Any poker game is a hot favorite with the people who like gambling. So it is not unusual to have so much literature on the subject. There are books, television shows, online game rooms, and poker tournaments. All sorts of opportunities are offered to the players to prove their skills. There are also supporting materials like calculators and software to help the serious players. Texas Hold’Em Poker has become popular enough to be included in the World Series of Poker tournament since 1970s.

Incorporation of the game as a theme for Hollywood movies increased the popularity of the game. Gradually it was introduced as a sports event in UK in late 1990s. This made the game hugely popular. Soon USA and Canada followed in airing live tournaments of Texas Hold’Em Poker. With World Series Of Poker tournament more and more people are entering the to play the game and more and more sites have prizes offering places to the event. Poker on the television has certainly educated more people as to how the game is played by professionals.

To play in and be successful in a poker tournament you have to be extremely good at playing the game before you think of an entry. To beat a pro in Texas Hold’Em Poker you have to learn the tricks of the game as the stakes are usually high in a poker tournament.

The online Texas Hold’Em Poker tournaments are held regularly and in large number as they are in great demand. Playing online has its advantages. You can play as many games as you like from the comfort of your home. Also, you can keep a check on your own chips and keep a track of that of the others. Online poker tournaments have different variations. In a sit-and-go tournament the game starts as soon as all the players are seated, this usually takes longer if you pick a tournament with a higher buy in fee. It can be played on a single table or multiple tables where few thousand players are playing at the same time, as players drop out the tables are re-arranged. The game ends in a ‘Freeze Out’ with a player losing all the chips. The re-buy option is there at some table but only in the initial stages.

In a tournament like World Series the betting limits as well as initial buying of chips are high. People also have ‘ante’ with which they collect amount from all the players on the table to make the initial pot. As the game progresses the pot gets bigger so the winner gets a huge amount. Generally, in the tournaments other players apart from the one who comes first get some percentage of the pot. It is decided by the house how much to give and till which rank to give out the prize money. Likewise the winner may get 60% and subsequent winners 25%, 10%, and 5%. Finally, the poker tournaments should be such that it holds your interest. The structure can be modified to make the game more interesting.