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Online Poker Tournament Types !!!
by
Piotr Stasiak
Online Poker Tournament Types Tournaments are available in many
styles and formats for all major poker games. The popularity of tournaments has exploded due to the televising of many large
scale live events, and many players are choosing to become tournament specialists.
Multi-Table Tournaments Players start multi-table tournaments with a fixed number of chips and play until one player has all
the chips. Blinds and antes increase as the tournament progresses, and as players are eliminated tables are
consolidated together. The number of tables is eventually reduced to one final table which is composed of the top table
winners of the field. The total sum of all the entry fees is divided up and awarded to the top players in accordance to the
total amount of entries for the tournament.
Freerolls A Freeroll tournmanet is a multi-table tournament in which there is no entry fee. Many freerolls have prizes either
in terms of money, player points, or entries to other tournaments. Freeroll listings can be found under the Tournament
table. Keep in mind, Freeroll tournaments usually have a restricted number of entries, so early registration is suggested.
Bodog Poker Point Tournaments As you play in the Bodog Poker Room you earn Bodog Poker Points. These points can then be used
to buy into special tournaments that pay cash and/or prizes to the top finishers. You will be able to find these tournaments in
the Main Lobby under the tournaments tab. When looking through the available tournament listings you will see a buy in amount
followed by 'PTS' - this denotes that it is a 'Points' buy in tournament and the value before the 'PTS' will be the number of
points required to buy in.
For some Points buy in tournaments you may be able to buy in using real money if you do not have sufficient points. These
real money OR points' buy in tournaments will be indicated in the tournament listings with a dollar value and a point value
separated by an 'or'. For these tournaments, the real money buy in will be added to the prize pool.
Qualifiers Qualifiers, sometimes referred to as 'Satellites', are tournaments designed to allow players to win seats in a
bigger tournament at a fraction of the buy-in. A multi-table tournament can have several Qualifiers that players may enter to
win a seat at the bigger event. A player can enter a $10 Qualifier and win a $100 seat in a multi-table tournament.
Qualifing events for various multi-table tournaments can be found under the Tournaments tab.
Qualifier tournaments will payout in Tournament Credits (displayed as 'T$'). These credits can then be used to buy into
the next level of the tournament. When you win a Qualifier Tournament you have the option of selecting which event you
would like to play in based on the Tournaments offered at Bodog Poker and your personal schedule. Unlike many other online poker
sites, we do not pre-register you for any tournaments when you win a buy in - we give you the choice. Tournament Credits cannot
be converted to real money, though if you do not use them for the tournament series they were paid out for, they may be used
for any future Qualifier Series that Bodog Poker offers.
Shootouts Shootouts are a form of multi-table tournament in which players do not move seats as tables are not consolidated
together. Players play at the same table until only one player remains and is declared the winner. In Shootouts, players may be
required to win a number of stages in order to be declared the overall winner. Single, double, and triple shootouts are common
and indicate how many tables a player must place first in to be the overall winner.
Re-Buy Tournaments A typical multi-table tournament has only one
buy-in and once a player is out of chips they are eliminated from the tournament. Re-Buy tournaments are different from
traditional multi-table tournaments in that they allow players to purchase additional chips during the course of the tournament.
Players will be offered a Re-Buy option whenever they run out of
chips, although they may choose to Re-Buy at anytime their chip stack falls below the designated amount.
Most Re-Buy tournaments have a set period of time in which re-buys may be purchased and there may be a limit to the number
of re-buys a player may purchase during the course of a tournament.
Re-Buy tournaments typically offer a last opportunity to purchase chips known as the 'Add-On'. The Add-On is offered at
the end of the re-buy period and is normally available to all players regardless of their stack size. The amount of a re-buy
or Add-On is usually the same as the original buy-in.
The prize pool and payouts will not be announced until after the
Re-Buy and Add-On period is finished, as the prize pool will be increased by the additional Re-buys and Add-ons.
Sit and Go A Sit and Go is a mini-tournament that does not begin
at a designated time, but rather when all the seats are filled. Blind levels go up based on the number of hands played with a
standard 10-player Sit and Go, blinds go up every 10 hands.
Payouts for a 10-handed Sit and Go are generally to the top 3, with first winning 50% of the prize pool, 2nd winning 30% and
3rd winning 20%. The payouts are displayed in the Main lobby of the tournament that is highlighted.
Sit and Go Turbo A Sit and Go Turbo is a variation where blinds increase faster. Instead of blinds moving up every 10 hands like
a standard Sit and Go, in Turbo, blinds go up every 5 hands.
Sit and Go - Short Handed Sit and Go Short Handed Tournaments can be played with 2 or 6 players. With these variations payouts
are altered to payout 2 players in a 6 handed game, and 1 player
in a 2 player game. These tournaments are generally very fast paced and can provide some exciting action.
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