Poker Tournaments
We all know what a poker game is, what a casino is, and how a poker table looks like. But what is a poker tournament. Let's clear that up, shall we?
A tournament is multiple poker games that at the end combine into one. Picture yourself on a boat on the river (sounds familiar...) and you and many other boats from other rivers combine into a big lake (maybe that is not the best way to describe it, but that is what I have at the moment) and so the lake is the final table at the tournament.
Basic Rules
Each tournament has an entry and a buy in fee. The entry fee goes straight to the casino. The buy in fee is the pool money for the grand prize.
- The starting point for each player is the same, all the players have the same amount of chips at the beginning.
- The great advantage a tournament has over a regular poker game, is that at a tournament you invest a small amount of money and if you lose, you only lose your buy in money. At a poker game if you lose a hand you lose real money over and over. That way you have the chance of winning a very big pot without risking much.
- The tournament can be played on one table or on multiple tables at once.
- The winner of the tournament is the player who won all the chips, only then the tournament is over.
Different Kinds of Tournaments
- Sit And Go
These are one table tournaments with 6-10 players, and they are fast games that last no more then one hour tops. - Freeroll
First of all- they are free and they are usually multiple tabled. There is no entry fee and a large amount of players (300-500 players).You can join the game only if you have registered on time (much like trying to get tickets for a rock concert). The games are very long due to the amount of the players, and a game can last between 2 to 4 hours. - Guaranteed
The prize at these tournaments is guaranteed to be a set minimum amount and it is multiple tabled. There is a minimum of 50 players and a maximum of 1000.
