Derby city so few Pros

Biloxi Boy said:
Of those attending, anyone feel like you are hitting yourself in the head with a hammer? Is it worth your time? Money? DCC @ EW was a great time, and its demise was a terrible loss to the pool world. Events are supposed to get better with time . . .
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After 20+ Derby's I bailed — they’ve just wore me out.

It stopped being fun a long time ago. Bad scheduling, too many players and not enough tables, lousy hotel, no food, goofy rules.

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
After 20+ Derby's I bailed — they’ve just wore me out.

It stopped being fun a long time ago. Bad scheduling, too many players and not enough tables, lousy hotel, no food, goofy rules.
Lou Figueroa
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Once they left the EW, I had grave doubts -- it just seemed that my extravagant investments of time and money were not going to reap near the measure of benefit as they had in the past. So I stayed home. Then, when I read the comments describing the debacle a relocated DCC became, all doubt was removed, and I became convinced that the DCC, as I knew and loved, was now, very like a dead cock in the pit -- all the fire and fury having been consumed as the dust settles. My fond memories of DCC at EW, however, remained intact, and I have gone on in hopes that one day reason would prevail and the DCC would relocate and improve.
 
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lfigueroa said:
After 20+ Derby's I bailed — they’ve just wore me out.

It stopped being fun a long time ago. Bad scheduling, too many players and not enough tables, lousy hotel, no food, goofy rules.

Lou Figueroa
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You lasted longer than I did.

Does that say something about which one of us is smarter? 😱

😁😂
 
The Hotel/Casino/Diamond all know exactly what to expect during this tournament year after year…no surprises at all…yet they continue to shit on the customers in every way possible.

Why people continue to support being shit on is unbelievable.
 
stevelomako said:
The Hotel/Casino/Diamond all know exactly what to expect during this tournament year after year…no surprises at all…yet they continue to shit on the customers in every way possible.

Why people continue to support being shit on is unbelievable.
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Solution is simple, just bring DCC to the South, like anywhere in FL. Never run into bad weather, plenty of good venues and food options :rolleyes:
I guess reason why they keep it up there is because Diamond headquarter is close to IN so they save big $ on table shipping 😅
 
The payouts are trash because $0 and I mean absolutely $0 of the buy backs goes to the tournament prize pool. That money goes to master of the table payouts(the rest Diamond keeps) which only maybe 12 guys can possibly get a piece of and truly only 3-5 guys can win the top prize generally speaking. There's maybe what 550-650 or so unique players each year, I imagine at least half the field in each event does the buy back if not more? I'd rather just hand Fedor/Filler/Shane $25/30 each it's easier on everyone that way!

And no, I do not think Diamond making money is a bad thing. Not at all. But I think the lack of transparency is a stain to say the least. But then again, it is pool we are talking about.
 
july9x said:
Solution is simple, just bring DCC to the South, like anywhere in FL. Never run into bad weather, plenty of good venues and food options :rolleyes:
I guess reason why they keep it up there is because Diamond headquarter is close to IN so they save big $ on table shipping 😅
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And the staff that works the event all live driving distance away. The venue at that time of year almost certainly gives them an incredible deal considering it would be a ghost town without the pool players.
 
InsertCleverNameHere said:
The payouts are trash because $0 and I mean absolutely $0 of the buy backs goes to the tournament prize pool. That money goes to master of the table payouts(the rest Diamond keeps) which only maybe 12 guys can possibly get a piece of and truly only 3-5 guys can win the top prize generally speaking. There's maybe what 550-650 or so unique players each year, I imagine at least half the field in each event does the buy back if not more? I'd rather just hand Fedor/Filler/Shane $25/30 each it's easier on everyone that way!
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they're out of contention, except for fedor. sky, jhall, fedor are top on potential MOT winners, followed by i think pinegar and patsura.

i would have taken them vs the field, and fedor can still get there, but my money rn would be on sky actually
 
It's all about how desperate we are to have a taste of the past and the lengths some will go to in order to exploit our desperation. What would be wrong with giving something back?
 
jimmyco said:
They play inside.
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This reminds me when I was called by the dean when I was studying in the university due to my recent absence. I told him because of the storm and he just rebutted with a stern look that stated with me as long as I remember by saying, there is no storm inside the campus. What a character. He still left me with one last sting during our graduation ceremony saying, so finally you are able to graduate. Like as if I wouldn't make by being a habitual absentee student. 😂
 
skogstokig said:
they're out of contention, except for fedor. sky, jhall, fedor are top on potential MOT winners, followed by i think pinegar and patsura.

i would have taken them vs the field, and fedor can still get there, but my money rn would be on sky actually
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I wasn’t meaning this year specifically. I mean before any match is played.
 
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