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World Series of Poker Satellite Tournament

World Series of Poker Satellite

World Series of Poker Satellite Tournament

You want to play in the World Series of Poker tournament, but you would rather not have to pony up the full $10,000 poker tournament entry fee. Not a problem. You can win a seat at the World Series of Poker by playing in a low buy-in World Series of Poker Satellite tournament.

Rio World Series of Poker Satellite Tournaments

The World Series of Poker is hosted by the Rio Las Vegas Casino and the Rio hosts a number of World Series of Poker Satellite Tournaments beginning the day before the start of the World Series of Poker. Satellite tournaments continue for about six weeks. The buy-ins are very reasonable, typically ranging from about $300 to $1000.

The way World Series of Poker Satellite tournaments work is that the Rio pools all of the entry fees for the satellite tournament, takes a small percentage as their fee for running the satellite tournament (typically about 3%), and then awards to satellite tournament winners as many seats to the World Series of Poker as the prize pool allows. So, for example, the World Series of Poker Satellite tournaments for the WSOP Championship Tournament would award one seat to the Championship Tournament for every $10,200 generated through buy-ins to the satellite tournament.

It is not unusual for everyone at the final table of a World Series of Poker Satellite tournament to get a seat at the World Series of Poker. A popular World Series of Poker Satellite tournament could pay many places down from first place.

Online World Series of Poker Satellite Tournaments

Online World Series of Poker Satellite Tournaments are held all year long. Online satellite tournaments have become very popular given their convenience and ease of availability. Online World of Poker Satellite tournaments received much publicity when Chris Moneymaker won a seat at the World Series of Poker by playing in an online satellite tournament and then went on to win the World Series of Poker Championship in 2003. The next year Greg Raymer won a seat at the World Series of Poker by playing in an online satellite and he also won the World Series of Poker Championship.

Daily online satellite tournaments are taking place now. You can play in an online World Series of Poker Satellite tournament at a number of online poker rooms but you will probably want to play at one of the larger online poker rooms which offer satellite tournaments more frequently given their large player base.

Your best option is Party Poker, the largest online poker room. Party Poker has more World Series of Poker satellite tournaments than any other poker room. If you play at Party Poker, be sure to enter the bonus code BONUSPOKER to get a 100% bonus on your initial deposit with the poker room.

This is the chance for you to find out if you have the right stuff. Play in a World Series of Poker satellite tournament and test your skills against other poker players. You will move on and play in the World Series of Poker if you have the skills. If you still need some practice, you will find out without having to spend $10,000. Chris Moneymaker, a novice but skilled poker player, parlayed a $40 online poker fee into a $2.5 million World Series of Poker Championship prize. You too can be a part of poker history.

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