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

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So, I recently read where someone won a seat to the 2010 wsop ME & opted to take the monies instead (not a NLH player & sees it as a +EV decision) which got me to thinking >>> if this happened to/for you...what would you do -- play or take the monie$? Why?

For me, I haven't decided yet...
 
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Take the money, since I'm only 19, otherwise I'd play for sure.
 
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Take the money... thats a little less than a year's tuition!
 
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I would definitely go, since I'm springing for my own buy-in this year, anyway. :p

I would sell some of my action, though, since it probably takes like $1 million to be properly rolled for a $10k tournament.
 
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i would definitely cash it in, that 10kUSD is pretty sweet. turboboost your bankroll for the next level or for smaller buy in events in your region. for me, aussie millions.
 
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I would take the money and then stake 25% to GiantBuddha :D

Much better investment to me, imo.
 
malice777

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Cashout would love to say id play but wife would kill me. ;)
 
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I'd probably cash out, but would seriously consider playing if it worked out. It would be a once in a lifetime experience. Still, 10 Gs....
 
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I would take the cash - WSOP has never been my dream - but I do love the $$$
 
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If I won the seat in a satty.... for sure I'd play it (I don't think I'd be playing the satty for it in the first place if I didn't have intentions of playing it).
 
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Cash out give me online poker bankroll a boost. I'm just not a good tournament player and there's so much luck involved.
 
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I most definatly would play, i know its a long shot to win it but like everything else you can't win it unless you play it.
 
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Well, I think it would be Ev- to play in that one for sure.
I would try to win 3 packages, then use one, and take the money for the other two. ;)
 
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Definitely play, played one lesser game at WSOP and its addictive.
 
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I would def take the money. I am unable to play live in the usa so i better just take the dough.
 
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Couldn't justify playing it if I won it. Too many other things I could do with the money. Like that cruise my wife has been bugging me about. Or a new bike.

Unless I'd won enough recently that it was within my bankroll. Then sure.

But that doesn't seem very plausible. :p
 
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i would definitely play the main event, once in a lifetime deal.
 
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I would have to cash out the money, the chances of cashing in the WSOP with a very tough field would be -EV for me
 
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I would def take the money. I am unable to play live in the usa so i better just take the dough.

same here I would take the money and spend some of it on a holiday. I dont know if I could take a badbeat for so much money.
 
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I'd play. Once in a lifetime to get in for free. Unless I was in complete debt and absolutely NEEDED the $, I'd play. You only live once!

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I mean it would be fun for an adventure, but I would cash out, and then if I changed my mind later, I could always buy in. But then again, it could work the other way as well.
 
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Take the money, invest in coaching from a pro, win enough online to enter the next year from profits :D
 
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I would definitely play - not even a close decision for me.
 
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I would take the money.. i would love to play higher level sitngo's
 
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