We did a similar double shootout qualifier this past Nov/Dec for the WSOP Event #2 ($1500 NL Hold'em) & it worked seemed to work out well. All $ es to the winner (take all. no rake). The additonal $1200 abover the $10,000 entry fee ($9700 + $300 Taj fee. Rules: Double-Shootout format: 1 winner from each 8-player table meets the other 7 winners at a final table just prior to the U.S. Poker Championship in October

$175 Satellite (Double Shootout) qualifiers for a $10,000 seat at the U.S. Poker Championship (October3-7, 2005 at the Trump Taj Mahal. televised on ESPN). Skill: experienced