – 7.60
1,500-1,749 – 7.80
1750 or more – 8.00