No, he's not.....yet. But Warren, Lee Vann and Alex are!
You have to be a Canadian citizen to play in a Canadian championship....
,,,the Lion has titles in four different billiard disciplines as a Canuck.
2017 US Open 10-ball
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You have to be a Canadian citizen to play in a Canadian championship....
,,,the Lion has titles in four different billiard disciplines as a Canuck.
I watched a fair amount of coverage from the WSOP main event last week. I think Nick Shulman (sp?) is great as a commentator. He's supposedly pretty good on the pool table too!
Wasn't he Ginky's protégé? Or am I confusing him with someone else?
Could have been, sounds like he might be from that part of the country, and I think his pool playing days might have dated back that far.
Steve Lipsky's protégé!
Ha Ha Ha...... Lou just pissed himself.:thumbup:
This is true. CSI takes a lot of heat every year, and they always bounce right back.
I'm just glad to see 9ft's in the US OPEN's
No doubt they will adjust, plus they are running a shuttle dang near non stop from the Rio. Growing pains
Yes indeed, the 9 footers are a welcome sight.
And there are solutions to the problem .. I will just assume that Griff's was caught off guard and surprised at how many people would show up for the prestigious event. A more negative assumption is that they failed to plan at all .. either way it is what it is.
So the nice turn out is the silver lining. Now it's time to plan more accordingly to accommodate them correctly in the future.
There is a simple solution, after all we are talking Las Vegas here.
There are many off strip casinos in town where you can rent a large space reasonably. This would allow the good folks at Griff's an opportunity to use a floor plan with plentiful seating, with great sight lines, and room for not only all attending, but room for even more in future years as the tourney increases in popularity.
If you own a dog racing track, the best dog racing track in the world, that is a great thing ... but it does not mean you can host a major hoarse racing event on you small dog sized track.
Not trying to be a smart ass -- just attempting to identify what went wrong and supply a plausible solution.
Good luck Griff's -- We are all looking forward to you're new and improved accommodations for next years tournament.
Of course that is what he is doing and so many clueless people were lauding him for bringing the event back to 9 footers-SMH
Any pictures I have seen on Facebook, I didn't see anyone in the place watching. Must of just been bad angles on the ones I saw if you are saying there were actually a large amount of people watching.
And the $10 admission = $10 food/beverage ticket is nothing short of nitty. Just be happy people show up to watch the event, maybe buy some food or drinks and put money into your slot machines. Espcially when you are scheduling matches at 9AM in Vega$.
Probably would a good idea if your manager wasn't playing in the event as well. He should be, well, managing.
The stream failures I have read about also astound me. It's the internet source in your own building. You aren't relying on a third party (hotel, convention, someone else's establishment) to provide it for you. You had literally months to test and make sure there were no issues.
And beyond the fact that the flyer only states "FREE Shuttle to Griffs" and doesn't mention anything about being forced to spend $10.....
What about the fact that they seeded the top 16 players based on Fargo Rate and that wasn't detailed as well on the flyer.....just a little blurb about it found on the CSI website?
What about the fact that they seeded the top 16 players based on Fargo Rate and that wasn't detailed as well on the flyer.....just a little blurb about it found on the CSI website?
I don't have any problem with the $10 admission charge and a $10 credit on food or drinks. The problem seems to be creating a decent viewing area for people who came to watch these matches. Some tables could have been moved so more seating around the room could have been added. It's not that hard to slide a table (on two dollies) 20-30 feet across the floor. You just need to re-level it when you put it back. Just adding a row of chairs and a row of bar stools behind them would have made a big difference. Maybe fifty more people could watch that way. We've done that before in many poolroom events. Just a suggestion, but it's not my room so that's up to someone else to decide. :wink: