You want to play some poker on the web. So, now the task is to pick the game. This article will give you an idea of the different variations available. And, these are just the Texas holdem games.
First there is the very popular multi table tournament. Here, you sit down with a group of players, maybe even thousands, and play until you lose all your chips or eliminate all other players. These can take hours to complete. The tournament lobby will tell you when tournaments will start.
A different version of the multi table event is the re buy-add on style. This tournament allows you to buy more chips any time you have equal, or less than, the original amount. This is allowed for a set time period, usually the first hour, after which you will have the option to add on one final amount of chips. Then, you continue play as in a typical multi table tournament.
The free roll is one of the ways online poker rooms try to keep their players happy. These are normally just multi table tournaments with one big difference. They have prizes, but are free to enter!
Another very popular style is the satellite. In a satellite you are qualifying to play in a bigger tournament. Let’s say you want to play in the WSOP Main Event. You don’t have $10,000, but you are willing to risk $1,000, to try to win a seat. You can play in a $1,000 satellite to try. If forty people enter this event then exactly four seats to the Main Event will be awarded.
The Sit and Go format of tournaments is very popular. The main difference with Sit and Go events is that they begin when a designated number of players sit at the table. So, to play in a nine player Sit and Go you start when the ninth player sits down.
A combination is the multi table sit and go. Here we have at least two tables and as many as twenty. But, the tournament doesn’t start until the designated amount of players have entered.
The poker we all play at home is the ring game. This is where you put your cash on the table and play for it. The three main formats are, no limit, pot limit, and limit.
Yet another type of event would be the heads up tournament. Players compete in heads up matches, like a tennis tournament, with the winners advancing. This continues until you have a champion.
If texas holdem isn’t your game here are a few of the other games offered. Omaha, Omaha hi-lo, stud and five card draw.
That’s a lot of options. Try to make sure you have a good idea of the differences in these various games. It will be very frustrating to lose because you played wrong for the game you chose.
