Was it a field of pros or just a few scattered about?
The few tournaments I've been to has been either one or the other.
The first Rocket city open in Huntsville Alabama was chocked full of heavy hitters and it took a very, very strong game to get there and I believe Sky was the player to win that tournament. He played extremely strong on the bar box tournament that weekend but, he didn't stand a chance on the big table at that point.
Then again, the next and last Rocket city open was, well, lets just say it felt more like a glorified monthly tournament with only two or three legitimate pros and a handful of shortstops mixed in with 75 or 80 apa/bca 5's, 6's, 7's and local bangers like me.
That particular tournament sucked and is the reason they've not had another since.
Not sure why but, I know the what. The what was the tournament run wayyyy over time wise. Sam, the guy that ran it, dropped the ball to say the least.
He ended up selling not long after that or at least that is what I was told.