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Freeroll: A Freeroll is a Tournament with no buy-in or entry fee. Also does not allow for any re-buys.
Freezeout Tournament: A freezeout Tournament is a Tournament where you can not re-buy.
Scheduled - these are tournaments scheduled by PDC Poker to start at a specific time. PDC Poker Freerolls can be found under the scheduled tab.
Sit & Go - These are tournaments that will only start once the required number of players has been reached. Registered Sit & Go tournaments are usually single table tournaments.
Satellites - These are tournaments that 'feed' winners into bigger tournaments. Satellites are held in various stages leading up to a large tournament such as a WPT, WSOP or PDC Poker special event.
Special - These are tournaments arranged by third parties and hosted by PDC Poker. For example if you have a local Poker club, you may like to hold an online tournament at PDC Poker - contact marketing@pdcpoker.ag for details.
Once you have qualified for a Freeroll tournament, a pop-up message will advise you a coupon has been awarded and for which tournament you are now eligible to enter.
You can check your coupons in the "cashier" section. Once you have a coupon you can simply register for the corresponding tournament. Coupons are issued daily every hour on the half hour and will only remain valid for 24 hours.
To check your Freeroll eligibility simply visit the 'Player Admin' page (click Player Admin in the Lobby or log into https://secure.pdcpoker.ag) and then go to 'Free Tournaments'.
$500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players - Make an initial deposit at PDC Poker and you will gain a coupon valid for 14 days entry into our daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players.
$200 Freeroll HORSE 12:00
$200 Freeroll NL Holdem 00:00
$200 Freeroll NL Holdem 06:00
$200 Freeroll PL Omaha 18:00
Please check the freeroll tournament schedule for the current list of freerolls
Raked hands are when a small amount is removed from the pot of real money ring games as a fee to use the poker server. Our rake chart shows how we rake our games. When playing, if a small amount of the pot is moved to the left of the board cards then a rake has been taken. You will only be counted in a raked hand if you have contributed to the pot (bet or posted a blind). We also have a "No flop, No drop" policy, whereby we take no rake if the hand ends before the flop.
To register, simply double click on the Freeroll or Tournament that you wish to enter and click on the 'Register' button in the bottom right hand side of your screen.
You must ensure registration before the start time. For Freerolls and scheduled tournaments, registration usually begins 2 hours before and will finish 1 minute prior to commencement.
Sit N Go Tournaments also require registration; however there are no time limits. Registration begins when a table is available and will finish when the required player total is reached.
To un-register from any tournaments, click the 'De-Register' button in the tournament details. Any buy-in cost will be refunded if you un-register prior to commencement.
If you are disconnected during a Freeroll or Tournament you can log in again and still have your seat. Keep in mind you will continue to post blinds during the time you are disconnected.
In the tournaments details (choose the tournament and click "details") all of the tables being played at are listed in the "Tables" chart in the bottom left hand corner. Double click on a table name from the list to open that table. If you want to find the table a certain player is seated at, double click on the players name in "Players and Results" table.
From time to time Freerolls and Sit N Go Tournaments may need to be shutdown or cancelled. If a tournament is shutdown then it will be rescheduled or bonus freerolls will be offered.
See PDC Poker's Tournament Payout structure.
Hand For Hand Mode is used in all Multi-Table Tournaments and allows all tables to play the same exact number of hands at critical times. The following chart is used to determine when Hand For Hand Mode will start and stop.
See PDC Poker's Hand For Hand Mode chart.
The way home networks are configured, players are not able to enter Tournaments at the same time as other players on the same network. Players can however with Private Tournaments & Sit n Go Tournaments.
PDC Poker has a standard 100% Initial deposit bonus up to $600. In addition there are various deposit bonuses released monthly with our promotions, these can be found in the news items or in mailers that get sent out.
For details on the %100 initial deposit bonus click here
NB: bonus details are subject to change without notice and have play through conditions. Check above link for details
A Re-buy & Add-on tournament allows you to re-buy into the game when you bust out (lose all your chips) and/or add on additional chips during the game. These tournaments have a predetermined rebuy period but generally it is during the first hour of play up until the first break. During the rebuy period you are allowed a fixed number or unlimited number of re-buys depending how the tournament has been set up.
A re-buy is permitted during the rebuy period only if your chip count is equal to or less than the amount of chips you had at the start of the tournament.
An add-on will be available during the first break of a Re-buy & Add-on tournament. All players that are still active in the tournament will have the option to purchase an add-on regardless of how many chips they have at the time. The cost of an add-on is generally the same as the cost of the original buy-in. The number of chips provided with an add-on is the same or slightly more than the original buy-in.
Re-buys can be purchased by clicking on the 'Rebuy' button on the game table. Add-ons are offered when the break starts and you just need to select your payment option and click 'yes' in the add-on window. There is no additional fee paid when re-buys and add-ons are purchased which means that all re-buys and add-ons are added to the tournament prize pool. The total prize pool and the payout structure will not be finalized until both the re-buy and add-on periods have closed. Rebuys and add-ons will be disabled if the tournament has already begun paying winnings out of the prizepool before the rebuy period ends.
For complete re-buy and add-on details for a specific tournament please log in to the Poker Room, open the Tournament Lobby and check the re-buy and add-on information fields.
