Regular
This tournament format includes the game of Gin Rummy, Oklahoma, Kalooki (Kaluki) Traditional Rummy, Rummy 500 and Okey (also available as Rummikub). For a complete schedule please refer to the Scheduled Tournaments page. The idea behind this tournament format is to enable players to compete towards wining a large prize pool. Each tournament has its own payout table that distributes the pool prize in accordance to the players' performance during the entire tournament.
This tournament format is available both in Quick Tournaments and Multi-Table Tournaments.
Main Lobby abbreviations for special tourney types:
(T) | Turbo |
(S) | Speed |
(G) | Guaranteed |
(A) | Added Prize |
(R) | Rebuy |
(P) | Payment |
Royal Stars | Royal Stars |
(Q) | Qualifier Tourney |
(B) | Beginners |
Turbo (T)
These tournaments are like
regular ones with the added element of speed. Enjoy Gin, Kalooki 40,
Kalooki 51, Oklahoma, & Rummy with a pace that’s faster, more
thrilling and more dynamic. Each turn lasts 30 seconds, giving players
additional challenges of being quicker and more alert. This
tournament format is available in both Quick Tournaments and Multi-Table Tournaments. You can
recognize this type of tournament in the lobby by the "(T)" added at
the end of the tournament's name.
Speed (S)
The tourney level counter
runs faster, creating faster pace, thrilling tourneys that become more
and more unpredictable as they progress.
Guaranteed (G)
In this tournament
format RummyRoyal sets a predetermined guaranteed tournament prize that
is not conditioned by the amount of the registered players. This means
that players' stake amounts count towards the pool prize, however in
cases in which not enough players registered in order for the pool prize
to reach the guaranteed prize – we will make up the rest. In cases in
which players' accumulative stake amount exceeds the predetermined
guaranteed prize, the prize will increase correspondingly.
Added Prize (A)
In
added prize tourneys RummyRoyal adds a specific amount of money to the
accumulated prize pool. If, for instance, a $7 ($6+$1) buy-in tourney is
played by 20 players and has an added prize of $25, the total prize
pool will be $145 instead of $120.
Rebuy (R)
Multi Table Tournaments:
In this type of tournament players who were eliminated at an early level are allowed to return to the game with their initial number of chips. The maximal level for rebuy, and the number of rebuys per player appear in the tourney lobby.
It is also possible to rebuy when the chip count is lower than x = [initial chip count – level 1 ante], by clicking on the rebuy button at the bottom right corner of the table screen.
Multi Table Tournaments with rebuys are labeled (R) in the lobby.
Quick Table Tournaments:In Quick Tables it is possible to rebuy when eliminated. The rebuy is done by clicking the rebuy button at the bottom right corner of the screen. The player rejoins the tournament with the same number of penalty points as the player holding the highest number of penalty points that is remaining at the table.
Quick Table Tournaments with rebuys are labeled according to the maximum number of rebuys allowed: (Rx1), (Rx2), and so on.
Payments (P) (also known as Wagers)
In
traditional offline rummy games, some versions include additional wagers
– alongside the game pot. Payments are awarded at the end of each
round, and the game still retains a final prize pool that goes to the
winner (or winners) of the entire game. In this type of game the winner
of each hand receives additional payments from his defeated opponents;
according to their winning move (e.g. “Going Kalooki” or “Gin” pays more
than “Going out” )– regardless of the game’s fixed pot size.
In Quick Tourneys, players allocate a set amount of funds to the table that consist of both the games’ buy-in and the payment chips. The buy-in amount goes to the pot and the rest is manifested as chips for the payments in between hands. If a player runs out of chips in the middle of a game, he/she will remain in the game but will not be required to pay additional payments nor entitled to receive payments from other players for his/her wins. When a player is eliminated from a table (in Quick Tourneys) or when a game ends (in Rounds Tourneys), any remaining chips will be returned automatically to the player’s balance in cash. Tables with payments are labeled (P) in the lobby. Payments are available both in Quick Tourneys and Rounds Tourneys modes. The games’ payment ratio appears in the black box at the top right corner of the table, and the maximum amount risked per game is listed in the main lobby in brackets in the Buy In column.
Royal Stars (Royal Stars)
During each
month we are holding Royal Stars multi-table tournaments for all R.S.C.
members. All of RummyRoyal’s depositing members are invited to
participate in these tournaments and convert their accumulated Royal
Stars into Real Cash!
Freerolls
Freerolls
are multi-table tournaments that offer real money prizes with no entry
fee. RummyRoyal holds many freeroll tournaments of various Rummy games
on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. In addition we offer special
freerolls to the different ranks of VIP membership. All freeroll
tournaments inside the lobby are colored yellow in order to make them
easily recognizable.
Qualifier
(Q)
Tournaments with high guaranteed prizes usually have qualifier tourneys in which vouchers for the main event are awarded to the winners. You can find information on such tourneys in the “promotions” section of our website.
Beginners (B)
Beginners’ Tables were designed to give new player a chance to
get used to playing with real money against players of the same level.
Only new depositing members, that have made their first deposit within
90 days are eligible to enter.
* Beginners’ tables are labeled (B) in the lobby.
Good luck!