Hell no.
That's the same silly argument that says poor/mediocre players should enter open tournaments because sitting on their ass watching good players run out will somehow make them better.
Newsflash. You can get the same experience watching from the rail...
If that specific situation accounts for a cumulative total of more than 15 seconds of "wasted" time in any given match, I'd be surprised.
There are plenty of things that annoy me in pool, but pros playing by the rules isn't one of them...
I hear that a lot, but then it seems like every time an open tournament is held, nobody shows.
If I were a TD, I don't know that I'd spend much time on them either.
I do hate the silly scotch double nonsense, but I just don't play in them...
Larger entry fees translate to larger purses.
I play pool because I enjoy playing pool, but I'm probably not going to commit to an entire day for the chance to win $150 if I win the whole damn thing...
Here's the payout for the $70 tournament I played in last week. 39 players.
Pretty good...
I looked, as I'm sure you did, but couldn't find one.
Having said that, if you're good enough woodworker with the necessary shop to build one, you should be able to draw it up and knock it out yourself...