Matrix Tournaments at Full Tilt Poker

For those players that enjoy multi-tabling, Full Tilt just released a new version of Sit and Go tables called Matrix Tournaments. It’s a unique twist on SNG’s and allows a player to pay one buy in and play the same players at FOUR individual tables. Unlike traditional multi-tabling where you may face a range of opponents, this format puts the same players at every table. The benefit to you is that if there’s a fish at table one, it’s the same fish at table two, three, and four! While the format for a Matrix Tournament may seem complex, it’s pretty easy to grasp once you see the overall concept and payout structure. To make sense of it let’s look at the following example:

You buy into a $10+$1 Matrix tournament so the total prize pool is $90. That prize pool is paid to the top three players at each of the four tables but before you do the basic math and assume that each table has a $22.50 prize pool (90/4=22.50), wait one second! Here’s where the next twist comes into play as you enter the “Matrix”. Because there’s an additional prize pool of $18.00 that’s paid to the overall best player (points wise), that leaves each individual table with it’s own $18 prize pool. So first place is paid $9.00, second gets $5.40, and third place gets $3.60.

Beyond that, the player with the best average finish at each table will get payouts as well. If you can beat every table you will take the entire pot along with the title of “Dominatrix”. There are more detailed rules regarding this new format at Full Tilt Poker and if you’re interested, I highly suggest reading the rules in detail along with the scoring model. While it’s somewhat complex the lobby will give you detailed stats on your play and that of your opponents as you play. After playing a few of these Matrix Tournaments today I got the hang of it pretty quickly.

To find a Matrix Tournament at Full Tilt Poker, simply look for a small grahpic “M” next to any Sit and Go event listed in the lobby.

So enough reading up on them, head over to Full Tilt and try one of these out!