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Tournament
We are proud to offer the best in tournament action,
bringing you the most comprehensive poker tournament schedule available
online today. We offer both Single- and Multi- table online poker tournaments
for all games and limits, including unique versions featuring Private
tourneys, Heads-up, and Special promotional tournaments. All online
poker tournament listings and schedules can be viewed from the "Leagues/Tournament
Info" button in the Main Lobby.
Single-Table Online Poker Tournaments
All single-table tournaments for Texas Hold'em, Omaha
High, and Omaha Hi/Lo begin once two to ten players have registered.
Seven Card Stud tournaments begin with seven registered players. All
players start with an equal amount of chips and play until one player
has won all the chips. The top three finishers receive payouts.
Private Table Online Poker Tournaments
What are Private Tournaments? Private Tournaments
are Single Table tournaments where 2 - 10 players can play exclusively
with each other.
To get started, access the TOURNAMENT REAL PLAY tab
from the main lobby.
Multi-Table Online Poker Tournaments
In a multi-table online poker tournament, players
start with a fixed number of chips. Players at numerous tables compete
for one another's chips as the blinds and/or antes increase incrementally.
As players are eliminated, tables are "broken," meaning players
are re-assigned with one another or to other tables, in order to keep
tables full. Eventually, the last few surviving players with chips are
assigned to the final table, where the winner is the individual who
wins all the chips from his or her opponents. Cash prizes are awarded
to top finishers based on the number of registered tournament entries.
Satellites
A satellite is a smaller buy-in tournament in which
the prize is an entry into a larger buy-in tournament. For example,
if you won a $2 satellite tournament that had at least 10 entrants your
prize would be a $20 entry into a $20 buy-in tournament. Instead of
distributing the $20 prize pool over the top 3 finishers as done in
standard tournament with 10 entrants, for a satellite, the $20 prize
is pooled and awarded to first place only. If 20 entrants, 2 $20 tournament
buy-in entries would be awarded. Therefore, for this example, for every
10 entrants, 1 $20 tournament buy-in fee is awarded.
Free Rolls
Don't miss out on our Free Roll tourneys. Free Rolls
are simply that, FREE and require no buy-in nor buy-in fee. Free Rolls
reward top finishers with real money cash and/or satellite entry to
other cash prize tournaments.
Entering a Multi-Table Online Poker Tournament
Before registering for one of our online poker tournaments,
please take a moment to look over the Tournament Rules page.
To enter a tournament, select the "Tournament
Real Play" tab from the Main Lobby. Select the type of online poker
tournament, after select the tournament game of your choice. You will
see information about this online poker tournament in the information
box at the right. Under the "Status" column, look for a tournament
which has a state of "Registering". The particulars of the
tournament (game, structure and buy-in) are listed. Double-click on
a tournament in "Registering" state or click on the "Tournament
Lobby" button to open the Tournament Lobby. Click the "Register"
button, and log in if you have not already done so. The software will
confirm your registration. You may take your seat by selecting the "Take
Your Seat" button. Check the Tournament Lobby for registration
and seat times.
Note that for all online poker tournaments, players
are all assigned random seats to start the tournament. This is a counter
measure designed to prevent collusion, which is the collaboration of
two or more players working together. As is customary in poker tournaments,
seat changes are not allowed. The button in Texas Hold'em and Omaha
tournaments will be assigned to Seat 1.
As in a regular poker game, when it is your turn to
act, you may check, bet, raise, call, or fold (where applicable).
Online Poker Tournament Lobby
At any point during the online poker tournament,
players can check the tournament lobby for information about the tournament's
progress. The lobby will show the current limit level for the tournament,
information about players' stack sizes, and the breakdown of the prize
pool.
Anyone can request a tournament history at any time
after the tournament's conclusion by going to the Main Lobby and selecting
"Tournament History" from the "Request" menu. Final
online poker tournament information will remain in the tournament lobby
for a while, usually a few hours after the tournament's conclusion.
Specific prize money breakdown will be shown after
the registration is closed.
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