I won a 5k freeroll and now may need

sharkscopeaholic · #1 07-31-2007, 05:05 PM

additionaly staked. First of all I hope this type of thread isnt against 2+2 policies, if it is im sorry and please delete the thread....

No i didnt lose the prize money or blow it on somehting stupid. My prize consists of a $3000 pokernews cup tournaament entry, 6 nights at a hotel and $1500 for airfare and expenses. The problem is that any flight is going to be over $2000 (the lowest i've searched is $2200 roundtrip st louis-melbourne). Being a poor college kid, it will be tough to fork over an additional $700-$1200 for flight, food, and sight seeing the days the tourney is not taking place.

I'm looking for someone to cover my flight costs and then split any possible winnings i make with them, but i dont know how to go about this. If anyone knows much about finding a staker and the process, i would like to hear there opinions. I couldn't imagine asking someone i knew if they wanted to do this and i'm baffled as to what i should do.
If i cant find a staker i guess my credit card will end up being charged for the left over cost but this is a worst case senario. Any ideas?

Bond18 · #2 07-31-2007, 05:13 PM

Are you allowed to sell your package? Theres always that option seeing as it would appear that amount of money would be huge for you.

TT_fold · #3 07-31-2007, 05:16 PM

First off, congrats on the win!

My best recommendation is to try to seek a cheaper flight. $2000 sounds awfully hefty for a flight that is over 2 months away. The PokerNews Cup is in late October, right?

Try some of these links:

http://www.fatwallet.com/t/63/312271/
http://www.travelhub.com/airfares/intl.html

marty_palin · #4 07-31-2007, 05:18 PM

If you're that poor then sell your prize for a reasonable price. I'm sure you're more likely to find a buyer than a backer.

Plus unless you are exceptional at live poker the odds you will cash will be -EV compared to selling your place.

Just my two cents to get you a bit of cash, sometimes these prizes (as you have found out) aren't what you expect them to be.

marty_palin · #5 07-31-2007, 05:20 PM

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god damn, it took me longer to write my post than it took for me to check for replies [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

very slick Mr Bond!

kutuz_off · #6 07-31-2007, 05:25 PM

You can simply choose not to go at all and just keep $1500 you got as cash.

sharkscopeaholic · #7 07-31-2007, 05:39 PM

Thanks for the well wishes...Acutually the site says the package is non-transferable. My parents and others have suggested that i just keep the $1500 too and not go but i figure in 20 years i will care more about a free trip and poker tourney in Austraila than the little bit a cash that seems like a lot right now. I dont go on vacations very often so this seems like a good experiece even if i get knocked out the first hand (i'd have 5 days of free vaction left).

gravycakes · #8 07-31-2007, 05:42 PM

live life young blood live life!

coelho · #9 07-31-2007, 05:44 PM

Why don't you just sell a couple of % of your seat. Say you can sell 50%, $30 per %, that gives you an additional $1500 cash.

sharkscopeaholic · #10 07-31-2007, 06:08 PM

"Why don't you just sell a couple of % of your seat. Say you can sell 50%, $30 per %, that gives you an additional $1500 cash. "

so you're saying try to get a bunch of people to put up a small amount of money each, right?