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Sydney Champs Satellites Begin!

NewsPosted 16-06-2017

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What’s the only thing better than winning a huge chunk of the $2 million in guaranteed prize money at the Star Poker 2017 Sydney Championships? Doing so after buying in for a fraction of the cost!

If you are interested in value then the Star Poker Room is the place for you. Especially from June 18 when our Sydney Championships Satellite schedule goes into overdrive.  There are tournaments in the Star Poker Room almost daily from this date. On days where the regular weekly tournaments are not running satellites to the $1 Million Guarantee Sydney Championships Main Event, $500,000 Guarantee $5k challenge and the whopping $20,000 High Roller will ensure the poker room is a sea of activity.

Speaking of the $20,000 High Roller you need look no further than Star Poker Room regular, Madhusoodhanan Appia Cokulan (pictured), to see how valuable these satellites can be. At the Pre-season Satellites, Cokulan won a $440 buy in Satellite which guaranteed a seat to this tournament. There were only 31 entries to the tournament meaning that the prize pool should have been $12,400. Cokulan won the event and the guaranteed $20,000 seat meaning the tournament was worth $7,600 more than money actually in the prize pool!

Prior to this event Cokulan’s largest win was for $18,078 when he finished runner up in the 2016 Boxing Day Tournament in the Star Poker Room. With his satellite victory, Cokulan has already cemented himself as our ‘Star Poker Live Reporting Team Horse’ for this event however the team is going to need to come up with a slightly shorter nick name for him before then!

With over 40 satellite events coming up you too can win your way into our big show tournaments for a fraction of the cost. Turn $330 into a $3,000 Main Event entry, $550 into a $5,000 challenge entry or take part in our mega High Roller Satellite which promises to be one of the most exciting tournaments over the satellite schedule. You can turn $225 into a massive $20,000 High Roller Entry.

Satellite’s always represent a great way to play big buy in tournaments without breaking your budget. 2017 Star Poker Festival Champion Branko Usljebreka parlayed a satellite entry into a $265,000 pay day and who could ever forget when 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion, Chris Moneymaker turned his three figure Satellite entry into a Gold Bracelet and a $2.5 million payday!

Will a satellite vicor emerge as a big winner here during the 2017 Sydney Championships?

Check out this link for full details on our upcoming satellite schedule.