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Unless specified as a play-money
tournament, all buy-in fees and entry fee requirements must be met
before a player is eligible to enter a single table online poker
tournament. This must take place before the start of each event. |
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Once 9 players have registered and
taken their seat, all Texas Holdem and Omaha poker strategy
tournaments start automatically. Seven registered and seated
players are required to automatically start a Seven Card Stud
poker strategy tournament. Players are allowed to play only one
tournament at a time. |
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The online poker tournament will end
once one player has won all the chips. No additional buy-ins are
allowed after a player has made their first. Once a player has
lost all of their chips, they are automatically eliminated from
the online poker strategy tournament. |
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With each buy-in poker tournament
Absolute Poker offers, the prize pool will always be the total
buy-in fees multiplied by the number of players, with the top
three finishers receiving approximately 50%, 30%, and 20%
respectively. See example below: |
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Buy-In
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The Winner
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2nd Place
30%
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3rd Place
20%
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$5 Buy-In
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9/7
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$45/$35
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$22.50/$17.50
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$13.50/$10.50
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$9/$7
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The entry fee takes the place of the rake. |
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All players in standard tournaments
will start with 1000 tournament chips. Players in No-Limit and
Pot-Limit tournaments will start with 1500 tournament chips. Note
that tournament chips have no monetary value. |
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After every 10 games played, the
limits, blinds, and bets rise according to the exact schedules.. |
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Each of the first seven
levels in Texas Holdem or Omaha will last 10 games. The final
(8th) level continues until the winner is declared. Seven Card
Stud plays up to 10 levels. |
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To start each online poker strategy
tournament, each player is dealt one card face up and the player
with the highest card receives the dealer button for the first
hand. A tie in high card is determined by suits based on the
following order: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. |
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During Heads-up (One-on-One) the
small blind has the button and acts first before the flop when
playing Texas Holdem or Omaha poker tournaments. |
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There is a maximum of three raises,
or a total of four bets per round. When only two players remain, a
maximum of five raises or six bets are allowed. |
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To ensure the big blind is not missed
by the next player in order, if the player in the small blind is
eliminated, the button will not advance when playing Texas Holdem
or Omaha poker tournaments. If a player who is the big blind is
eliminated, the button moves and one player receives the benefit
of not posting the big blind for that round. All players have an
equal opportunity to benefit from this scenario. |
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No breaks occur in single table
tournaments, and an online poker strategy tournament will continue
without delay until one player has won all the chips and been
announced the online poker tournament winner. |
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If more than one player is eliminated
during the same hand, the player who started the hand with the
most chips will be placed higher. If the players started the hand
with an equal amount of chips, they will tie for the position. In
the situation where two or more players tie for a position, the
prizes will be equally distributed amongst them. For example, if
two players tie for 2nd place, each player will receive 50% of the
2nd place prize and 50% of the 3rd place prize. |
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No soft playing should occur. No
exceptions. |
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Play continues until a player has
lost all their chips or has been declared the tournament winner. |
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If during any online poker tournament
a player loses their Internet connection or their computer
freezes, and they have chips at stake in the hand and still have
All-in protection, they are placed All-in based on the All-in
rules. |
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NOTICE: If a player does not have
access to another All-in, and they fail to re-connect or they fail
to act, their hands are automatically folded and their blinds are
automatically posted when appropriate. The player will
subsequently be "blinded out" if they fail to re-connect
to the poker tournament table. |
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A player may be removed from the
online poker strategy tournament and banned from Absolute Poker if
it can be determined that player intentionally went All-In. |
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See the Tournament Lobby for all
online poker tournament schedules and start times. |
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Upon entering the table, you will be
randomly assigned to a seat and will not be allowed to change your
seat. |
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If more than one player is eliminated
during the same hand, the player who started the hand with the
most chips will be placed higher. If the players started the hand
with an equal amount of chips, they will tie for the position. In
the situation where two or more players tie for a position, the
prizes will be equally distributed amongst them. For example, if
two players tie for 4th place, each player will receive 50% of the
2nd place prize and 50% of the 3rd place prize. |
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When two players remain, the button
will post the small blind, and act first on the opening round. |
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Disconnects. |
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By participating in an online poker strategy tournament,
a player accepts the risk of Internet disconnection due to
problems with the connection between their computer and the
servers, lag or freeze, or other problems in the player's
computer. Absolute Poker does not accept any responsibility for a
player disconnect except in the case of a server crash.
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If a player times
out during a hand, whether connected or disconnected, the hand
will be folded. |
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If a player is
not connected before a hand starts, he or she will be dealt cards,
a blind or an ante will be posted, and then a hand will be folded
automatically. |
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A bet and three raises are permitted
in structured limit tournaments. There is no raise cap in
pot-limit and no-limit tournaments. |
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Each player will be allocated a time
bank which allows the player extra time to make a decision. The
time bank depletes as it is used throughout the online poker
tournament. If a player elects to use his or her time bank, other
players at the table will be notified. |
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As players are eliminated from the
online poker tournament, the software may balance tables to ensure
all tables have an equal number (or as close as possible) of
active players. The balancing of tables is done randomly and,
although rare, may result in a player having to post several big
blinds in a row. When nine players remain in a Texas Holdem or
Omaha poker tournament ,or eight players remain in a Seven Card
Stud tournament, all players are brought together at the
"final table". |
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Prizes will be awarded as stated in
the Tournament Lobby. |
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In the event of a server crash, the
hands in progress at every table will be restored by rolling back
these hands. Each player's chip count will be reset to the amount
at the beginning of the hand. In special circumstances, when it is
impossible to restart a tournament after the crash, it will be
cancelled and the unclaimed portion of the prize pool will be
equally divided among all remaining players. |
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Observers are welcome and are
expected to use the chat responsibly. |
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No discussion of a hand is allowed
during that hand. |
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No soft playing should occur. No
exceptions. |
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Once one player has won all the
chips, the online poker tournament will officially end. |
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Unregistration. A player can
unregister up to 30 minutes before the start of an online poker
strategy tournament. Players who have won their seats through a
satellite can not unregister. |
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In case of disputes, Absolute Poker
management decision will be final. |
