Best WPT tournament for an amateur?

[jaybee]

I just won a WPT tournament package via a satellite on Bodog. Bodog offers entries to the tournaments listed below. I have very little experience with live tournaments and would like to know which would be easier for an amateur. i.e. Which tournament will have the most 'dead money' and be the least intimidating? Other live tourney advice also welcome...

[lighterjobs]

seems like the shooting star tournament would be pretty good. it always seems to have lower entry numbers than the rest of the wpt tourneys and they give $5k bounties which is pretty cool.

[SCfuji]

i would choose bay 101 because of the bounties.

[Bartman387]

Because of the bounties it seems like it may be the most fun as well... However if you bust out of Doyles tournament at the Bellagio you will have the playground that is Vegas at your disposal. Tough decision.

[ClaytonN]

definitely bay 101 shooting star. 1 'star' per table and each has a bounty on them.

none of the tournies you listed seem to have a slew of online qualifiers for (at least that I know of) which leads me to believe your best bet would be bay101.

[mantasm]

the vegas one

[Bartman387]

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none of the tournies you listed seem to have a slew of online qualifiers for (at least that I know of) which leads me to believe your best bet would be bay101.

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Foxwoods seems to have quite a few sites running qualifiers

[Army Eye]

I think the World Poker Finals will have the most dead money. They've been doing sats for months and there are lots of people satelliting in for $60.

[lastsamurai]

Vegas BABY! VEGAS!

[jeffraider]

Bay 101 because of the bounties and field, and it's the latest occuring one, giving you more time to get better and improve your chances to cash.

[MicroBob]

The Foxwoods one is probably the most popular and could have the greatest percentage of mediocre players.
But it would also come with having to knofe your way through a larger field.


But seriously...screw all that stuff.
You're new to live-tourney play so your chances aren't going to be THAT great no matter where you go.

Choose whatever city/casino you want to visit on vacation.

If you've never been to Vegas and think you would enjoy that experience that freaking go there.
If you want to go to California then do that.
If for some odd reason you have this itch to see Connecticut in all it's glory then go there (it IS the largest casino in the world after-all).


The tournament experience will probably be similarly enjoyable regardless of which one you attend (although the bounties at Bay 101 do sound fun).
But there'a a vacation on top of that which should be your primary focus.


congrats on the win btw.

[sammysusar]

If you want to go strictly on what tourney you'd have the best chance in the probably foxwoods. like everyone said tons of satellite winners.
The casino is nice but there is really nothing else in the whole area. So if you dont get a chance to travel that much might not be the place to go.

[The Bear]

Not Foxwoods. All others seem equally palatable.

[jaybee]

One more question - which will have the best cash games? I play 20/40 online, not sure what that equates to live...

[jaybee]

where does the bounty money come from? the prize pool?

[NLfool]

I would find the one with the fastest structure and hope you catch the right cards.

[TomHimself]

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I would find the one with the fastest structure and hope you catch the right cards.

[/ QUOTE ]OP seems to be good at poker if he plays 20/40 jsut not live.
i think the casino pays for the bounties
i dont know for sure but i think 20/40 online is probally 30/60 or 40/80 live

I apologise for my noob question in advance...

When you win a package like this do you get your flight/hotel paid for or is it just the buy-in?

[jaybee]

The package value is $12K - $10k for the entry fee and $2k for travel expenses.

[Kevmath]

I think the bounties are taken from the prize pool, 50 "stars" x 5000 per bounty = $250k from a 4.5m prize pool (based on a hard cap of 500 players)