Tournaments Types and Features

Multi-table Poker Tournaments

A typical poker tournament is a multi-table tournament, that is, any poker tournament that has more than one table involved. In a multi-table poker tournament, players are often transferred to other tables as the people are eliminated. This keeps the number of players at each table as balanced as possible. While we try to make sure that players stay as close to the original position relative to the dealer button when they move, players can on occasion get moved from a blind position to another blind position.

Sit & Go

Sit & Go tournaments are events that do not begin at a scheduled start time but instead begin when enough players have registered. Once the set number of players has been reached or the table(s) is full, each participant will be notified that the tournament is about to start. Sit & Go tournaments are usually (but not always) smaller than standard multi-table tournaments.

Heads-up

Sometimes a tournament can be played between only two players. These types of matches are known as Heads-up matches or tournaments. A Heads-up Shoot-out format is a heads-up combined with a multi-table tournament. These have you playing against one player at a time until you either win or are eliminated from the whole tournament. These tournaments are a great way to improve your end-game skills.

Add-on & Re-buy Tournaments

Some tournaments allow you to make a Re-buy or Add-on during a predetermined time period in the tournament. An Add-on tournament means that you can buy more chips to add to your stack during the first portion of the tournament with the money you pay going into the prize pool. A Re-buy tournament, likewise, allows you to buy back into a tournament should you be knocked out before a certain period of time.

Freeze-out

Freeze-outs are the traditional format of poker tournaments and involve players making a single buy-in and being eliminated when they lose the last of their chips. As players are knocked out the tables are combined with other tables until there is one final table and ultimately there is one player left with all the chips.

Shoot-out

Shoot-out poker tournaments have a limited number of players competing on different tables. The tournament is broken down into rounds with players competing to beat everyone at their table to advance to the next round. So in Round 1 players compete until there is only one person left at each table. In round 2 the winners from round 1 are then combined at other tables and they again play until there is one player left with all the chips. A Shoot-out tournament can have between two (Heads-up) and 10 players on each table competing over one or more rounds.

Satellites

Satellite tournaments, (also known as qualifiers) are events where the prizes are entries into other larger tournaments with bigger buy-ins and larger prize pools. Satellites can even award entry into other satellites. A player could turn a small buy-in for a satellite into a big win at a much larger tournament by winning ever increasing satellites. All satellite tournaments end when all players have won or qualified for their prizes.

Freerolls

Juicy Stakes poker loves to reward its players with regular tournaments that are free to enter but offer a prize pool provided by Juicy Stakes. These types of tournaments are known as Freerolls and have no buy-in, registration fees, and no risks or conditions. They are simply your shot to practice the game while still playing for real cash, 100% risk free.

Guaranteed Tournaments

Guaranteed tournaments are poker tournaments with a predetermined minimum prize pool. Juicy Stakes currently runs guaranteed tournaments everyday giving players consistent shots at big prize pools now matter how many players show up. 

Bounty Tournaments

Bounty poker tournaments are an exciting twist on the usual tournament. In these tourneys each player has a bounty on their head. Knock a player out and their bounty will be automatically credited to your account.

Turbo Tournaments

Turbo poker tournaments are perfect for the player who is looking to save some time. The blinds go up faster and there’s less time for players to choose an action.

Gold Chip Tournaments

No cash buy-ins are accepted for Gold Chip Poker Tournaments. As part of our rewards program you’ll collect Gold Chips just for time spent at the tables. Turn these free prizes into cold, hard cash, more Gold Chips or various other prizes.

Gold Chip or Gold Card Buy-ins

At Juicy Stakes, we reward every player. Gold Chips and Gold Cards, earned through Juicy's Reward Program, are used as the buy-in currency for our Reward tournaments. All Gold Card and Gold Chip events are housed under the Gold tab within Tournaments and offer cash and prizes.