jokerswildpoker pokercasino highstakespoker drawpoker jacksorbettervideopoker jacksorbetterpoker pokertournaments dueces wild poker more poker casinos   | Single Table PokerTournament- GAME RULES What is a Single Table PokerTournament A 'Single Table Poker Tournament' is a contest where a player plays a game at a single table with a group of other players until all players but one are eliminated from play. A player's success level is determined by their ranking against other players. There are four stages in every tournament. These stages follow a specific sequence. They are identified and described below. Pre-registration stage: Players can see the tournament specifications but are unable to register in the tournament. During the first part of this stage, tournaments are flagged with a status of “Reg. Starts in xx min.” where xx represents the number of minutes before registration begins. During the second part of this stage, tournaments are flagged with a status of ‘Waiting for Reg.’. Duration of this status is generally less than one minute. Registration stage: This stage has two parts. During the first part, players are able to sign-up for the tournament. The registration period continues until the last seat at the table is taken. This is shown with a status of ‘Registering’. During the second part of this stage Registration is complete and the tournament will begin shortly. Tournaments are shown with a status of ‘ Waiting to Open’. Duration of this status is generally less than one minute. Tournament begins and is active: Registered players are able to play. This is shown as a tournament 'In Progress'. Tournament play is completed: Registered players are no longer able to play. This is shown as a 'Completed' tournament. Player rankings are confirmed and the prizes are assigned accordingly. There are several key differences between regular game play and tournament play. Some of these differences are identified below: Players must sign up and pay an entry fee and house fee prior to playing All participants start with the same number of chips Tournament account balance is separate from Ecash account balance Prizes are awarded according to a player's ranking against other players Players are not able to purchase additional chips during a tournament All-ins available during a tournament are independent of those used during regular game play SELECTING A POKERTOURNAMENT Click on the Single-Table PokerTournaments tab (Figure 1). A list of tournaments will be displayed. Verify tournament status by looking at the Status column on the right-hand side of the screen. Single-click on the line of the tournament that you are interested in. Table information will be displayed in the window to the right of the 'Select a Table' window .  Game: This identifies the game to be played during a tournament. For example, TexasHoldEm, 7CardStud, OmahaHigh, Omaha High/Low. # Players: The first number indicates the number of players that have registered for the specific tournament. During tournament play it indicates the number of players that are currently active in the tournament. At the end of the tournament, this number will be zero. The second number indicates the maximum number of players at the table. Fee: To enter a tournament a player must pay the sum of the Entry Fee and the House Fee. The first number in this column (Entry Fee) is the amount of money charged to the player to enter a tournament. The entire Entry Fee is contributed to the prize pool. The second number in this column (House Fee) is the amount of money that goes to the house for hosting the tournament. Status: Indicates the stage of progression of the tournament. For example, Reg. Starts in xx min., Waiting for Reg., Registering, Waiting to Open, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled. Starting Chips: Amount of money credited to the tournament account of all players at the beginning of tournament play. Levels: Number of different minimum and maximum wagering thresholds during the life of a tournament. The wagering thresholds increase with every successive level. Games per level: Maximum number of games played per level. Prize pool: Total amount available to be won by tournament participants including a breakdown by ranking. Registering to play a poker tournament To register in your selected poker tournament, click on the 'REGISTER NOW' button within the 'Table Information' window. Alternatively you may double-click on the 'Tournament Name' within the 'Tournament List'. When you click on the 'REGISTER NOW' button a message box will be displayed asking you to confirm your request. Click on the 'Yes' button to continue the registration process. Click on the 'No' button to cancel the registration process. Playing in a Poker Tournament Shortly after the required number of players register for a tournament a dialogue box will appear informing you that the tournament is starting. Click on the “Take me to the tournament” button to be seated at the game table The tournament will continue until one player remains. This player will win first prize. All other prizes will be awarded according to the player’s finishing position in the tournament. Finishing position is determined by the player’s starting balance during the last hand that he/she participates in. If a pokertournament cannot be completed because of a system-wide problem the tournament will be cancelled. Players who participated in such a pokertournament will lose their house fee and entry fee if they were eliminated prior to the system outage. Participants who have not been eliminated will have their entry fees and house fees refunded automatically to their E-Cash account. In addition, the accumulated entry fees of eliminated players will be divided equally among the remaining participants. In this special scenario the player’s starting balance will not be considered. The house retains the house fees of the eliminated players. Players who enter a poker tournament and do not participate will forfeit their house fee and entry fees. The entry fee will become part of the tournament prize pool and the house fee will go to the house. If a player decides to sit out during one or more hands, blinds and antes will be taken from that player’s tournament account balance automatically until he/she sits back in. In Hold ’Em Poker there are two rules that apply in regular games that do not apply in tournament games. Rule #1: A new player sitting between the small blind and the button cannot enter a hand until the button has passed him. 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