Professionals in Satellites

[Laxie]

I don"t blame pros for wanting to get in on the cheap.  Just because they have the extra money doesn"t mean they should be randomly throwing it away. 

I"m also a firm believer that if I"m not good enough to get in via a satellite, then I have no business playing the main event anyway.  In fairness, once you get that seat you have to face the pros in the main.  May as well get some practice in with them during the satellite.  Might not get your seat, but might learn a thing or two along the way.

[deanp27]

they play for a living so they have to maximise ROI and sats are definitely soft as hell.

[coprey]

Dont agree with you Trav. You might as well say loaded players shouldnt enter big payout poker tournaments cause they are already loaded and dont need the money etc.

My brother once found himself in a 3 handed satellite with Todd Brunson. $12,000 package for 1st, $8000 cash for 2nd and zero for third. He recalls how the railers seemed to worship Todd appreciating his every play whether good or bad. I think this started to irritate my bro to some extent. Anyway it was about 3am they where 3 handed and my bro had recently lost the chip lead to Todd who had got lucky in a hand again, with cries of "well played" from sychophantic railers. So my bro gets KQ and raises and is called by Todd. The flop comes 10 high and my brother pushes in putting Todd to a decision for almost all his chips. Unfortunately for my bro Todd flopped trip 10"s and was called instantly to go out in 3rd place, accompanied by comments such as "awesome Todd", "You owned him" and so forth.  

[bigredders]

he is so good at sats

Not the avillan I know. Have you ever played satellites against him? I have many many times and I love to see him on my table. It"s a race to see if I can get his chips before someone else does cos he always busts out early. I"m sure it would be cheaper for him to just buy in direct.

do you not think this is part of his strategy?

[Mikeyboy9361]

he is so good at sats

Not the avillan I know. Have you ever played satellites against him? I have many many times and I love to see him on my table. It"s a race to see if I can get his chips before someone else does cos he always busts out early. I"m sure it would be cheaper for him to just buy in direct.

do you not think this is part of his strategy?

Oh defo, just pointing it out, FWIW  

[kinboshi]

Mr Murray, I agree with you on this one.











































Not really!!

[MintTrav]

Thanks for your support Dan! I"ve given up on this subject as there don"t seem to be many who agree with me. I"ll just have to accept that it is an accepted situation in poker. I promise not to mention the phrase "turkeys voting for Christmas" - perhaps some are anticipating the day they turn pro themselves.

[Swinebag]

"turkeys voting for Christmas"

not the best analogy, given that I"m not going to lose my life playing a satellite with a pro taking part, but I can see your point.

My point is that, if we amateurs are such dead money in satellites littered with pros, then what is the point of playing satellites (with no pros in) to qualify for a tourney that we would be dead money in, because it is full of pros.

[samuel_9]

Thanks for your support Dan! I"ve given up on this subject as there don"t seem to be many who agree with me. I"ll just have to accept that it is an accepted situation in poker. I promise not to mention the phrase "turkeys voting for Christmas" - perhaps some are anticipating the day they turn pro themselves.

quack quack Osorry thats a duck merry xmas

[Ant1966]

I like the pro"s on my table in satalites............

I liken it to having Scouse,Mattblue and The Duke on my table in a $5 Apat re-buy qualifier....weeeeeeeeeee.

[samuel_9]

Thanks for your support Dan! I"ve given up on this subject as there don"t seem to be many who agree with me. I"ll just have to accept that it is an accepted situation in poker. I promise not to mention the phrase "turkeys voting for Christmas" - perhaps some are anticipating the day they turn pro themselves.

quack quack Osorry thats a duck merry xmas

here turkey  turkey come here u stupit bird of with your heed hes not voting 4 christmas now is he trav

[JamieCarra]

[MintTrav]

"turkeys voting for Christmas"

not the best analogy, given that I"m not going to lose my life

S"funny, I thought this was a well-known analogy for people who support something that is contrary to their own interest. Maybe not as well-known as I thought.

Samuel - best not to post when you"ve been drinking.

I resign.

[kinboshi]

"turkeys voting for Christmas"

not the best analogy, given that I"m not going to lose my life

S"funny, I thought this was a well-known analogy for people who support something that is contrary to their own interest. Maybe not as well-known as I thought.

Samuel - best not to post when you"ve been drinking.

I resign.

Good work lads.

[BOINGBLITZ]

Played the GUKPT in Blackpool this weekend and on my opening table was seated next to Channing with Paul Parker plus another pro, whose name I don"t know, also on there......and George Bedi too !!!
 Channing was rabbitting on constantly about how APAT players shouldn"t be allowed to satellite in as we were all too good for him.....at least I THINK that was what he said........




















.......then again........maybe not !!