Bob Jewett said:

I have heard of savers/chops done with 60-40 or similar. Also, sometimes the players could agree in say the round of 16 to split by some ratio whatever the two win in total. Lots of possible variations.

Of course, the winner will get a 1099 for the full amount. I suppose he could claim an expense of, say, $5000 as a "professional fee for my buddy", but that would generate another 1099. A quieter way would be to reduce the saver payment by the estimated tax, but that might be tax fraud.

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soniauke said:

In a local tournament (with anywhere from 15-30 players in it) how many places does a typical calcutta pay out? Does winner take all, or do the first 3 spots get a cut of the calcutta?

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billiards_watch said:

It's a pool cue and anyone that is a good enough player can adapt.

Carbon, more or so, are made for beginners. Not saying advanced players can't play with them but it helps beginners with the learning curve.

I can spot a newbie based on the cue they are playing with. They're usually shooting with a carbon shaft and a measle cue ball.

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straightline said:

Failure rate doesn't correlate to the topic nor the 100% failure rate of scrimshawed chips and hand carved F1 motors.

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