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Hi I am 198 and have been playing online for a couple months now and was wondering if I should bother wasting my time and money on WPT / PPM sataelites.

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If you are 198, then your biggest concern should by dying.

To answer your question, there are some WPT events (such as the one in Aruba) where you can be 18+.