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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.  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.

Member's Only Freerolls 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.

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.

The third kind of tournament that Pokerspace offers is PS Point Buy-In tournaments.  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!

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.

The fourth type of tournament that Pokerspace hosts is called a Small Buy-In tournament.  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.

Pokerspace also features unique Crew Competition events, 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!

Another unique tournament type offered exclusively at Pokerspace is the Pokerspace Series of Poker events (PSOP).  There are two kinds of tournaments under this event category:  PSOP Qualifier Events and PSOP Championship Events.

• 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. 

• 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. 

For more information on the PSOP, the rules, and how to join this series, click here.