So far this venture has not gone as we all hoped. I have used $11,448 of the $30,000 Bankroll so far (i.e., 38% spent), with only one tiny cash!
I plan to make a couple of tries to get into the main event by playing some $540 and $1080 mega satellites, and I plan on playing the Golden Nugget $1080 No Limit Finale on July 5, and either Binion's or Caesars No Limit Finale on July 7, and possibly the Venetian super satellite on July 12 to try to get into their $5000 No Limit Finale.
Even if I play all of these and have no cashes, I will only spend about $5000 to $6000 more, which will raise the total to just a little more than 50% of the bankroll. Thus, the worst case scenario should leave about 45% to 50% of the sponsors money unused and returned to the sponsors.
It ain't over yet!
