Casino Tournaments

A tournament is a very good way to improve your skills in any game, including casino games, though some casino games lend themselves better for the tournament format than others. Casino games with a relatively large skill component to them, generally result in more interesting tournaments.

The best example of a casino game that requires a lot of skill is Poker, and it's therefore no surprise that a major attraction of poker is the large variety of tournaments you can play, both real and online. The most famous real poker tournament is the World Series of Poker. Both the 2003 and 2004 main event were won by players who developed their skills in online poker tournaments. The 2003 winner was Chris Moneymaker, who won a first prize of $2.5M, and in 2004 Greg Raymer took the first prize of $5M.

Both players earned their entry into the World Series of Poker by playing a $40 online poker tournament at PokerStars. Normally though you have to buy yourself into a casino tournament. With the World Series of Poker, the buy in can vary from $1,500 to as much as $10,000.

Another casino game that does well in a tournament setting is Blackjack, a game that like Poker, requires some skill to be successful at it. An excellent introduction to Blackjack tournaments is found on Ken Smith's Blackjack site, who has been playing in, and writing about Blackjack tournaments since 1994.

Below we've listed a few casino tournaments that are offered by various online casinos. We do not list poker tournaments currently, but might do so in the future.