Buffalo's Pro Classic 2025

maha said:
you do mind the ethics as you don't bet on players that dump unless you are a fool or in on it..

and you never buy the whole calcutta anyway. you want the player in so he isnt likely to dump you.

you dont have that much the best of it in the first place in calcuttas most times. and to then give up a piece of your total action as a free roll to a player easily might turn your equity in the bet negative.

of course people that dont bet or bet small, think oh if i won big i would give that guy or someone a bunch of money. but who has given them a bunch ever.

if you want give out whatever you feel is best for you and him. i have no problem with that.
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Actually, I don't bet on pool at all. I did not say "I do not mind the ethics" here. What I said is that the ethics are irrelevant and observation trumps theory here.
 
The Buffalo's on Bloomfield Pro One Pocket finals will start at 5pm Central!
We are down to the final two players.
"The Killer" Josh Filler vs. "T-Rex" Tony Chohan
Tony has to beat Josh in two sets to win the title.

Tune in to watch the final 2 players battle it out for the huge prize money at stake.


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"Double J" Jeremy Jones and poker pro Johnny "World" Hennigan will be doing the commentary.


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maha said:
that is the big problem with pool. the best monopolize all the money. they need to change the games or rules in such a way as lesser players can win or at least get into higher payoffs. otherwise its doomed to be what it is now. and cannot grow. in this country.

they did that with the poker and it bloomed into a monster. and have a following of other than just hard core high stakes players.
and have growing events as more cant wait to get in for a shot at a big payoff.
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Poker boomed with the all of the TV coverage.

Pool unless you are pool player is boring for the general public.

JMO

Ken
 
skogstokig said:
tony won 5-2 after a couple of really nice finishing shots
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Tony is a tough closer. Not what I wanted but what I expected.


markjames said:
finally!!
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I gave it up! Usually the options as a player are to not get in the calcutta and probably get ten or fifteen percent or buy fifty percent and get fifty percent return. Sometimes the calcutta buyer has no choice but to sell the player fifty percent if they want it, and buy before the first match. It can get funny with buyers deliberately hiding from players. I think the player should be able to go to the TD in cases like this and put the money in escrow. Other places though, the buyer doesn't have to sell any part of the ticket. Jeanette Lee got in a big hurrah about not buying 50% in a timely manner once.

I have seen player's mood sour over calcutta happenings. They can play poorly or drop out the tournament. I have seen that, players get in action and drop out leaving the calcutta buyer holding the bag! Lots of angles, I think it best to keep the player happy.
Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
Tony is a tough closer. Not what I wanted but what I expected.




I gave it up! Usually the options as a player are to not get in the calcutta and probably get ten or fifteen percent or buy fifty percent and get fifty percent return. Sometimes the calcutta buyer has no choice but to sell the player fifty percent if they want it, and buy before the first match. It can get funny with buyers deliberately hiding from players. I think the player should be able to go to the TD in cases like this and put the money in escrow. Other places though, the buyer doesn't have to sell any part of the ticket. Jeanette Lee got in a big hurrah about not buying 50% in a timely manner once.

I have seen player's mood sour over calcutta happenings. They can play poorly or drop out the tournament. I have seen that, players get in action and drop out leaving the calcutta buyer holding the bag! Lots of angles, I think it best to keep the player happy.
Hu
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More than once here in town she did that, trying to big time people and seeing if she had a favorable draw.
 
u12armresl said:
More than once here in town she did that, trying to big time people and seeing if she had a favorable draw.
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She does have a bit of a diva reputation. I have heard a lot of good too. When all is said and done she has done a hell of a job promoting herself and is a bit larger than life. Seems she takes advantage of that sometimes.

Hu
 
Ken_4fun said:
Poker boomed with the all of the TV coverage.

Pool unless you are pool player is boring for the general public.

JMO

Ken
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poker is too, until they made it exciting to watch. with colorful players , big money, and good graphics not terrible streams.
no body wanted to watch poker with a 200 dollar buyin or even a thousand or two.

and when an unknown gets to win a major tournament his state and home area goes nuts. and the tv gets coverage from all over.
unknowns dont win pool tournaments the outcomes are predictable. it is a true test of skill. but watching skill over and over isnt fun.
 
I know pool is all gritty and real but maybe, just maybe, its time to hire a professional photographer to take some professional photos of these guys to release out into the wild an get some attention outside the regular pool channels.

Lou Figueroa
 
only problem good smart business people dont flock to the billiard industry for success. there are only a small handful and they really dont do that well compared to other endeavors.
 
maha said:
poker is too, until they made it exciting to watch. with colorful players , big money, and good graphics not terrible streams.
no body wanted to watch poker with a 200 dollar buyin or even a thousand or two.

and when an unknown gets to win a major tournament his state and home area goes nuts. and the tv gets coverage from all over.
unknowns dont win pool tournaments the outcomes are predictable. it is a true test of skill. but watching skill over and over isnt fun.
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Poker opened up when they started showing hole cards.
I feel that one hole needs Grady rules to have a chance….and 4.5 inch pockets.
 
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