Best sites for tournaments??

[drewjax]

What are the best sites strictly for tournies? I just consolidated some $ from Pacific and a Prima skin, and I plan to deposit most back into Pacific, to play in the limit ring games. Seems like that is the best place for that, and is the ONLY thing that site is good for. I want to deposit some into another site strictly for tournies. I play pretty tight, so I am looking for one that has a good starting chip structure, ie the most BB as starting chips possible. I would also like to be able to win seats into big B&M tournies. My first thought is Stars, & I know alot of you will suggest Party (as it is the biggest). Wouldnt mind some that offer limit HE tournies as well. I just read a thread where UB has good guaranteed $ tourneys.
Whataya think??

[jdiana86]

I play Party and their sit and go's range from 5 to 200, they also have 2 and 3 table sit and gos. their multi's go from 5 to large million dollar guaranteed tournies with a buy-in of around 200. I have never played on stars, but I think that tourneries are there claim to fame.

[omahilo]

Stars is the best... low buyins, high buyins, rebuys, sats... everything. also game selection for tourneys on stars is the best. Party is nice if you have a big bankroll because most of their tourneys are 30 or more buyin so if your looking big and for NL HE and PL O8 then Party is your place. If your looking for everything, stars it is.

The choice is yours... lol

[drewjax]

omahilo, thanks, i thought that would be the general concensus (sp?) anyone have a good bonus code etc. and is it hard to clear bonuses on stars, or anywhere else for that matter, just playing tournaments?

[Aequitas58]

Multitable tournies or SnGs? For MTT, definitely Stars. For SnGs, definitely Party.

[omahilo]

Bonuses cleared on stars are cleared by earning FPPs... if you get a $100 bonus on stars, you have to earn 100 FPP I do believe. So if you play mid level ring games on stars (1-2 and up) you should clear the bonus rather easily.

[Defendant]

Dont overlook Pokerroom for tourneys, they have a nightly 20+2 20k guaranteed, and all their tournaments have deeper chipstacks, which favors the better player.

And I agree, Pacific is an awesome place for mid-limit ringgames.

Defendant

[junYUN]

i only play tournys on stars, havent gotten into party really, don't know why. guess it's because stars was where i started and haven't really tried anything else.

[GeoffM]

O8B, you're probably looking at Party. For ring games, I'd say UB, but for SnGs definately not UB. They do have a multi on Mondays I believe which usually draw around 80 people or so. Next time I decide I am sick on Monday maybe we could get into a multi together and post results on this board. O8B is my game .

[Aequitas58]

No.

For Pokerstars, if you were to deposit $500, entitling you to a $100 bonus, then you would have to hit 500 FPPs. The equation is 5 x (Bonus Amnt) = Required FPP Points.

To accumulate an FPP point, you have to be in a hand where the pot is over $20. Of course, normal rules apply: (you could have folded the hand pre-flop).

HTH.

[omahilo]

I see... that makes it even harder to clear lol.

[Aequitas58]

Uhh... well it does I suppose, just because it takes a little longer, but depending on what limits you play, every hand in the orbit could be a potential FPP hand.

I played a session of $3/6 LHE, where I got an easy ~75 points... then I was playing 2-3 tables of $.25/$.50 NLHE. After a few days, bonus was cleared. Now I'm waiting on another Party bonus.

[SirFWALGMan]

I think Empire stinks as far as tourneys go. No Bad Beat tables either. I would go with Party or PokerStars I guess.