As you probably know, Pokerstars is the largest online poker room in the world. So, it makes sense that they are also the largest feeder to major live events. With more players and satellite tournaments, they send more players to the WSOP, WPT, EPT, and other live events than any other online poker room.
Pokerstars Live Event Satellite Tournaments:
- World Series of Poker (WSOP)
- World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)
- World Poker Tour (WPT)
- European Poker Tour (EPT)
- Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT)
- Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)
- Russian Poker Tour (RPT)
- Italian Poker Tour (IPT)
- Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT)
- Czech-Slovak Poker Tour (CSPT)
- World Cup of Poker (WCP)
- Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure
- Aussie Millions
- Filipino Poker Tour (FPT)
- Heartland Poker Tour (HPT)
- and more
Pokerstars offers satellite tournaments in a variety of styles. They have Steps satellites, sit-n-go satellites, multi-table sit-n-go satellites, and of course large-field satellites as well.
Satellite tournaments for most events start in the $1-2 range, and Frequent Player Points satellites are usually available as well.
Current Pokerstars Live Event Satellites
Right now, satellites are running for the EPT, APPT, IPT, HPT, CSPT, FPT, Swedish Poker Championship, Belgian Open Poker Championships, Romanian Poker Championship,and Pokerstars Macau. That’s a lot of tournaments, and we aren’t even in the busy season!
For US players, Pokerstars recently started offering satellites to the Heartland Poker Tour. This is great because it gives players a chance from a wider area to compete for seats. This makes the events bigger, and the prize pools bigger as well.
It won’t be long until Phil Ivey and the ‘November 9′ compete for the 2009 WSOP Main Event bracelet, and it won’t be long after that when satellites for the 2010 WSOP start running. In fact, they may begin even before the final table plays out. It seems like WSOP satellites are running most of the year, and Pokerstars has by far the widest selection of satellites available.
The WPT was recently sold, and it looks like the tour will see some growth from it. Pokerstars runs satellites for all of the WPT events around the world, giving players a chance to win a seat into events in exotic locations. While winning a WSOP bracelet has to be #1 on any serious poker players list, the WPT offers players possibly the coolest poker experience on the planet.
Pokerstars has been expanding their own list of live events. They already run several of the biggest events, and it looks like they’re going to continue along this trend. The EPT Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure continues to grow, and is now the second largest poker event in the world, trailing only the WSOP Main Event. The 2009 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure had a massive prize pool of almost $12.7 million, and the winner took home $3 million. The only place to qualify for this tournament is at Pokerstars.
Write down Pokerstars promotion code (marketing code) PSA1040 and bonus code Stars600. The marketing code needs to be entered during the sign up process, and the bonus code needs to be entered when you make your first deposit. Used together, players can get the new Pokerstars bonus of 100% up to $600. After you’ve written those down, click on the link below to download the Pokerstars software.