The last time I wrote, I said that you can support American poker
online by entering World Series of Poker qualifiers on Full Tilt
Poker, and today’s article will show how it’s possible to play on
PokerStars and do the same thing. PokerStars also offers a huge number
of ways to get into the WSOP, and there are also plenty of bonuses
available for those that play in the Main Event.

You’ll be glad you chose to support American poker online since
there’s a countless number of ME satellites on PokerStars. The site is
great when it comes to affordable cash satellites, and you’re
guaranteed to find a lot of regular MTTs of all buy-ins that award
Main Event packages to the winners. If it’s not your style to blow the
bankroll on qualifiers, you can work your way up in Steps Satellites
and battle your way through a bunch of small tournaments. Because it’s
also possible to buy-in to the higher levels of the Steps Satellites,
higher stake players will find that this is a good alternative for
them, too. Are you so broke that you can’t even afford the cheapest
Step Satellites? As usual, Stars has an alternative for you. As long
as you haven’t been keeping your Frequent Player Points (FPPs) for a
VIP Store Pokerstars bonus, you can use them to buy-in to FPP
satellites. Consider how satisfying it would be to win your package to
the ME without spending any money at all!

You’ll be happy to know that the ME package offered in satellites
gives a few bonuses aside from the tournament buy-in. The bonuses
include $1k cash to buy anything you want (most people spend this on
airfare), accommodations at the Palms, and free transportation to the
Rio for the event. You can trade your hotel accommodations for an
extra $1,000 cash if it works better for you. Even if you have the
bankroll to buy-in directly to the event, it might still make sense to
make a poker deposit into PokerStars and attempt to win a package
since the site makes it so easy for its players.

As I mentioned earlier, you’ll have the chance to win some PokerStars
bonus prizes as long as you agree to wear PokerStars clothing during
the Main Event. The first thing is an automatic free 50k VPPs at the
start of next year. This VPP bonus will make it way easier for you to
earn Supernova or Supernova Elite next year. Those that cash the Main
Event receive a free 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure or North
American Poker Tour event package. And finally, if you’re able to win
the big tournament, you’ll receive the Main Event Champion Bonus:
entries into high buy-in PokerStars tournaments, half a million in
live tournament buy-ins, and an impressive $400k in cash. Including
all the free MTT poker buy-ins, this Champion Bonus has a value of $1
million!

At first you might consider that a Full Tilt Poker download is better
because they give $10 million for placing 1st in the ME, but be aware
that you’ll be tied to Full Tilt for a full decade before you receive
all the money. You earn the same value per year at both PokerStars and
Full Tilt ($1 million), but you only have to sign a one year deal with
PokerStars. If you value freedom over money, the final table bonuses
at PokerStars are probably better for you because ten years sure is a
long time!