With the advance of online poker, players are no longer relegated to choosing the only tournament available to them at their local card room. The excitement of tournament poker has been a driving force behind the new found interest in the game, as can be seen by the growth in tournament options and availability at all the top online poker rooms. While brick and mortar card rooms have traditionally been limited to 10 player sit & go’s or small multi-table tournaments, the now unrestricted web software has brought together literally thousands of players to participate in the same events.
Which size of tournament field will be the most profitable for your style of play can sometimes be difficult to discover without a lot of varied tournament experience. The different field sizes can be placed into four general categories, and each have unique features that can help the consideration of which tournaments are best to join.
The smallest size of a tournament you can expect to encounter is a 6 to 10 player single table sit & go. Sit & go’s are designed to start immediately when enough players sign-up, and their pay-out structure reward those...