If you are a player in any of the events, of course you get free admission, however if you want vip seating it costs you an extra $30 which entitles you to seating at the floor side table area closest to the playing tables and a seat in the first 3 rows of the television table. However I found it was not worth the extra money as they hardly monitor the seating and being in the first 3 rows of the t.v. table is not much of an advantage unless you want your mug forever enshrined on dvd or on t.v. then thats for you.