The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the most popular and most played poker circuit in the world and it attracts thousands of poker players and millions of dollars each year. There are lots of WSOP events throughout the year and many of them fetch a pretty hefty buy-in which is why we’re going to spend a little bit of time looking at ways you can get into a WSOP Event.

* The easiest way to get into a WSOP Event is to buy-in directly to the event, but this is also the most expensive way of getting into one of the WSOP events. With the events ranging from $1K all the way up to $50K+ you’re going to need to have lots of extra money in your bank in order to buy-in directly to the event. If you can afford to buy-in to the event then this is recommended since you won’t need to do anything, but if you can’t afford to then continue reading below for other ways to enter a WSOP Event.

* A lot of land based casinos and online poker rooms such as Poker Stars.com offer satellite events to WSOP Events and if you manage to win a seat into an event this way it’s the most feasible way. This is exactly how Chris Moneymaker entered the WSOP Main Event when he won the bracelet and you could become the next Moneymaker if you have any luck. Satellite events generally start running within a few months of the actual event date so that you have lots of time to plan your trip. One good thing about winning a seat to a WSOP event this way is that most poker rooms also pay for your accommodations, travel and even give you a little spending money while you’re playing in the event. Satellite tournaments can cost anywhere from a couple of dollars up to a couple hundred dollars so it’s much cheaper then buying directly into a WSOP event.

* Some poker forums and websites out there have what is called a staking area on the website which is where people with money will stake poker players in events. If you’re good at poker and you have the data to back it up from online poker play then you should have no problem finding one or multiple people to stake you for a WSOP event. Of course if you win money you’re going to owe a percentage to the person or people who stake you, but that is the cost of getting staked into an event. You have absolutely no risk this way, but for many poker players this isn’t the way to go. I find when I’m playing with other people’s money I’ll play a lot tighter and miss a lot of opportunities so I tend to prefer to find my own way into events.

These are three simple methods that will land you a seat into a FullTiltPoker.net WSOP event so keep them in mind and don’t rule any of them out. Getting staked might work for you like it has for other poker players in the past, but if you know it won’t work then look at the other two methods of getting into a WSOP event.