2011 SBR Bash in Costa Rica!!! Oh sweet Gawd you will not believe this itinerary!!!

[bobbyfk]

Hey John if you can find a better rate for me let me know and I will see what I can do on that. I kind of figure that I have a few months here to see what I can round up with. Like I said it is going to be about double the price this time around.

where you coming from? what dates? layovers matter? what time would you like to leave/get in? Ill check some sites for you to see what I can find

[tblues2005]

Not a bad idea Iwinyourmoney. I will pm you my phone number. I live right in the heart of St Louis Mo. It would take me about 2 hours to get to you. Not a bad rate at all. The rates here run $650 and up.

[dikefale]

OMG from Europe cheapest is about 1200e what is 1700$

I would like to come but this is expensive as hell.

Maybe if someone could find me cheapest flight from any European city via any American. To be around 1000$
I want to stay about 5 days. from 18-24(1,2 days flexible)

[tblues2005]

bobby I would like to leave on Friday and come back on either Sunday or Monday. I sure want to get a better rate than almost $700. That sure sounds really expensive to me.

[Iwinyourmoney]

tblue Im in STL at least once every 2 weeks. Also stay at the Lumiere place. Cant believe we havent partied

[flyingillini]

I would imagine the travel reimbursement will be the same amount and depending on where you live you will have to pay more out of pocket expense for the ticket. I am not positive but it seems that it would make sense. I can't see SBR forking out more money because in reality they could not offer any reimbursement and just the hotel and other activities and they still will get a good crowd.

[tblues2005]

Iwinyourmoney just give me a call next time you are in town and I will come and visit when I have some time.

[JACK MATZ]

HEY JOHN..
Could you cover the airfare from San Diego to Costa Rica for me and my girl ? She's really hot and i would also be willing to surrender all of my SBR points to you. You can use them in the SBR Casino and or SBR Poker rooms.
Please let me know.

[Iwinyourmoney]

John called me and said to say post pics of the girl and he will consider

[nyplayer33]

I feel younger already

[tblues2005]

flying I am unsure about what you are saying. I am sure that DSI one of their main sponsors might even give a bit more which is right there in Costa Rica would love to see us come visit. Maybe SBR might have something in store for us pros also which will really help.

[HiTMaNN]

The cheapest option for me is to drive to Seattle and take a flight from there

Review the flight details
Traveling to San Jose
Thu 18-Aug-11

Seattle (SEA)
Depart 7:02 pm
to Denver (DEN)
Arrive 10:29 pm
1,024 mi
(1,648 km)
Duration: 2hr 27mn

Flight: 848
Economy/Coach Class , Airbus A319
Fri 19-Aug-11

Denver (DEN)
Depart 12:10 am
to San Jose (SJO)
Arrive 5:22 am
2,410 mi
(3,879 km)
Duration: 5hr 12mn

Flight: 86
Economy/Coach Class , Airbus A319
Total distance: 3,434 mi (5,526 km)
Total duration: 7hr 39mn (9hr 20mn with connections)
Traveling to Seattle
Sun 21-Aug-11

San Jose (SJO)
Depart 6:25 am
to Denver (DEN)
Arrive 12:01 pm
2,410 mi
(3,879 km)
Duration: 5hr 36mn

Flight: 87
Economy/Coach Class , Airbus A319

Denver (DEN)
Depart 4:30 pm
to Seattle (SEA)
Arrive 6:20 pm
1,024 mi
(1,648 km)
Duration: 2hr 50mn

Flight: 841

Total price for this trip: $764.00

[SBR_John]

john, you will have 40 people asking it. Many have already. I wonder as well.

What, if any, is SBR offering for travel reimbursement. How many posters? Requirements?

I'll have to look it up but its the same as last year. I think its $300 for the first 50. It will cost a little more to fly out for this Bash but it will be worth every penny.

[King Mayan]

When can we sign up John??

[tblues2005]

If I could meet with Iwinyourmoney then I will highly consider it but forking out over $650 is quite steep for me John. I think you guys need to consider putting SBR Pros first priority also.

