I"ve just taken a call from Brian at Titan Poker ...
Instead of the $45,000 in EPT Tournament Buy-Ins and expenses, they"ve offered me an alternative of $40,000 (approx. £20,350) in cold hard cash, paid into my Titan Poker Account and available for withdrawal immediately.
I had calculated that I was likely to be spending around $15k of my prize on travel, accommodation and food etc. (PCA in Bahamas accommodation alone was $8.5k) and was having to take 3 weeks off work and away from my famiy. Although I would still LOVE to play in EPT Events (and I will one day), at this moment in my life (having just got married, with a couple £k in credit card debt and a sizable mortgage), I"ve opted to play it safe and accept the cash!
I will still be holding some of this money in my various Poker Accounts and playing in tourneys that I wouldn"t otherwise have been able to afford - all forthcoming online and live APAT Events and satellites for the GUKPT, EPT and WSOP Events.
And I still have the trip to London for the personal training from Annette_15 in the WSOPE Training Camp to look forward to.