Poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker.
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11 Facts About Poker tournament
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The winner of the tournament is usually the person who wins every poker chip in the game and the others are awarded places based on the time of their elimination.
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Unlike in a ring game, a player's chips in a Poker tournament cannot be cashed out for money and serve only to determine the player's placing.
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Typically, the amount of each entrant's starting Poker tournament chips is an integer multiple of the buy-in.
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Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker champion, acquired his seat via a $165 Internet tournament.
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Opposite of a multi-table Poker tournament is a single-table Poker tournament, often abbreviated STT.
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However, a series leaderboard or standings system is often used and additional prizes, drawn from the individual Poker tournament buy-ins, are awarded to those who perform best overall in the series.
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The World Series of Poker tournament Europe began in 2007 in London, moved in 2011 to Cannes, and moved again in 2013 to the Paris region.
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Crown Australian Poker Championship, known as the Aussie Millions, is the largest tournament in the Pacific region.
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The World Poker Tour is held at different venues worldwide and broadcasts a series of open tournaments throughout the US and Caribbean with buy-ins from $5,000 to $25,000, as well as European events with a €10,000 buy-in.
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