I can get in as a player. I play fairly often wit the top players in Central CXalifornia and beat a lot of the mid-tier players who got invited. I just haven't asked to be on the list like some of them have.
On one hand it's good practice and on the other I should probably just save money for Evo.
Its probably better to save the money for EVO, you'll get even more experience there due the the large amount of competition there, also its Vegas man, you gonna eat delicious food and drink great liquor/liqueur,
if you drink that is.