Party Poker Million Semi-Finals - Need for extra starting chips??

[runnerunner]

I won a one table satellite for an entry into the PP Million Semi-Finals, but I had been playing mostly on Stars, so I don't have any extra starting chips for this months Semis. How big of a disadvantage is it to have only 1000 starting chips? Should I try to accumulate chips this month and wait until February to play in the semis? I plan to try to qualify for as many semis as I can get in. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.