Satellites

[ayahuasca]

Usually I don't play them, the risk to waste some hours for nothing is too high.

 

[dark IPA]

i think satellites good when they are for free. even low buy-in is wasting of your gold because of scanty chances for a prize

 

[darthjewel]

Certainly when the budget is low the satellites are the only chance to play in bigger tournaments, but not all of the satellites are worth playing.
A satellite on average takes 2-3 hours time which can be used elsewhere.

 

[Nikolay Nakhaev]

As the experience of many players shows, they achieve their goals by playing in expensive tournaments, qualifying with minimal cost.
Satellites have several advantages

 

[kowrip]

I've only played in one satellite so far, but I really enjoyed it. It's a lower buy-in for a chance to get into a much more expensive tournament. It was a great experience seeing how the other players play in the tournament. One thing that I liked was that I was more relaxed because I was paying much less than the actual tournament buy-in. So, I wasn't as afraid to take bigger risks. Unfortunately, I was basically one card away from earning a seat in the bigger tournament ! I wouldn't play them exclusively, but I'll definitely be doing more in the future to take a shot a bigger tournament.