Let’s say there’s a $100 tournament you want to enter, but you typically buy-in to $5-10 tournaments. Online poker satellites are simply lower-buy-in tournaments that offer entry to higher-buy-in tournaments for finishing ‘in the money,’ rather than cash.
Not every satellite will lead to such an astronomical ROI, but if used correctly, satellites can be hugely effective in helping with bankroll management. He almost single-handedly catalysed the 2003 poker boom. Chris Moneymaker emphatically rose to fame in 2003 after satelliting into the WSOP Main Event for just $39 and winning $2,500,000, giving him an ROI of %6,410156.
