It's time to start thinking about the World Series of Poker.
Last year it was estimated that half the record-breaking field of 8,773 players in the WSOP's main event qualified for the $10,000 buy-in tournament through online poker sites. It's hard to predict just how many people will play in this year's main event, but one thing's for certain: There will again be thousands of players who will win their seats into the WSOP's main event through online qualifiers.
WSOP qualifiers are now going strong at all the sites that are still accepting U.S. players and there are still plenty of paths players can follow that may lead to a seat in the biggest tournament of the year.
Players might want to consider the following options:
Bodog
Last year, Bodog sent more than 500 qualifiers to the WSOP's main event. This year, it wants to send even more players.
Players can qualify for the WSOP's main event through Bodog for as little as $1, which is the starting tier for the site's feeder tournaments. One player for every $29 in the prize pool in these tournament will be awarded a seat into the $29 quarterfinal. Place high enough in the quarterfinal, and move on to the $270 WSOP semifinal, where as many $12,000 prize packages to the 2007 WSOP main event are awarded as possible.
Feeders into the $270 tourney, which takes place every Sunday, also cost $1.50, $5.50, and $7.50. Qualifiers are now running around the clock at Bodog.
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Full Tilt
Full Tilt Poker has a variety of ways for players to get to the WSOP, as well as any event with a $10,000 buy-in. Its "Player's Choice" feeders give players the option to take their qualifying tickets and enter any major event they choose. Many of the players will cash their tickets at the WSOP main event.
Players can begin their tiered journey for $6.60. People who play in these are trying to win a $26 "token" into the $26 multi-table tourneys. In these $26 events, as many $216 entries into the qualifiers as possible will be won. These qualifiers are where the $12,000 prize packages are won.
Players can also play $4.40 or $8.70 feeders into the $26 satellites. Full Tilt also offers $75 satellites into the $216 tourneys, which take place each Tuesday and Sunday.
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Absolute
Absolute has one of the cheapest WSOP qualifiers around. Its $108 qualifiers award as many $11,000 WSOP packages as possible. Feeders into the $108 event run around the clock, and start at as little as $1. Players can also get in this by playing Absolute's $10 satellites.
Absolute also offers a litany of sit-and-go options into the main event that costs $2.75, $8.25, $13, and $39.
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Doyle's Room
Doyle's Room is now holding $1 satellites into an $18.90 rebuy qualifier that will be held Feb. 24. Players can buy in directly to the rebuy tournament, or win their way in by playing in the $1 feeders or the $2.31 single-table sit-and-gos. Right now, these are the only qualifiers to the WSOP taking place there, but more will surely be added.
UltimateBet
UltimateBet is giving away $12,000 WSOP prize packages in $215 qualifiers that take place weekly, and of course there are many different ways to get into this tournament.
Players can qualify by playing tourneys that cost $5.50, $11, or $44, and they run around the clock. UltimateBet also has rebuy versions at these buy-ins.
UltimateBet also holds a $12,000 ultimate satellite that costs $1,050, and awards as many $12,000 prize packages as possible. Players can use the packages to play in any major event, including the WSOP. Satellites for this tournament also run around the clock and cost the same as the WSOP satellites.
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PokerStars
PokerStars has yet to launch its WSOP qualifiers this year, and CardPlayer.com is waiting to hear from them to find out when they will be starting. PokerStars qualifiers have done extremely well in the WSOP. Three of the last four main event champions qualified for the tournament at PokerStars, and the site is responsible for launching many poker players into the stratosphere of poker fame.
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