TOURNAMENTS (click here for Tournaments schedule)
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. You also will all rules that regulate our Tournaments at the Tournaments Rules page.
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. |
