Arizona State Poker Championship - Satellites are running
 

Casino AZ is running satellites into the "State Championship" tournament (Aug 18). Satellites are $110, tournament is $1050 (two days, Sat/Sun), and if you know anything about single table tournaments, they are very soft.

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"You called my all-in with J3"? Yes, sir, I did since I was getting over 2-1, and I've raised your blinds six times in a row so you might be taking a shot at me, and as evidenced by your nine high, you were.


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Do they go all day? If not when, and do they fill up quickly?

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On Saturday they were running two at once. Thursday afternoon they were back to back. Sunday it seemed one every couple hours.

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Oh, and you can't get cash, only the tourney entry, which you can resell. Last years tournament was $500 entry and since it's limited to 450 entries supposedly seats were selling at a premium just beforehand. I don't know if it will happen this year due to the doubling of the fee, and the floor warned that they wouldn't tolerate people reselling seats at over face value. This year first prize is a guaranteed $250,000.

The single tables start with 1500 chips, 25/50 so it's only a couple levels before it's push/fold. I won on the fourth try and I made huge mistakes in two of those sats to get knocked out.

People played way too passive once the blinds get big, I was warned several times that "I guarantee I'm calling you next time" if I kept stealing, so I kept stealing and they kept foldin.

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I was told if you win multiple entries you could be paid cash, true or not true?

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I am 0 for 1, and need to play a few more. But I am running so hot, I don't want to waste time playing in a satty. But I also don't want to pony up the 10.5 bills.

And I would be reasonably surprised if this tourney doesn't get chopped at the FT with 1st and 2nd taking 75% of the prizepool.

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I was told if you win multiple entries you could be paid cash, true or not true?

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That's not what I was told. There is a regular named Ray who's won at least 5 of them and he told me he was just selling them to high limit players. I don't know any high limit players other than Howard Beale and he's such a nit he doesn't play tournies:)

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I was told if you win multiple entries you could be paid cash, true or not true?

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That's not what I was told. There is a regular named Ray who's won at least 5 of them and he told me he was just selling them to high limit players. I don't know any high limit players other than Howard Beale and he's such a nit he doesn't play tournies:)

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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I told you I'm horrible at these things, lol. You're the tourney guy, certainly not me!

Just because of this I now have to throw away $110 and give one a shot. I used to do semi-ok at the $33 sng's but that included payouts for 3rd. This is all or nothing and in my case more likely nothing. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I'm 1 for 1. Missed the tourny on Wed night and won the Sat instead. I have to say that was one of the softests Sat's I have ever played in my life. It was far softer than a $10 Stars SNG. There were several 3/6 players, a couple 5/150 players, one guy who knew what he was doing and a coupld of clueless guys I had never seen before. It was the worst SNG I've ever seen. Typical hand went like this - open limp, call, call, call - raise 6x - fold, fold, fold, fold. We got to 4 handed at 150/300 and one lady folded from 2200ish to 100 without playing a hand. Yes, she folded her 300 BB to a raise with 100 behind.

If you can sell extra seats it's definitely way +EV compared to the Tues/Wed DonkFest.

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For $110 this sounds like a worthwhile trip to the CAZ