Tournaments

Online poker tournaments are a great way to compete with a clear placement of winners and scheduled prizes. There is no end to the action in a cash game, and players can buy in and out as they please with the blinds always remaining at the same level. The blinds increase as time progresses in a poker tournament to maximize competition and ensure that the field gradually becomes smaller and eventually crown the champion!

Tournament Play

All registered players will take their seats at a table at the scheduled start time. Players are given a starting chip stack and blinds will start at very low levels. Unless the tournament allows rebuys, you are eliminated from the tournament after losing all your chips. The goal is to stay in the poker tournaments and accumulate a large chip stack to accommodate the rising blinds, and knock out other players along the way!

Players may be moved to a different table during the game depending on the number of eliminations at certain tables. This is to ensure each table has an equal number of players and a similar average chip stack.

A certain number of players will eventually make it “in the money”, depending on the payout structure and number of entrants,which means they have turned a profit from their buy-in. For example, a tournament that has a $5 entry and 200 players will have a prize pool of $1000. This prize pool is is distributed to a small group of remaining players who make the moneyrather than to just the winner alone.

Players will continue to be eliminated until the final table is set with the last few players battle for the win. This typically means massive chip stacks and expensive blinds. Play continues until there is only one remaining player. They hold all the chips, the champion’s crown and the first-place prize!

Browse our latest online poker tournament results by visiting the player administration area through the software. You can also learn about how our tournaments payout schedule is calculated.

If you want to get straight into the action, simply open up your Poker software and follow these instructions to start playing. From in the Poker Software select the Poker Tables tab and simply double click on the tournament you would like to enter.

If you are eligible to enter the tournament the ‘Register’ button in the bottom right hand corner will be clickable, just click on this button.

You will then have the Registration confirmation window pop up.

Your name will appear shortly in the player list. If you need to de-register from the tournament simply click on the Deregister button beside the Register button.

You will then have the De-Register window pop up.

Tournament Types

Best of all, there are a wide range of options when choosing the style of poker tournament that is right for you and right for your bankroll. Playing online gives you all the options, immediately accessible in the poker software.

Check out the full range of tournament options available at Poker Room: