you beat me to it -
in Barry's defense, i would certainly hope that he owes waaaaayy more than $7300. i mean, if all it takes is $7300 to put out the fires, then WTF is he waiting for?
Times are pretty bad when this is one's "defense"!
you beat me to it -
in Barry's defense, i would certainly hope that he owes waaaaayy more than $7300. i mean, if all it takes is $7300 to put out the fires, then WTF is he waiting for?
i'll bet you $1.00 that the OP didn't get paid today.
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I gotta say I'm impressed with your heart. You're really going off on that one!
Here are some questions that it seems I and a number or others have and would like to have answers to from the WPA:
- Considering Barry Behrman's very long and very extensive history of problems paying the players when promised and for the full amounts promised, why was the 2014 US Open sanctioned by the WPA?
- Why did the WPA not at least insist on escrow for all promised purse money (including all "guaranteed added" money) as a condition for their sanctioning?
- Does the WPA personally guarantee payment of the full promised prize fund for the events they sanction, and is there a point at which they would make those payments themselves? If so, what is that point?
- What is the WPA doing or planning to do to assist in getting paid in full and as soon as possible all the unpaid players from this past US Open?
- Considering Barry Behrman's very long and very extensive history of non and/or partial payments and extremely slow payments, does the WPA plan to make escrow a condition of sanctioning for all of Barry Behrman's future events?
For those that have similar or other questions, you can submit your questions or concerns to the WPA here. Answers aren't likely to be forthcoming unless we start to ask directly:
http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/contact
One of the WPA board members, Skip Nemecek, is in Chicago. Perhaps someone here knows him and can also pass on a request for a public statement from the WPA that addresses the situation at hand and the questions above. There seems to be a pretty good amount of public interest in the answers.
http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/board_of_directors
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Is this a case where you need to cash your check as quick as
possible before the well goes dry?
All the checks were written around the same day and the money
was supposed to be there. So there was some money there and
most of the players cashed their checks with no problem, then the
well must of gone dry.
Hope you still have the check and wait for a rainy day.....
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Did you read the part in Red ?
It was under the heading -----------> ESCROW (Also in Red)
Besides "New Organizers" it went on to say.
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It will also apply to any organizer/promoter who hasn’t met his prize money payouts within a reasonable time period after the tournament has ended.
So according to their on rules there should be escrow for the Open.
Great so if your not a new organizers you can do whatever you want. The US Open is not a new organizer.
Even if you are a new organizer, "being advised by the WPA" can be as simple as saying the money isn't in the bank, so if you paid hotel, entry fee and sacrificed your time, play at your own risk.
That isn't a guideline for what the WPA will do to organizers that fail to meet pre-determined obligations like advertised prize payouts, which apparently don't have any deadlines.
If the WPA is just interested in keeping people happy, they might as well keep the rules the same, just add penalties against organizers so that can bring in more dollars.
Although adding penalties is common with most governing bodies in this case I don't think its realistic. If the players cant get paid what makes you think the WPA would get its penalty money?