PS Tournaments

How to Find Passwords for Tournaments

Thursday, May 21, 2009, Michelle Licata

Hey Pokerspacers!Continuing on this theme of highlighting aspects of Pokerspace that may need some clarifying for members, I will be talking about tournament passwords. Feel free to link any player who is having trouble locating/using the p...Read more...

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*Text		<p>Hey Pokerspacers!</p><p>Continuing on this theme of highlighting aspects of Pokerspace that may need some clarifying for members, I will be talking about tournament passwords. Feel free to link any player who is having trouble locating/using the password on Pokerspace to this article.</p><p>Firstly, the key to getting into Pokerspace events is to "<strong>join</strong>" the event.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;">1</span></strong>. Locate event under <a href="/promotions/tournaments/">Tournaments</a>.</p><p><img alt="" src="/uploaded-images-2/1234989216-01649-470.jpg" /></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;">2</span></strong>. Click on event title in read (will take you to the event page).</p><p><img alt="" src="/uploaded-images-2/1234989258-71270-470.jpg" /></p><p><br /><strong><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;">3</span></strong>. Click on the "join" button located under event title.</p><p><img alt="" src="/uploaded-images-1/1234989288-81740-470.jpg" /></p><p>After you have successfully joined the event, you have have access to the event's news, forum, comments, and... <strong>password</strong>.</p><p><strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong>:</p><ul><li>Buy-In event passwords are displayed from the moment the event is created and posted on Pokerspace.</li> <li>Crew Cup event passwords will only be available to people who are in a crew of 3 or more players.</li> <li><strong>Freeroll event passwords</strong> are released on the event page <strong>one hour</strong> before the event takes place.</li> </ul><p><img src="/uploaded-images-2/1242915984-33586.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;"><br /> 4</span>.</strong> You can find the passwords for tournaments located directly under the tournament description at the top of the event page.</p><p><strong>The password for the freeroll will not show until one hour before the event takes place.</strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;">5</span></strong>. If you would like to receive Passwords via email, make sure you are opted in to receive event emails. You can find whether you are opted in or not in your <a href="/account/?action=preferences&pref=email">Email Settings</a>. Make sure the event email box is CHECKED, otherwise you will <strong>not </strong>get the password via email.</p><p><span style="font-size:medium; line-height: 1.2em;"><strong>6</strong></span>. The password needs to be taken to the poker room and inputted in order for you to get registered in the tournament. Note that "joining" the event on Pokerspace is <strong>not </strong>"registering" for the event.</p><p>I hope these steps help to get new members acquainted with our system and provide a place for our established members to link them to instructions! If you need any more info, let me know and I will add it or answer you!</p><p>Have a great week!<br /> Michelle</p>

Getting to Know PS Tournament Types!

Thursday, May 21, 2009, Michelle Licata

Pokerspace has a plethora of tournaments each week, so it is imperative that you understand the different types and how they can best benefit you! The first and most popular type of tournament on Pokerspace is the freeroll tournament.�...Read more...

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*Text		<p>Pokerspace has a plethora of tournaments each week, so it is imperative that you understand the different types and how they can best benefit you! <br /><br /> The first and most popular type of tournament on Pokerspace is the <strong>freeroll </strong>tournament. While Pokerspace doesn't offer a lot of these tournaments, freerolls are tournaments that do not cost any PS Points or cash to play. Freeroll tournaments can benefit newer players who don't have a PS Point or cash bankroll. These tournaments usually do not feature a PS Point-added prizepool, and the cash is usually paid out immediately after the tournament ends. Results for these tournaments are not finalized on Pokerspace so no accolades are distributed.<br /><br /><strong>Member's Only Freerolls</strong> are the second type of tournament that Pokerspace offers. These are Pokerspace-specific tournaments, and feature a prizepool that includes both cash on the poker room and a share of the PS Point buy-in. Unlike normal freeroll tournaments, the PS Point Buy-In Freeroll requires our members to use a small amount of their Pokerspace Points to register and play. The great thing about playing in these tournaments is that the prizepool includes a lot of cash, and the more players that join the event on Pokerspace, the more points get added to the prizepool.<br /><br /> Another feature of these tournaments is that the small PS Point buy-in safeguards against password sharing. Pokerspace pays out the points and cash manually for these events, so if you didn't join the event page on Pokerspace, you don't get paid your points or cash prizes (members and non-members alike) and players finishing behind you will move up 1 position.<br /><br /> The third kind of tournament that Pokerspace offers is <strong>PS Point Buy-In tournaments</strong>. These tournaments require members to pay a specific number of PS Points to join the tournament. By clicking the "join" button on the event page, the points are automatically taken from the member's account. The more people who join this event, the more PS Points will be added to the prizepool!<br /><br /> Unlike the Member's Only Freerolls, these tournaments have no cash added, which means they only benefit people who are active on Pokerspace and wish to win PS Points. Like the Member's Only Freeroll tournaments, these tournaments are safeguarded against password sharing. Any player that did not pay the PS points buy-in will not be included in the results and all players finishing behind him/her will move up 1position.<br /><br /> The fourth type of tournament that Pokerspace hosts is called a <strong>Small Buy-In tournament</strong>. These tournaments do not require players to contribute PS Points to play, but do require that they buy into the tournament with actual cash. The cash is taken at the Poker Room themselves, and the payouts are done by the Poker Room as well. These tournaments payout a cash prizepool based on the # of buy-ins AND a small PS Points prizepool for those who place in the money.<br /><br /> Pokerspace also features unique <strong>Crew Competition events</strong>, where crews of 3 or more players compete against other crews for trips, sponsorships, PS Points, and poker gear. These unique tournaments are team-based, featuring altered rules for acceptable play between team-mates. As an example, we currently host the Crew Cup Competition. Click here for more information on rules, the Crew Cup Competition, and how to get involved in these Pokerspace exclusive tournaments!<br /><br /> Another unique tournament type offered exclusively at Pokerspace is the <strong>Pokerspace Series of Poker events (PSOP)</strong>. There are two kinds of tournaments under this event category: PSOP Qualifier Events and PSOP Championship Events.</p><ul><li>The PSOP Qualifier tournaments are PS Point Buy-In tournaments, which give out entries/seats to the corresponding PSOP Championship Events. The number of seats given out during these tournaments is dependent on the number of people who join the event. </li> </ul><ul><li>The PSOP Championship Events are PS Point Buy-In tournaments, but you either have to in a seat into the event via the PSOP Qualifier tournaments, or pay a large sum of PS Points to buy into the event. </li> </ul><p>For more information on the PSOP, the rules, and how to join this series, <a href="http://www.pokerspace.com/promotions/pokerspace-series-of-poker/">click here</a>.<br /> </p>

