wasn't the case for me when i won a seat to the 200k. Anyways, I learned a little trick for future instances: register for the turney if you are getting close to a seat in a sat. Then, if you win the seat, they pay you cash since you are already registered. THEN, you are able to decide if you want to seat or the money because you can just unregister from the turney and get the cash. This does work...