WSOP Satellite

Today I went down to the Rio along with Re-Bet to play a $125-entry World Series of Poker satellite.

The play at these things is atrocious from what I have heard. I don't really like playing single table tourneys that much, cause they are a boring form of poker and cause there is a lot of short-term variance, but Re-Bet thought our edge could be big. When I started playing for a living, all I did was SNGs on PartyPoker.

The players at the Rio, especially in the smaller buy-in satellites, are mostly tourists and amateurs taking their shot at a ticket to a bigger dance. I was kinda surprised to see Doug Lee registering for a $525 satellite.

So, it was good. Todd and I both made the final three and we chopped the prize pool at that point. Normally the winner gets $1,000 in tourney chips plus $120 in cash. Since Todd had fewer chips than myself and the other player, I split the cash with the third player and we all split the chips evenly.

At this point, there isn't a big-name pro alive who has a better record than me when it comes to cashing at the WSOP. One-hundred percent, baby. As T.J. Cloutier would say, I'm as pure as the driven snow.

Starting in about a week I plan on hitting these things pretty hard. I'll basically be living at the Rio and playing satellites full-time.

Rio, WSOP $125 Satellite
+ $265