Multi-Table
Poker Tournaments
Ultimate Bet's
multi-table poker tournaments are just what they sound
like - poker
tournaments where players at multiple tables vie for
their share of a larger prize. To ensure that they
run as smoothly as possible, our multi-table poker
tournaments are scheduled in advance. Players can
register for them up to the tournament's start time.
Buy-ins for all of our poker
tournaments are listed in terms of the amount that
goes towards the prize pool, and the amount that the
house keeps. For instance, if a tournament costs $1+0,
$1 will go towards to prize pool and the house will
keep $0. If the tournament costs $100+9 though, $100
will go towards the prize pool and the house will
keep $9 from each entry. Rake is not collected from
hands during one of our poker
tournaments.
Registering
Ultimate Bet's Scheduled Multi-Table Poker Tournaments
Once
you download our software and set up a complete account,
you will be able to register for our multi-table poker
tournaments.
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Click on the Poker button in
the Ultimate Bet
software.
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Click on the type of poker tournament you wish
to play in: Real Money, UltimatePoints™,
or Free Games.
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Click on the Scheduled Tournaments
tab.
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Filter your results by clicking on the appropriate
tab (Aruba, Special Events, Freerolls, In Progress,
Regular, Direct Entry Satellites, and Entry Chip
Satellites.) You can also scroll through the entire
list of poker tournaments by clicking on the Open
tab.
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After you find an event you're interested in,
click on the line item to read more about it and
register. Please note that in order to play in
events that require real money or UltimatePoints™buy-ins,
you will need to have a sufficient balance of
either in your real money or UltimatePoints™ account
at the time of registration.
Once you have successfully registered for an event,
you will be sent a confirmation email to the email
address on file with your poker
account. To play in a tournament that you registered
for, simply log in to the game prior to your tournament's
start time on the appropriate day. Once the tournament
is up and your table is ready, our software will automatically
take you to your table. You will find all tournament
tables located under the "Scheduled Tournaments" tab
of the game manager. As players bust out of the event,
players will be moved and tables will be consolidated,
until only one table remains.
To learn more about how the multi-table tournaments
work, view our multi-table tournament rules. View our
multi-table tournament structure. Sit
& Go Poker Tournaments
Sit
& Go Poker Tournaments are specially-designated
single table or multi table poker tournaments where
players can join in the action without registering
in advance to play. In Sit & Go Tournaments, a
table (or set of tables) will go up on the site at
the scheduled time and anyone who is on the site can
take a seat at it to play. Once the table(s) are full,
the game will being automatically with the first deal.
If all seats are not taken, the tournament will not
begin.
Your buy in is immediately deducted from your account
after you have taken a seat at a Sit & go table.
However, if you leave before play begins, these fees
will be returned to your account. Please note: if
a player leaves after play begins at the table in
any of Ultimate Bet's poker
tournaments, the fees will not be returned.
Buy
In (participation fees)Buy In (participation fees)
|
6 Seated and 10 Seated Tables |
|
$1 + $.10 |
($1 goes to the prize pool and $.10
goes to the house) |
|
$5 + $.50 |
($5 goes to the prize pool and $.50
goes to the house) |
|
$10 + $1 |
($10 goes to the prize pool and $1 goes to
the house) |
|
$20 + $2 |
($20 goes to the prize pool and $2 goes to
the house) |
|
$30 + $3 |
($30 goes to the prize pool and $3 goes to
the house) |
|
$50 + $5 |
($50 goes to the prize pool and $5 goes to
the house) |
|
$100 + $9 |
($100 goes to the prize pool and $9 goes to
the house) |
|
$200 + $15 |
($200 goes to the prize pool and $15 goes
to the house) |
|
100 UltimatePoints |
(100 UltimatePoints goes toward the prize
pool, the house keeps 0 UltimatePoints) |
|
200 UltimatePoints |
(200 UltimatePoints goes toward the prize
pool, the house keeps 0 UltimatePoints) |
|
500 UltimatePoints |
(500 UltimatePoints goes toward the prize
pool, the house keeps 0 UltimatePoints) |
|
1,000 UltimatePoints |
(1,000 UltimatePoints goes toward the prize
pool, the house keeps 0 UltimatePoints) |
|
10,000 UltimatePoints |
(10,000 UltimatePoints goes toward the prize
pool, the house keeps 0 UltimatePoints) |
| Heads
Up Tables (2 Seated) |
|
$5 +$.25 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$10 + $.50 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$20 +$1 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$30 +$1.50 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$50 + $2.50 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$100 + $5 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$200 + $8 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$500 + $20 |
Winner takes all. |
|
$1000 + $30 |
Winner takes all. |
Tournament
Structure
Depending
on the buy-in amount, every player in our poker tournaments
begins with 1,500 or 2,500 chips. All of our daily
poker tournaments utilize the same tournament structure.
