Multi-Table Tournaments

These tournaments are multi-table freeze-outs. Once the registration period for a tournament has ended, no additional players may enter the tournament. When a player runs out of chips, they are eliminated from the tournament. When one player has all the chips the tournament is over. See Signing Up for Multi-Table Tournaments for information on how to sign up for these tournaments and Connecting to Tournaments for information on how to take your seat.

Each player buys in with the amount of play money listed on the tournament entry pages, which is deducted from the player's poker bankroll at the time of entry into the tournament. Certain tournaments also require a pass for entry. Any play money winnings will be credited to the winning players' bankrolls as they are eliminated from the tournament. Some tournaments will award additional prizes. View the profile page help section on passes for more information. NOTE: Passes awarded in a tournament may not show up in the player profile until the tournament is completely finished.

You may cancel your entry into the tournament and receive a refund of your entry fee as long as you cancel at least six minutues prior to the beginning of seating for the tournament, which is usually 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

If a player leaves, sits out, or loses their internet connection during tournament play, forced bets (blinds, antes, etc) will still be placed. Hands will fold at the next optional bet until they are out of chips. Their seat is automatically reserved and they may rejoin play at any time as long as they still have chips. NOTE: players are no longer given a seat at a table until they connect for the first time, however blinds are still removed from their tournament chipstack at regular intervals. Also, if at the end of any round, only one table is left, all players who have not yet connected will be eliminated from the tournament. Players who have connected to the tournament, but are no longer connected or are sitting out will not be eliminated in this way.

Tournaments are either No Limit, Pot Limit or Limit betting. No Limit games allow bets of any size at any time and there is no limit to the number of raises allowed. Pot Limit tournaments allow bets up to the size of the then current pot (including the uncollected bets and the amount required to call). Minimum bets are posted at the beginning of the tournament and raised periodically throughout the game. Players are required to bet at least the minimum (with the exception that a player may always bet the remainder of their chips if they have less than the minimum), and the maximum is determined by the format of the game.

If a player is faced with a bet that is larger than the amount he has available, the player may go "all in", betting all his chips. "Side pots" are created whenever there is an imbalance in chips contributed by the players remaining in the hand. Side pots ensure that players are not forced from hands just because they are low on chips. If a player has put more chips in the pot than anyone else at the table can match, he is given a refund of the extra amount. If the player who goes all in wins the hand he is only entitled to the pots to which he contributed. Side pots will be awarded to the player, among those in contention for the side pot, with the best hand.