What is a poker tournament?

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What is a poker tournament?

Answer 1

Do you know how to tie your shoelaces?

Answer 2

a tournament... for poker.

Answer 3

cool says:A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.

Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time.

Types of poker

While some tournaments offer a mix of games, like H.O.R.S.E. events which combine Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud and Stud Eight or Better and Dealer's Choice events, at which one may choose from a similar menu of games, most tournaments feature one form of stud or community card poker, such as seven-card stud, seven card high-low stud, Omaha Hold 'em or Texas Hold 'em. Both Omaha and Texas Hold'em tournaments are commonly offered in fixed-limit, pot limit, and no limit forms.

Major tournaments

The two largest and most well-known tournaments are the World Poker Tour championship event and the World Series of Poker, both held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The World Series has traditionally been featured on ESPN.

The 2005 World Series of Poker was the first held outside of Binion's Horseshoe Casino, though the final few days of the main event were held in the legendary Benny's Bullpen. Later tournaments have been held at one of the Harrah's Entertainment properties; since 2005, the Rio has served as the venue.

The most prestigious European tournament is the WSOP Europe, which began in 2007 and is set to be sponsored by Betfair until 2011. The inaugural winner was Annette Obrestad.

In addition to these events, there are other major tournaments throughout the year. The World Poker Tour broadcasts a series of open tournaments throughout the U.S. and Caribbean with buy-ins from $5,000 to $25,000, as well as a European event with a €10,000 buy-in. Some of these events are stand alone tournaments like the Caribbean Poker Adventure, but most are held in conjunction with a tournament series being held at the host casino, like the Commerce Casino's LA Poker Classic, the Grand Sierra's World Poker Challenge and the Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker.

Atlantic City hosts The United States Poker Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal casino, which has been broadcast by ESPN in recent years.

The main live poker tournament in Africa is the All Africa Poker Tournament hosted by the Piggs Peak Casino in Piggs Peak, Swaziland.

The Crown Australian Poker Championship also known as the Aussie Millions is fast becoming one of the world's largest tournaments. In the 2007 tournament (Won by Gus Hansen) there were 747 entrants and a prize pool of AUD$7.47 Million. The event has gained sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker and is also filmed for broadcast by FSN.

Answer 4

A poker tournament is a gaming event. The tournament participants are battling for the jackpot. For those who want to participate or become players, they are required to pay an entry fee and initial buy-in for a set number of tournament chips. As the event goes along, more and more players are being kicked out. Tournament chips can be converted to real money only at the end of the tournament. The play continues until the final event where the winner is determined. There are different types of tournaments and each of them has its own predetermined rules.