DCC BETTER THEN OR NOW?

garczar

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I went to JC four years in a row from 1964-67. The tournament was held in a meeting room in the Show Bar, where they had seating for about 200 people, which was adequate for the tournament crowd. There were only two tournament tables with bleacher seating around three sides. Tickets to watch the matches cost two or three dollars. The "practice room" was where all the action took place. It was in a separate building just behind the Show Bar. They usually charged a small admission to get in there as well, maybe a dollar or two. There were two rooms. The front room had three tables and bleachers on one side that maybe would seat 50-60 people. Everyone else stood along the wall all the way around the room. The back room had two more tables and also had some bleacher seating. People lined the walls in here too. The crowds were so thick with people that it was difficult just to work your way through to get from one room to the other. If you could find a bleacher seat you were wise to keep it.

The big money games ($500-1,000 bets) usually took place in the front room and the nightly Ring Ten Ball game ($20-50 a man) was in the back room. I spent many nights weaving my way from one room to the other watching the best players on the planet battle it out for supremacy. I took it all in and always felt bad when I had to leave after a week or so because my money had run out. JC lasted three weeks and the longest I was ever able to stay may have been ten days.
The buildings still exist. The showbar is now a mattress store. The pract. room in the back looks to have had a upper floor added. The Jansco's Stardust golf course is just south a tad and is still open. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.817...4!1sOvnKyPlveY6sHqR-NLHZRw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
 
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alstl

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Will there be a DCC? It seems highly unlikely. In fact given the upcoming change to the political landscape I doubt any pool hall will remain open.
 

garczar

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Will there be a DCC? It seems highly unlikely. In fact given the upcoming change to the political landscape I doubt any pool hall will remain open.
Its held at a hotel/casino. Whether or not it'll be open is anyone's guess. For me personally there is no way i'd go in a packed room until there is a vaccine for covid.
 

alstl

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Its held at a hotel/casino. Whether or not it'll be open is anyone's guess. For me personally there is no way i'd go in a packed room until there is a vaccine for covid.
Maybe later in the year after the vaccine is released but that still depends on the politicians.
 

Biloxi Boy

Man With A Golden Arm
To be quite frank, I am way more concerned over the fate of our local pool halls than what the DCC is going to do. Thousands of rooms will shut down. The question is what is it going to take to revive them once the economy turns around. Finally, false starts at "reopening" will kill more small businesses than anything else. How many times can a bar or restaurant afford to re-up only to shut down again?
 
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alstl

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To be quite frank, I am way more concerned over the fate of our local pool halls then what the DCC is going to do. Thousands of rooms will shut down. The question is what is it going to take to revive them once the economy turns around. Finally, false starts at "reopening" will kill more small businesses than anything else. How many thimes can a bar or restaurant afford to re-up only to shut down again?
If that many pool halls do close down I'm guessing the owners will gravitate toward "essential" businesses like liquor stores and gas stations. Who knows when the next emergency will occur and shut everything down or how many rules and regulations will have to be followed.
 

Biloxi Boy

Man With A Golden Arm
For some time, I have kicked around the idea of a "private billiard club" -- like Ideologist is doing now. All it would take is the required number of responsible, like minded, pool loving, adults to fund the project and three or four "worker bees" to do what worker bees do. (Through the years, I have had enough bad experiences with pool hall managment, table conditions, cleanliness, unruly patrons, inedible food, no food, uncertain hours, etc., that the concept of having a key to a room that I share with my closest pool friends sounds really attractive -- it's simply a matter of anticipating and providing for all of the various complications which could arise. But, hey, folks have been doing it successfully for many years. I am certain all involved would come out ahead financially and the quality of everyone's pool experience should greatly improve -- snags and issues are inevitable but just consider how much #*%@& we put up with now over which we have absolutely no control and, at best, only limited opportunity to provide input. Just about the only aspect I cannot figure out is how to handle the subject of guests.
 

TxOnePocket

i'm ur huckleberry
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For me the main draw after I got to the DCC was the action room, for that reason there is no comparison. At the Executive West the action room was in one large room with about (8) 9ft's I believe and 1 or 2 bar boxes? it was all in 1 central location until tables freed up and a few matches could be played in the main tournament room, but it gave the action room a completely separate feel to the actual tournament, also the bar was connected right to the action room. I fondly remember Dennis O vs Chris Bartrum playing 10ball for enough posted money to make the light lean slightly and the place packed(300ish)@2am, I was standing behind on the stage trying to watch the show and in came the Louisville cops ( about 4 or 5 ) and they spread out in the crowd, well wouldn't you know it here came one all the way around the place to where I was and stood right by me. I was watching the cop out of the corner of my eye when I saw him spot the cash on the light while looking around the room, then he turned and looked directly at me and said, pretty fucking cool huh, yes sir. They were their looking for a pick pocket crew.
 

garczar

AzB Silver Member
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For some time, I have kicked around the idea of a "private billiard club" -- like Ideologist is doing now. All it would take is the required number of responsible, like minded, pool loving, adults to fund the project and three or four "worker bees" to do what worker bees do. (Through the years, I have had enough bad experiences with pool hall managment, table conditions, cleanliness, unruly patrons, inedible food, no food, uncertain hours, etc., that the concept of having a key to a room that I share with my closest pool friends sounds really attractive -- it's simply a matter of anticipating and providing for all of the various complications which could arise. But, hey, folks have been doing it successfully for many years. I am certain all involved would come out ahead financially and the quality of everyone's pool experience should greatly improve -- snags and issues are inevitable but just consider how much #*%@& we put up with now over which we have absolutely no control and, at best, only limited opportunity to provide input. Just about the only aspect I cannot figure out is how to handle the subject of guests.
Might contact here: http://mplsbilliardclub.com/ They've been doing kinda what you describe for a while now.
 
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