Anyone heard from Ackmed and his new pool room?

[BmoreMoney]

Has anyone heard anymore about the new pool room in Crofton. Forget his name but it was something like that, he was the guy trying to have tournaments seven days a week? He seemed all hyped up back in the spring all ND was posting then just disappeared. Just curious, don't wanna just drive by for there to be nothing there ( 45 min one way for me ). Anyway hope he is doing well and pool hall is thriving but have to wonder.......

 

[hang-the-9]

Has anyone heard anymore about the new pool room in Crofton. Forget his name but it was something like that, he was the guy trying to have tournaments seven days a week? He seemed all hyped up back in the spring all ND was posting then just disappeared. Just curious, don't wanna just drive by for there to be nothing there ( 45 min one way for me ). Anyway hope he is doing well and pool hall is thriving but have to wonder.......

I doubt you can even have leagues 7 days a week unless you have 2 different league brands in the same place. It's tough enough to get a good weekly going in most places with over 6-10 players once a week.

Never did get that, you have a room with like 40 league players, sometimes more. Of those maybe 2-5 show up for a tournament in the same room. I think it goes to show that most league players need to lean on their league handicap to not get their egos hurt and avoid real competition.

 

[BmoreMoney]

I doubt you can even have leagues 7 days a week unless you have 2 different league brands in the same place. It's tough enough to get a good weekly going in most places with over 6-10 players once a week.

Never did get that, you have a room with like 40 league players, sometimes more. Of those maybe 2-5 show up for a tournament in the same room. I think it goes to show that most league players need to lean on their league handicap to not get their egos hurt and avoid real competition.

Well I think he was trying to do leagues too, but he was talking about having actual tournaments everyday. Something along the lines of taking a % out of each then having bigger tournaments with that money monthly or something like that??? Not much he said made a lot do sense to me but he was at least giving it a go. He just disappeared, which I assume is the same that happened to his pool room.

 

[BmoreMoney]

But as far as leagues go, the bar I used to shoot out of they had like 30+ teams 6 nighats a week ( except Friday which was the 9 ball tourney ) and they were very successful ( with only 3 tables ) lol.

 

[justinb386]

I doubt you can even have leagues 7 days a week unless you have 2 different league brands in the same place. It's tough enough to get a good weekly going in most places with over 6-10 players once a week.

Never did get that, you have a room with like 40 league players, sometimes more. Of those maybe 2-5 show up for a tournament in the same room. I think it goes to show that most league players need to lean on their league handicap to not get their egos hurt and avoid real competition.

Yeah, great point, and that is why I think that handicapped tournaments are so much more popular, and get 10 times the participation. C players are never going to show up for an Open A level tournament, with no handicap. The C players need to feel they have a chance at winning, or they are not going to waste their time trying.

 

[justinb386]

Well I think he was trying to do leagues too, but he was talking about having actual tournaments everyday. Something along the lines of taking a % out of each then having bigger tournaments with that money monthly or something like that??? Not much he said made a lot do sense to me but he was at least giving it a go. He just disappeared, which I assume is the same that happened to his pool room.

I think that sounds like a good idea. Maybe 3 $15 per person tournaments a week, and take out $5 per player (each time they play), and then have a 16 man tournament once a month with all of the $5 per player collection. Think about it. If 10 players showed up 3 times a week, that would be $150 per week. So, that would be $600 in the pot for the monthly tournament, and you could even add to that (if the players agreed), and make the 16 qualifiers pay $20 per person, and pay out the top 3 finishers.

 

[one stroke]

I doubt you can even have leagues 7 days a week unless you have 2 different league brands in the same place. It's tough enough to get a good weekly going in most places with over 6-10 players once a week.

Never did get that, you have a room with like 40 league players, sometimes more. Of those maybe 2-5 show up for a tournament in the same room. I think it goes to show that most league players need to lean on their league handicap to not get their egos hurt and avoid real competition.

Bank shots has somewhere around 130 teams , APA

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