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What is a WPT Satellite? |
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A wpt satellite is a
tournament in which the grand prize awarded is a
buy-in for a larger tournament |
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How do I enter a WPT
Satellite tournament? |
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You can register to play
online WPT Satellites at many of the online poker
rooms. The larger poker rooms are official WPT
charter members and will display this fact on
their web site. |
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How much is a WPT
Satellite tournament buy-in? |
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The beauty of a WPT
Satellite tournament is the flexibility it offers
the players. You may buy in for as little as $5 in
the case of a WPT sub-satellite (These lead to the
super satellites) or $30 to $1000 in the case of
the WPT Super Satellites. |
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Is there only one winner
following a WPT Satellite tournament? |
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It depends on the number of
entries. Multi-table satellites generally have
only one winner. Any money in excess of the grand
prize packages is paid out as cash to the other
top finishers according to the payout structure of
the poker room. A Super Satellite is a satellite
tournament with a very large number of entrants,
awarding as many grand prize buy-ins as the prize
pool permits. |
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Once I have won a WPT
Satellite, how do I register for the main event? |
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The WPT Satellite poker room
that awarded your grand prize buy-in to the main
event will take care of the transfer of funds for
registration. You just need to arrive on-site for
the main event to register in person prior to the
tournament. Check with the WPT Member poker room
hosting the main event tournament for appropriate
registration times. |
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Do I have to pay for the
travel, Hotel, and other related expenses? |
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Normally no. In addition to
the grand prize buy-in, Most WPT Satellite poker
rooms will be awarding a grand prize package,
including your buy-in, entry fee, Hotel, and
roundtrip airfare to the event. |
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Can anybody play WPT
Satellites? |
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For the online wpt satellie
tournaments, you need to check with your federal,
state, or local laws regarding playing online
poker.
To play in the live main event, you must be of
legal age before the event starts. All players are
required to provide proof of age with a passport
or other valid picture ID. The minimum age varies
through out the world, in most of the USA casinos
it is 21 while in Europe it is mostly 18. It is
the poker player’s responsibility to check with
the live event poker casino to verify what the
minimum legal age requirements are for playing.
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