Tournaments are poker games where players compete to knock each other out by winning all of their chips. The limits on the tables increase, making it harder and harder to hold on to your stack! The last man standing is the winner, although additional prizes may be given to other high placing contestants.

There are many types of tournaments: Single-Table, Multi-Table, Freeroll, and more. Please read our full tourney rules for details.

How do I play in tournaments?

To play in tournaments, all you need is a poker account at PokerWorld and some free time! Freeroll tournaments require no entry fees. Real money tournaments offer bigger prizes and require real money.

How do I register to play in a tournament?

To register for a multi-table tourney you must go to the tourney room. Then click on register and follow the instructions.

Can I un-register?

Yes, for Single-table tournaments all you have to do is stand up from the table. In the multi-table tourney room, there is a un-register button.

What are tournament chips?

Tournament chips are the chips players are given to compete with. They do not always reflect actual amounts of real money. In freeroll events these are given to the player for free. In pay events you can purchase chips by buying-in, re-buying, and getting add-ons. The player with all the chips in the end wins.

What are the re-buys and/or add-ons?

Some tournaments offer Re-buys and Add-Ons. These are chances to buy extra playing chips after the tournament has started. You can usually buy re-buys immediately after the tournament starts, but not until you have less money than you started with. Re-buys typically are the same cost as the buy-in and get you the same amount of chips you started with. You can usually buy more than one re-buy at once. You can also re-buy repeated times (usually 5 times) before they are scheduled to end (usually by the 5th level).

When Re-buys end you will generally be allowed to add-on. Add-ons cost twice as much as re-buys, get you twice as many chips, and can only be purchased once.

Re-Buys and Add-ons add directly to the prize pool. Since this is the case, they can be done only if there is no prize awarded. Once a player is knocked out in a place that receives a prize, all re-buys and add-ons will be not be permitted.

What happens if I lose connection while playing in a tournament?

Tournaments have a different disconnection policy from the rest of the card room. When you get disconnected from a tournament, you are required to pay blinds. This way a player cannot sit out and coast through as players knock each other out. It is the players' responsibility to maintain and recover his connection during a game. The house will not be responsible for any losses due to disconnection.

However, should you legitimately be disconnected during a hand, the software will put you all-in. All-ins are limited per tourney. Should you time-out (fail to play in the required amount of time) while you still have a connection, you will not be put all-in.