Online poker tournaments are considered to be the best way to try different variants of poker game. Those who are seeking for the online poker tournaments can find a massive range of poker tournaments at various online casino sites. In fact, thousands of people from all over the world involve themselves in these exciting online poker tournaments. There is not a big difference between the online poker tournaments and the land-based poker tournaments. The only difference is that when you play online poker tournaments, you are not able to see your opponents like in the land-based poker tournaments.

There are all types and sizes of poker tournaments are offered to the casino players to start from a single table ‘pick-up’ games to the great multi-tables games. There are various other kinds of online poker games that have become increasingly popular in the online poker tournament scene in recent times; including Omaha, 7-Card Stud, as well as their Hi/Lo (split pot) equivalents.

Here, we are introducing you some of the most popular poker tournaments where you can participate to win big.

• Single table poker tournament is an event which takes place on a single table. The number of poker players at this table can be different. Well, any poker variants can be played at the single table tournament but you will find the online Texas Hold’em is most often played game in these tournaments.

• Multi-table tournaments can be included as few as 2 tables. However, it is not unusual for a bigger online competition to bring in thousands of participants. Theoretically, due to today's contemporary computer and also communications technology, it is feasible for an online poker tournament to have essentially a limitless variety of participants, as there are no physical constraints to the number of tables they could use.

• Sit and Go tournaments are one of the most common tournaments which are played by many casino players. In such tournaments, players are required to first sign up after paying the particular buy-in and a specific seat of the player can be secured from where the player can wait for other players.

• Satellite tournament is basically a combination of multi-table tournament and the sit and go tournament. In this tournament, a particular group of players play against each other and the winner of the event becomes eligible to take part in the big poker tournaments. The prizes and rewards given in this tournament is a paid entry fee of the next level.