Sunday Tournaments

Well, today is a really big day. I am playing in the Poker Stars Million Dollar Sunday tournament, which I qualified for by playing in an $11 double shootout tournament.

I am also playing in the Party Poker Cadillac Main Event which is giving away a $69,000 Cadillac Escalade to the winner. Second is $20,700 which I think might actually be a better prize, because then you don't have to worry about the sales tax and all the other fees associated with a new car, but I guess that would be a small price to pay for a big win. I qualified for this tournament playing in a $10 qualifier.

I have wanted to play in the Poker Stars Sunday tournament for a very long time, but paying the $215 entry fee was a bit steep for my poker bankroll. I really like the double shootout format for qualifying for bigger tournaments. One day I hope to win a World Series of Poker Main Event package playing in one.

In case you do not know what a Double Shootout is I will explain.
What happens is everyone is broken down into tables and you have to win your table to advance to the next level. So it is like playing a 1-table Sit and Go, which is nice because I really like SNGs and have been quite successful at them. Instead of playing against all 81 entrants, or less, you only have to play the people at your table. I will take my chances against 8 other people, or less, any day of the week. After you win your first table, then you are advanced to the final table where you have to either win, or finish in the top two depending on how many seats they are awarding. Finishing in the top two or three spots in a SNG is a really nice deal, as I do that quite often, so I feel very good if they are paying 2 or 3 spots.

Hopefully, I will have some great news to update later.