Types of Poker Tournaments:

Before joining a tournament, you must first be clear on what type entering in.

Major Tournament. Large tournaments that last from a week up to a month, with large buy-in fees.

Minor Tournament. Tournaments that usually last for three days, with much smaller buy-in and entry fees.

Free Roll Tournament. No buy-in fee required to enter the tournament.

Re-buy Tournament. Players are given the option to buy more chips, usually the same amount as the original buy-in. Tournaments vary with their Re-buy rules.

Guaranteed Tournament. There is a guarantee at the start of the game of a fixed prize pool, regardless of the number of players buy-in to the tournament.

Satellite Tournament. One-table tournament with the purpose of awarding winners with buy-ins to major tournaments.

Shootout. A player must eliminate all his opponents so he can advance to the final round. Then all finalists will try to beat each other in a freezeout format until only one player remains.

Freezeout. Players who run out of chips will be eliminated. The last player remaining at the end of the game wins the prize pool.