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What Is Satellite in Poker?

A tournament that awards seats or entries to another event.

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What it means

A seat or ticket is a non-cash reward until redeemed or valued under a policy.

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A practical example

A 10 buy-in satellite awards ten seats to a 100 event.

Where you will hear it

Tournament. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Related concepts

Progressive KnockoutA bounty tournament where eliminating a player pays part of their bounty and adds the rest to your own bounty.Explore ↗BountyA prize awarded for eliminating a designated player.Explore ↗Knockout TournamentA tournament where eliminating opponents can award bounty prizes.Explore ↗Mystery BountyA knockout format where an eliminated player's bounty amount is revealed through a draw or other random mechanism.Explore ↗Average StackThe tournament's remaining chips divided by its remaining players.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex