Double Shootout Satellite Competition

All I'll be playing this week is $11 Double Shootout satellites to the PokerStars $750k.

I HEREBY DECLARE WAR.

Whoever can win the most double shootout satellites by the $750k tourney this Sunday is God.

UPDATE: I took down one, first try.

PokerStars Tournament #18796610, No Limit Hold'em
Super Satellite
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
64 players
Total Prize Pool: $640.00
Target Tournament #18430351 Buy-In: $215.00
2 tickets to the target tournament

Tournament started - 2006/01/30 - 18:50:00 (ET)

Dear dwarfman,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.

[DaNutsInYoEye]

Glad you mentioned it Dman, because I was going to do it myself. My thoughts:

These things are pretty easy. 8 table, 8-handed double shoot out for $10+1. If you win the first table you automatically win $35 which is basically what you would get for winning a 8-handed SNG anyways. The top two at the final table get $200+15 seats. I've played 9 so far and FT'd 3 times with one seat. The competition is similar to what you'd find in a $10-$20 SNG, ie. not very good. They run every 15 minutes, alternating between normal speed and turbo versions. I think I'll only being playing the turbos from now of because last night I played a regular one that last almost 3 hours. The turbos last around half as long. I think these are much easier to win seats in than the $3 r/a satellites, the investment is roughly the same and they don't last nearly as long.

[zenbitz]

So, the double shoot out format is:

8 x 8 player SNGs. 8 winners go to FT SNG 8 player with 1500 new chips?
2nd place worth anything in the first table? 3rd place in FT I assume goes home with nothing?

I note that if you win 2 9-player $25s, you profit $169 which I guess is a little short of the $215 entry. But you get somewhat less than that for 2nd / 3rd places.

What do you get for winning a 18-player $22 or $27?

So, the double shoot out format is:

8 x 8 player SNGs. 8 winners go to FT SNG 8 player with 1500 new chips?
2nd place worth anything in the first table? 3rd place in FT I assume goes home with nothing?

In the first table, only 1st place advances to the final table, 2nd place gets nothing.

Everyone on the final table is guaranteed $35. The top two finishers on the final table get the $215 seats.

[zenbitz]

Hmmm... do you have to be aggressive early in the first round, or can you fold your way to 5 people left and then hammer the field.

Hmmm... do you have to be aggressive early in the first round, or can you fold your way to 5 people left and then hammer the field.

The level of competition is about the same as a $6.50 Stars Turbo SnG (only with 1 less player).

So, yes, I use my turbo strategy of uber-tight early on and laggy later on, with a lot of praying and luckbox usage involved.

[WildBobAA]

I'm going to play a bunch of these tonight and see what happens

[WildBobAA]

Wow I have shittly luck in these.

It's nice these players make such bad calls but it would be nice if they didn't suck out

[WildBobAA]

This is what happens to me. All HU vs the same guy. I go on to lose obv

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t9820)
Button (t2180)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J, A.
Button raises to t2130, Hero calls t1530.

Flop: (t3710) K, 2, T (2 players)

Turn: (t3710) 2 (2 players)

River: (t3710) 5 (2 players)

Final Pot: t3710

Results in white below:
Hero has Jc Ac (one pair, twos).
Button has Th 4h (two pair, tens and twos).
Outcome: Button wins t3710.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t8290)
Button (t3710)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, J.
Button raises to t3660, Hero calls t3060.

Flop: (t6770) 4, K, T (2 players)

Turn: (t6770) A (2 players)

River: (t6770) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: t6770

Results in white below:
Hero has Ad Jh (one pair, aces).
Button has Qs Jc (straight, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins t6770.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t10320)
BB (t1680)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, 9.
Hero raises to t10270, BB calls t830 (All-In).

Flop: (t11150) 3, T, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t11150) T (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t11150) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t11150

Results in white below:
Hero has 9h 9s (two pair, tens and nines).
BB has 6c Kh (two pair, kings and tens).
Outcome: Hero wins t9390. BB wins t1760.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t10320)
BB (t1680)