Inspectorsparky
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I know I'm not the only one with this opinion, but I thought the green fees at the Rio for 2013 were a little steep for not being allowed to practice. There were supposed to be plenty of tables for practice; not the case in my experience. I heard that was the case before teams showed up, and that may be, but Tuesday night before teams the entire back tournament room was closed or limited to mini tournaments only-so much for practice and getting some return on my $35 investment. I spoke with Mark Griffin and he just passed the buck like a career politician and said he didn't have control and that CSI was running/managing the tournament. There were always tables available when you had to drop a coin.
The green fees are definitely set for the upper level players and pool hall gamblers in my opinion. I'm an average league player that has played in this tournament for 14 or 15 consecutive years now, and it limited the events I played in this year and unless the green fees change it will be my last donation to this tournament. I understand that the green fee system is convenient and it always benefits the house, but this year, for the average player, it's not a good value. Like many others I didn't like it going in, but I had to check it out to see the new venue at the Rio.
The green fees are definitely set for the upper level players and pool hall gamblers in my opinion. I'm an average league player that has played in this tournament for 14 or 15 consecutive years now, and it limited the events I played in this year and unless the green fees change it will be my last donation to this tournament. I understand that the green fee system is convenient and it always benefits the house, but this year, for the average player, it's not a good value. Like many others I didn't like it going in, but I had to check it out to see the new venue at the Rio.