The Internet is a big place. With dozens of online poker sites seemingly popping everyday, it can be a little overwhelming trying to separate the wheat from the chaff. If youre looking to try your luck with a little tournament action, whether for $50 or $5,000, heres a look at some of the most reputable tournaments to help you find a seat at the table. Theres real money to be made for those with a little luck and a lot of skill. PokerStars.com Thousands of online card sharks agree: Poker Stars is one of the premier sites on the Net when it comes to tournament play. Aside from having tournaments nearly 24/7, Poker Stars offers some of the biggest money around. Stop by every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. EST for the weekly No-Limit Texas Hold`em tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $350,000. Even better for the serious player, Poker Stars offers occasional tournaments where the winner gets a spot on the World Series of Poker. Just ask former WSOP winners Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker, who both secured their spots in the tournament through Poker Stars. PartyPoker.com Party Poker isnt shying away from upping the stakes with tournament play. The site features an excellent searchable tournament calendar to help match players with their ideal games, and the weekly 10 p.m. Saturday Limit Texas Hold`em tournament brings $200,000 in prize money to the table. The buy in varies for each tournament and even players with just a little cash to burn (or maybe win) are able to find a decent game. AbsolutePoker.com A relative newcomer to the online tournament scene, the tournaments at Absolute Poker have quickly gained a devoted fan base thanks to the variety of options available. For as little as $2 a player can buy into the action. While Absolute Poker mat not have the biggest prize pools around, the action is consistent. If youre really good and/or lucky, you might even get a seat at Absolute Pokers monthly invitation-only tourney for the top 50 ranked money players. Paradisepoker.com One of the oldest online poker tournament sites is still one of the best. With thousands of players online at any given time, the variety of tournament play offered is staggering. Hold`em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, its all there on Paradise Poker. Despite the variety of tournaments, however, the competition can be some of the toughest. Opened since 1999, there are quite a few Paradise Poker tourney veterans around. Of course, they make perfect targets to be taken down a notch or two by any newcomer with the skills. UlitmateBet.com Looking for some high-limit tournament play? Look no further than Ultimate Bet. The daily tournaments here are rich enough for high-rolling online gamblers, with thousands of players at a variety of tables in peak hours. While Texas Hold`em takes up the majority of traffic to the site, other types of tournaments are starting to grow as Ultimate Bet enjoys more exposure. |
