satellite stratagy

Recently I beat myself several times in satellite games. I say I beat myself because in each one of these events I played late hands that got beat with odd calls and in each one I really had enough chips to cash in all the events. So, the question is, late in these tourneys when you have aquired sufficient stack size to cash, should you even enter a pot holding QQ or KK?

Recently I beat myself several times in satellite games. I say I beat myself because in each one of these events I played late hands that got beat with odd calls and in each one I really had enough chips to cash in all the events. So, the question is, late in these tourneys when you have aquired sufficient stack size to cash, should you even enter a pot holding QQ or KK?
[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Do these satellites pay out the same prize -- buy-ins or tickets -- to all ITM finishers or are there different payouts -- different size tickets or any cash at all?

If all players receive the same prize -- as used to be in the old DoylesRoom Sunday Grand feeders -- there was no reason to take a risk if you are in a safe position. Most tours like this end once the bubble has popped anyway, so there's really no "winner", so ego satisfaction falls out of the equation. The only reason you might want to risk anything is against short stacks who can't hurt you much, but will get you closer to the end of the tour if you can knock them out. . .

If there are differences in the payouts -- like in the Carbon Twitter Followers tour -- I'd probably play it like any other tour with a similar payout schedule. If I can play to move up and get a bigger sat ticket, why shouldn't I? Playing for bottom sat tickets is no better than playing for bottom cash. . .[/FONT]

Recently I beat myself several times in satellite games. I say I beat myself because in each one of these events I played late hands that got beat with odd calls and in each one I really had enough chips to cash in all the events. So, the question is, late in these tourneys when you have aquired sufficient stack size to cash, should you even enter a pot holding QQ or KK?

If 1st pays the same as 9th (a ticket) and you without doubt enough chips to place 9th, then IMO there is absutley zero reason to play. The goal is met and the prize is yours to be taken. No ego thing here, where you can't fold KK or QQ or even AA at this point. I see many players get busted out when I ask myself why are they even in this hand, it's kind of pointless to play.

If your talking bubbling or making it ITM and there is a payout difference between 1st and 9th then take advantage of the bubble and take what is to be taken.


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I try to just play to the payout in satallites. after that it doesnt really matter