Bodog Poker Offers Satellite Tournament Advice
Posted on August 14, 2008
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BodogLife Poker offered advice to online poker fans recently regarding how to choose, play and, with a bit of luck, win online poker satellite tournaments. With numerous Satellites on the BodogPoker tournament schedule, awarding prize packages to major live poker tournaments, online poker enthusiasts would do well to heed the enlightening counsel.
Ever since Chris Moneymaker earned a seat in the 2003 World Series of Poker through an online poker Satellite competition at PokerStars.com, then went on to win the WSOP Main Event that year, the popularity of Satellites has skyrocketed.
In the article, BodogLife.com started off by differentiating between the two types of satellite tournaments – winner-takes-all, where the 1st place winner is the only player rewarded, and prize pool based competitions, where the top finishers, based on the size of the field, are each rewarded.
Winner-takes-all tournaments generally have a smaller field, but can be difficult to overcome, for obvious reasons. Bodog Poker suggests players “come out fast and be aggressive from the start”, combining a fearless attitude with strong mental play in order to win.
Prize pool tournaments require a different strategy. You don’t have to win; you simply have to place high enough to earn a piece of the prize. This means the first thing you need to know is how many places are awarded. If it’s the top 50 finishers, your goal is to come in 50th position. Closer to 1st is fine, but 50 is the mission. You must also realize that everyone else is implementing the same strategy. To achieve this, Bodog Poker recommends “keep your stack growing at all times and avoid becoming a small stack at all costs.”
BodogPoker.com states that having a low stack is drawing a bulls-eye on your back. The fastest way to finish within the prize pool is to wipe out players on tilt. A higher stacked player is willing to take risks against a low stack with the hopes of eliminating them from the tournament, thereby getting closer to the goal. The big-stack player has little to lose, while the low stack is risking everything. When you are the low stack, taking on a big stack, make sure your cards are good enough to back it up.
The advice from Bodog Poker couldn’t have come at a better time for their members as the online pocker room is currently offering a multitude of Satellite competitions with prize packages to the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) and Asian Poker Tour (APT).
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