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.

Disconnections

If for any reason a Player loses his/her connection, play will continue. Blinds and antes will continue to be posted automatically. A Player should log back on as soon as possible to continue play. Players will be blinded/anted out of the tournament if they do not reconnect.
Players MUST accept the risk of disconnection. This can and does occur. (Log back on and continue play as quickly as possible.) At no time will we assume responsibility for disconnected players regardless of cause.

If a Player is disconnected during the play of a hand, they will be given a period of time in which to re-connect - about 30 seconds. If the player is not able to do so, their hand is folded unless they are "all in".

If you choose to sit out, you are deemed 'away from the table' and will still receive cards that will be folded in turn. Blinds will also continue to be taken when appropriate.

If you time-out or disconnect, you will be automatically marked 'away from the table' until you uncheck the appropriate box and re-join the game.

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 (3 tables when in top view mode and 1 table when in side view mode) 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