garczar said:

They play about the same. Bill went to more of the fancy custom/handmade style where Dan went more production. And yes JW's did go up when Bill passed. To collectors the cue to have will always be the Josswest over a Joss with the exception being the early Joss when they were together. Those are quite collectible.

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Swighey said:

Yes indeed. Do you think double elimination would have been a winning format in terms of adding big name players to this particular tournament?

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Kris_b1104 said:

Agreed, the crowd participation is what will help pool grow.

If I've never seen pro pool before and I see a suggested video on YouTube with 2 people playing and a thousand people watching and cheering, I would most certainly keep watching. The optics of fans being on the balcony above the tables and being so close to the players at the ground level is incredible. I got hyped just watching them cheer for Jaybee, even David Alcaide started smiling and laughing, even though he started the match super serious in the beginning. The crowd is the key.

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VVP said:

Already there in terms of expense not tournament format.

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Swighey said:

Oi, Grab and Robbie for starters. I'm still not sure what your point is though as they were already there or thereabouts.

A single elimination tournament is surely "good value" for elite players who happen to be around?

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Swighey said:

Oi, Grab and Robbie for starters. I'm still not sure what your point is though as they were already there or thereabouts.

A single elimination tournament is surely "good value" for elite players who happen to be around?

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