Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
It sounds like you're referring to some sort of satellite FREEROLL that has a large number of entrants and pays out very few players. This is not what I'd consider a representation of a typical 'satellite'. Often in regular 'buy-in' satellites you're looking at payouts being 1 in 7 receive the ticket to the target event (or 1 in 10). Some sites ran popular satellites that paid out 1 in 4 (those ones were awesome! ie. $14 buyin, ticket was $55).
Some players (online) made a living just playing satellites! (I loved satellites back pre Black Friday (2007 to 2011) and there's still a bunch that are well worth playing today)
Some players (online) made a living just playing satellites! (I loved satellites back pre Black Friday (2007 to 2011) and there's still a bunch that are well worth playing today)
Rost
Legend
Platinum Level
In poker in general, a lot depends on luck. But you always have a choice, and you decide for yourself which tournaments you should participate in. If you don't like some tournaments, just don't play them
G0930
Captain Fathermucker, Satty Aficionado
Loyaler
It changes after the rebuy phase though.
In avg i don't need more than 4-5 rebuys (0,11€) to reach the addon phase.
Sure some lunatics remain but with the right timing you can stack up pretty nicely at their cost
akmost
Rising Star
Loyaler
Satellites have their own strategy , I play a lot of them and sometimes I get lucky and I get some good entries.
If your experience in only with the freeroll ones then yes , this is a all in festival , you can't rely only on this one to tell if satellites worth your time!
If your experience in only with the freeroll ones then yes , this is a all in festival , you can't rely only on this one to tell if satellites worth your time!
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77ecos
Visionary
Bronze Level
Satellites have always seemed like a great option to play very good tournaments and with little investment, it also helps me to cover the variance and bad results when I enter prize money in a tournament that I qualify for.
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Cooking
Legend
Platinum Level
I usually only play satellites when are free tournaments (or very cheap), so, I usually only play on 888poker. It's a crazy game for sure and you will need a lot of luck to win a ticket, but it can happen. I don't play them that often and I've won a $109 tournament ticket on 888poker.
paddyswarrior
Visionary
Bronze Level
PS have changed the starting stack to just 1k chips in the sat freerolls. As if it wasn't hard enough already.
It's good to have the option of so many to play in but like everyone said, it's like an aquarium. Especially at the beginning and up till LR ends because everyone just goes all in with anything, kitchen tables, their granny's.. uncle billy with the one leg around the corner... Doesn't matter!
In saying that though I have managed to get a seat in a few of them. Trick is to chip up as much as possible early on and then it starts to calm down a bit, but it's a pure circus for sure
It's good to have the option of so many to play in but like everyone said, it's like an aquarium. Especially at the beginning and up till LR ends because everyone just goes all in with anything, kitchen tables, their granny's.. uncle billy with the one leg around the corner... Doesn't matter!
In saying that though I have managed to get a seat in a few of them. Trick is to chip up as much as possible early on and then it starts to calm down a bit, but it's a pure circus for sure
Lena M
Legend
Loyaler
Hi
Hyper tournaments are always a lottery. If you play in such tournaments, you should be prepared that your opponents will play bingo. Of course, there is a certain advantage in this, but such tournaments have much more disadvantages.
Duxflux
Rock Star
Bronze Level
The freeroll satelites are worse than bingo, of course. But you should only do that to yourself if you are really bored and have strong nerves. With 3 big blinds you can not really create much unless you go all in with 5 other players and win. Even then, you still have to go all in constantly. So I see absolutely no advantage or chance in such games. However, if you have a buy in, it looks different again.
romerim
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Yesterday in a freeroll I won a 2.20 ticket to play a satellite worth 22 ticket. I also won and today I played that 22 ticket for a satellite worth 215 ticket. I also won. This will be my biggest buy-in and I'm kind of nervous about playing. Does anyone have a tip for me to be calm with such a high buy-in?
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discintildeath
Rock Star
Silver Level
I find that I used to think this way and it was because my game was so rigid i couldn't change how I was playing based upon the player makeup of the table. You need to recognize when it may be just one perosn playing loose or maybe the whole table and adjust to what is happening around you. Freeroll poker should be the easiest to win because people don't care so much and you can just play solid and win some big hands. Patience is key and building a table image goes a long way to getting people to believe you when you do bluff but it shouldnt be like you're constantly trying to get people off hands when you have nothing.
Try changing up your speed of play and how many hands you have based upon how you see the table react to bets and get all the info you can about what sort of cards they play. If they play any 2 then you just wait for AA, KK, QQ, or suited AK to play against those players or you will never know if you have them beat on the flop. Sure they will get lucky and hit a 2 pair and beat you but you will have learned how they play when you lose.
Don't go beyond your bankroll and you will be in a better position to make what you think is the best decision with room for error because you arent losing your whole bankroll. Any time you can gain more information on a situation you will remember that next time and adjust accordingly. Over millions of hands you will gain an insight you dont even know you have and your brain will work on these problems while you sleep.
With all the Love,
Marshall
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discintildeath
Rock Star
Silver Level
This is basically a freeroll for you at this point. Play solid poker because you will be up against good players that know how to maneuver post flop and you will most likely have to build a table image of a tight player that doesnt bluff. Then when you find yourself getting low on BBs you will need to play that bluff card and people will believe you but you need to take a good line on the hand the whole time. Missing a flop on AK when you're against a player that might play AQ or AJ is a good place to check raise and see if they have the goods. If they call you it is a tough spot to keep going but be confident with what you feel they have and if you have been paying attention you will have the info you need to make good decisions.
With all the Love
Marshall
romerim
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Thanks for the tip friend, I'm playing today at 5 pm, a 50k tournament (PKO), with ticket 215.
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valeski 28
Legend
Loyaler
First of all,congratulations on the ticket you won and I hope you can knock out as many players as you can in the tourney you will play today,mate.