Recent content by The Machine

Excellent thoughts justadub. Well said. Normally, I try and be diplomatic too. But this fellow has put me over the edge.lol Twenty years working on this? So, what we see it in about another 50? Fortune 500? LOL. And fixing pool tables? LOL. Ever hear of a billionaire who took on the pool...

Good call on the moneygrubbers! I will go for easy money...no hesitation. That is why the tourneys should be structured so the guys that will have an easy time may stay away. Point hit on head! As for the handicapping, it is very tough, if not impossible to handicap strangers. Unless you have...

Well Mr. Jay Helfert, you are obviously a knowledgeable man in the world of pool. And, I am very impressed that you can "hold your tongue" in the face of the verbal diarrhea been put forth in the fantasy land of our great pool promoter. It would be a pleasure at any time to have a conversation...

Wondering where my Personal Guarantee post is.

My friend. In no way did I say that good players cannot play, or throw them under the bus. I simply structure tournaments so that these players can choose to play or not. if they play, it is too make an appearance, and maybe win a small prize. It is NOT to come and moneygrub and win a large...

Yes 4774 posts to 14 posts. And the poster admitted he has never run a pool tourney. Well, that is certainly obvious. Anyone with any sense at all can work out the numbers. To have just 32 players in your hall dominating 8 tables is not good business. And have any of you considered that by...

Has even ONE of you posters even thought this through?

So, if you have 32 players, you have 16 first round matches....32 table hours(Thrs), then your second round A you have 8 matches...16 Thrs. And your second round B has 8 matches...16 Thrs. And the next round of B is another 8 matches ...16 Thrs. This adds up to 80 Thrs. So, if you have 8 tables...

As seen in the "I am so sick of it thread"...my personal guarantee. Any struggling pool room in Canada can hire me for $10/hr. This applies to 4 hrs a day for 5 days a week. This is $200 a week. Provide me with pool revenue numbers for the last one year. At the end of one year, my bonus cheque...

Personal Guarantee Further...I will GUARANTEE that any struggling pool room in Canada can improve dramatically. Pay me $10 an hour for 4 hours for 5 days of the week. Allow me free pool so that I will be there on my own time to further promote and do my thing. That is $200 a week. Provide me...

reread the replies, and am simply amazed. So mmany people say make it $20 with a $200 payout. You just don't get it. The "players" will come for $200. You don't want that, unless the 13th -16th place guy can win $20. And, Rossaroni....jeez louise. You whine about a $500 added event that draws...

Proven again I see from the replies that I was proven correct. How many people woofed, and made jokes baout the $99 cue? This is my point exactly. By offering it, you don't attratct the money grubbers. You attract people who want to compete and enjoy. And, yes, once a person wins the $99 cue...

Evryone wants tournaments. People talk about sponsors, added money, paying the tourney directors. STOP! Who are these people? They are not the people that love to play...that dream of becoming a player. These are players or "I think I am a player"s. I guarantee you this. You run a $7 entry...

It gets easier Chin up. It definitely gets easier. However, that said, it depends at what level you are competing. If you want to compete at the highest level, you do have to immerse yourself in what you are doing. These guys are all good!! There is nothing easy about playing professional...

Two different games I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Scott Lee. The only point that I would clarify is that 9 ball is the pool game I am comparing. To compete at an extremely high level in 9 ball requires a much different kind of control. Snooker is a game of potting accuracy. 9 ball is a game...