In a traditional
poker tournamentt, tables will be
balanced and remain full throughout the
entire duration of the tournament. This
means over time, players will be moved
and tables split to ensure every table
is as full as possible at all times.
Play is continuous until the winner is
determined! BetOnUSA.com features Shootout
tournaments, which differ greatly in
structure and play style. Shootouts
consist of several rounds of
single-table tournaments, with winners
from each individual table progressing
on to the second round.
A simple example is a Shootout
tournament with 100 entrants. Ten tables
with ten players each will begin the
tournament for round one. A certain
number of players from each table will
progress to round two, and this will
change depending on the tournament -
simply check the tournament details in
the BetOnUSA.com software to see the
winner and payout structure.
In our example, the top three players
from each table will advance, meaning a
total of 30 players remain. Round two
will begin with three tables of ten, and
again the top three players of each
table will progress to the next round,
with nine players battling it out at the
final table!
Shootout tournaments are exciting
events with a constant structure and
several rounds. It takes skill to
continue through each round
successfully, and BetOnUSA.com offers
the best online poker software to ensure
players will always have the best
tournament structures for novices and
professionals alike.
|
Place Finished |
Number of Players |
| |
1 to 2 |
3 to 8 |
9 to 32 |
33 to 64 |
65 to 128 |
128+ |
| 1st |
100% |
75% |
45% |
35% |
30% |
27% |
| 2nd |
|
25% |
25% |
15% |
18% |
15% |
| 3rd-4th |
|
|
15% |
10% |
10% |
8% |
| 5th-8th |
|
|
|
7.5% |
4% |
3.5% |
| 9th-16th |
|
|
|
|
2% |
1.5% |
| 17th-32nd |
|
|
|
|
|
1% |
Multi Table Incremental Payouts
|
Players Advancing |
Pays 1st |
Pays 2nd |
Pays 3rd |
| 3 |
50% |
30% |
20% |
| 2 |
70% |
30% |
|
| 1 |
100% |
|
|
Final Table uses
Standard Tournament Payout
based on
number of players at final table.
Percentage of Total Prize Pool paid
to each round
|
No. of Rounds |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4+ |
| 1 |
100% |
|
|
|
| 2 |
70% |
30% |
|
|
| 3 |
50% |
30% |
20% |
|
| 4 |
50% |
25% |
15% |
10% |
When this structure is applied,
only rounds 1,2 and 3 will received the
guaranteed payouts shown in this table.
The final 10% of the winnings will
contribute to the payout for the rest of
the tournament (round 4 and any
subsequent rounds) and will be paid out
using the existing MTT payout structure
shown here:
Standard Tournament Payout
Example 1$10+$1, 100 Players, 10 Player
tables, 3 Players Advancing
Number of Rounds is 3, total prize
pool $1000
| |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
|
Prize Pool |
$500.00 |
$300.00 |
$200.00 |
|
Tables |
10 |
3 |
1 |
|
Players |
100 |
30 |
9 |
|
Table Prizes |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
Split |
50/30/20 |
50/30/20 |
70/30 |
|
1st |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
$140.00 |
|
2nd |
$15.00 |
$30.00 |
$60.00 |
|
3rd |
$10.00 |
$20.00 |
|
Example 2
$10+$1, 240 Players, 6 Player tables,
2 Players Advancing Number of Rounds is 5, total prize
pool $2400
| |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
|
Prize Pool |
$1200.00 |
$600.00 |
$360.00 |
|
$240.00 |
|
Tables |
40 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Players |
240 |
80 |
28 |
10 |
4 |
|
Table Prizes |
$30.00 |
$42.86 |
$72.00 |
* |
|
|
Split |
70/30 |
70/30 |
70/30 |
|
50/30/20 |
|
1st |
$21.00 |
$30.00 |
$50.40 |
|
|
|
2nd |
$9.00 |
$12.86 |
$21.60 |
|
|
|
3rd |
|
|
|
|
|
* No payouts for this table as it now
uses a standard MTT payout, which pays
50/30/20 for 10 players.
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