Paradise Poker Tournaments

Paradise Poker Tournaments Overview

All Paradise Poker players in a multi-table poker tournament begin with a set chip stack. Several tables will be playing at the same time within the tournament, as each player vies for the others' chips in an attempt to eliminate the competition. The blinds increase incrementally as the tournament progresses. As players are eliminated tables are "broken". The software will automatically re-assign players to other tables to maintain balance, as well as full tables whenever possible. The Paradise Poker tournament will culminate in a final table with the last remaining players. The overall tournament winner is the player that wins all the chips! The top tournament finishers are awarded cash prizes, with prizes based on the number of tournament entries.

Paradise Poker Tournaments Lobby Screen

From the main Paradise Poker Lobby a Tab for Multi-Table Tournaments is available. Selecting a specific tournament will pop up the Tournament Window. Seats will be assigned in random fashion for all multi-table poker tournaments. Players will not be permitted to change seats.

The standard options will be available to the player when their turn comes (check, bet, raise, call or fold) but there is also an additional feature not seen in single table tournaments or ring games. When it is the player's turn to act but he or she does not do so within the required time of 25 seconds, a button called "Think Tank" will appear. By selecting Think Tank the player will acquire additional seconds to contemplate a course of action. It is important to bear in mind that the Paradise Poker Think Tank counts down as the player uses it throughout the tournament!

From the Tournament Window the player can track his or her position in the tournament as well as information on the chip stacks for the other remaining players. Players can even access their own play statistics for the tournament in progress!

The full prize money details will be available for viewing on the Paradise Poker Tournament Window once registration has completed. The Tournament Window also makes it easy to keep track of your current tournament's progress. The window provides limit levels, players' stack sizes, and the breakdown of the prize pool. Results including the exact order of finish from first to last and the full payouts will be viewable after completion of the multi-table poker tournament in the corresponding Tournament Window.

If a Paradise Poker tournament allows re-buys and add-ons it will be clearly displayed in the Tournament Window.

Re-buys are allowed at anytime up until the beginning of the first break of the tournament.  A re-buy gives the player the opportunity to purchase more chips if they choose to do so. 

One Add-on is offered to every player at the first break no matter how many chips he has.    After the first break there will be no more Add-ons allowed.

Each day Paradise Poker will offer satellite events that will feed into a nightly target tournament or a weekend target tournament. The satellites will be listed under the tournaments tab in the Paradise Poker lobby with the header "Satellite". Click on the Satellite to open the tournament window which will indicate which target tournament the satellite is feeding.

Paradise Poker awards seats to the target tournament based on the number of participants in the satellite and the value of the target tournament. For example, if the target tournament is $150 and the satellite is a $15 buy-in, Paradise will award one seat for every 11 participants. If the same $150 target tournament had a $5 satellite, Paradise would award 1 seat for every 33 players.  Available prize money in excess of the awarded seats will be distributed to the next 3 highest finishing players as follows: 50%, 30% and 20%.  Paradise charges a 9% fee on the buy-in pool.

Although the satellite will play out to the end, once the number of players remaining in the tournament is the same as the number of seats being awarded, the tournament will be over for all intents and purposes.  Players winning a seat via a satellite must play in the target tournament and can not exchange the seat for cash or unregister from the target tournament.  If a winning player does not appear for the target tournament they will simply post and fold until all their chips are gone.

For more information please visit the Paradise Poker website.