Break & Run pools in many different forms have become increasingly popular for poolrooms holding weekly 9-ball handicapped tournaments. We've been holding a weekly handicapped 9-ball tournament for over 20 years and have never had an accompanying break and run pot, but recently I've considered giving it a shot, to try and see how it might increase the participants in our tournament.
The biggest problem I've heard from other room operators and tournament directors is that once the pot gets large, the break and run event becomes more of the draw and the main reason for players showing up, as opposed to the tournament itself, and that once the pot is busted by someome, the tournament suffers to the extent that sometimes it completely dies out.
Any suggestions on successful break & run contests that have worked well alongside weekly tournaments for an extended period of time, without getting out of hand, and how to accomplish that? - Thanks
The biggest problem I've heard from other room operators and tournament directors is that once the pot gets large, the break and run event becomes more of the draw and the main reason for players showing up, as opposed to the tournament itself, and that once the pot is busted by someome, the tournament suffers to the extent that sometimes it completely dies out.
Any suggestions on successful break & run contests that have worked well alongside weekly tournaments for an extended period of time, without getting out of hand, and how to accomplish that? - Thanks
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