Comments on: What is the best way to find a sponsor to buy you into the WSOP that takes a split of what you win?

By: mispipik5000

mispipik5000 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:55:22 +0000

if there are local tournaments there are cash games nearby…just start playing $5/$10 and above. or the same levels online. at these levels he is up against better players if he is good he can make enough cash in a week. if not you just found out how good a player he really is.

By: DennistheMenace

DennistheMenace — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:32:10 +0000

Ill spend my money gettin me there,
again, just like he can do for his 1st time………

By: sincity usa

sincity usa — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:04:08 +0000

I’m sorry to say that no one on this site is just going to hand over 1500 dollars and trust you. You are better off trying to win your seat on-line, they have tons of satellites that can be very cheap to enter. Also you can try playing a satellite at the world series, they are going to have super satellites for 540 dollars this year, so its not that much to pay for a shot at a 10k seat. You can also put up 1050 dollars and play one table, and the winner of the table gets the seat, if your husband is as good as he said he is, then this should be easy for him. I would also go to a couple of circuit events, the by-ins range from 200-10,000 dollars, but most sub events range around 300-500 and first place can pay out over 40-50k. good luck.

By: donkey

donkey — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:30:01 +0000

any player that is somewhat good locally should have enough winnings to buy into a $1500 event. Now if you are 100% confident he will cash then you are dreaming a little. This year he would have to go through over 5000 players before he even smells a little money. And I hate to break it to you but every player, even the best in the world, lose every now and then.

By: MalasPalabras

MalasPalabras — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:13:34 +0000

If he wants a sponsor, he needs to break out of the local scene and get into bigger events at bigger casinos. If he is as good as you say he may get some attention from people with larger bankrolls, but few will be willing to invest on someone they don’t know.

The better chance would be to go and play in a sattelite to get into any of the events. For a $1500 event the stattelite maybe only 150 if it is a ten seated event.

By: AnswerMan

AnswerMan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:32:51 +0000

Really, the best way to do this is for him to play in places or tournaments that he is more likely to get noticed. However, be careful when taking on a sponsor – they’re not doing it to help you out. They expect to make money. Think of them the way you would a loan shark.

By: triton2toro

triton2toro — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:18:27 +0000

If he’s been winning for the past 2 years, where has those winnings gone? What he should do is begin a poker bankroll- money that is used strictly to fund his poker. If he is as successful as you claim, why doesn’t he have a few grand to invest in himself to play in the $1500 tournaments? Or failing that, almost every online site has super satellites to the Main Event. He can get in those for as little as $3.30. Friends and family are another option.

By: Rohan M

Rohan M — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:53 +0000

If your husband is as good as you say, The best chance for getting in the wsop is sats on the internet. its usually very hard to find a sponser aside from your friends or family.