Sit and Go Poker Tournaments
These tournaments are simply poker tournaments that begin as soon as every chair assigned to the tournament is occupied. The number of chairs assigned may be small involving only a single table or quite large where the number of chairs fill a room and require a number of tables.
A Sit and Go tournament is very informal with no set starting time. The only criterion for the tournament start is that the all of the players be available to play. The tournament starts when the predetermined number of players is ready, and the starting time is not fixed. This is the only difference in playing a Sit and Go tournament rather than regular poker tournament. Players like Sit and Go tournaments because internet poker attracts players from all over, from various time zones, and the players don't have to wait for a start time to play in a tournament. With the number of rooms offering them Sit and Go tournaments are starting every minute of every day. Sit and Go tournaments are therefore available almost "on demand", a huge convenience for those who play tournament poker.
Small single table tournaments are the most popular form of Sit and Go tournaments. Because of this, almost every online poker room holds them and popular poker rooms have seem Sit and Go tournament tables fill in as little as 60 seconds.
Single table poker tournaments effectively start players at the place where the most fun is - at the final table. With larger tournaments the rooms move players from table to table as players are eliminated to balance the room. It is only when players get to the "final" table that they play the same opponents. This can be an advantage, if you get a read on some of them, as you won't suddenly be moved to another table with different players you don't know. There is also an advantage of knowing all of the chips in the game are at the table (no new player with a huge stack of chips will come to the table) and finally you can easily keep track of your progress (as once a player leaves the table, no one comes to replace them) the number of players decreases until only the winner remains
Short-handed Sit and Go tournament tables with only five or six players are offered at some poker rooms. If your poker style is loose and fast playing, these short-handed games may be just the ticket for you.
The single table Sit and Go tournament is not the only form of Sit and Go action. The huge popularity of tournament poker has several poker rooms offering multi-table Sit and Go tournaments. Multi-table Sit and Go tournaments are a lot like traditional tournaments, they have larger prize pools and more finishing places get paid, but they have a flexible starting time and play begins when the players are ready to start. This allows for multi-table play availability to be offered to those players who have become accustomed to the pace of single table Sit and Go tournaments.
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