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Moneymaker Millionaire Strategy GuideThe Pokerstars Moneymaker Millionaire tournament is going to take a lot of patience to qualify for, but it will be worth it if you make the live final. This would be a next to impossible tournament to win entry into if you were playing against all good players, but you’re not. Most of the players in the Moneymaker Millionaire round 1 tournaments are terrible....more
Basic Satellite Strategy: A Quick Overview of General ConceptsIn order to be a successful satellite player you need to understand at least basic poker strategy and basic tournament concepts. Specifically, if you do not know what “pot odds” or “implied odds” are, make sure to visit the “poker basics” section of our website. I’d also recommend buying “Winning Low Limit Hold’em” by Lee Jones and “Tournament Poker For Advanced Players” by David Sklansky...more
Rebuy Satellites: Two Paths to SuccessThere are two ways for a good player to play during the rebuy period of a super-satellite. You can adopt a gamble it up strategy, where you will take a lot of risks in the hope of building a big stack, or you can play your normal, tight/aggressive game. With all of the bad play that normally occurs during the rebuy period, either strategy has a positive expectation. Your choice should be based on what your strengths are as a satellite player...more
Single-Table and Double-Shootout Satellites: Playing Strong When Short-HandedSingle-table satellites were the first form of satellite poker tournaments invented. By most accounts, they began in the late 1970's or early 1980's, when 10 players who didn’t have $10,000 to enter the World Series of Poker main event came up with the idea to put up $1,000 each and play a single-table tournament for the entry. Eventually, casinos realized they could boost their entries by offering these types of tournaments. Now an offshoot of the single-table satellite, the sit-n-go, is one of the more popular games on the internet...more
Super-Satellites: A Whole Different Ball GameOne of the most common types of satellites is a super-satellite, which plays like a multi-table tournament and awards several seats into a larger, more prestigious tournament. Super-satellites give players a chance to turn a few bucks into millions of dollars if they know what they’re doing and have a little luck on their side...more
Winner Take All Satellites: Get Your Raising Arm ReadyIn a winner-take-all multi-table tournament, you should play very aggressively and be willing to gamble. You will eventually have to win all of the chips in play to win this thing, so pushing every edge you have is important...more
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