Poker Tournaments Tips

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We all know what a poker game is, what a casino is, and how a poker table looks like. But what is a poker tournament. Let's clear that up, shall we?

A tournament is multiple poker games that at the end combine into one. Picture yourself on a boat on the river (sounds familiar...) and you and many other boats from other rivers combine into a big lake (maybe that is not the best way to describe it, but that is what I have at the moment) and so the lake is the final table at the tournament.


Basic Rules
Each tournament has an entry and a buy in fee. The entry fee goes straight to the casino. The buy in fee is the pool money for the grand prize.


The starting point for each player is the same, all the players have the same amount of chips at the beginning.
The great advantage a tournament has over a regular poker game, is that at a tournament you invest a small amount of money and if you lose, you only lose your buy in money. At a poker game if you lose a hand you lose real money over and over. That way you have the chance of winning a very big pot without risking much.
The tournament can be played on one table or on multiple tables at once.
The winner of the tournament is the player who won all the chips, only then the tournament is over.


Different Kinds of Tournaments
Sit And Go
These are one table tournaments with 6-10 players, and they are fast games that last no more then one hour tops.
Freeroll
First of all- they are free and they are usually multiple tabled. There is no entry fee and a large amount of players (300-500 players).You can join the game only if you have registered on time (much like trying to get tickets for a rock concert). The games are very long due to the amount of the players, and a game can last between 2 to 4 hours.
Guaranteed
The prize at these tournaments is guaranteed to be a set minimum amount and it is multiple tabled. There is a minimum of 50 players and a maximum of 1000.