Rio WSOP satellite thread - WSOP and Tournament Circut

Now that we're underway, thought it would be handy to have a single thread to discuss the live WSOP satellites at the Rio.

I'm not there for another week, but if anyone has the following info:

1. How many entries they've had in the Daily Megas ($330 @ 4pm and $550 @ 8pm)?

2. What are the Single Table Sat buy-ins?

From memory, someone mentioned in the general WSOP thread that this year's lammers are pink.

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05-29-2012 , 06:04 AM

Shain67

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Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 228

Megas have been very small! Sats very from $65 to $565

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05-29-2012 , 08:05 AM

Puur

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 110

last year the $550 @ 8pm attracted about 80< players in nlhe
they change format if there is a 10k on next day
when it came to NLSD27 it was 28 players

fyi: you can reenter those satellites

Last edited by Puur; 05-29-2012 at 08:07 AM. Reason: forgot smthing

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05-29-2012 , 11:25 AM

Isidiop

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 456

330 sat had 37 entries yesterday

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05-29-2012 , 11:48 AM

Bluff2Win2

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Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 88

How many players were the $330 megas getting at this time last year? Hopefully the number of entries will increase as we get closer to the ME...

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05-29-2012 , 12:56 PM

carlo

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During the days just prior to the main event the $550's had about 300-500 entries. At that time there are the 10 AM($550 also) and 4 PM megas but really don't know about the numbers in the AM mega.

It sounds like during the days prior to the main the numbers are a lot less. Somewhere in this forum I've read that it picks up to 100+ on the weekends prior to the July 4 main.

I try to find an official who can tell me the number of entries before I register-not excited about low numbers in the megas but this probably doesn't help you if you won't be there during the time just prior to the Main.

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05-29-2012 , 02:06 PM

Connissuer

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Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 676

Yeah lammers are pink

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05-29-2012 , 06:50 PM

Aussie Rhino

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Can anyone confirm the exact buy-ins for the single table sats? (I know they are supposed to range from $125 to $1080 or something like that)?

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05-29-2012 , 10:08 PM

Arctic-Aces

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Originally Posted by Aussie Rhino

Can anyone confirm the exact buy-ins for the single table sats? (I know they are supposed to range from $125 to $1080 or something like that)?

125, 175, 235?, 325, 525, 1030, and I think they will have some 2ks (not sure exact amount)
I think its a $235, but not 100%

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05-29-2012 , 10:10 PM

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bosox15

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,553

Mainly running the $175s, $325s and $525s STT.

Buy-in - chips - levels - payout
$175 - 1,000 - 15 min - $1,620
$325 - 1,500 - 20 min - $3,120
$525 - 2,000 - 20 min - $5,120

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05-29-2012 , 10:53 PM

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Hoskomatic

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 354

Are the single table sats all winner take all or do they pay out a small amount to second place?

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05-29-2012 , 10:56 PM

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bosox15

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,553

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Originally Posted by Hoskomatic

Are the single table sats all winner take all or do they pay out a small amount to second place?

All winner take all, but the vast majority are chopped in some way.

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05-30-2012 , 09:44 AM

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tomsleepy

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Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 245

How long do the $550 megas tend to last? I understand it varies with field sizes, etc. most likely to play on a weekend night in a few weeks.

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05-30-2012 , 11:39 AM

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rd2121

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 124

How many for the 75 mega turbos @9am? And how long does this last?

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05-30-2012 , 05:50 PM

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pig4bill

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Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,766

The one this morning had 58 and lasted 14 levels.

RE: The selling of satellite lammers - they are really cracking down on the "no selling" thing. A lot of the security guys don't give a crap, but there are plenty that do. There is a suit or security every 50 feet just about no matter where you are. I was making a sale and a suit started yelling at me. As hard as it was to sell, I think this is my last trip playing the satellite game.

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05-30-2012 , 05:58 PM

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Pork Fri Rize

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,410

Yeah, people looking to play sngs or satellites, just spend a few days grinding them at Venetian and Wynn where they pay you in cash chips.

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05-30-2012 , 06:09 PM

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DrawMeOut

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so say you get a 500 lammer, can you use that to buy into a daily deepstack? If so what happens to the remainder of the balance?

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05-30-2012 , 06:20 PM

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bosox15

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,553

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Originally Posted by DrawMeOut

so say you get a 500 lammer, can you use that to buy into a daily deepstack? If so what happens to the remainder of the balance?

Pretty sure you can only use them to buy into $500+ tourneys. Including STTs.

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05-31-2012 , 06:29 AM

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pig4bill

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You can use it for anything, but the extra goes into the pockets of Apollo Global. No change given.

Although I've heard you can buy multiple people in with a single chip. Verify that, because they did not allow that in the past.

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05-31-2012 , 11:19 AM

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UCBananaboy

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,171

Anyone grinding the WSOP single-tables? Curious how many you could play in a day...

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05-31-2012 , 12:01 PM

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bwslim69

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24,927

I'm getting there tomorrow and can't remember how the mega's work. If I win a seat to the 5k Stud Saturday night mega do I get a seat or get 5k in lammers. Just can't remember.

Thanks.

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05-31-2012 , 01:26 PM

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jzieg2313

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Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 389

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Originally Posted by bwslim69

I'm getting there tomorrow and can't remember how the mega's work. If I win a seat to the 5k Stud Saturday night mega do I get a seat or get 5k in lammers. Just can't remember.

Thanks.

Lammers

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05-31-2012 , 04:00 PM

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JPantz

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Do they have stats for the $1k and $1.5k events?

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05-31-2012 , 11:02 PM

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Aussie Rhino

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Originally Posted by JPantz

Do they have stats for the $1k and $1.5k events?

Not dedicated. You can play any of the mega sats or the single table sats and use the lammers to buy-in to $1k and $1.5k events. The low buy-in single table sats fill up nice and quickly on Fridays and Saturdays (ie. day before the $1k and $1.5k NLHE events).