Speaking of poker vacations, what do people think about the upcoming WPT Boot Camp in the Bahamas -
Battle for the Season Pass II? Including the Season Pass to play in ten U$10K WPT tournaments, the prize pool is U$211,700. With the prize pool based on 150 participants paying up to U$4,295 each for the "all inclusive course," the maximum revenue the WPT is getting is $644,250. So each participant is paying up to an extra U$2,884 for the non-tournaments part of the vacation, which includes 7-night stay at the resort, round trip airfare from Miami, meals, parties, VIP room for cash games and two days of learning labs with over 20 professional players. In comparison, the non-poker cost is $2,917 for the Costa Rica vacation, which is only for five days with no WPT Boot Camp.
The prize pool will increase by U$10,000 for every 25 additional participants over 150. While this is better than the first Battle for the Season Pass, it means that only U$400 of each extra player's $4,295 will go to the prize pool.
Waiting for the WSOP in Las Vegas would probably be a much better-value family vacation for me, but I am seriously considering going. Another forum member went last year and is enthusiastically returning. Any other forumer tempted?
It's hard to put a value on the following opportunites:
- listening to Scotty Nguyen, T.J. Cloutier and Todd Brunson
- solving difference equations with my poker hero, Bill Chen
- learning about tilt control from Mike Matusow :biggrin:
- discussing advanced game theory with Vanessa Rousso 8)
- staring at Clonie Gowen, Karina Jett & Kristy Gazes ;)
- getting acting tips from Shannon Elizabeth. >:D
$5000*24 = $120,000
$50,000 in cash prizes
maximum 23 other players
Five Thousand Dollar buy in for all 24 players.
Tournament is being robbed by: Holiday Villa Resorts Inc.