Free APA Masters Pool in DC

Cory in DC said:

There are a lot of DC-area players on AZBilliards, so this will hopefully be of interest.

Bedrock Billiards in Adams Morgan and the local APA are offering a free Masters Division in the spring session (that is, right now) -- you have to pay your annual dues if you haven't already, but there are no weekly fees.

Even with this offer, I've only been able to drum up four teams to date, leading me to wonder what's wrong with people? Is free too expensive? Or maybe it's just that people don't know about it, which I'll try to fix now.

Here are the details:

• Masters format
• Matches start Wednesday nights at 7:30pm.
• It's open to all handicaps, but almost all of the players are 5s and above.
• Next Wednesday (1/26) will be week 3. But if a team starts late, we'll just run concurrent makeup matches on the extra table. So you can get twice the free play.
• You don't need to have a team to join, just show up and I'll find a team for you.

One possible concern is that it's hard to park in Adams Morgan. But ever since DC raised the meter rates, it's been easier to find parking. Worst case, there's a place to park for $10 at the end of the block by Perry's restaurants.

PM me if you have any questions. It would nice to have a masters division for people who don't live way out in the suburbs!

Cory

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Cory in DC said:

Very understandable, but there must be at least 30 inside-the-beltway players, right??

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Cory in DC said:

There are a lot of DC-area players on AZBilliards, so this will hopefully be of interest.

Bedrock Billiards in Adams Morgan and the local APA are offering a free Masters Division in the spring session (that is, right now) -- you have to pay your annual dues if you haven't already, but there are no weekly fees.

Even with this offer, I've only been able to drum up four teams to date, leading me to wonder what's wrong with people? Is free too expensive? Or maybe it's just that people don't know about it, which I'll try to fix now.

Here are the details:

• Masters format
• Matches start Wednesday nights at 7:30pm.
• It's open to all handicaps, but almost all of the players are 5s and above.
• Next Wednesday (1/26) will be week 3. But if a team starts late, we'll just run concurrent makeup matches on the extra table. So you can get twice the free play.
• You don't need to have a team to join, just show up and I'll find a team for you.

One possible concern is that it's hard to park in Adams Morgan. But ever since DC raised the meter rates, it's been easier to find parking. Worst case, there's a place to park for $10 at the end of the block by Perry's restaurants.

PM me if you have any questions. It would nice to have a masters division for people who don't live way out in the suburbs!

Cory

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Cory in DC said:

And the not-better players should step up for a cheap and easy way to get some matches against better players! Really, I thought 5-speed players would be all over it, at least when it's free.

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mikepage said:

Bedrock is a nice place. Should be a fun group of people. How do you spell "no brainer"?

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Cory in DC said:

You would think it's a no-brainer, but we'll see. We've got at least 4 teams, that's a start.

Also, I didn't answer the person who asked about payouts. I'm going to assume that was a real question and not an attempted dig at the APA. In any case, the payout is that -- in addition to having fun and playing reasonably competitive matches -- the winning team advances to the regional tournament where I think around 1/4 of the field gets paid and the winning team or two gets a free trip to Las Vegas for the national masters tournament. Winner of that gets $7500, with 1/4 of the field getting paid.

When we are actually paying dues, I think there will be a small payout at the end for the winning team. With only 4 teams, probably not very much, though.

If more precise answers would help, I can make inquiries.

Cory

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