If you won a ME WSOP seat -- would you play or cash out?

appaz86 · Jun 17, 2010

i would take the money for sure

- put it my bankroll and work on improving my game even more
- start playing lots more smaller local live events (in australia)
- get another year under my belt, try and get another seat in 2011
- go to the wsop main event in 2011

(i can dream can't i? lol)

Weregoat · Jun 17, 2010

I would definitely play, as a matter of fact I have a tournament cash back in March just shy of a buy-in ($40), so that's my 2011 WSOP ME buy-in, costing me a total of $255 (plus whatever they tax me, but with 10 months deployed this year I should be below poverty line anyway... Gotta talk to my accountant aunt...).

As a matter of fact, I plan on playing in the 2012 game too, should the 2011 game go well (as in I had fun, which I'm sure I would). I've got a lot of practicing to do before then. But without a doubt, I'd play.

If I had a family (wife and kids, not mom aunts/uncles brothers/sisters cousins, nephews) my decisions might be altered slightly. I have dreams of making a ME final table (lol pipe dreams to be sure) or at least putting a bad beat on Helmuth... Or outplaying him...

Bovinity · Jun 17, 2010

I'd cash that out so fast it wouldn't even be funny.

Tom1559 · Jun 17, 2010

Tough decision for me. I have to say upfront that I doubt very much if I have the ability to compete at that level but notwithstanding that I would be very tempted. On the other hand $10K is a lot of cash and would allow me to step up from the buy in level and play at and allow me to test myself at a higher level.

If push came to shove I think I would take the cash.

paumarhas · Jun 17, 2010

if i was good enough to win because of skill and a little luck i would definately play.

if today or this year i won a seat i would cash out because it would be due to mostly luck and some skill. in otherwords i'm not that experienced to win one. i can sattelite into them but not quite get to the finish.

you can only ride on the seat of luck so far, hahaha. luck is a factor in any game to a point but you have to have a lot of skill to win and carry on in the WSOP.

just love poker.................peace.........

metsman5872 · Jun 17, 2010

I would take the main event seat...just for the honor

ThunderPT · Jun 17, 2010

It'd be hard turning down the opportunity to play in the ME, but I'd have to take the money. Part of it would be invested in my poker "career", so I'd probably play in the following year, though.

wntrlnd · Jun 21, 2010

Like Dirty Harry said, "A man has got to know his limitations"

I'd definitely cash out.

eberetta1 · Jun 22, 2010

No brainer for me. If the tourney is over 5% of my bankroll I would turn it in for cash. If the tourney is 5% or less of my bankroll, I would not feel bad at all playing in the tournament. Bankroll is everything to me. I do not want to start over or be out of the game. Currently the bankroll is $1118.

mosseyAJ · Jun 22, 2010

It's only money. I want to be remembered, and that small chance that i could be is worth 10g that i have never even seen in my bank acct yet.

Poker Orifice · Jun 22, 2010

My neighbour won a seat yesterday on Stars. He's going to play it (but then again he has over $100k profit in MTT's on Stars & am pretty sure he does quite well playing live poker). I feel like a f'n micro schmuck. Time to get staked & quit wasting time in micro donkaments.

mosseyAJ · Jun 22, 2010

Time to get staked & quit wasting time in micro donkaments.

Just remember that you will probably play differently with someone elses money rather than your own.

Worak · Jun 22, 2010

Poker Orifice said:
My neighbour won a seat yesterday on Stars. He's going to play it (but then again he has over $100k profit in MTT's on Stars & am pretty sure he does quite well playing live poker). I feel like a f'n micro schmuck. Time to get staked & quit wasting time in micro donkaments.

mosseyAJ said:
Just remember that you will probably play differently with someone elses money rather than your own.

Afaik PO has got enough money to play much higher limits - he's just a ubernitschmuck

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theupperhand · Jun 22, 2010

yes

I won a WSOP prize package deffinetly did not take the went to Vagas and it was great. Cant wait tell next year

isaac · Jun 22, 2010

if i paid over 1000 for the seat in satellites i would have to cash out, if under 1k, then i would play, that's just how i roll.

Fantazzle · Jun 23, 2010

Right now, I would take the cash. If I had a stable job, and family, I would take the honor of playing with some of the greats. Would be a great experience even if I was the first guy out.

greywind50 · Jun 24, 2010

Take the money and use it to improve my game and then go to the WSOP.

Poke_Her_Face · Jun 24, 2010

The WSOP is a once in a lifetime opportunity, but winning 12k is also a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would have to cash out the 12k, but I would always wonder what would have happened if I would have played.

Fmoltley232 · Jun 28, 2010

i will play more and more to make more winnings. and when it will be enough for then will cash out. But will left a little bit to play again.

Corey · Jun 28, 2010

Ashamed to say it but at this point I'd take the money I need it so bad. I could use some of it to enter online tournaments. I'm not that experienced live, actually. But I think it's a moot point, I've never seen an online promo on a poker room that said you could do this - they usually have a clause specifically saying you can't do this.

Piranha 131 · Jun 28, 2010

I would take the money cause im only 18.

Bryan436 · Jul 2, 2010

IcyBlueAce said:
Take the money, since I'm only 19, otherwise I'd play for sure.

i'd WANT to play, but im in the same situation as you.

robert_wrath · Jul 3, 2010

I'd easily take the money and as a degenerate gambler, find a Pittsburgh Pirate game guaranteed to lose by RunLine -1 1/2 (+135) or better, then let it ride for an easy double up.

Russ gervasi · Jul 3, 2010

This is a tough decision. The little devil on my left shoulder says, who ironically looks allot like Sammy Farha says "You gotta play...This is what its all about...".
On the other shoulder sits a little Chris Ferguson reminding me of the kind of bankroll i could build with that kind of money...I don't know...Somebody give me 10k and i'll make my decision.

Toast · Jul 5, 2010

Would have to cash out 10k is alot of money for a student.

If you won a ME WSOP seat -- would you play or cash out?

appaz86

Rock Star

Weregoat

Visionary

Bovinity

Visionary

Tom1559

Legend

paumarhas

Visionary

metsman5872

Rising Star

ThunderPT

Rock Star

wntrlnd

Rising Star

eberetta1

Legend

mosseyAJ

Rock Star

Poker Orifice

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mosseyAJ

Rock Star

Worak

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theupperhand

Rising Star

isaac

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Fantazzle

Rising Star

greywind50

Rock Star

Poke_Her_Face

Enthusiast

Fmoltley232

Rising Star

Corey

Rock Star

Piranha 131

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Bryan436

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robert_wrath

Rock Star

Russ gervasi

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Toast

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