Did Barry bring the Cash into the arena???

[JAM]

Just to continue with some more facts - ALL players who finished in the money were given a time when the office would be open the next day to collect their money. A sign was posted on the door to the tournament office each day telling when it would be open for pay outs. This was done each day and everyone who had money coming got paid!

I also got paid in twenties. My opinion - Baby, it all spends! I didn't hear one player complaining about how he/she got paid. Barry advertised $50,000 Added this year, but in reality he put in much more. All the past champions (men and women) had their entry fees paid by Barry. The forty odd players who took advantage of the "early bird" $400 entry fee, can thank Barry for putting the extra $100 into the purse for them. There was a $1,000 high run award (won by Mika) and another $1,000 to the highest finishing woman player (Gerda won that one). In all, I'm guessing Barry personally put over $70,000 into this year's purse.

Thanks for the facts, Jay.

I did not mean to imply anything negative about getting paid in twenties. I only meant to relay that sometimes the payouts are paid with monies collected while the event is in progress.

Thanks for sharing your experience and providing the facts.

 

[Roy Steffensen]

If all players are finally paid in full and on time I'm satisfied.

 

[poolplayer2093]

nobody talks shit about my mom and dosent get a beating, try me

and that's the way it should be!

 

[poolplayer2093]

So im guessing if I (or anyone) found out you screwed their mother or grand mother out of their money, the crub sandwich you had coming would be taken with a smile....hell no youd run and hide and cry to the poe poe....

Would that beating be coming from you ? and what would be the line....? from the sounds of it I dont think youll have a hard time finding takers....Hell can just call up some of the inlaws of all the people your SO SORRY for screwing and tell them for a little bet you can talk shit about my mom and ill try to whip you... From the pics of you ive scene theyll be lined up around the block ....maybe youll make enough to do somthing great for pool. yea even better then Barry, hes apperently fallen short of the mark

how they want to go about it is their business. nobody just stands there and takes a beating though. you better be prepared to fight if you're going to try it! i know eric and where he's from i don't recommend trying it

 

[Phidget]

I talked to quite a few players, ranging from finishing in the 60s to top 16. All had gotten paid that I talked to.
The only gripe I heard was from overseas players having 30% (the taxes) held out by the accountant, when they don't have to file except in certain scenarios.
Interesting conversation, and it caused some angst, but they were paid.

 

[JAM]

I talked to quite a few players, ranging from finishing in the 60s to top 16. All had gotten paid that I talked to.
The only gripe I heard was from overseas players having 30% (the taxes) held out by the accountant, when they don't have to file except in certain scenarios.
Interesting conversation, and it caused some angst, but they were paid.

The 30-percent monies withheld has always been in effect for those who cannot provide a Social Security number to the organizers of a high-profile pool tournaments. :wink:

Tax laws and regulations in other countries and the United States is confusing and quite a gray area.

If an American didn't provide a Social Security number, a TD might hold back a third of their monies, too. :grin-square:

 

[lfigueroa]

no i couldnt as the victims are all decesed now, so since I cant do anything about that, I try and be as generous as possible to others. thats the best I can do. and yes i'm very remorseful and the guys who worked the boiler rooms with me feel the same, as we still know each other, a few guys dissappeared and a very few have no remorse. Most of us do. I have gave away probably a million in gifts, help, etc to others as a result of my remorse. hell I gave measure man a cue cause everyone was making fun of his Lucasi thread 2 weeks ago rite here on AZ. I am giving Ray Martins grand kids his Szam when I'm old and dieing, I gave his daughter my word on that, you guys just dont get it.

and BTW your line between me and Harry was WAY off, I did lose 3 games in 5 hours.

Well, certainly in most cases there would be heirs, no?

But, the truth is that we've all done bad things and first stones being what they are and all that...

Just to address a couple of udder things: if you didn't want your business (past or present) discussed here, then you shouldn't have thrown it out in the middle of the AZBilliards.com street. Folks that are saying this is off topic, or inappropriate, or whom you're calling "haters," are merely addressing what you have posted here in black and white, making it fair game. Here's some free advice from someone who has gotten paid for teaching people how to deal with stuff like this: next time, if you find *your business* (past or present) something you don't want to discuss *on the internet,* maybe you should just PM the offending individual and tell them to fook off; or tell them you'd be happy to discuss your past via PM, or email, or phone call, or my favorite: in person. But if you respond here, don't go getting your panties in a wad for people reading what you've posted and commenting -- because if you do that you are just being one big ol' drama queen

The udder thing is that I have no idea what your talking about when it comes to Harry (Platis?) -- maybe I made a line and don't recall, but that happens now and then at my age. Sorry about that.

Lou Figueroa

 

[Bigjohn]

none of the 80 mil, i lost it in realestate. if you could read i said i scammed 600K-can you read?

and how could a person scam 80mil and not go to jail,

how many years did you go to school?

i havent made $$$ in 28 months, Glen will verify-if i'm such a career criminial why then havent I made $$ in 28 months? and am sinking? huh?

thats what I thought.

No school needed here. Common Sense should have told you, if you had any, that the pot can't come on here and call the kettle, black. Seems you enjoy discussing your rip off scams. There's treatment for that. You should seek some

 

[KoolKat9Lives]

Paging sane adults climing to love pool

If all players are finally paid in full and on time I'm satisfied.

Me too. We don't know if Barry's "show you the money" promise was covered during the players meeting. Or, as someone else posted, through someone like Johnny (as a rep for the Players Association) seeing it and vouching for it.

Shame on people for slamming Barry for this without knowing all the relevant facts. Damn folks, show some restraint and some respect for the game we all purport to love.

The Open is an ass kicking test from hell. It was run extremely well. Match times and communications were ideal. Jay, Scott, Ken and Bill were on top of it. The rack your own/neutral racker shaved a LOT of time and aggravation, making spectating significantly better than years past. New Diamonds, Delta 13's with the quieting inserts, tons of space between tables. Hotels within spitting distance. Almost all the best players in the world. Ain't no donkeys gonna make the final brackets and the best of the best will be there at the end.

If you're American, aren't proud of this event, and instead choose to lambast with half a clue, then I think you need better meds and therapy.

My hats off to everyone that made this event great again (except Jay, he was mean to me for my poor camera manners ).