More details are available on our poker tournament
structures page.
Tournament
Payout
| 10-seated
Table Tournament Payout |
6-seated
Table Tournament Payout |
|
1st Place |
|
50% of the prize pool |
1st Place |
|
70% of the prize pool |
|
2nd Place |
30% of the prize pool |
2nd Place |
30% of the prize pool |
|
3rd Place |
20% of the prize pool |
|
|
| Multi
Table Tournament Payout |
| |
1st
Place |
2nd
Place |
3rd
Place |
4th
Place |
5th
Place |
6th
Place |
7th
Place |
|
1 Table |
50% |
30% |
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
2 Tables |
40% |
30% |
20% |
10% |
|
|
|
|
3 Tables |
35% |
25% |
19% |
13% |
8% |
|
|
|
4 Tables |
34% |
24% |
18% |
12% |
7% |
5% |
|
|
5 Tables |
33% |
23% |
17% |
12% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
All winnings will be immediately deposited into the
player's account.
Points earned from prize pools from point-based Sit
& go poker tournaments do not count towards special
promotions.
For more information, view our Sit & Go Tournament
Rules.
Direct
Entry Satellites
There
are four ways to enter poker tournaments at Ultimate Bet.com.
You can buy-in using cash or points, you can win a
direct entry into a specific tournament or you can
use Tournament Entry Chips.
Entry into a specific tournament is won by playing
into designated multi-table direct entry satellite
events. Each satellite awards multiple direct entries
depending on the number of players who enter, the
buy-in to the direct entry satellite and the buy-in
to the tournament it is tied to.
Each direct-entry satellite is tied to a specific
event that will occur at a later date. When you win
a direct entry in one of these satellites you are
winning a seat into the event that the satellite is
tied to. For example, if you were to play a $5+.50
direct entry satellite tied to a $50+5 event you would
be vying for a seat in that $50+5 event. If you won
a seat, you would be automatically registered for
the event at no further cost to you!
Where
do I Find a Schedule of Direct Entry Events?
Please
note that Direct Entry Satellites are tied to specific
poker tournaments. When you win an entry into one
of our events, you will not be allowed to withdraw
and get a refund. We recommend that you ensure that
you will be available to play in the poker tournament
for which you are competing prior to joining a direct
entry satellite.
Can
I Transfer my Entry to Another Player?
No.
Make sure when you play a direct entry multi-table
satellite that you will be available to play in the
event that it ties to. If you cannot play you will
not be allowed to transfer the entry to another player.
Rebuy
Poker Tournaments
Ultimate Bet.com
was the first online poker site to offer rebuy poker
tournaments to its players! Specific rules may vary
based on our tournament listings, but this section
will provide you with the information you'll need
for most of our rebuy poker tournaments.
How
do Rebuys in Poker Tournaments work?
Players
buy-in to one of our poker tournaments for the correct
buy-in amount (e.g. $10+1). In this case, just like
non-rebuy poker tournaments, $10 goes to the prize
pool, and $1 goes to the house. This entitles the
player to start with 1000 tournament chips. A rebuy
period (normally 5 12-minute blind escalations or,
the first hour of the tournament) is specified for
the event.
