THE TOURNAMENTS

THE STEP AND THE SHOOTOUT

You will find the step and the shootout on Party Poker .
Both tournaments are progression based single table competitions .
Finish in the top 2 or 3 to progress . The main difference between step and shootout is that in a shootout you win money at each stage for finishing in the top 3 , in a step you have to qualify in the top 2 or 3 through 5 steps to reach a money table step 6 .

THE STEP :

Entry begins at 3 dollars - Step 1 .Step 6 pays 5 places 4 - 5 500 dollars , 3 - 700 dollars 2 -1000 dollars 1st 2000 dollars .Steps provide excellent value finish 3 or 4th and get another go 5 - 7 and step down and you can win money playing steps . My last win 2 weeks ago was 700 dollars from a 11 dollar direct buy into step 2 . Played just 5 steps .A good strike rate of 20% 4 - 11 dollar direct buys in to step 2 and one direct buy in to step 3 - 30 dollars . In this example 70 dollars earned 700 .The one draw back with steps is you can get trapped in the machine if you don't get through first time , if you want to play for fun or practice then great value if you value your time then they can get frustrating .

THE SHOOTOUT

The Shootout is usually 4 stages . After each stage a kull occurs and the top 3 qualifiers advance to the next stage . I play these very infrequently , the payouts seem a little disappointing
but the money does accumulate, in the one and only shootout I played made all four stages finishing 3 , 2 , 1 and 3 earning about 135 dollars for an 11 dollar entry . The drawback is you may be faced with a long wait , if you are at a loose table , especially in the early rounds .
Pay more for entry and the shootout becomes more attractive as the ultimate return is more closely related to the buy in than in a Step .