The Shark Cage Tournaments at the room are invitational tournaments that are run twice a week. Players making their first deposit at the room are often given a ticket that entitles them to a seat in one of the Shark Cage events. The ticket is valid for one week, so it is a "use it or lose it" opportunity.

The games themselves are no limit texas holdem events. It is a multi-table tournament, with increasing blinds and eventually one winner. The prize money differs from tournament to tournament, with the poker room adding money to the prize pool. In general, around 50 to 100 players partake in the Shark Cage tournament with a first prize up to $100. The buy-in for the Shark Cage tournaments, in case you've already used your ticket is $2.

Registration for these tournaments closes five minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, so do plan on getting a seat ahead of time. Then play proceeds as any multi-table tournament.

Each player begins with the same amount of chips. Players are eliminated from teh tournament when they run out of chips. Eventually enough players are eliminated, and tables need to be removed from the tournament. When this happens, the computer automatically moves players from one table to another randomly. So, don't be surprised if all of a sudden you find yourself at a new table filled with new faces. It is just part of the process of a mutli-table poker tournament.

In the end, only one person will remain. And that person will have all of the chips in the entire tournament. While there will only be one champion, there can be several people that place "in the money". Generally, in a 100 player poker tournament, the top ten players will receive some sort of payout. So, even if you don't beat everyone in the tournament, just hanging on until the end does have its rewards.

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This page was last updated on April 26, 2006.