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There are two types of tournament: Single Table Tournaments and Multi Table Tournaments.

A Single Table Tournament begins when the required number of players have registered. A Multi Table Tournament begins at a specific starting time.

To join a tournament, you must pay an entry fee before the tournament begins. There is no rake for tournaments. Instead, players pay a small fee to the house on top of the entrance fee. Winnings are awarded to the top finishers in the tournament using a predetermined prize structure.

You do not choose a seat and buy in at a tournament table. Instead you register for a tournament and wait to be assigned a seat. Players are randomly seated around the table; each player is given a predetermined number of chips.

You cannot buy additional chips during a tournament unless the tournament allows re-buys and add-ons. If you lose all of your chips, you are out of the tournament (freeze-out).

A tournament finishes when one player has won all of the chips.

Play is the same as a standard game with the following exceptions:

• You must always post blinds on your turn. You may not leave the table. If you are disconnected or stop playing, the blinds are posted automatically from your stack of chips, and your hand is automatically folded.
• Every player must post a big blind followed by a small blind once around the table. In some situations (when either the player currently on the small blind or the big blind is knocked out) there may be a "dead dealer button". This means that the dealer button does not move to the next player, but instead stays where it is. This is because the big blind and the small blind cannot miss any player at the table on its way around. Because of this, a small blind may not be posted.
• If you lose all off your chips you cannot buy any more and you will be automatically removed from the table, unless the tournament allows re-buys and add-ons.

Re-buys and Add-ons

A multi table tournament may allow re-buys and/or add-ons. A re-buy gives you the opportunity to buy more chips if you have run out of chips. If you choose not to re-buy chips, you will be eliminated from the tournament.

An add-on gives you the opportunity to buy additional chips no matter how many chips you have left.

A multi table tournament may offer both re-buys and add-ons, or only re-buys. This will be displayed clearly when allowed.

Timeouts and Disconnections

If a player times out during a hand in a tournament, the hand is folded if a bet has been made, or checked if no-one has bet (regardless of whether the player is connected or disconnected).

Registration Cancellation

If you wish to cancel your tournament registration, you can unregister at any time during the registration period. You will then receive a full refund of your tournament buy-in and entry fee paid.

Cancellation or Failure

If the house cancels the tournament, the buy-in and entry fees paid will be refunded within 48 hours of cancellation.

Tournament Status

The status of the tournament is displayed in the poker software using the following terms:

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