miplayerstour said:Hey everyone, we did have a few kinks but very minor and I have to say for it being our first event and getting sooooo many entries into the mini it was way better than expected. I was very happy to see "C and D" players come out to support to tour and play in the mini. We have had some folks try the main event as well just to support the tour and try their hand against some of the best.
We had some truly great matches and believe it or not, having that many pool players in one room resulted in no fights, arguments or sharking all weekend long Iwas more surprised than thrilled I think!
The main event we had 18 entries one of which was Mike Massey that was very exiciting. Amanda Smith also came out to support the tour efforts to get more tournaments going in the state.
I have had a few people state that the entry might be too high to attract some lower level skilled players but to be honest, the main event is run to attract higher skill levels so the matches are more exciting to watch....who doesnt want to want Bart put a 5 pack on jason or jason run the set out on bart?
The mini tournament is designed to attract all level of players and eventually we will run B-C tournaments but are starting with higher levels. The most I will reduce the entry will be to $75 and that will be based on majority vote by the players that attend the tour stops.
This is a tour deigned for players so their opnions matter and there will be some items sent to vote on the website, others will not. The entry fee will remain at $100 until the results of a vote is returned to reduce it to $75. Most players in attendance wanted it to be increased to make the pot larger.
The other item I will have players vote on will be if we keep the race the same on the winners and losers side. Some wanted to reduce the race on the losers side by 2 in the mini and main. I want the players to decide. but a race to 5 in bar tables playing 9 ball is pretty short but we shall see how the players vote.
It was a really long weekend and I am starting work on the next event next month! I have to get more sponsorship and get the website tweaked and add photos and videos not to mention starting 2 other companies. When can I sleep?
Thanks everyone especially to Steve who took pictures and video to be nice and to Tim and Doug who refereed for me just to help out! Also my daughter Amanda runs a mean board!
I look forward to the next stop! Ive already gotten a ton of emails asking about the dates so we shall see.
Thanks for a great event! I can't remember the last time I had such a good time at a pool tourney.
I just noticed that you added to your blog entry dated 7-19-08, I had to scroll down past all that was put up earlier.
For anyone interested there is game by game call of the Final Match.
http://www.freewebs.com/miplayerstour/mptblogtourneyresults.htm
Steve
