Why the GGPoker Main Event satellites are getting softer
With over 350 players already qualified for the WSOP Main Event and no incentive to win multiple packages, there are now fewer regs in the GG satellites.
If you have been on the fence about qualifying for the WSOP Main Event via GGPoker now is the time to start your campaign.
Last week pokerfuse confirmed that GGPoker have already qualified more than 350 players for the Main Event this year, having previously pledged to send at least 600 in total.
What that typically means is that the satellites have just gotten softer. It is usually only the grinders who were planning a Vegas trip anyway that tend to play the early satellites. The closer you are to the series, the more recreational players you start seeing in them.
The way the GGPoker satellite system works, you can win multiple packages and take the T$ instead. However, a package is worth $12,000 and a multiple-seat winner only gets $10,000 in T$. That makes winning a second package significantly unprofitable, especially because the extra money cannot be instantly withdrawn.
What that all means is that with every week that passes the GGPoker satellites are going to get softer because fewer regs will play them. Especially as June begins because that means a lot of the regulars will be heading to Vegas.
But don't leave it too late, otherwise, you might miss out on your shot (and you might never get a better one than the one below).
Last chance to make it to Vegas with PokerStrategy!
Online poker market giant GGPoker is once again the official sponsor for this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, offering GGPoker players exclusive satellites to the series, including the WSOP Main Event.
Participating in the world-renowned series is the dream of any poker player, and the hype around this year's WSOP already started to grab players and the industry alike. Naturally, we're jumping on the bandwagon as well, hosting exclusive The Road to Vegas raffles amongst our members playing at the world's largest poker room GGPoker.
Ahead of another attempt to host the biggest WSOP Main Event in history, we're running a total of four Road to Vegas raffles from April 17 until May 14, each one guaranteeing 12x WSOP Qualifier tickets that you can use at GGPoker to qualify for this year's WSOP:
- Week 1: April 17-23
- Week 2: April 24-30
- Week 3: May 1-7
- Week 4: May 8-14
What exactly can I win?
Here's the prizes given away each week, with the last raffle week standing out in particular where we are granting one PokerStrategist a WSOP Qualifier ticket worth $1,200 that can be used for a direct WSOP Main Event Qualifier at GGPoker where WSOP packages worth $12,000 are given away!
| Week 1 | 12x $125 WSOP Qualifier Ticket |
| Week 2 | 12x $125 WSOP Qualifier Ticket |
| Week 3 | 12x $125 WSOP Qualifier Ticket |
| Week 4 | 1x $1,200 WSOP Qualifier Ticket, 11x $125 WSOP Qualifier Ticket |
How exactly can I win?
The tasks to earn raffle tickets in each of the four weeks to have a shot at winning are straightforward and simple:
| Weekly Task | Raffle Tickets earned |
|---|---|
| Create a new account at GGPoker and make your first deposit | 100 Tickets for any first deposit |
| First deposit of $100 or more: 1 Ticket per $1 deposited (up to 500) | |
| Deposit with an existing account | 0.5 Tickets per $1 deposited (up to 250) |
| Earn 50 StrategyPoints at GGPoker | 10 Tickets (repeatable) |
And remember, if any player that qualifies for the 2023 Main Event at GGPoker becomes this year's WSOP Main Event champion, GGPoker will hand them an extra $1,000,000 bonus on top of the main prize—a mere $10,000,000 in 2022's edition of the WSOP Main Event.
Qualify for the WSOP Main Event 2023 at GGPoker
