Is it possible to play poker via satellite?

[riverspecialist]

I was thinking of buying a yacht and sailing around the world. The catch is having internet access good enoguh for poker. I can get satellite internet on a sailboat, but i think there is a some sort of delay. Is it possible to play poker on a satellite connection? Also, does anyone have any other wisdom on this matter?

[Josem]

the first result from googling it is this thread

[BigPoppa]

If you're in orbit, wouldn't the chips start floating off the felt?

[smokey]

it's a little slower than broadband, and there are disconnects; no-limit might be a bad idea. I've used it land based in the Bahamas, and playing poker worked just fine. A dense cloud will disconnect you, though, and you wouldn't want half your stack in with the nuts... check with West Marine re latest technology.

[blackize]

My uncle did it with play money on his yacht

[nuclear500]

Other then the possible disconnect issues and the 1 second minimum lag time (hint, normal Internet broadband delay is between 50-100ms, not 1000ms+) it would "work" fine.

[CORed]

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If you're in orbit, wouldn't the chips start floating off the felt?

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This sounds like an interesting idea for a Pokerstars theme.