Proceeds to benefit Brain Cancer Research
Saturday February 6, 2010 (6th and 7th based on a 64 player field)
at Ginny's Tavern-2938 N 16th Street-Terre Haute, IN 47804
812-466-6266
8-Ball
Race to 4
Red circle cue balls
Double Elimination
Silent Calcutta only---must be completed prior to 11:00 am
Due to the sale of alcohol--all players must be at least 21 years old.
Entry Fee is $50.00 and a $5.00 green fee
(1/2 goes to the players and 1/2 goes to the charity)
there will be a silent auction....All Donations welcome!
Special Guest: Dr. Cue
tirck shot exhibition and challenge matches.
Start Time: 11 am
players meeting is at 10:30 am
Limit Field to 64 players
Early sign up are available
This has been a great tournament for a great cause. I am glad that I had the opportunity to know Dave and to get to play him a few times. For those who don't know, he was a top notch player and won the master's division 8 ball singles in Las Vegas. On top of being a very good player he was also a very nice guy and I dont think there is one person that could say they ever heard him say a foul word about anyone. The past 3 times this tournament has been held on 9 foot tables and there has been a good turnout.
The previous venue has closed and the new location has only bar tables, just so everyone is clear.
Silent Calcutta only---must be completed prior to 11:00 am
How does a silent calcutta work?
To answer your question woody_968, it actually doesnt work very well. From the begining, Tom Rossman has stated he will have no part in a calcutta and said that Dave didnt either, which is totally false. I personally bought Dave in some big tournaments and he always bought half back, even in the second calcutta and always cashed. I ran a 'silent calcutta' for the players benefit last time and it was way to complicated. There are a lot of people who attend this tournament that are not familiar with a calcutta and there are those who choose not to take part, which is fine. The purpose of this tournament is to raise money for a good cause and one would think that the more money that is raised the better. Last time, there were players from a few other states that came to play and expected a calcutta to offset the tournament payout. Even though this is a benefit, the players must be accomodated also, because if not for them then there is no tournament. One of the main reason's there is no calcutta is that there is a church involved and they consider it gambling, which is kinda funny when you think about all the event's the church's put on, such as bingo.
To sum up how a silent calcutta is held, it's basically just like a silent auction. All of the players names are written down and people are able to bid up until a certain time. You can either go around and ask everyone before hand if they are willing to buy half back or wait until it is over. If you choose to do it before hand, you can take those who have no intention of buying back or bidding on themselves for the minimum amount and put them in a pool where someone can bid on multiple players. Either way it is much more difficult than running a normal one.
I still am amazed at why they do not run a real auction and take 10 to 20% of the money and donate it to the cause. It is another form of raising money and would help the player turnout and the Brain Cancer Research. It is a win-win situation.
This is the best and most fair idea. It eliminates the confussion for those who dont know what a silent calcutta is like and for those who are not familiar with calcutta's in general.
* For those that are undecided because of the money, there are a few people locally that would probably provide some action and there is a room with ten 9 foot tables less than 10 minutes away.
Anyone can feel free to pm me with any questions.
