Freezeout Poker Tournament

At BetSharks, there are different types of multi-table poker tournaments, and one of the most popular of these is the Freeze Out. But what is a freeze out poker tournament and how does it differ from other poker tournaments?

In a Freeze Out poker tournament the structure is such that all players start with a specific number of chips and do not have the option to replenish or add to this chips. That means there are no rebuys allowed and no add-ons.

The tournament is over when all players but one have been eliminated, and one player is left with all the chips. The most important aspect of a freeze out tournament is that as players are knocked out the tables are combined and broken down. This is in contrast to a shootout structure where the tables are not combined and each table produces a "winner" who then goes on to a new table once all the players at his table are eliminated.

As with all tournaments play starts with low level blinds which keep increasing over time, as the number of players decreases the total amount of chips in play remains the same but is split between fewer players. Depending on the payout structure and size of the tournament the prize money may be split between the top 10 or more players on a sliding scale. The higher you finish the higher the percentage of the prize pool you win.

The important thing to remember playing Freeze Out Tournaments is once you've lost your chips your out the game - so playing them requires discipline and caution so that you don't get knocked out early playing speculative or coin flip hands.