After mastering a card game, one of the best ways to reward yourself will be by taking part in one of the many card game championships and tournaments organized throughout the world. This is the best way to make the most out of a hobby of playing card games.

Numerous tournaments are organized each year nationally and internationally. Many tournaments offer cash prizes to the winners. Games such as poker, brigs, spades and hearts have national level tournaments that are well sponsored. These tournaments have well established committee with universal rules that make sure everyone gets a fair chance to win.

Poker tournaments organized by the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour have prize money that ranges in the millions. It is one of the largest paying card game tournaments, with participation from card game hobbyists from all over the world.

A few card game organizations also organize neighborhood and city tournaments that offer a great way to sharpen one's card playing skills. It is very easy to find card game tournaments online. A few website organize tournaments online, which are rapidly gaining in popularity. If a person is in college or school he or she can join a community a card game club. Many universities organize competitive card tournaments. If there aren't any tournament that you can join, then you can organize tournaments on your own invite friends and tell them to invite their friends.