Poker Tournaments
Online poker tournaments are a great way to compete in a scheduled poker
competition with a clear placement of winners and scheduled prizes. In
a cash game, there is no end to the action, and players can buy in and
out as they please with the blinds always remaining at the same level.
In a poker tournament,
the blinds increase as time progresses to maximise competition and
ensure that the field gradually becomes smaller, to eventually crown
the last remaining player as champion!
Best of all, there are a wide range of rules and 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 VIP Poker:
Tournament Play
When the tournament is scheduled to start, all registered players
will take their seats at a table. Players are given a starting chip stack,
and blinds will start at very low levels. If the tournament doesn't
allow rebuys, you are eliminated from the tournament after losing all
your chips. The goal is to stay in the poker tournaments and continue
accumulating a healthy sized chip stack to accommodate the rising
blinds, and knock out other players along the way!
Depending on the number of eliminations at certain tables, players
may be moved to a different table during the game. This is to ensure
each table has an equal number of players and a similar average chip
stack.
Depending on the payout structure and number of entrants, a certain
number of players will eventually make it "in the money", 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 isn't awarded to the winner alone, but rather it is distributed to
a small group of remaining players who make the money.
Players will continue to be eliminated until the final table is set.
The last few players battle for the win, typically with massive chip stacks
and expensive blinds. Play continues until there is only one remaining
player, who holds every chip, the champion's crown and the first-place
prize!
You can browse our latest online poker tournament results online, and also learn about how we calculate the payouts for each of our online tournaments.
To get straight into the action, simply open up your VIP Poker software and follow these instructions to start playing:
From in the VIP 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 shortly appear 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-Registration window pop up.
Poker Tournament Types
