Ever wanted to play a bigger tournament, but the bankroll is saying 'NO!'? Well this is your chance to win an entry to a bigger event, without upsetting your bankroll!

The Satellite Tournaments run throughout the day and feature a ticket prize that gives free entry into larger tournaments.

• Satellite tournaments are also notable for their overflow of weak players. Depending on the actual prize, be it a World Series of Poker Main Event seat or a spot in a random $10K guarantee, there will be a lot of players who want a cheap shot at a bigger prize.
• As the World Series of Poker has become more popular, the internet based poker rooms have started running satellite tournaments for entry into the main event almost as soon as the previous years series is completed. These satellite tournaments come in many different shapes and sizes, with buy-ins starting as low as a few cents at some rooms to.

We currently offer two formats of daily satellites:

100K FREE SATELLITES

If you love playing in bigger tournaments, then satellites are a great way to win your entry and help boost your bankroll by saving on the full entry fee! Our Freeroll Satellites will each pay out 100,000 in tournament tickets to the winners!

Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event tournaments offer an attractive 40-minutes-per-level blind structure with antes starting at Level 4. $250 multi-table satellites provide an initial 10,000 chips plus a $10 add-on for an additional 2,000, 30-minute levels, and antes commencing at Level 3. Late registration and one re-entry are also available.

There are two kinds of satellites that will pay out slightly different prizes.

World Series Poker Satellite Tournaments

SATELLITES TO 7.5K, 20K, 50K & 250K MTTS

These satellite tournaments feature a buy-in and have a fixed prize pool in tickets.

Head on over to the Multi-Table Tournament Lobby and register for the Satellites.

Interested in learning about all our Hold'em varieties? Check out the exciting game rules at our Help link at the bottom of each Lobby and Dashboard page.

Good luck!

US Friendly Poker Sites Offer A Range Of Satellite Qualifiers To Both Live And Online Tournaments

Update: Things are always changing with the offshore poker sites - and that includes my recommendation for the sites with the best satellite qualifiers. These sites run qualifiers for live events out in the Caribbean or Central America - though these pause during the winter months. As things stand the best qualifiers are running at America's Cardroom, which has satellites where you can win seats in their $1 million guaranteed online tournaments. I also started to include Intertops (on the Horizon Network) on these pages. This site are now offering qualifiers to WPT events for their players.

You’ll find that the satellite qualifiers at the bigger US poker sites have some of the biggest prizes around. With $12,000 prize packages the top offers, you can take your pick of some huge events, as well as winning vacation packages (for example the Vegas) with tournament buy-ins and expenses worth a few thousand - the actual tournament depend on the season at home or abroad (think WSOP, EPT, Aussie Millions or WPT).

This article summarizes the satellite qualifiers you'll find at the offshore US sites. I’ll cover both live tournaments and qualifiers for the different online events – including the prizes available and the different ways you can win them. While these games are not as big as the pre Black Friday satellites, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by what is on offer.

US Poker Satellite Qualifiers - America's Cardroom

Known by the acronym ACR Poker, America's Cardroom have been around in one form or another since 2001. They are now the 2nd biggest poker site (via the Winning Poker Network, which pools together players from several brands on one back-end). You can qualify for both online tournaments and the occasional live event here.

Live event qualifiers are usually based in the Caribbean or in Central America (for example Panama, and Punta Cana).Prize packages in the region of $2500 to $4000 include flights, accommodation and entry to the tournament events. These are seasonal, with most taking place throughout the summer months.

Online event qualifiers are a lot busier - and include satellites for entry into the biggest online tournament currently open to US players (the $1 million guaranteed, which runs every few months). You can also win entry into the $50k / $100k Sunday Majors as well as many other promotional events. You'll have a choice of Sit N Go or Tournament qualifiers and sub-qualifiers are usually in place for the bigger events too.

ACR Tournaments (and live event options) are increasing all the time - I recommend you keep a regular eye on their website (www.americascardroom.eu) to make sure you don't miss out.

US Poker Satellite Qualifiers - BetOnline Poker

Having said that, their tournaments (including satellite qualifiers) are not yet developed enough to offer too many options. You can quaify for promotional games like the $25k guaranteed, though there are rarely any bigger events worth running satellites for. It is worth keeping an eye on this site for future live event qualifiers, though all quiet for now. You can read my 2020 BetOnline Review here.

US Qualifier Tournaments Online - Intertops Poker

Intertops have been around the gambling industry for more than a decade, though they have only just reopened their doors to US players as part of the Revolution Poker Network.

This is a smaller site as things stand (though I am tipping them for growth in 2020). There is one notable satellite tournament offering though - you can win seats at some of the World Poker Tour events via this site. See www.intertops.eu for more.

US Poker Satellites – Carbon Poker

Important Notice: Carbon Poker now closed its doors to US players, this is a real shame, as the software was excellent and this used to be the leading US site. Things look like they are winding down at Carbon and I do not recommend depositing there from outsid of the US either.

You can win a $12,500 prize package to the major tournament of your choice each week at Carbon. This is paid in cash into your account, so you’ll need to stay disciplined with the money if you really want to play in an event like the World Series or World Poker Tour. There are also qualifiers for online events, including the $150,000 Sunday Major and the events for Carbon Poker’s regular tournament events including the awesome Poker Maximus and Turbo Ops.

Online Poker Satellite Tournaments

What you’ll like about these qualifiers is the large number of entry points, including multi-table and single table tournaments. You win your way from $2.20c games, through $11, then $60 before hitting the $275 grand final – or you can buy-in to any stage you wish.

Carbon offer the most competitive welcome package of any US poker site. This is a 100% match on your first deposit (max $1k), free download of their on-screen stats (HUD) software and 1 month at pro training site Drag-the-Bar… if that was not enough (!) then you can earn up to 35% daily cashback too. Check out the cool software at Carbon, which includes user triggered animations over at CarbonPoker.ag (link removed pending resolution of player payment issues)

Summing It Up… My Top Pick

This is an easy top choice... America's Cardroom currently have the more interesting packages to shoot for, this includes qualifiers for online tournaments as well as live events. Check out Americascardroom.eu for the latest offers!

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