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Single Table Tournaments - Introduction

Single Table Tournaments/Sit and Go’s (or STT’s/SnG’s as they are also known), start when the table is full and a winner will be declared when once a player has won all the poker chips. All payments due from the game are paid once the tournament has completed.

Each Single Table Tournament can last up to 60 minutes or more, and there are a wide variety on offer in the Main Lobby.

Single Table Tournament Rules

1. You can enter any single table tournament by posting the required buy-in and entry fee.

2. All tournaments will start when the table has the requisite number of entries.

3. Tournaments are played until one player has all of the chips.

4. You are eliminated when you lose all of your poker chips; no re-buys are allowed unless stated.

5. The top finishers are paid according to the following schedule:

Where there are 10 players then the split is 50% 1st, 30% 2nd, 20% 3rd (unless stated otherwise)

Where there are 5 players then the split is 70% 1st and 30% 2nd (unless stated otherwise)

There are other prize splits on site, please refer to the game you are joining for specific prize structures.
6. Tournaments are not raked as the entry fee pays for the table time.

7. Ladbrokes Multi-Player Poker is not a party to any wager and only serve to oversee the event and the wagers that are made by the participants. All prize money distributed is a pool of the buy-in amounts contributed by individual poker players.

8. Each tournament starts with it’s own specified number of starting chips. These are variable according to the tournament that you join, so always ensure you understand the tournament you are about to play.

9. The limits, blinds and bets are raised after every 10 hands played as the table shows below.

Level HandsLimitsBlinds
1 1 - 10 15/3010/15
2 11 - 2025/5015/25
3 21 - 30 50/10025/50
431 - 40100/20050/100
5 41 - 50200/400100/200
6 51 - 60400/80075
7 61 - 70600/1,200300/600
8 71 + 1,000/2,000500/1,000


The final level is played until the winner is declared.

10. At the start of the tournament, you are dealt one card face up. The player receiving the highest card by suit (high - low: spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs) will get the dealer button for the first hand.

11. When only two players are remaining, the small blind has the button and will act first before the flop.

12. In fixed-limit play, each betting round will consist of one bet, and up to a maximum of three raises for a total of 4 bets per round.

13. In fixed-limit play, when only two players are remaining in any hand, there is a maximum of five raises for a total of 6 bets per round.

14. Tournaments are played straight-through until one player has all of the chips; there will be no breaks (unless specified). If you need to leave the poker table then tick the fold/check all box and this will fold/check your hands until you return.

15. When you lose all of your poker chips, you are out of the tournament and placed in the order that you were eliminated. i.e. In 10 player tournaments, if you are the 8th player eliminated you finished in 3rd place and will receive your portion of the prize pool.

16. If more than one player is eliminated in the same hand, the players will tie for the position and any prize money for that place is split equally, i.e. If two players tie for 2nd place, the prize pool for second and third place are combined, each of the tied players receives 50% of the combined total. NB. If the tournament has an ID number, then the following will apply (Rule 7 of MTT): If two or more players are eliminated in the same hand, the player with the most chips at the start of the hand will be placed higher. If the chips are tied then the player closest to the button will be placed higher.

17. Ladbrokes Multi-Player Poker will not assist players who make deals during tournaments. The tournaments continue until the winner is declared and the payoffs are made according to the laid out structure.

18. No soft playing allowed. All players should be played against with the same intensity; team play may result in being banned from future tournaments.

19. If you lose connection or your computer freezes, and have All-ins remaining and also have chips at stake in a hand, you will be declared All-in based on the All-in rules.

20. You must understand and accept the risks of Internet disconnections. If you are not connected before a hand starts, you will be dealt cards and then folded automatically. If you are in position to post a blind and are not connected, the blind is posted automatically and your hand is folded. This continues until you re-establish a connection or have run out of poker chips.

21. In the unlikely event of a server problem/ crash, all tournaments in play are deemed as cancelled. Once the server re-starts, we will refund the full Buy-in and entry fee. As per cash games, Ladbrokes is not liable in any way for server/communication problems that might effect customer game play.

22. Railbird chat privileges for players watching any of the tournaments will be removed if deemed to be abusive.

23. English is the only language allowed at the tables.

24. Management decisions are final.


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