Wed, 03/16/2011 – 02:12 – PokerPages Staff

Tournaments are played for fun or money and are a great way to test your skills against other players.  It is one thing to play video poker alone against the electronic dealer, but if you really want to know how your skill level rates, poker betting tournaments are the way to find out.  Sit and Go Tournaments feature fast action and highly interactive play.

Sit and Go Tournaments feature poker rules for Texas Hold’em as the most common form and begin as soon as the last entrant has registered.  The payouts are structured at 50%, 30%, and 20% with the blinds being raised after every 10 minutes of play.  These tournaments are readily available and have limited play times, which is ideal for those who cannot commit to the typical four to six hours needed for other types of tournaments.

The betting and general play involved in these games is considered a good way for the beginner poker player to practice for other poker games.  It is similar to No Limit Hold’em and is therefore a great way to brush up on your skills.  Sit and Go’s are played at any hour of every day.  The time spent waiting to play is minimal. 

The payouts are good for this tournament as a third of all players, regardless of their bets, win money.  The buy-in is fixed and inexpensive.  Those with a small bankroll to play with can enter these tourneys and have a decent chance of winning some money.

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Wed, 03/16/2011 – 03:04 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Antony Lellouche, $1,991,351
Antony Lellouche is from Paris, France.  He comes in at number five in our list.  Around 2001, Lellouche started playing tournaments in France and enjoyed considerable success.  He took the 2nd place in 2500 Franc Pot Limit Hold’em Event in 2001.  Since then Lellouche has cashed in World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and other European Poker Tour events.

#4 – Jean Paul Pasqualini, $2,054,831
With 19 cashes, Jean Paul Pasqualini comes in at number four in our list with $2,054,831.  This Frenchman has had four first place finishes.  Jean Paul took part in his first World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas in 2010.  He finished 93rd and cashed $67K.  He recommends that one should get inside his opponents head to make the best decisions.

#3 – Bruno Fitoussi, $2,378,985
Bruno ‘King’ Fitoussi hails from Paris, France and enters our list at number three.  Fitoussi was the winner at the World Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2001.  He defeated Amarillo Slim in the Grand Final.  He finished in 8th place in the WPT Championship in 2003 and finished 15th in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

#2 – Antoine Saout, $3,784,185
Antoine Saout is the second highest money winner from France.  Antoine hails from Saint Martin des Champs, France.  In the 2009 November Nine of the World Series of Poker Main Event, he was one of only two non-U.S. players.  He finished third and took home $3.5 million.

#1 – Bertrand Grospellier, $6,315,050
The top French money winner honor goes to Bertrand Grospellier.  He started out as a video game player and was introduced to poker by a friend.  He won the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, taking home $2 million.  He has several prestigious online poker titles, including the WCOOP title, under his belt.