Ring Games

Ring games, are a variant of poker where players bring chips to the table and are defined by the fact that the game has "no pre-determined end time". Players may come and go as they please and bring more chips to the table if they need to. In contrast, tournaments will always finish at the point where there are a certain amount of players left (normally one) and players are committed to staying until they have been knocked out or win. The great thing about ring games is that your potential winnings are only capped by the amount of chips that all the players have at the table. Even at very small No Limit stakes, single pots of 100+ chips can be won. Be warned though, ring games are also riskier than tournaments and if you play too loosely or are very unlucky, you are likely to lose more chips than you would in tournaments.

Ring games are played for "table stakes". On BetfairPoker.net, players can play a wide variety of stakes. The blind levels do not increase as they do in tournaments and this is one of the reasons why ring games require different basic poker strategy. Visit our News Room for more information about Ring Game strategy.

When you join a ring table on BetfairPoker.net you will only be able to bring in the maximum number of chips allocated to those stake levels. This is designed to prevent players from "buying" themselves an advantage.

Ring Games available on BetfairPoker.net:

•   No Limit Hold'em
•   Pot Limit Hold'em
•   Fixed Limit Hold'em
•   Pot Limit Omaha