Top Poker Rooms

There is a multitude of large-scale poker tournaments where one can play for millions of dollars, and most feature the poker variation of Texas Hold'em. There are two ways to get into the tournaments that are aired on television.

Firstly, players can participate in satellites, and if you win a satellite or many satellites then you get an automatic place in these big television tournaments. The other way to get on a television tournament is to buy yourself in. You can pay the fee to get into the television tournament and then you're in the tournament.

Your local casino almost certainly runs poker tournaments. Often, poker is just an excuse to get you inside the casino, but there are also some excellent games.

Online poker rooms also run regular tournaments of their own, with some allowing entry for free, these are called freerolls. Up for grabs could be the chance to face off against poker stars in high-profile tournaments and the chance to become a celebrity themselves.