During the rebuy period in our poker tournaments,
players may buy back into the tournament a fixed number
of times, or unlimited times depending on how the
tournament is set up (typically unlimited rebuys in
the first hour). Players can pay an additional amount
to rebuy (cost is the award portion of the buy-in,
or in the case of the example above, $10) at any time
during the rebuy period (including before the tournament
starts) right up until the end of the rebuy period,
provided they have 1000 or less chips. At the end
of the rebuy period, eligible players (those with
1000 or less chips and have not used all of their
allowed rebuys for the period) will automatically
be asked if they want to rebuy. In addition, if a
player goes broke during the tournament, play will
stop, and the player will automatically be asked if
they want to rebuy.
At the conclusion of the rebuy period, a rebuy tournament
may also allow one optional add-on. The add-on is
only available once, and it is only available at the
end of the rebuy period. The add-on is the same cost
as the rebuy. It is available to all players regardless
of how many chips they currently have. It grants an
additional 1000 chips to the player.
Provided players are eligible to rebuy/add-on, they
may do so manually by clicking on "get chips" in the
lower-right. As mentioned, players will automatically
be prompted to rebuy if they go broke during the rebuy
period and/or at the conclusion of the rebuy period
provided they have adequate funds in their account.
100% of rebuy and add-on funds are added to the prize
pool. While the number of entrants in a tournament
may change the number of places that pay, the number
of rebuys/add-ons does NOT influence the number of
places that pay in standard rebuy poker tournaments.
It only increases the amount that each place pays.
Information about the number of rebuys allowed, the
amount of time in the rebuy period, and whether there
is an add-on is posted at the top of the tournament
information details page for the tournament.
Rebuy
Aruba Super Satellite Tournaments
Aruba
Super Satellites with rebuys follow the same rules
as standard rebuy poker tournaments with a couple
of exceptions. First, rebuys/add-ons may influence
the number of places that pay. They may in fact increase
the number of Aruba trips that are awarded. For example,
if 110 players sign up for an Aruba Super Satellite,
the initial prize pool will award 1 Aruba trip, and
9 other places cash. However, if 11 people rebuy/add-on,
the event will pay out as if 121 players signed up,
awarding 2 Aruba Trips and the remainder of the cash
to 3rd place. Second, players can use their Aruba
Satellite Entry to rebuy. For example: If each Aruba
Super Satellite Entry is worth $109, if it is used
to rebuy, $9 cash will be credited back to the player's
account.
Tournament
Entry Chips (TEC)
There
are four ways to enter poker tournaments at Ultimate Bet.com.
You can buy-in using cash or UltimatePoints™, you
can win a direct entry into a specific tournament
or you can use Tournament Entry Chips.
Tournament Entry Chips are a special kind of currency
with a value of $100. If you want specific tournament
or you can use Tournament Entry Chips. Tournament
Entry Chips are a special kind of currency with a
value of $100. If you want to buy-in to any of our
$100+9 or higher poker tournaments, you can use this
special currency towards that buy-in.
There are a number of ways to win Tournament Entry Chips
at Ultimate Bet.com.
1) Sit and Go style single table satellites
Ultimate Bet.com offers Sit & Go style single table
satellites to win Tournament Entry Chips located under
the Satellite Tab in the lobby. Because these satellites
are Sit & Go style there is no need to register
for them!
