How does staking usually work?
 

I'm a total stake noob.

Say I got staked for a $1 SNG with 9 people, and I lose. Do I owe the person who staked me $1, or is that the point?

And if I win, I'm guessing you agree to some split ahead of time?

Never been staked, never want to.

normal stake would be you pay back the stake (if you win something) and a certain % of your winnings. But if you lose than you thank your staker and that is that.

I like staking - both ends of it.

If you stake proven, winning players, even with them keeping half of what they win, you should make a profit in the long run - without even having to play!

And being staked is great. Sure, you only keep half of what you win, but it's with ZERO risk. It's like playing nothing but freerolls.

yup alot of the top tourney players play staked. Didn't know that until recently.

Nice that u don't have to go thru 5-10K downswings on your on bankroll