Multi Table Poker Tournaments

Players are allowed to register for tournaments during a predetermined period prior to the start of the tournament. Registration continues until the registration period ends or the maximum number of players for the tournament is reached. In order to register, players normally pay an entrance fee, however some tournaments may be free to enter (free rolls).

Breaking tables

There are never more than the minimum number of tables required to seat allplayers. As the number of players reduces, the number of tables is also reduced.A table is removed as soon as the remaining players can all be seated around the remaining tables.

Example: When there are 41 players there are five tables, four with 8 players and one with 9. When a player is eliminated and there are 40 players remaining, one table is closed and the players are moved to the remaining four tables which are then full (10 players).

The table that is closed is the one with the least number of players seated. If more than one table has the smallest number of players, the table to be closed is randomly chosen from the two. Players from the closed table are randomly seated in the available seats at the remaining tables.

Hand for Hand Play Mode

In hand for hand play mode, all hands are dealt at the same timeat all tables. This occurs whenever there is more than one table, and thereis a significant change in prize money between two places. For example, ina 350 player tournament, the tournament changes to hand for hand play whenthere are 41 players, 31 players, 21 players and 11 players remaining. It stays hand for hand until one player has been knocked out in each situation.
Enter a Tournament

To enter the Multi Table Tournament screen, click the Multi Tourney tab.

From the Multi Tournament screen, players can register to play or click to watch a tournament (if one is in progress), as well as see all the important aspects of a tournament in real time.

Multi-Table TournamentsTIDThe TID column shows the Tournament ID. It is possible to filter tournament types by clicking one of the five filter buttons labelled All, Regular, Satellites, Heads Up, Special, or Freeroll. All: All tables. Regular: Tournaments with no special requirements to enter. Special: Tournaments where e.g.special conditions for registration apply. Heads Up: Tournament which is organised into multiple rounds with two players per table in each round. Freeroll:Tournaments with no buy in or entry fee. Satellites:Tournaments that are qualifiers for other tournaments.Start time (GMT)Shows the start time for each tournament.TournamentThe name of the tournament.TypeShows if the tournament has a fixed limit, no limit, or a pot limit. See section Limits for further information.Buy-inShows the buy in cost + the entry fee for the selected tournament.StatusShows tournament status.PlayersShows how many players are registered for an upcoming tournament orthe number of starting competitors in an ongoing tournament.

Click the column headings to change the sorting order in the different columns.

View Tournament Information

Select a tournament by clicking a tournament row. Some information about the tournament is displayed in the pane to the right of the tournament list. For more information, click the Tournament Info button. General tournament information is presented to the left in the screen and more specific information can be found under the two tabs Tabel Info and Tournament Info. The information differs slightly depending on the status of the tournament

Table Info

Information for each table in the tournament is shown together with a complete list of all players participating in the tournament.
Select a table and click Observe Table. This opens a live view of the selected table.
Select a player and click PlayerInfo to show information about the player.

Tournament Info

Shows tournament specific information such as blind level schedule and distribution of the prize pot as well as start and stop levels of hand for hand play mode.
Click the Back button to return to the Multi Table Tournament screen.

Join the Game

If the game state is Register, a player can join the game by clicking the Register button on the tournament registration screen. A pop-up box asks the player to pay the buy in and entrance fee.

By clicking OK, the player receives a notification that he/she is registered for the tournament.

Unregister

During the registration period the player may unregister from the tournamentby clicking the Unregister button on the tournament information screen.
The player will get a notification that he/she is un-registered from the tournament and that the buy in and registration fee are refunded to his/her account.

Tournament Credits - More Freedom of Choice

Players who win satellites now have more freedom to choose the other satellites and tournaments in which they later compete. When a player wins a satellite, he is automatically registered in the upcoming tournament on the next level. However, the player can now un-register for that tournament before it begins to save the entry fee (buy-in + rake) in the form of tournament credits.

Tournament credits can be accumulated and used to cover the buy-in + rake to other satellites and multi-table or sit & go tournaments of choice. (Tournament credits cannot be used in cash table games.) The player's current tournament credit total is listed separately under the "Poker Info" heading.

If the player has an insufficient amount of tournament credits to cover the entry fee (buy-in + rake) to a tournament, he can use all his tournament credits to cover a portion and real money to cover the remainder of the fee. If a player should use both tournament credits and real money to cover the entry fee to a tournament and then later un-register for that tournament before it begins, the player's purchase will be reimbursed in both tournament credits and real money according to the same proportion used to cover the purchase.
Tournament credits can be used as effective player loyalty rewards and play incentives.

Late Registration for Multi-Table Tournaments

Now latecomers can also enjoy the multi-table tournament action. Players are able to join a multi-table tournament even after it has commenced. Allowing latecomers is an effective way to increase the prize pot in guaranteed tournaments.

Late registrations can be allowed up to a certain defined point: either when a specific amount of time has elapsed after the start of the tournament or once a specific blind level has been reached. Registration automatically closes when the first player has been eliminated from the tournament.