DCC one pocket speed-up rule

sjm said:
Actually, Fedor unscrewed 5-1 behind in the race to nine, allowing the diehard railbirds like me to go to bed.

I think he was conserving energy, having to play the banks final Sunday at 12:00 and the one-pocket final immediately after that. He also surely recognized that Josh was in dead stroke, having just dismissed SVB 9-0 with a TPA 1.000 performance in the quarterfinal and now way ahead of Fedor.

In retrospect, Fedor's decision appears to have been a wise one, as he won the banks, the one pocket and the Master of the Table on Sunday, walking away with some serious cash.
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What about allowing top tier players to enter the competition at a later round. I don't know, perhaps if you are rated over 750 or reached round 7 in the last two years you enter the competition at round 5 --or something like that?
 
mikepage said:
What about allowing top tier players to enter the competition at a later round. I don't know, perhaps if you are rated over 750 or reached round 7 in the last two years you enter the competition at round 5 --or something like that?
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i think the problem with that is part of "the charm' of these kind of events is that you might draw an Efren, or Fedor, or Chohan in an early round.

When else is an amateur going to get a chance to put a war story like that into their memory cells? Besides, those kind of matches are an original part of GS's vision for the DCC.

Lou Figueroa
 
At the end of the day, it’s quite simple and has been proven beyond any doubt for 10 years that the venue simply can’t support the number of entrants with format xyz. Either change to a bigger venue, limit the entrants, or change the format. If any are done, it has to be a substantial change to have any improvement.
 
iusedtoberich said:
At the end of the day, it’s quite simple and has been proven beyond any doubt for 10 years that the venue simply can’t support the number of entrants with format xyz. Either change to a bigger venue, limit the entrants, or change the format. If any are done, it has to be a substantial change to have any improvement.
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They could do something about the food situation too.

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
They could do something about the food situation too.

Lou Figueroa
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That was the last straw for me. I went every year from 2010 or so through 2018. I was so hungry and every year the food got less and less, I said I'd never go back, and I haven't.
 
Is the food situation different now with all the mobile food delivery apps? I was at the international open last year (where the food was plentiful, btw), but did notice a bunch of players had food delivered to the parking lot. I was quite surprised, but it made sense.

I know the DCC is in the middle of nowhere, so IDK if the apps deliver that far.
 
lfigueroa said:
They could do something about the food situation too.

Lou Figueroa
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The solution to food at Derby City is to have a car, or even better, a friend with a car.

I think there is zero chance the Horseshoe is going to improve that or increase the meeting space. Neither is needed for 11 1/2 months of the year.
 
iusedtoberich said:
Is the food situation different now with all the mobile food delivery apps? I was at the international open last year (where the food was plentiful, btw), but did notice a bunch of players had food delivered to the parking lot. I was quite surprised, but it made sense.

I know the DCC is in the middle of nowhere, so IDK if the apps deliver that far.
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I haven't seen any evidence of food app deliveries -- it's a ways out into the boonies and I doubt casino security would look kindly on deliveries.

Lou Figueroa
 
Bob Jewett said:
The solution to food at Derby City is to have a car, or even better, a friend with a car.

I think there is zero chance the Horseshoe is going to improve that or increase the meeting space. Neither is needed for 11 1/2 months of the year.
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Right.

They can't gin up manning for the other food outlets in the food court just for the tournament. The steak house is good, quite pricey, and can be tough to get into.

Lou Figueroa
 
I drove every year I went. The drive to a restaurant was a pain in the butt. I only did it a couple times if that. Plus, if you need a bite before a match, it’s not possible even if you had a helicopter.
 
lfigueroa said:
For the last couple of years they have had roving storm troopers -- I think last year there were a few more of them.

One wrinkle I was unaware of and personally learned last year is: if your opponent is not table side at the announced starting time of your match you are to report that to the desk so they can immediately put said opponent on the clock. Previously, I thought you had to wait awhile before approaching the desk so that's what I did, waiting about 20 minutes. Then, I slogged way over to the desk and informed them I had no opponent AND THEN they put him on the clock.

Lou Figueroa
he never showed
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you can now do this from through digital pool. Just check in on the "iPad" following the prompts. My opponent in round 3 of the banks got put on the clock and sure enough showed up with less than a minute left.
 
mikepage said:
What about allowing top tier players to enter the competition at a later round. I don't know, perhaps if you are rated over 750 or reached round 7 in the last two years you enter the competition at round 5 --or something like that?
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That would work for me, but it would deny the dead money players a chance to possibly hook up with some of their heroes, so I think the idea would meet with some resistance.
 
sjm said:
It has always been that, but most of us love it as is. It's an independent event that now has a 25+ year history, and interest in the event has grown and grown over the years, in part because entry fees tend to be just $100 per event.

Is there a non-major tournament anywhere that isn't 70% dead money. Even the last two Matchroom events, the European Open and the UK Open, were over 50% dead money, and the US Open 9ball is sure to be the same. Still, they are all great events.

Pool events in America have always had a place for the dead money players that want to try their hand against the best. The dead money players, as a group, figure prominently in bringing higher payouts to the sport. Why must that change?
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More like 90+% dead money.
 
Why should the pros get to start in the $$$ rounds? If I might have to play Fedor in round 1 why shouldn't Shane?

There's a few notoriously slow players every year - Hennesy for 1, just ban them, give them a warning and then boot them from the entire event, all disciplines
 
jasonlaus said:
Why should the pros get to start in the $$$ rounds? If I might have to play Fedor in round 1 why shouldn't Shane?

There's a few notoriously slow players every year - Hennesy for 1, just ban them, give them a warning and then boot them from the entire event, all disciplines
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Yeah that idea of fast forwarding players based on the past or perceived skill or reputation or frankly any other reason is among the very worst ideas I’ve ever heard.
 
…and this possible addition: Both players also lose the right to buy back.
 
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When the police raid a whorehouse, they arrest everyone. Even the piano player.
 
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