I'm glad that the Everest package doesn't afaik let you take the cash otherwise I might have been tempted. Even though the mathematical odds are probablty against me and my live poker playing has been rare and cheapskate theres (still) a little kudos in getting to the ME (my brothers are so feckin' jealous) - and for me at the very least I'll get a cheap holiday to Vegas so its a no-lose gamble deal.
Like Slapdash I'm not massively rich but not living hand to mouth either (mind you the way the world economies are going I might have to rob a bank one day in the future
) . If I really wanted to I could afford to enter the event every couple of years or so from the profits on playing freerolls and value tournaments - but I prefer to use the money more wisely than that. Getting into big events via winning them through freerolls/cheap games suits me down to the ground . Poker is (to me) still a hobby that I make pin-money out of ... when I win the WSOP (
) or even get to a decent stage in it then I might change my mindset.... but I'm not sure I will - suspect I'd look upon it as a bit of jam and not an indication that I am amongst the worlds best poker players.
Would I prefer to have option of 10*$1000 games with a better chance of coming out the end with 3 or 4K and still have had the experience of going to Vegas - possibly, but somewhat thankfully its not a decision I have to ponder.
The nice thing about all the specials that us PLr's have won is that it says to the rest of you "stick with PL" (and keep subscribing to IP and PP) - one day in the future you'll get a decent freebie like this and be able to tick something off your list of 50 things to do before you die. I certainly didn't expect my visit to the WSOP to happen so soon
.
