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Online Poker Final Table Features
UNIQUE FEATURES
Congratulations on making it to the Final Table! To make things more interesting, you can now Switch Seats, dabble in Deal Making, or make use of the Chess Clock. Welcome to tournament final tables like you've never experienced them before!
How To Switch Seats
You Can Choose to Switch Seats Before the Final Table Starts
• When you select a seat, you will automatically switch with the player seated there
• You will have 10 seconds to select your seat
• If a seat has already been selected, it can still be chosen by another player later
Seat Selection Order is Determined by Your Chip Count
• The player with the smallest chip stack chooses first, followed by the second smallest chip stack, and so on
• The chip leader (player with the biggest chip stack) will be the last to switch seats
• If chip counts are the same, the player who registered into the tournament first will choose last
All About Deal Making
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What is Deal Making?
As the name suggests, Deal Making is when players make a deal in regards to how the remaining prize money will be distributed.
How Does Deal Making Work?
- All players agree to make a deal.
- The game pauses to show how the prize amount will be distributed.
- The method used to determine this is the Independent Chip Model (ICM), and is in accordance with the chip stacks in each player’s possession.
What is the Independent Chip Model (ICM)?
ICM is a prize distribution method based on the current chip count of players, ignoring external factors such as poker skills, blinds, bubble, etc.
How Are Payouts Calculated via ICM?
• The chip count is not considered real money before the tournament is completed
• For the sake of example, let’s say the first and second place prize amounts are 100 and 50 respectively but chip stacks of the two remaining players are 1,000 and 1 respectively. In this situation, even though a player may have 1,000 times more chips than their opponent, the player can only be awarded a prize amount that is two times greater. Therefore, distributing the prizes based solely on the chip count is unreasonable
• Using ICM in the example above, the prize will be distributed 99.95 and 50.05 respectively
• When using ICM to calculate the prize payout, there is a specific amount of chips based on N players, and when players randomly go all-in (each all-in winning rate is 50:50), the odds of each player finishing from 1st to Nth place is determined in order to calculate EV
• ICM EV$ = ProbabilityFinish1st * FirstPrize$ + ProbabilityFinish2nd * SecondPrize$ + … + ProbabilityFinishNth * NthPrize$
How Is It Different From the Chip Chop Method?
• There are situations when the chip leader receives more than the first place prize amount when a Chip Chop method is applied. In these cases, other players will also receive prize amounts less than the expected prize payout. Therefore, many cases may arise where players will not agree to Deal Making if the Chip Chop method is suggested
• Unlike the Chip Chop method, the ICM method takes more factors into consideration and ensures a fairer distribution of the remaining prize pool
- The deal will be completed only if all players agree to this prize distribution.
- After the deal is made, players' accounts will be credited.
- Normal gameplay resumes to determine final rankings (for Tournament Points purposes).
When is Deal Making Available?
• On tournament Final Tables
• After seat selection has been completed
How to Agree to Deal Making
• Look for the "Deal" or "Deal Making" button in the top right corner of the Final Table
• Selecting it brings up the agreement pop-up (as per the image above)
• Select "Deal"
• If you wish to cancel, just click on the button again and select "Cancel Deal Reservation"
Manage Time with the Chess Clock
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Once Final Table Features are activated, the blind levels will change based on hand counts (number of hands dealt) instead of time. The number of hand counts per blinds may differ for each tournament.
Manage your action time more wisely with the Chess Clock. Unlike basic time management, you will be given a set amount of time which you can use until the end of your play at the table.
What is a Chess Clock?
Shows a set amount of time for each player to use throughout their play at the final table.
How Does it Work?
• Your Chess Clock will count down whenever the action is on you
• Once your Chess Clock expires, you will only get 5 seconds per turn to make a decision
Note: During pre-flop, there is a 30 second action time. However, you can click on the “time extension" button to use any remaining Chess Clock time. After the flop, you will use your remaining Chess Clock time by default (no need to actively select this option).
How Much Time Do I Get on My Chess Clock?
• Your Chess Clock time will be determined by combining your remaining tournament time bank with the average value of Tournament M
• The average value of Tournament M is calculated as follows: (Chip Total of all players) / (Small Blind + Big Blind + Total Ante) / Number of Players
• The maximum and minimum Chess Clock values are 15 minutes and 1 minute respectively.
When Can I Use These Final Table Features?
• You must be in the in-the-money (ITM) stage and have reached the final table.
• Final Table Features do not apply to freerolls, satellites and T$ Builder tournaments.
• There must also be a minimum number of entrants in the tournaments, as per the table below:
- Tournament
- Minimum Entrants
- High Rollers
- 67
- Bounty Hunters
- 67
- Omaholic Bounty
- 67
- Daily Main Event
- 57
- Daily Turbo
- 57
- Daily Big
- 57
- Daily Deep Stacks
- 57
- Chinese Zodiac
- 57
- Omaholic
- 57
- Daily Hyper
- 48
*Note: A re-entry is classified as a new entrant to a tournament, but rebuys/add-ons are considered part of a single tournament entry.
• Hand 4 Hand will be activated when only two tables remain before the final table.
• A 5 minute break time is given when entering the final table, and Final Table Feature rules will be shown during this break.
• If the tournament is set to pause at the Final Table, break time will be skipped.
Terms & Conditions
- Players must be aged 18 and above to participate in this promotion.
- Final Table Features may not be available for all tournaments.
- Natural8 reserves the right to add or suspend Final Table Features at any time.
- Natural8 reserves the right to investigate any players suspected of fraudulent activity, and take any necessary action. In the event of multi-accounting, bonus hunting or foul play, Natural8 reserves the right to forfeit any prize amounts that have been paid along with any remaining cash balances, without prior notice.
- Natural8 reserves the right to cancel or modify this offer at any time without prior notice, and at its sole and absolute discretion.
- This promotion is subject to the terms and conditions of the Natural8 website.
- Natural8 is an advocate of safer gambling. If you feel you might have an online gambling problem, and seek further advice or counselling, visit www.begambleaware.org
