At almost every tournament I have played in, or watched, always gets started very late, because of the Calcutta. And usually it is no fault of the auctioneer, but usually just the length it takes to do one. I think they should do a silent Calcutta, like a silent auction? The bids on players could be dropped into a box, and the bidding would end when the tournament started. This way they could be tallied and the winning bids could be posted while the tournament is in progress. It would definably speed up the process.
Calcutta
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Yep, I agree. I have played in a lot of tournaments that are supposed to start at 12:00pm; after the calcutta, it starts at 3:00pm.
I would rather just do away with the calcutta, personally. Although I can cash once in a while, overall, I am a dog, so it really isn't that important to me.
Calcutta's can be time consuming and if the tournament drags on adjustments need to be made. The last adjustment that needs to be made though is doing away with the calcutta. Many of the people running these local tournaments need to take a class on running a tournamnent to make things smoother, but stop the calcutta and you will be playing by yourself in a matter of weeks. They generate excitement and for many, that's the only reason they go. IMO
I've heard some weaker players complain about having no chance but where else can they get sometimes 200-300 to 1 o their money. Best action around.
I've heard some weaker players complain about having no chance but where else can they get sometimes 200-300 to 1 o their money. Best action around.
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Silent auction would have Advantages and Disadvantages. One Major problem I see in this bad economy is the Honest Room owners are going out of business. The dishonest ones would use the Silent Auction as an other way to skim money. It doesn't take long to catch a Venue owner who skims the pot, most everybody does the math. But with a silent auction it is harder to catch them. I hate to admit, but one Venue owner in Particular, we all add up the Calcutta pot as the auction is in progress. Even then his creative math goes to work. Everyone B!tches about it, But no one confronts the guy. Most like myself just try and stay away from his place as much as possible. But his Venue is home to many league teams because he has the tables available where others don't.
gotta have them
In today's pool reality the Calcutta is often worth more than the purse, sometimes many times more. Like all live auctions it takes a little time to get the bidding to creep up on a top selection. One solution is to allow a more realistic time for the Calcutta and another solution is to have a secret draw for the brackets before the Calcutta so that you can tell players which relay they will be playing on but not who they are playing. Run the Calcutta according to which relay the players are on and after a player is auctioned they don't have to be back before a minimum set time if they don't want to stay. There would be two witnesses to the bracket drawing selected by the players who would not be allowed to bid in the Calcutta.
Keep a board on the Calcutta results and place it where it can be seen by everyone when they come back through. I also do like another Calcutta when the players are pared down to 16 or 32.
A final thought, perhaps a small percentage of the Calcutta pot should go into the main pot so a player gets a taste of this money even if he doesn't buy half, maybe ten percent. This doesn't work where the house already takes a piece of the Calcutta but in my state it is illegal for the house to do so, so all Calcuttas should be 100% pay back unless the laws have changed while I wasn't paying attention.
Hu
In today's pool reality the Calcutta is often worth more than the purse, sometimes many times more. Like all live auctions it takes a little time to get the bidding to creep up on a top selection. One solution is to allow a more realistic time for the Calcutta and another solution is to have a secret draw for the brackets before the Calcutta so that you can tell players which relay they will be playing on but not who they are playing. Run the Calcutta according to which relay the players are on and after a player is auctioned they don't have to be back before a minimum set time if they don't want to stay. There would be two witnesses to the bracket drawing selected by the players who would not be allowed to bid in the Calcutta.
Keep a board on the Calcutta results and place it where it can be seen by everyone when they come back through. I also do like another Calcutta when the players are pared down to 16 or 32.
A final thought, perhaps a small percentage of the Calcutta pot should go into the main pot so a player gets a taste of this money even if he doesn't buy half, maybe ten percent. This doesn't work where the house already takes a piece of the Calcutta but in my state it is illegal for the house to do so, so all Calcuttas should be 100% pay back unless the laws have changed while I wasn't paying attention.
Hu