[SBR_John]

When can we sign up John??

Sign up is a ways off. We will get everything confirmed in the next couple of weeks and probably start a sign up thread in March.

[Iwinyourmoney]

Sounds good John.

PS- I think PROS should get first shot a registration, like 48 hours before NON

[tblues2005]

Thanks for the heads up John and I will see about what I can do about the price which is quite steep. I totally agree with Iwinyourmoney I think the pros should have first tabs on the airfare reimbursement.

[bobbyfk]

everything I found is $650 and up TD.

[onlooker]

Looks like anywhere from $570 to about $600 roundtrip from here. I wonder how much the airfare prices will go up in a few months?

[SBR_John]

Its where Jurassic Park was filmed, its quite a bargain considering the good times that await. For many bash goers it will be their first venture outside of their home country and one they will never forget.

[Optional]

If I'm still stuck in Australia by then my ticket will be $2745.55. Melbourne - LA - Dallas - San Jose. 25 hours on a plane.

Time to start hammering tennis lines

I often see offers for $999 return to Vegas ex Sydney. We must be able to do it cheaper than 2700!

[tanner40]

Count me in boys

[eidolon]

Went last year, and I have always wanted to go to Costa Rica, so i should be there this year to!

[BL]

oh nooo my sister gets married that day. Would have loved to come

[stevek173]

Must. Get. Passport.

[Killer_Demo]

gringo in a foreign latin country...no thx...but great to see SBR doing it big like they have been lately

[mighty maron]

Never been to a bash before. Is there a link to what the rules are?

[milwaukee mike]

• Date: August 27th-28th, 2010
• Venue: Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

1. Travel reimbursement: SBR will reimburse travel expenses (up to US$300) for SBR Forum posters who joined the forum prior to January 1st, 2009 AND have achieved a minimum of 250 posts at the time of Bash registration. This offer is limited to the first 50 qualified posters to register, SBR reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to refuse reimbursement to restricted/banned posters and to owners/employees of SBR competitors. You must supply an airline receipt/ paper statement of some kind showing the expense incurred.
2. Room reservations: SBRforum will require a 25 SBRpoint security deposit in order to secure your room reservation. Please provide notice at least one month in advance if you will be unable to attend the 2010 SBR Bash. Posters that attend the SBR bash will be credited 100 SBRpoints on Monday August 30th.
3. Hotel accommodations: All eligible posters with at least 100 posts that wish to attend the SBR bash will have hotel accommodations provided through Aug 27th-28th provided their entry is reserved here during the allotted time-frame. Hotel check in begins Friday August 27th at 3PM, check out time is at 11AM Sunday August 29th. SBR will cover the cost of the room and taxes, however posters will still need to leave a CC deposit when they check-in to cover incidental expenses, room service, pay-per-view movies, meals charged to rooms, etc.
   
   
4. Who is NOT eligible to attend?: Banned posters; posters set to 'Restricted' status; posters that are no longer able to earn SBRpoints due to infractions committed.

[milwaukee mike]

so i'm not sure if you will qualify for the $300 travel or not maron, if they push back the forum join date (since it's now a year later) then you're good to go

[Fishhead]

Will the bash return to Vegas for 2012?

[frankzig]

i see alot of haggling about airfare but when i read threads all i see is how much money you make from gambling and how much you have

[chachi]

If I'm still stuck in Australia by then my ticket will be $2745.55. Melbourne - LA - Dallas - San Jose. 25 hours on a plane.

Time to start hammering tennis lines

I was just ballpark quoted €1500.00 return from here with about an 18 hr total transit time each way ...

someone from SBR needs a netbook with webcam and a data card and give us a live webcam for the two days please

[cant call it]

I am there!!!
Is everyone invited or is this vip only?
If its vip only, gonna suck for those of you who are not vip. BOL

[BIGDAY]

Last year was great! This year should be better yet!

Thanks SBR John and everyone to make it the weekend of the 17th. The wife had a blast last year. She's a teacher so the week of the 17th is perfect!!!

See everyone there!