How do you get into a big live event

[lacky]

well, i would probably play the single table quals to the mtt quals. that way your time commitment is bigger than your cost. You still have to get lucky in the mtt, and you need at least some mtt skill to have a fair chance at getting lucky.

But, if you went through all that to get to a big event and be clueless, what was the point?

So, I would play some sng quals to the mtt quals. I would study and learn, and I would practice in things like the $22 40k on party. Look at it going in as a qual. If you get lucky and win it, use the 10k to play in the event.