World Series of Poker Satellites

WSOP Satellites

So you want to play in the Main Event at the World Series of Poker but don’t have ten grands to lay down. Welcome to the club!

Fortunately for me and you, many online poker sites offer satellites to the World Series and are happy to award players seats to a number of WSOP tournaments, including the Main Event.

PokerStars WSOP Satellites

The world’s largest poker site, PokerStars, sends more players to the World Series than any other site online.

They send several hundred players to the world series of poker each year and they offer the chance to win a WSOP package using only Frequent Player Points. You can find satellites that cost no money at all in which the winner will either be awarded a package or gain entry to another tournament with a WSOP package as its prize.

You can also directly buy-in to satellites with cash. You can purchase satellite tickets for just a few bucks or increase your chances by joining one of the larger satellite tournaments. If you prefer, you can try your luck at the steps sit and go tournaments. These start at very low limits and the winners can keep moving up to the next level until they finally reach the point where the prize is a World Series package.

The World Series of Poker package at PokerStars consists of:

• Main Event Buy-in, $10,000
• Travel and expenses - $1,000
• 8 Nights at the Palms Casino Resort - $1,000
• Transportation to and from the Rio

Additionally, they will upgrade Supernovas and Supernova Elites to suite accommodations. They also offer more benefits if you sign their player agreement and wear PokerStars patches and gear throughout the tournament. Do this and win the Main Event and they’ll give you a $1 million bonus!

Full Tilt WSOP Satellites

Full Tilt Poker also satellites many players to the World Series. They also aggressively sign players who are fortunate enough to do well during the series. In fact, of the final nine players at the 2010 World Series Main Event, Full Tilt had signed 7 of them.

Full Tilt has hands down the best WSOP satellite promotion that has been run in the past few years. If you win your seat through a satellite on Full Tilt Poker, and go on to win the World Series of Poker Main Event, they will give you a $10 million bonus! So far no one has been able to do it, but with the hundreds of seats that Full Tilt Poker gives away each year through cash and Full Tilt Points satellites, its only a matter of time.

Doyles Room WSOP Satellites

Doyle Brunson is a man who knows a thing or two about the World Series of Poker. He holds 10 World Series bracelets himself, including back-to-back wins in the 1976 and 1977 Main Events. His site, Doyles Room, also offers satellite tournaments for entry to the World Series.

Again, you can land your seat for no money as they have satellites that start using just Gold Cards. If you prefer, you can buy-in directly at different levels along the way. Smaller buy-ins often gain entry to larger buy-in events, leading to the ultimate satellite, awarding Main Event packages worth $13,000.

As you can see, these rooms combine to send thousands of players to the World Series each year. If you really want to play in the Main Event without putting up the cash, it can be done. No excuses now, get online and win your seat!

Jonathan Duhamel wins WSOP 2010

Many of the recent winners have won their seats through a satellite, starting with Chris Moneymaker in 2003.

And no less than six World Champions are part of Team Pokerstars (but Peter Eastgate just retired).

If you sign up at pokerstars, you can follow Jonathan who plays often there. His screen name is 'LeJohn54'.

This is the advantage of registering at PokerStars, you can watch and learn from the top poker players in the world.