Tournament Types

Three types of tournaments are available at The Nuts Poker League:

• Multi-Table Tournaments
• Single Table Tournaments
• Satellite Tournaments

Click here for blind structure information.

Tournament prize pools will be paid upon full and final completion of the individual tournament. If a tournament is not completed for any reason, the entry money will be refunded to every participating player and the tournament will be rescheduled.

Multi Table Tournaments

Tournaments differ from cash games in several ways. While the general playing of the game remains the same there are certain rules that apply to tournaments only.

Play

You can join by clicking the "Tournament" tab in the lobby and choosing a tournament that is still open for registration. When your chosen tournament starts your table will open automatically. All seats are assigned randomly. Please bear in mind that if you're already playing in the maximum number of tables allowed you'll be presented with a dialog box asking you whether you'd like to quit one of the tables so the tournament table launches. You will be marked 'away from the table' until you join the tournament table.

Blinds increase at regular intervals as the tournament progresses and are termed 'levels'. Unlike cash games, blinds must be posted and cannot be missed. This is done automatically. To make it fair for everyone a dead button is sometimes used to achieve this.

The software will keep tables balanced in terms of the number of players seated at each; consequently, as players are eliminated, you may be re-seated at a different table. As this is done randomly you may experience it several times during a tournament. As the number of players remaining reduces, the software will close tables in order of the highest available until the final table is reached.

Once a player loses all their chips they are automatically removed from the table unless a 'Buy In' facility is available. Buy In' Tournaments provide the facility to purchase a new set of chips for a limited time if you go broke.

Pay-out Structure*

Place	# of Players
	10-29	30-49	50-99	100- 199	200- 299	300- 399	400- 499	500- 749	750+
1.	50.00%	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	27.00%	26.00%	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
2.	30.00%	25.00%	20.00%	20.00%	18.00%	17.00%	16.00%	15.00%	14.00%
3.	20.00%	15.00%	12.00%	10.00%	9.00%	8.00%	8.00%	7.50%	7.50%
4.		12.00%	10.00%	8.00%	7.00%	6.00%	6.00%	5.50%	5.00%
5.		8.00%	8.00%	6.00%	6.00%	5.00%	5.00%	4.50%	4.25%
6.			6.00%	5.00%	5.00%	4.00%	4.00%	3.50%	3.50%
7.			5.00%	4.00%	4.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	2.75%
8.			4.00%	3.00%	3.00%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.25%
9.			3.00%	2.25%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	1.75%
10.			2.00%	1.75%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%
11-20.				1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
21-30.					0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
31-40.						0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
41-50.						0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
51-60.							0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
61-80.								0.15%	0.15%
81-100.									0.125%

* In tournaments with less than 10 players, the entire prizepool will be awarded to the winner. Payout structures for specific tournaments may vary - be sure to check the terms and conditions for the tournament before your registration.

Single Table Tournaments

A single-table tournament is exactly that - a tournament played on one table with up to ten players. These are run on a fill and go basis. As players register the seats fill up and as soon as a table is full the tournament starts. There are no break periods. Tournaments will continue until they are finished. Three prizes are paid; the winner takes 50%, second 30% and third 20%. Wide ranges of buy in stakes are offered and these can be seen by checking the "Tournaments" tab in the lobby.

Satellite Tournaments

Both Single Table Tournaments and Multi Table Tournaments can serve as qualifiers for special tournaments - the qualifiers are called "Satellite Tournaments" and the winner/s wins a seat in the main event.

Tournament Blind Structure

The blind structure at The Nuts Poker League's tournaments has been improved, giving a definite edge to skilled tournament players.

Starting chips at cash prize tournaments have been set at 1,500. The blind levels increase at a pace determined by the size of the tournament buy-in (from 10 minutes per level to 15 minutes per level for the highest buy-ins).

• Tournaments with a buy-in of $1-$49 will advance in the blinds level every 10 minutes.
• Tournaments with a buy-in of $50-$99 will advance in the blinds level every 12 minutes.
• Tournaments with a buy-in of $100+ will advance in the blinds level every 15 minutes, and start with 2,000 chips.

The table below shows The Nuts Poker League's blind structure:

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind
1	10	20
2	15	30
3	20	40
4	30	60
5	50	100
6	75	150
7	100	200
8	150	300
9	200	400
10	300	600
11	400	800
12	500	1,000
13	600	1,200
14	800	1,600
15	1,000	2,000
16	1,200	2,400
17	1,500	3,000
18	2,000	4,000
19	2,500	5,000
20	3,000	6,000
21	4,000	8,000
22	5,000	10,000
23	6,000	12,000
24	8,000	16,000
25	10,000	20,000
26	12,000	24,000
27	15,000	30,000
28	20,000	40,000
29	25,000	50,000