Someone else will take over it- with much lower added money like $20K to $30K it will still attract 128 men field- it is more the prestige rather than the money. I mean if it was really about the money , many players would not be playing knowing Barry's payment record. Like the International Challenge of Champions which was quite a prestigious tourney. Used to pay $50K winner take all with invited field of 8 - recently new promoter took over the event, cut the field to 4 players and reduced winners purse to $25K. ESPN still picked up the event for telecast.The question I have is if Barry don't organize a U S Open 9 ball even will anybody else do it - and pay the players - or will it cease to exist?
New promoters taking over event from another promoter isn't really rocket science.
starts OCT 25, per Barry via phone call last week. it didn't dawn on me @ the time that it overflowed into Halloween.
Maybe it is good thing for someone that it falls on Halloween cos then someone can wear mask/disguise