FAQ
General Tournament Questions
- What happens if a tournament stops running?
- How long does a tournament last?
- What does it cost to play a tournament?
- What types of tournaments are available at PokerRoom.com?
- When are the big tournaments?
- Why and how often do the levels increase?
- What is a Freeroll?
- What is the WSOP?
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What happens if a tournament stops running?
If a tournament stops running, players will be refunded according to the stage the tournament has reached. Refunds will be determined as follows:
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• If the tournament stops running before anyone has been knocked out, all players will be refunded their buy-in.
• If the tournament stops running before the payout structure has been reached, the remaining players will share the pot equally.
• If the tournament stops when all remaining players are “in the money”, players will be paid out as normal based on the position they were in when the tournament stopped. -
How long does a tournament last?
That depends on what kind of tournament it is. Expect single table Sit & Go tournaments to take about an hour. Multi table tournaments may take several hours.
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What does it cost to play a tournament?
Every tournament has a specific buy-in. In a $10+1 tournament for example the cost to play would be $11. $10 goes to the prize pool and $1 is the fee for entering the tournament. Tournament buy-ins range from free (freerolls) to over a hundred dollars.
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What types of tournaments are available at PokerRoom.com?
There are scheduled multi-table tournaments (for up to 2000 players!). Some requires players to make a buy-in, while others, the freerolls, are absolutely free to join. The most common tournament poker game is No Limit Texas Hold'em, but you'll also find Limit Texas Hold'em as well as Omaha and Seven Card Stud.
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When are the big tournaments?
You'll find a weekly calendar for all the tournaments in the tournament section of the PokerRoom.com website! From the schedule, you can go to the individual tournaments own page. There you register and find information on buy-in and prize money.
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Why and how often do the levels increase?
The blinds in tournaments are increased as the tournaments progress so as to ensure that the tournaments do actually end with more players being eliminated and the remaining players having more chips on hand. The levels in single-table tournaments increase every 10 hands. In multi-table tournaments, they are increased approximately every 15 minutes.
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What is a Freeroll?
A freeroll is a multi table tournament that is free to enter where you can win cash prizes.
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What is the WSOP?
The World Series of Poker was held annually since 1970 at the Binion's Horseshoe, Downtown, Las Vegas. The WSOP has since relocated to several of the big name casinos in Vegas. The WSOP as it is known is the ultimate achievement in any poker player's career, to gain that coveted title of Word Champion. All the major poker players will be there to battle out over an estimated $20,000,000 total prize sum.
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