[droolie]

Getting backing is a very good idea in a big tournament where the buy in is a significant amount and the final table share is very large and the odds of winning big is very low.

I would rather play in a tournament for free and risk nothing to potentially make a large amount in the end (even if I would have made 2x as much if I had paid for myself) then risk a huge chunk of my money to potentially make a larger amount in the end. Especially if the tournament was loaded with players of equal or better talent.