Just found this thread after I started my own. Yeah, I'll be doing some of HPT-St. Louis; I live there. Hope to meet ya there Backlash... and anyone else.
Hard to answer, as the events range from $85 for qualifiers to $1650 Main Event, with some nice $200 and $300 contests. I haven't done an HPT for years, when it was held at a different local casino. Hollywood Casino/Hotel is hosting it for the first time this year, and I played there in some Hollywood Poker Tour events when that existed. I'm intrigued most by $200 and $300 NLHE Bounty Tournaments that fall in good times/days for me. Should be very interesting.