Eric Rizen Lynch

Satellites and more

One of the things I'm trying to do this year that I haven't done in previous years is satellite into some of the bigger live events. My philosophy for the most part has always been that if I play poker well enough to win $10k+ I'd rather have the cash than a seat in any tournament. I've changed that a little and since I've done well enough with cash this year I'd like to make live poker tournaments something I do a little more of.

Anyways, before this post degenerates into something I don't intend it to be, I wanted to mention an excellent resource I found on finding good tournaments. I was wondering aloud today if there would be a way to find out about satellites running for larger events across all sites without having to go to each individual site and check their schedules.

Well, ask and ye shall receive. I found an excellent tournament directory on Bonus Whores. You can find the tournament directory itself here. The great thing about this is not only can you use it to find great satellites, you can also do a search across any sites you choose for given buy in levels, and it may open your eyes to tournaments you never knew existed before.

I know a lot of players out there like to stick to one site, and there are some benefits to doing that. Sometimes I think it'd be fun to stick with Stars for a bit and see if I could win their weekly TLB thing, but quite honestly I think maximizing my return on my tournament 'investments' should be my #1 priority. If I stand to make more money by playing a tournament on another site, I should do so. It's nice to get the recognition you can get with showing up on site leaderboards, but quite honestly it's a nicer feeling to have a nice fat bankroll and/or bank account.

I didn't play in any games last night, so nothing came up that inspired me to write anything interesting today other than the tournament directory. As of right now my plan tonight is to play in the Super Thursday on Party, the Stuper (150+12) on Stars, the 75k on Paradise, and the 18k 100+9 on UB for starters. I will probably add in the Empire Happy Hour and Stars 45k guaranteed around 9, and perhaps the 40k on Party if I bust out of a few early. Should I find myself with room later I'll also add in the 'Pearl' on Paradise around 10 (all times central). Should I have a bad night and bust out of quite a few early I just might use that tournament directory and see if I can't find a few good tournaments I don't regularly play in and see how they go. I didn't see any satellites worth playing tonight with the exception of the EWSOP sat at 5pm on Party, but that would cut into my family time so I'm passing on that this week.

Hopefully I'll have some good results to post tomorrow, and maybe I'll see something in my play tonight that will strike a chord for a decent post tomorrow.

-Rizen