Ring Games at DCC and GCC

Congratulations on landing Alex and Archer for Derby City. Good news indeed!

OT....Grady, when you come through Atlanta going to GCC....what are chances you could stop in Atlanta and give me another lesson???? I am unable to go to the GCC due to family things.

Jim

Handicapping Ring game

Grady, as a way to get less skilled players to play with the best in the world, and to fill the event which is what its all about, why not give them more barrells? Now mind you they have to pay more, but the end effect is a larger purse/payout. The object is to make the venue happen, not many players less skilled than the "lion" feel comfortable in this enviornment. BF

Grady said:

Jamie was supposed to send a deposit. He didn't, after sounding enthusiastic about the ring game. We even talked about players showing up as they didn't for his effort. He didn't call me either. So I assumed that he's not in.
Ritchie may still play. Ricky from Mobile said he'd put Ritchie in but again, I have no deposit. When I do things like this, it's absolutely first come, first served. These things being said, I'd be honored to have Ritchie play.
Buddy's sponsor bailed out. I hope he finds someone else as we'd love to have him.

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It says alot about the state of our sport when a true Legend like Buddy Hall
can not or will not post the entry or find a sponsor.
In all honesty is hard to believe 6 players can not find sponsors for this
event. This is in Schmidts "neighborhood" and he is a very good banker(player). I would have thought John would be all for it.
Grady I feel for you trying to promote pool as I have always wanted to give it a go helping or promoting one. I think amateur players are far more reliable
for tournament play and sponsoring. Maybe you could hook up with the APA or
BCA and promote a few events. Something like Gradys Traveling Tournament.
About 6-10 events around the country with a bigger tournament at the end
for teams that qualified. An in house Mosconi cup so to speak with each
qualifying team/individual from a different regions around the country. Have a few pros at each event available for lessons and doing exibitions. Its would give
sponsors plenty of bang for their buck with a traveling event. At the final
event have plenty of stuff to do for non qualified teams/individuals to do
like minis for singles and teams.
I think promoting pool has got to be tough and not being able to easily fill
a 6 man ring game at a great venue is a shame.

Hi Frank,

You are absolutely right. It is a shame that there are not 6 players that can step up and say - Lets Do It.

If the Gulf Coast Classic is not a raging success it will certainly not be from lack of effort on Grady's part. The man has worked his behind off putting this thing together and it has been no piece of cake.

I intend to participate in each event (except the ring) just to show my support. Granted, I don't shoot worth a poop but when it's over I can tell my grandkids did shoot in a really big time tournament. Come to think of it, they could come watch me .

Sure hope your schedule works out so you can make it. Blud will be there so wear your waders

Later, Pel

Barrells

Grady said:

I don't understand what you're saying? There's no way I can get lesser players to pay more than $3,000 or $5,000? Do you mean lesser players would get more barrels while paying the same entry fee as the best players?
I believe in treating players the same if they're pros, no discrimination or favortism.

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For instance, you have 4 guys and you want six in your ringer @ $1,000 each and you CAN'T get anyone else. Along comes a player who says he'll play as long as his bank is $1,200 to get in. As long as the other players "agree" to let him in why not? If your intention is to get 6 or 7 players to have the venue work why not consider it? This is just a suggestion. I know even for a $200 per man event, I would not play with Alex, Busta, Reyes, Yang, Strickland and Archer if I didn't have SOME kind of handicapp, one can always adjust. BF

If the cost to enter the ring game was from 1200-2500 you most definitly get a couple of ring games going. coughing up five thousand dollars is alot of cakes for those broke pool players, especially when the odds are 6-1 against them winning the ring game. This would work at the DCC which is an established event. There is no doubt in my mind that Grady's tournament will be fun to participate in and/or to watch as a spectator. Besides, where is Archer, Hall, Sigel, Varner, Rempe and all the rest of the so called "pros" support in Grady's venture to put pocket billiards on the map?

Grady said:

...For my Gulf Coast Classic Bank Pool Ring Game, at $3,000 per player, I have “Piggy”,
Truman, Jason Miller and Tony Fargo....

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Grady,

I would think Johnny Brumback would be a natural for that game. Has anybody talked to him?

JustPlay said:

Besides, where is Archer, Hall, Sigel, Varner, Rempe and all the rest of the so called "pros" support in Grady's venture to put pocket billiards on the map?

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This is BANK ring. Except for Buddy most of the others do not have a heavy background in banks. Banks is one of those things that when you watch someone like Buddy, Glen, Jason, etc. play it looks so easy. It ain't. Whole different area of expertise.

Later, Pel

Pelican said:

Banks is one of those things that when you watch someone like Buddy, Glen, Jason, etc. play it looks so easy.

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Hi Pel,

You mentioned Jason. I assume you mean Jason Miller? If so, why hasn't he bellied up to the bar? He sure can bank'em!

I sure hope he does. He is super in the bank game. Another fellow and myself are putting Glen in. I believe the wide open format of a ring suits Glen's style of play as he is a very aggressive player that doesn't like to play a lot of defense.

Later, Pel

Pelican said:

This is BANK ring. Except for Buddy most of the others do not have a heavy background in banks. Banks is one of those things that when you watch someone like Buddy, Glen, Jason, etc. play it looks so easy. It ain't. Whole different area of expertise.

Later, Pel

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I wasn't really talking about bank pool. Neither one of those guys sticks their necks out like Grady does to promote a tournament (Hopkins with the womens tour and Steve Mizerak with the senior tour are the only other ones I am aware of ). Those other players just show up with their hands out waiting or playing to get paid. That was more of my point.

As far a playing bank pool, Varner and Sigel are excellent bankers. Varner more than Sigel. If I am not correct, Varner won the DCC banks division one year.