Overview of Tournaments on Pokerspace

Thursday, May 21, 2009, Michelle Licata

Tournaments are one of the most popular features of the Pokerspace community. There are several different types of tournaments held every day of the year on a broad range of poker rooms, which cater to the wide range of player styles and ...Read more...

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*Text		<p>Tournaments are one of the most popular features of the Pokerspace community. There are several different types of tournaments held every day of the year on a broad range of poker rooms, which cater to the wide range of player styles and time zones found within the Pokerspace community. <br /><br /> After reading this article you should be able to identify where you can find Pokerspace tournament information, where to find the actual tournaments on the poker rooms, who is accountable for each stage of tournament set-up and finalization, why it benefits you to play in Pokerspace tournaments, and what kind of measures Pokerspace uses to identify and solve issues of non-members in exclusive tournaments.<br /><br /> Pokerspace tournaments can be found on the Tournament page under the Promotions tab. On that page, there is a list of tournaments called "Weekly Freeroll" tournaments, which are tournaments that do not require you to deposit cash to play in them. However, freeroll tournaments may have a PS Points buy-in. There is also a list of "Buy-In" tournaments, which require a real cash buy-in to register and play. <br /><br /> These two categories are essential in understanding how they are treated at the poker rooms themselves. While PSOP events require a PS Point buy-in, the rooms do not have anything to do with this buy-in and consider them freerolls. The same logic is true for Crew Cup events, PS Point Buy-in tournaments, and Members Only Freerolls. In each of these cases, Pokerspace handles the payouts of all the PS Point and cash prizes. Note that late registration is NOT available for freeroll tournaments.<br /><br /> The cash buy-in tournaments, on the other hand, require you to use your cash on the room to buy into the tournament. Pokerspace does not usually handle any of the cash payouts for these tournaments, but does pay out any added PS Point prize to those who place in the event. <br /><br /> The tournament page lists a week's worth of tournaments, each specifying which rooms they are hosted on. You need to have the correct information (username and email address) for that specific room inputted in your profile in order to play in the tournament. Note: It does not matter if you downloaded the room from Pokerspace; the information required is used for tournament results only. They allow us to match up poker room screennames to Pokerspace accounts. <br /><br /> Once you login to the poker room, find the tournament section, and navigate to the scheduled, private tournament section. Each poker network features its own specific tournament display, so login to the room well before a tournament begins if you are unfamiliar with the room set-up.<br /><br /> Pokerspace is a large poker community, and thus we have a large number of tournament requests constantly being sent to many brands for set-up. Know that as a team, we are diligent in requesting tournaments at least two weeks in advance to the date the tournament actually takes place. While Pokerspace requests the tournaments, we are not responsible for setting them up on the actual poker room. Be aware that sometimes it isn't even the poker room that sets them up -the poker network may be responsible for this step. Therefore, if something goes wrong in this chain of set-up, it is not always the fault of Pokerspace or the poker room. Mistakes and cancellations are usually found out fairly quickly, and dealt with in the best possible manner. If you ever notice an issue with a tournament contact support@pokerspace.com immediately.<br /><br />While many communities offer tournaments, Pokerspace tournaments are quite unique. Many tournaments on Pokerspace offer a PS Point prize, which can increase your PS Point bankroll. Some of these tournaments require a PS Points buy-in to register and some don't. This requirement not only adds PS points to the prizepool, which can reach thousands of PS Points, it also adds protection against non-members overrunning our exclusive tournaments, since you must buy-in with PS points to access the tournament password and the prize is only valuable to Pokerspace members. <br /><br /> As well, our Member's Only Freerolls feature free money and a PS Point prize that are all manually paid out to our members only. These kinds of tournaments are held several times during the week, and protect the prizes so that they are only given out to Pokerspace members that paid the PS points buy-in.<br /><br />While password sharing is against the rules of Pokerspace, it inevitably happens. Pokerspace has specific safeguards, including those discussed above, to protect members against non-PS members participating in exclusive tournaments. <br /><br /> One method is releasing the password only one hour before the tournament begins for all freeroll tournaments. Where this has proven to diminish the mass sharing of passwords, it cannot ensure that people will not receive the password and participate in the tournament. While coupons may solve this issue, we have been denied the ability to create coupons for every brand because of our large membership and the amount of tournaments we hold on a weekly basis. <br /><br /> Another method is manually paying cash and PS Point prizes to winners of Members Only freeroll tournaments. While it may take up to 2 business days to receive your prize money, it will ensure that non-members and those members who do not pay their PS Points to get into the tournament will be eligible for any prizes. <br /><br /> We respect our membership and any suggestions made, outside of coupons and re-scheduling every tournament, will be seriously considered.<br /> </p>

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