Copy and Paste of tonights Chat part1
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<Guest2590_245> Wll JoeyA get a shot at any commentary on the the live feeds? (JoeyA, you owe me big now!)
<_669> hahah
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<bobbyrone_139> You can form a team to play in the event, but you need to be a member of a league as of 6/1/09.
<admin7789_044> JoeyA is at the very top of the list...
<bobbyrone_139> And, we are playing under BCA guidelines where there is 1 master per team
<Guest4602_111> Does 6 Pocket league count?
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<bobbyrone_139> And to determine what a master player is we will go off of the VENA, Valley, APA, and BCA master list and you can't be in the top 128 of the points or money list to play in the team event.
<_669> Are there going to be any special things going on that haven't been posted on the website that you care to share at this time?
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<bobbyrone_139> To play in amateur 8ball or 9ball singles events you do not have to be a member of a league, but you can't be a master or top 128 money/points list, we have to control this to make it fair for the everyday people.
<admin7789_044> We can say that there will be some extremely exciting annoncements coming in th enext few days
<bobbyrone_139> No.
<admin7789_044> 6 pocket league, though great, does not count
<bobbyrone_139> Yes, there are going to be some extremely exciting anouncements in the very near future...so stay tuned.
<_669> So NO MASTER PLAYERS in the 8 ball and 9 ball singles event, correct?
<_669> amateur event
<bobbyrone_139> Correct for amateurs events; we have a master event in 8 ball
<_669> Great.
<Guest4602_111> Is there a cut off limit of players for every event?
<Guest2590_245> Will action be a problem anywhere?
<admin7789_044> I believe that some of the announcements coming up in th enext few days
<bobbyrone_139> cut off date without late fees is Aug 31st
<_669> The fact that you do not have to be a member of a league and can still play in the amateur event is big, imo. I will pass the word around here. I think many people thought you had to play in a league to play in the amateur events.
<bobbyrone_139> $50 late fee charges are in effect after Aug 31st for all events
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<bobbyrone_139> No there won't be a problem with action if you bring a lot of money happy
<_669> happy
<Guest4602_111> Limit to how many entries in each event?
<Guest2590_245> Good answer. lol
<_669> What about Player's Auction? Have there been any details worked out yet?
<bobbyrone_139> all pro events have a 256 player cut off; all amateur events are wide open
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<admin7789_044> We will start a waiting list for th tournaments, but will retain the right to expand the fields if possible. we will make that decision at the time of th etournament.
<bobbyrone_139> Player auction = yes; this is what we are considering but still working out details, because we are breaking new ground in player auction/calcutta
<Guest2590_245> Will matches be scheduled or will they be played at the soonest available times?
<_669> This is an important feature of the tournament and personally I am looking forward to hearing the details as soon as they are worked out. Thanks!
<bobbyrone_139> The way we are doing this is we are taking 15% of all monies to give to charities; 35% to top tournament finishers; 50% for match play.
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<Guest4602_111> Bobby, I can't wait....tell Sam G. to buy me a VIP pass!!
<_669> So would that be 25% for each side of the board?
<_669> Win / Loss Side for Double Elimination tournament events.
<_669> Match play..
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<DenoAndrews_860> Hi all
<bobbyrone_139> Still working on the logistics
<_669> Hi Deno! JoeyA here.
<bobbyrone_139> Hi Deno
<admin7789_044> Hi Deno
<DenoAndrews_860> hi Joey
<DenoAndrews_860> Hi Bobby
<DenoAndrews_860> how did the chat go? still going?
<bobbyrone_139> still going
<DenoAndrews_860> great
<admin7789_044> still going
<_669> It looks like a lot of questions were answered with the payouts listing and the other website updates and a lot of the people who were asking questions aren't here and didn't show up to ask questions..
<bobbyrone_139> FYI, we heard a rumor that Efren was not going to attend
<bobbyrone_139> Take my word for it...he will be there unless a medical emergency hits
<_669> I heard the same rumor.
<DenoAndrews_860> do you want me to find out for sure? I can call him right now.
<Guest2590_245> Wake him up! lol
<_669> Glad to hear it. Efren told me that I was going to be his personal stake horse for all of the mini-tournaments. LOL
<admin7789_044> Yes, Efren has been confirmed and we even spoke to Efren's rep last night
<_669> That's one rumor put to bed then.
<admin7789_044> Go JoeyA!
<admin7789_044> Ronnie alcano, Dennis Orcollo, and a couple of others
<_669> It's nice to see that some of these questions and bizarre comments are being dealt with.
<admin7789_044> I agree.
<DenoAndrews_860> did you guys see that the WPA banned those guys from the World 9 ball Championship?
<_669> I read that and still can't believe it.
<DenoAndrews_860> it doesn't surprise me....
<admin7789_044> This web site has really helped start getting the communication aspects of this tournament up to speed.
<bobbyrone_139> We were told from a highly reliable source that Ronnie Alcano, Bustamante, Dennis Orcullo--last we heard some of the top Euro players are trying to get out of commitments with the Euro tour to make it to our event.
<admin7789_044> Yes, the WPA did ban them.
<admin7789_044> Deno, what were the details of them banning the players?
<Guest4602_111> Will there be local news/sports coverage there in Houston?
<bobbyrone_139> Absolutely
<_669> A shuttle will be available from the Houston airport to bring tournament goers to Galveston, CORRECT?
<DenoAndrews_860> it has to do with them not being in good standing with the country's association that is recognized by the WPA
<admin7789_044> I think that this will be a media frenzy!
<DenoAndrews_860> becuase they are not in Mr. Makabenta's group, which is the one that is recognized by the WPA.
<admin7789_044> It is on the anniversary of hurricane Ike.
<admin7789_044> That will help revitalize Galveston
<Guest4602_111> It takes center stage for the year 2009
<bobbyrone_139> and local TV coverage to show we are helping the city of Galveston come back to life on the anniversery of Hurrican Ike; they are welcoming us with open arms.
<bobbyrone_139> Yes on the shuttles
<bobbyrone_139> Fly into IAH (Bush) not Hobby airport.
<Guest4602_111> why?
<DenoAndrews_860> Joey, should I dust off the carom cue and give pool a whirl in this event??? LOL just kidding
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<_669> Bobby, ALL of my relatives died in the Great Hurricane of 1900, except for my grandfather who was 14 years old in 1900 and this tournament means something special to me as you can guess.
<bobbyrone_139> but, if people will email us arrival times we will have shuttles standing by
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<_669> NO HOBBY... Thanks,
<admin7789_044> As a former player that tried to make a ball in a pro arena, shuttle service is great.
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<_669> Deno, you should come. It would be great to see you again. It's been a while.
<DenoAndrews_860> i might pop down for a day or so.
<_669> YOu could hold a class on meditation and we could get some of the pros to attend. ll
<_669> lol
<Guest4602_111> Are the Hotel rooms going fast?
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<DenoAndrews_860> lol Joey
<bobbyrone_139> Yes on the hotel rooms...they are booking fast. We had a 150 room block at Moody Gardens hotel; now we need another 50 room block.
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<DenoAndrews_860> is that before or after the endocrine class?
<Guest2590_245> Any challenge matches in the works?
<admin7789_044> We did want to let everybody know that we will be hosting more chat sessions as the tournament grows closer
<bobbyrone_139> before,middle and after Deno
<admin7789_044> The more good news that comes out, the more we may be doing these chat sessions.
<DenoAndrews_860> nothing really in the works as far as challenge matches. but, stuff in the works. Hope for the best.
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<bobbyrone_139> Our plans are to have a challenge match every night for $3K-5k with local pool rooms sponsoring each night.
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