Andyreas
Moderator
Moderator
It's similar to a satellite.
The main difference is that all phase 1 tournaments do not have a number of guaranteed seats for the phase 2 tournament but end after a certain amount of levels, I think around 14 levels.
If you survive until the mentioned level, you qualify to the phase 2 tournament and take your stack with you. So in the phase 2 tournament, everyone will start with a different amount of chips, depending how many he had left at the end of phase 1.
Hope that helps.
The main difference is that all phase 1 tournaments do not have a number of guaranteed seats for the phase 2 tournament but end after a certain amount of levels, I think around 14 levels.
If you survive until the mentioned level, you qualify to the phase 2 tournament and take your stack with you. So in the phase 2 tournament, everyone will start with a different amount of chips, depending how many he had left at the end of phase 1.
Hope that helps.
ADRI7HO
On the road...
Loyaler
In essence, it can be seen as a two-day tournament, only the first day seems to be held many times.
The good thing is that if you can't stay in the game in Phase 1 until the blind levels run out you can try until you fail(this is 14 blind levels at $2 in Low, 16 blind levels at $11 in Medium, and High $55 18 blind level).
The point is to survive the blind levels with as many chips as possible so that you can enter the Phase 2 tournament with the best chances.
Good luck!
The good thing is that if you can't stay in the game in Phase 1 until the blind levels run out you can try until you fail(this is 14 blind levels at $2 in Low, 16 blind levels at $11 in Medium, and High $55 18 blind level).
The point is to survive the blind levels with as many chips as possible so that you can enter the Phase 2 tournament with the best chances.
Good luck!
Gallarado777
Legend
Loyaler
you probably realized that this is a 2-phase tournament, just try to score a lot of chips in the first phase so that you enter stage 2 with a lot of chips and they will help you win the tournament because if you have few chips, it makes almost no sense to get to stage 2
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
No. The phase tournaments are just three among many events and not the ones labeled "main events". As others have explained they are basically just 2-day events, where you can play day 1 multible times. The idea of this format is, it allow people to play phase 1, whenever its convenient for them, and as many times, as it takes to qualify for phase 2. And therefore poker sites can create a large price pool with a small buyin.
RhinoRyan89
Legend
Bronze Level
Fire bullets until you get a stack very close to the average of the day 2 field preferable above.
So you actually have a chance in the day 2 pointless getting in on a unplayable stack.
In my opinion yeah there's all that chip and a chair but there very rare.
So you actually have a chance in the day 2 pointless getting in on a unplayable stack.
In my opinion yeah there's all that chip and a chair but there very rare.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
On pokerstars you are usually in the money, once you have reached phase 2. So should you be unable to play phase 2, you will at least min-cash. And at the same time the end of phase 1 is then also the bubbleI love this phase tournaments, because when u reach phase 2 with a good stack, u r almost in the money...
lacroir
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Once you have survived one Phase 1 Tournament, you are not able to register to any other Phase 1 anymore. Even if you are stuck with 1 Chip, you will advance to Phase 2 with your stack.
More information here, worth a read: Link [PS]
TL;DR from the link:
G0930
Captain Fathermucker, Satty Aficionado
Loyaler
No they won't combine it. If you advance to Phase 2 more than once , you take the higher finishing stacks to phase 2.
Edit. Oh just saw lacroir comment, apparently they changed that to one entry.
At least that's how it used to be.
G0930
Captain Fathermucker, Satty Aficionado
Loyaler
Not necessarily true.On PokerStars you are usually in the money, once you have reached phase 2. So should you be unable to play phase 2, you will at least min-cash. And at the same time the end of phase 1 is then also the bubble
I played a phase event of the WCOOP and I had to survive some ranks to get ITM in phase 2
Not many though and was totally worth it.
5,50$ Investment , 120$ won in phase 2
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
It could be different from event to event. I did not specifically read, what is stated in the lobby of this one. I already qualified for phase 2 of the "low" event, so I guess, I will find out in a month time or so
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BournemouthBay85
Rising Star
Bronze Level