satellites
Okay, I admit it: I have an awful attitude about satellites.
I think it started back at some crap site where they’d have a $5+0 single table satellite to a $50+5 tournament, and give away one seat. That’s crap. I understand the idea: give lower-stakes players a shot at the higher-stakes tournaments. But if you just cough up the money in a regular 50/30/20 fashion, the winners can decide for themselves if they want to play in a higher stakes tournament, can’t they?
Party Poker’s new step system is the worst. Obviously, the only point of playing satellites is to win two (or three, or more) tournaments in a row, and Party wants to lock you into a four-long chain of tougher and tougher tournaments before you see any money. And even then, it’s less money than you’d expect, because losers don’t lose, they win seats at lower levels. Come on!
This kind of business takes choice away from players. If you want to take what you win at a $10+1 and go to a $50+5, then you can do that. Having that chosen for you the house is a trap.