{"id":38054,"date":"2015-02-24T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T10:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=38054"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:25:29","slug":"500k-qualifying-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/500k-qualifying-tips.html","title":{"rendered":"Pros Give Their $500K Guaranteed Tips: “Stay Patient and Find Your Spots”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The $500k Guaranteed Sunday major returns to partypoker, on March 1, 2015, and Lee Davy asks a selection of pros for their advice on how to wade through such a large field and capture a major title.<\/em><\/p>\n

How would you like to turn $1 into $100,000?<\/p>\n

Would that change your life?<\/p>\n

Well you are in luck.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, 1 March, partypoker brings\u00a0the $500k Guaranteed Sunday major out of the cupboard, giving it a good clean, and presenting it to their players with a guaranteed $100,000 for the player who is fortunate enough to go all the way.<\/p>\n

The last time the $500K ran it ended in a four-way chop<\/a> where fourth place scooped almost $40,000 and the eventual champion, kabotajoe1<\/strong>, walked away with a cool $75,000!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s that?<\/p>\n

Turning $1 into $100,000 is a pipe dream?<\/p>\n

Well what about turning $2 into $85,688.57.<\/p>\n

Will that do?<\/p>\n

Two years ago when\u00a0partypoker upgraded their premier $200k event to a $500k event, Swee Fah Chai qualified for his seat through a $2 online satellite<\/a>, and went on to top the 3,057 player field to take the first prize of over $85k, making it the largest field on the partypoker software since the $1.5m PokerFest Main Event back in May 2013.<\/p>\n

If you want history to repeat itself then you are in luck. partypoker will be running satellites for just $1, and if you are new to the site you will be handed 5 x $1 qualifier tickets that can be used in the $500k satellites -meaning you could even get into the big one for free.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the only way you can qualify.<\/p>\n

You can buy-in directly for $200 and partypoker will return your buy-in, in the form of a special $200 bonus, that will be released to you at a rate of $20 for every 120 points earned within a 30-day timeframe.<\/p>\n

There will also be a massive 100-seat guaranteed mega satellite where you can buy-in for as low as $5.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s how you can qualify.<\/p>\n

But how do you make sure you end up with the win?<\/p>\n

Here are some tips from some of the best components in the game.<\/p>\n

Scott Baumstein believes patience is absolutely critical if you are going to win a large tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to stay patient and find your spots. You can\u2019t beat a large field like this right out of the gate. The key is to stay alive long enough to capitalise on a mistake that will hand you all of their chips.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lukas Berglund is a former online tournament world number one, so he knows a thing or two about tournament poker, and he also believes that patience is the key.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be patient in all tournament poker. You need to remember that you can\u2019t win an event after the first hour. This is especially true pre-ante.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two-time World Poker Tour (WPT) champion, Marvin Rettenmaier, prefers to get busy in the early levels, and who can argue with the former Global Poker Index (GPI) world number one?<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to try and build up a big stack in the beginning. Play lots of hands, in position, and put a lot of pressure on your opponents if your table dynamic allows it. You can\u2019t go bust if you have the most chips at your table!\u201d<\/p>\n

British online tournament specialist Richard Trigg believes identifying the weak players is the key.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to try and spot the weaker players at your table as soon as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

So how exactly do you do that?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best approach is to identify the players who are playing way too loose and figure out a way of getting into pots with them. Make sure you have position on them though. Position is also key.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berglund concurs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you see someone who is playing too loose, you have to look to get into pots with them in position.\u201d<\/p>\n

One man who owes a lot of his current success to partypoker is young Charlie Carrel. The Jersey born youngster built a bankroll of $500,000 from an initial stake of $15, and a large amount of this roll was won playing on partypoker.<\/p>\n

Carrel believes the satellites are a great way to turn a small investment into some life changing money.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to move up in stakes, and build a bankroll quickly, then you need to strategically increase the variance of your bankroll. Satellites are perfect for this because, as long as you set yourself a limit on how many times you try to qualify, your bankroll is never going to be in danger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncreasing bankroll variance in satellites also means that when one is \u2018taking their shot,\u2019 they\u2019re going to be playing against an ostensibly weaker field. Satellites are a good testing ground for future players. They give you a taste of what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

I guess all that remains to be said is GOOD LUCK!<\/p>\n

$500K Guaranteed Seat Giveaway Promotion Terms and Conditions<\/h3>\n

As you will have seen on our social media channels, we are giving away one free seat to the March 1 $500K Guaranteed worth a cool $200. The promotion is being held on our Facebook page and Twitter account. We will choose one winner, at random, by 18:00 GMT on Saturday 28 February 2015.<\/p>\n

Here are the terms and conditions of the promotion:<\/p>\n

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