(Lonelybox called it out correctly!)
I'm not looking for a handout,
BUT = You are looking for handout
Think about the mentor and why he would want to talk to you. It doesn't have to be money, but i can tell you a potential mentor would rather read something like
"What do i have to do to get xxxxxx ".
Or ask concrete questions and you will get some qualified and a lot of unqualified answers here as well.
Luckyily for you there are probably a million interviews with every type of person/poker player somewhere on the internet.
Underestimated resource, and it's free!