Tournament Rules

Single Table

Multi Table

Single Table

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.

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.

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.

With each buy-in poker tournament Vegas Poker 24 7 offers, the prize pool will always be the total buy-ins multiplied by the number of players, with the top three finishers receiving approximately 50%, 30%, and 20% respectively. See example below:

Buy-In	Players	Prize Pool	The Winner 50%	2nd Place 30%	3rd Place 20%
$5 Buy-In + $1 fee	9/7	$45/$35	$22.50/$17.50	$13.50/$10.50	$9/$7

The entry fee takes the place of the rake.

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..

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A player may be removed from the online poker strategy tournament and banned from Vegas Poker 24 7 if it can be determined that player intentionally went All-In.

Multi Table

See the Tournament Lobby for all online poker tournament schedules and start times.

Upon entering the table, you will be randomly assigned to a seat and will not be allowed to change your seat.

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.

When two players remain, the button will post the small blind, and act first on the opening round.

Disconnects.

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. Vegas Poker 24 7 does not accept any responsibility for a player disconnect except in the case of a server crash.

If a player times out during a hand, whether connected or disconnected, the hand will be folded.

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.

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.

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".

Prizes will be awarded as stated in the Tournament Lobby.

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.

Observers are welcome and are expected to use the chat responsibly.

No discussion of a hand is allowed during that hand.

No soft playing should occur. No exceptions.

Once one player has won all the chips, the online poker tournament will officially end.

Un-registration. A player can un-register up to 10 minutes before the start of an online poker strategy tournament. Players who have won their seats through a satellite can not un-register.

In case of disputes, Vegas Poker 24 7 management decision will be final.

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