888poker is the only place offering official WSOP Main Event satellites online

So you’ve made it through Step 1 of the 888poker World Series of Poker Main Eventsatellite program and now you’re wondering what’s next. Or, you’ve decided to jump in at Step 2. Either way, your Main Event qualification journey continues at the near rock-bottom price of 10 cents. Yes, just a dime can qualify you for the biggest one of them all.

There are still four more steps to complete after Step 2 before a Main Event seat can be earned, but there is a magnitude of a difference between the opening step and this one.


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For starters, the overall structure in Step 2 is better than its predecessor. Players have 500 more chips and five-minute levels, rather than the three minutes in Step 1. One out of every 10 players who enter will earn a seat in Step 3, which costs $1 to enter without previously qualifying.

Additionally, it may not seem like it at first, but there is an increased difference in the suggested bankroll needed to fire as many bullets as possible before qualifying for the next step in the series.

888poker team pro Dominik Nitsche suggests that players realize that they will need to still cash in the Main Event before actually making any money so they should be “investing a tiny portion of your bankroll and accept that the money is gone.” Nitsche recommends that players should have four or five buy ins for every step they enter and play without worrying about whether or not their bankroll will be seriously affected.

Nitsche admits that playing from the lower steps is difficult considering the amount of variance in satellites and notes that with the average of 20 percent advancement rate, he’s not even sure if he could do it himself but that he would like the competition of the challenge.

With all of that said, Nitsche says that players should be starting off at the lower steps if they’re looking for easier games to beat.

“People will just randomly go all-in with nonsense. There are no pros playing below the $30 buy-ins. If you want to play the lower stakes, they are quite easy to beat.”

Nitsche also notes that players should be playing more aggressive in satellites and avoid calling whenever possible, pointing out that hand strengths change based on point of action.

“When you’re on the bubble, hand values change a lot. You don’t want to be calling all ins. Calling all in is usually a disaster and your tournament life is very important. Players make the mistake of three-betting with ace-king rather than just moving all-in. Satellite poker is about making your opponent fold.”

Now that you are prepared to take on the second step of the 888poker satellite series, stay tuned for Step 3 when we dive into the $1 buy ins.

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