by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

Jan 19, 2007

Poker Tournaments:

Poker is a game that is being played all over the world. It is played in casinos as well as online. Poker fans are increasing daily. Poker has some different types of categories with different sets of rules, the basic being the same. The main three categories of the poker are: Draw poker, Stud poker, Community Card poker.

There are special events in which people take active part and compete against other participants. There are various tournaments that are arranged these days by many sponsors and interested people. They are a lot of fun and offer a great deal of entertainment. There are different types of poker games along with the poplar ones. They are Stud Poker, Omaha Poker, Texas Hold'em and many more. There are tournaments or some games in these tournaments with pot limits or general limit or No limit at-all.

Atlantic City and Las Vegas are the major hosts of these tournaments. These places host these tournaments every season. The two of the most famous tournaments: The World Poker Tour championship and the World Series of Poker championship are mainly hosted in Las Vegas. Not only the regular casinos but some of the online sites host poker tournaments. There are multiple tables or single table tournaments. When these kinds of tournaments are played online or if they are played which the sites host, they sometimes allow free entry.

Poker Tournament:

Each player mostly starts with an equal amount of chips in the pot.  Limited re-buys are not available at online poker rooms.  Player is eliminated when he/she loses all of the chips.  When a person wins all of the chips, he/she is considered as the winner. The prize money at last is split in comparable proportions between the winners of the tournaments.

Best Poker Tournaments:

Party Poker is the best online site offers the widest variety of poker tournaments.  The best Borgata and Trump Taj Mahal host the best poker tournaments in the Atlantic City. Las Vegas has a number of good poker rooms. Some of the best poker tournaments can be found at the Binion’s, Orleans, Sahara and Sam’s Town.

Poker tournaments are like the meeting place of the poker players from all around the world. It is a great fun to watch these poker tournaments. It is a contest where people compete to out wit the other contestants. People all over the world take active part in these kinds of tournaments.

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