Tournament Info
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Tournaments
BetUS Poker Room is pleased to offer a wide variety of tournament formats
and games available to you 24 hours a day! In addition to being a fun
and exciting way to gain a greater all-round poker experience,
tournaments are also a powerful way to build your bankroll and get a
great return on a minimal investment. In a tournament, as opposed to a
live ring-game, the most money one can risk is the Buy-in for that
poker tournament. All players start with the same amount of chips and play
continues until one player has won all the chips. Tournament chips have
no cash value. Tournaments are available in all the poker games we
offer; Hold’em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo.
We offer Multi-table, Sit & Go, & Heads-up tournaments in
various Freeze-out, Re-buy and Shoot-out formats. We also offer
satellite Poker tournaments to gain entry into much bigger events and
freerolls that cost nothing to enter. Please see the tournament lobby
for the exact details and rules for each tournament.
Tournaments Types and Features
Multi-table
If more than one table is needed to accommodate the number of
registered players in a tournament, it is known as a multi-table
tournament. During a Multi-table tournament, as players are eliminated,
players will be moved randomly from one table to another in order to
keep the number of players at each table as balanced as possible.
Although we try to be fair and move players in relation to their
position with the dealer button, a player may end up moving from their
blinds and move to a blind position again.
Sit & Go
Sit & Go tournaments are events that do not have a scheduled
start time. They start when the needed number of registered players is
reached. When the prearranged number of competitors is reached each
participant is notified that the tournament is about to start. Example:
A No Limit Hold’em one table Sit & Go will start as soon as ten
players are registered.
Heads-up
When a contest is between 2 players only, it is referred to as
Heads-up. Heads-up Shoot-out tournaments are a good way to improve your
winning game, as you will end up facing one opponent most of the time
to win any tournament. The rules are the same with Heads-up play with
the exception that the player with the "dealer button" posts the small
blind and will act first pre-flop then last for the remainder of the
hand. The player who posts the big blind is dealt first.
Re-buy & Add-on Tournament
Some tournaments allow for players to conditionally Re-buy &
Add-on during a predetermined time period in the tournament. They allow
for players to continue in the tournament and still have the
opportunity to win the tournament for a Re-buy or with one available
Add-on. Re-buy & Add-on tournaments are a great way to increase the
prize pool and the number of players who will qualify for prizes. All
Re-buys & Add-on monies are included in the prize pool.
Freeze-out
In a Freeze-out tournament players make a single Buy-in and upon
losing all their chips, will be eliminated from the tournament. As
players become eliminated the tables are combined with other tables
until there is a final table and ultimately there is one player left
with all the chips.
Shoot-out
A Shoot-out tournament consists of a limited number of players
competing on different tables. In round 1, players compete until there
is one player left at each table with all the chips. In round 2 the
winners from round 1 are then combined at other tables and they again
play until there is one player left with all the chips. A Shoot-out
tournament can have between two (Heads-up) to ten players on each table
competing over 1 or more rounds. The number of rounds and players per
table varies and can be found in the tournament lobby.
Satellites
Satellite tournaments are events where prizes are entries into other
larger tournaments. A satellite could award the winner(s) entries into
other satellites. All satellite tournaments end when all players have
won or qualified for their prizes.
Freeroll
BetUS Poker regularly offers tournaments that require no Buy-in or
registration fees, no risks or conditions. These true freerolls are our
way of giving back to our players.
Tournaments Terms & Definitions
Add-on
The “Add-on” is the last opportunity a player has to buy additional
chips in an attempt to better his/her chances to win a “Re-buy” &
“Add-on” tournament. The Add-on is available for a limited period of
time to players after the Re-buy period is over. The amount and time
restriction can be found in the tournament lobby.
Buy-in
The registration cost for a poker tournament is referred to as a
“Buy-in”. The “Buy-in” is the amount each player must invest to enter a
tournament. The Buy-in amount for each tournament can be found in the
tournament lobby. Total Buy-ins from all registered players creates the
total prize pool for that tournament. Players are allowed to unregister
for a tournament up to a deadline found in the tournament lobby.
Fee
The fee is the amount paid by the players to participate in the tournament. That is the amount paid to the site.
Hand-For-Hand
In the later stage of a tournament, when each position represents a
substantial difference in prizes and there is more than one table
remaining, the tournament may be played "hand-for-hand". This means
that each table will play each hand at the same time until a player is
eliminated. Table(s) may have to wait until all hands from the other
table(s) are completed in order to start the next hand. Hand-for-Hand
play may happen more than once during the same tournament.
If two or more players are eliminated from a different table during
"Hand-for-hand" play, they are considered to be eliminated in the same
hand regardless if one of the hands finished earlier than the other.
Chips stacks will be compared to determine the finishing order.
Heads-up
When a contest is between 2 players only, it is referred to as
"Heads-up". Heads-up Shoot-out tournaments are a good way to improve
your winning game, as you will end up facing one opponent most of the
time to win any tournament.
The rules are the same with "Heads-up" play with the exception that
the player with the "dealer button" posts the small blind and will act
first pre-flop then last for the remainder of the hand. The player who
posts the big blind is dealt first.
In the Money
When a player has qualified for a prize in a tournament, it is
called "In the Money". If a player is "In the Money" that means that he
will win at least the minimum prize available for that tournament.
Prizes
The total prize pool and number of players being paid is determined
by the number of registered players in a tournament. The more players
that enter a tournament, the larger the prize pool will be and
ultimately the more players who will receive prizes. The number of
players, prize pool and prize distribution can be found in the
tournament lobby. All monies paid from all Buy-ins account for the
prize pool for each tournament.
Re-buy
When a player qualifies to purchase another “Buy-in” during a
tournament, it is called a "Re-buy". A Re-buy allows for a player to
continue competing in a tournament. Re-buys are available in a Re-buy
& Add-on tournament only. The number of Re-buys, time restriction,
amount and conditions for Re-buys can be found in the tournament lobby.
Round
A round is a term referred to in “Shoot-out” tournaments; it is like
an individual “Freeze-out” tournament. Rounds have their own Level
Structure and the winner(s) from each table per round advance to the
next round.
