How to play poker tournaments

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Sit′N′Go′s

To play in one of our Sit ‘n’ Go tournaments, select the "Sit & Go Tournaments" link in the "Choose a Table" tree on the left of the poker client. Select, your game type, stakes, find an open table and take your seat. As soon as the table is fully seated, the tournament will begin. If you wish to unregister prior to the start of the tournament, you may, without penalty, simply by clicking the ‘Unregister’ button in the tournament lobby.

Sit ‘n’ Go’s have a fixed payout structure. Satellite Sit ‘n’ Gos do not pay cash: the prize pool goes to purchase a seat in the multi–table tournament fed by that satellite for the winner of the Sit ‘n’ Go.

For single table payout structures please click here

Multi Table Tournaments

Our Multi–table Tournaments offer you the chance to participate in larger–scale tournaments. To play, you must register in advance. Click the "Scheduled Tournaments" link in the "Choose a Table" tree on the left of the poker client. You may un–register without penalty any time prior to the tournament starting, when registration for the particular tournament closes.

The payout structure for multi–table tournaments is determined by a number of factors: how many entrants there are, the stakes, the guaranteed payout pool (if any), and any funds added to the prize pool by the house. In rebuy/add–on tournaments, the prize pool may grow during the rebuy and add–on periods

You can check for multi–table tournaments for which you are registered by selecting the My Tourneys tab in the Client Tables Lobby view.

For multi table payout structures please click here

Satellite Tournaments

We offer players a chance to buy–in to Sit ‘n’ Go’s that offer, as the prize, a seat in a Multi–Table Tournament Final. The prize pool of the Satellite Tournament goes to buy the seat in the more expensive Multi–Table Final. The prize pool in a Multi–Table Final can build to a large amount quickly.

In short, buy a seat at a Satellite SNG, win, and you get seated at the MTT Satellite Final. Small buy–in ... very big prize pool!

ReBuy / Add–on Tournaments

A rebuy is a purchase of additional chips that a player makes during a pre–defined period of a tournament. An add–on is an additional purchase of chips offered to all players

Example 1:
A player would purchase more chips when all chips have been lost and the player would like to continue to play in the tournament.

Example 2:
A player may purchase more chips to increase the chip count. A player may rebuy any time the player drops below the starting stack amount.

Add–on option: Unless otherwise specified, our rebuy tournaments include an "add–on" option at the end of the last rebuy round (level). All players are offered an add–on purchase option at the end of the last rebuy round (level), regardless of the number of chips any player holds.

When you are offered a rebuy/add–on, you only get a short period to decide, before we deal the next hand. Please give thought to your plan in advance. We take NO responsibility if you miss the rebuy/add–on "window". We recommend that you have sufficient funds or Paddy Points for rebuys/add–ons before the start of the tournament, It is unlikely there will be enough time for you to increase your account balance with a new purchase, and then return to your table for a rebuy/add–on.

Rebuy/add–on chips are delivered for the start of the next hand following the purchase.

Interrupted Tournament Payout Policy

Heads–Up Tournaments

  1. Both players receive a refund of buy–in + fee.

ALL SNG Tournaments

  1. Eliminated players do not receive a refund.
  2. Remaining players receive refund made up as follows:
    1. Buy–in and Fee is returned.
    2. Each player receives and equal share of the buy–ins from the eliminated players.

MTT Guaranteed Prize

The settlement is dependant upon what stage the tournament is at when it is interrupted:

Prize money stage not reached (if the tournament is still in the re–buy stage then the prize pool will be the total of the buy–ins + add–ons . Once the re–buy period has closed then the prize pool will be the advertised guaranteed prize).

  1. Eliminated players do not receive a refund
  2. Remaining players receive a refund made up as follows:
    1. Buy–in(s) and fee returned
    2. The balance of the prize fund is paid out as follows:
      1. 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players
      2. 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players chip counts.

Prize money stage has been reached

  1. Eliminated players do not receive a refund
  2. Remaining players receive a refund made up as follows:
    1. Buy–in(s) and fee returned
    2. Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted.
    3. Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to their chip counts

MTT No Guaranteed Prize:

Prize money stage not reached:

  1. Eliminated players do not receive a refund
  2. Remaining players receive a refund made up as follows:
    1. Buy–in(s) and fee returned
    2. The balance of the prize fund is paid out as follows:
      1. 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players
      2. 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players chip counts.

Prize money stage reached:

  1. Eliminated players do not receive a refund
  2. Remaining players receive a refund made up as follows:
    1. Buy–in(s) and fee returned
    2. Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted.
    3. Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to their chip counts.

FREEROLLS

Prize money stage not reached:

  1. 50% of the fund shared equally among the remaining players
  2. 50% distributed proportionally in line with the players chip counts.

Prize money stage reached:

  1. Each player is awarded an amount equal to the prize that the next eliminated player would have received if the tournament was not interrupted.
  2. Of the remaining prize pool 50% is distributed equally among the players and 50% is distributed in proportion to their chip counts.

The poker room reserves the right to make manual adjustments to any payments in order to ensure that all players have received a fair settlement.

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