In each free online monthly tournament you play in, there are 3 ways to accumulate points:
Everyone that participates will receive 5 points (regardless of how they do)
Everyone that participates will receive 1 point for everyone that they beat
For example: If there are 60 people playing in a tournament and you come in 50th place, you receive 10 points. If you come in 1st place, you would receive 59 points (you beat 59 other players)
The top 10 finishers of each monthly event will receive additional points (depending on how many participants there were)
The more monthly tournaments you play...the more points you will accumulate (Not to mention the more cash and prizes you can win too!)