July 03, 2009 :: Category -
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Playing satellites is a great way to earn a seat cheaply into a bigger buy in tournament, and it is also a great way to make a profit in itself. The World Series of Poker offers a range of single table satellites which pay a single winner. These satellites range from $60-$1,000, and they pay out according to a 10 person table. For a person who plans on playing multiple satellites, it can be a quick way to make a profit on the investment.
Generally, single table satellites attract a fairly weak field of players. These players are trying to take a shot at a cheap way to win a seat into a tournament. Especially at the WSOP, a large portion of the players are tourists who would not buy into the event without winning a seat. They usually don’t have much experience with multi table or single table tournaments. Thus, you can expect that their level of play is not that sophisticated. Count on obvious over bets preflop with large pocket pairs and AK, AQ, AJ. Usually players are pretty transparent post flop as well. They will over bet their top pairs, and definitely get it all in with two pair or better. Some of this corresponds to weak players, but a large part of it is the structure that is being played.
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