World Series of Poker?

Question

Im sorry this is an amateur questions for those who've been playing poker for a while now but i've been playing nl limit hold em
for two years now and i can't get enough of it i've accumilated over 70 million in fake chips on partypoker.net i know that's not considered real life poker experience but i really want to give the wosp a try but what worries me is that $10000 buy in if anyone has entered the wosp in the past can you tell me if that is that what you really have to put up to play or is there some other way?
i heard something about satilites no clue what that is again amateur here so if that's another way i would appreciate and exp plz.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Various online poker websites such as PartyPoker.net that you play on do offer those satellite tournaments. Basically what it is is a lot of tournaments to get to the actual World Series of Poker buy-in of $10,000. Most of the primary satellite tournaments start off as say $10 buy-ins, if you win that you get a free bid into a $100 buy-in, if you win that you get a free bid into a $1,000 buy-in, and if you win that you get a free bid into a $10,000 qualifier to the World Series of Poker buy-in. This isn't the exact process to go through because money amounts will vary, but basically you have to win small tournaments, then medium ones, and then big ones to eventually get qualified for the WSOP. It is statistically against you to turn a $10 buy-in into a $10,000 buy-in (and then eventually win it like Moneymaker, Raymer, and Sheikh did) but it *is* a possibility.

Answer 2

Forget the WSOP main event. For one thing by next year it is likely to have nearly 10,000 players. You would almost get better odds putting $10,000 into a slot machine.

What you should consider is the WSOP Circuit Events which are held all over the country. The buy in is as little as $300. Even the low stakes circuit event offer several thousand in prizes. I played in a $500 event in Atlantic City and had I won the main prize I would have won $64,000. These events usually take place over a couple of weeks with a final $10,000 event with prizes approaching a million dollars. So if you win a smaller event you can use some of your prize to buy in to a bigger tournament.

Circuit Events will provide that real tournament experience you are looking for.

Answer 3

I have played in some events in years past (before it was 20000 people per event) and have won my seat into some events and bought right in for others. There are many events to look at in the w.s.o.p, they have 1000.00 buy in being the cheapest one to play all the way up to the 50.000 horse event. This year they had satellites starting at 125.00 one table satellites as well as 175.00 and 540.00. If you win the table you get so many buy-in chips and a small amount of cash. You can play the 1000.00 dollar satellite to try and get into the main event, it would be 10 others and the winner gets the seat in the main event. But i would suggest playing in some smaller tournaments before steeping up your game, the quality of players ranges from very bad to very very good. You could draw a table with first time players or you could be seated at a table with 4 pros. I don't play the w.s.o.p anymore because of the massive fields you have to get through, it's hard enough to win just playing 200 people let alone 2000.

Answer 4

A traditional satellite is any side tournament that has a prize pool of another bigger tournament. Players used to pool their money together and play the satellite to see who was going to represent the group in the main tournament.

Todays satellites, you don't represent anyone. You win for yourself.
The World Series of Poker has many different events to enter for only 1,000-2,000 dollars for a chance at a bracelet. The main event is 10,000 though.

Answer 5

Start smaller. Read more about the game and play for real money.

You are comparing play money won in cash games to huge tournaments. It's chalk and cheese. Play for real money first, then graduate to tournaments.

Satellites are tournaments which people enter with a smaller amount than the main tournament event. So, in the WSOP, $10,000 buy-in, it would take 100 players paying $100 each to create one seat.

Read more about no-limit holdem at the Church of Texas Holdem...

Answer 6

there are sattelite games..try party poker