Just sit down and wait till there are enough players
to fill the table and off you go! We offer 5 different
types of single table satellites:
| Buy-in
|
#
of Players |
1st
Place |
2nd
Place |
3rd
Place |
|
$11+1 |
10 |
TEC+$10 |
|
|
|
$13+1 |
10 |
TEC+$10 |
$20 |
|
|
$22+2 |
10 |
TEC+$10 |
TEC+$10 |
|
|
$23+2 |
6 |
TEC+$10 |
$22 |
|
|
$33+3 |
10 |
TEC+$10 |
TEC+$10 |
TEC+$10 |
2) Multi-table satellites
You can play a variety of multi-table satellites that
award Tournament Entry Chips. Just browse our Tournament
Schedule to find a satellite that suits you. We currently
offer $3+0 buy-in multi-table events where you can
win Tournament Entry Chips. Using
Your Tournament Entry Chips For Poker Tournaments
You
can buy in to any of our regularly scheduled poker
tournaments that have a buy-in of $100 or more. You
can also use your Tournament Entry Chips to buy-in
to our Aruba Super Satellites. When you win a Tournament
Entry Chip you are also awarded a $10 cash prize that
you can use toward the fee in any of our poker tournaments.
When you go to the tournament registration page to
buy-in to a tournament you will be prompted as to
what type of currency you want to use for the buy-in.
Just click the box for Tournament Entry Chips and
we will automatically debit your account.
| Entry
|
Fee
|
Possible
Buy-Ins Using Tournament Entry Chips
|
|
$100 |
$9 |
TEC+$9 |
|
$200 |
$15 |
2 TEC's+$15, 1 TEC+$100+$15 |
|
$300 |
$20 |
3 TEC's+$20, 2 TEC's+$100+$20, 1 TEC+$200+$20
|
|
$500 |
$40 |
5 TEC's+$40, 4 TEC's+$100+$40, 3 TEC's+$200+$40,
2 TEC's +$300+$40, 1 TEC+$400+$40 |
When you win a Tournament Entry Chip we always award
you $10 in cash to cover your fee. This way you never
have the problem of not having enough cash to cover
the entry fee in a tournament. We make sure you always
win enough to cover the whole buy-in!
Tournament
Entry Chip FAQs
Can
I Use a Tournament Entry Chip for Rebuys?
Yes! You can use your Tournament Entry Chips for any
rebuy event where the rebuys are $100 or more.
Where
Can I See How Many Tournament Entry Chips I Have?
Just go to your "My Account" page and look for the
section that says Tournament Entry Chips. You will
see the number you currently have in your account
listed there.
Can
I Transfer My Tournament Entry Chip to Another Player?
Yes! To complete a transfer of TECs, please log into
the 'My Account' area of the game. Click on the 'transfer'
button. You will need to know the real name of the
player transferring TO in order for the transfer to
be completed. Both parties will receive a confirmation
email once the transfer has been completed.
Please
note that while selling your TECs will be
allowed, it is advisable to have both parties contact
us to complete the transfers unless the other player
is well known to you.
Can
I Get a Refund of $100 for my Tournament Entry Chip?
No.
Alternates
Alternates
Are Now Available!
Have trouble making it to a tournament before it starts?
No problem, we've just added Alternates
as an option on all our real money poker tournaments.
In a non-rebuy tournament, Alternates
can register up until the beginning of the first blind
level and will be allowed to be seated up until the
end of the second blind level.
For players waiting to get into a rebuy
event, Alternates can register up until the end of
the rebuy period and can be seated up until the end
of the Add On period. To find an event offering Alternates,
look for poker tournaments with "Open - Alt" listed
in the Status section.
Alternates are charged the buy-in upon registering,
and are prompted to confirm payment of the buy-in
when a seat is available for them. If you decline
your seat, the buy-in is refunded to you. Alternates
on the waiting list can 'unregister' at any time until
seated. In the event that a seat does not become available
for an Alternate, refunds will be made after the 1st
break or at the end of the rebuy period, if the player
has not unregistered prior. After signing up as an
Alternate you will receive a popup confirmation and
your name will be viewable in the Alternates list.
Once a seat is available you will be prompted with
a popup confirming you want to play and the amount
of the buy-in.
If you choose not to play, your buy-in will be refunded
to your poker
account.
In the event that a seat does not become available,
your buy- in will be refunded to your poker
account. |
