Wasn’t going to post on this subject again, BUT… everyone I know has a big but, so let’s talk about your’s.
I’m here, I’m gone. Nobody is responsible, everybody is responsible. I didn't know, he didn't tell me. Seems to me the owners, directors and presenters of the DMIRO tour – Mike Andrews and Allen Hoskins, Sr. – are the responsible parties and should be the ones to set things straight. If you put your name on something you ought to see it through to the end. That means Mr. Andrews and Mr. Hoskins, Sr. They both should be responsible for the monies, the tour finishing as promised and the players’ ultimate satisfaction.
Are "Going to a far away land", or, "I was just lending my name" sound responsible?
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Thanks for pointing this out, I thought this was what I was trying to do. I am not denying responsibility, if I made you believe that in some way, then I must not be explaining things well. I just tried to explain the situation, and now I am trying to resolve it. And, I wasn't even a part of this mess really...
So anyhow. Here is how it stands:
- I have a list of players who should be in a year end event, but no contact information on how to reach them.
- I have been told that Mike is sending over a cashiers check he has been "holding", but nothing has been received yet. That was only back on February 4th, so maybe mail is just running slow. Really slow.
I am a bit overwhelmed with work right now, planning for the expo, designing and launching a line of cues, and other things. I did not want to have to deal with this year end event, this was Mike's job. Nonetheless, I am trying. This is very difficult without contact info for the players. Running a tournament on Wednesday before the start of the expo is no problem - and as far as I know that is what was planned.
I agree with the post above that many players may not come, and that is fine. I will do my best to provide what was promised, that's all. Some of the players may be coming for the expo anyway, so this is just a little free tourney for them, whats so bad about that?
As for the fact that the amateurs are mixed with pros, that was the whole concept of the tour. Its been a while since I reviewed it, but didn't the ams and pros play separately until the end, so that the top 4 amateurs were guaranteed money? That was the proposed concept, and I think that was a pretty innovative concept. If anyone thought this was unfair, they didn't have to play. In all fairness, maybe they didn't like it, which is why turnout was low.. who knows?
So, I feel that its fair that the year end event follow the same structure.. Again, I have to go back and see what was done exactly, but I can promise that I will try to find some way that amateurs have a chance to win a piece of the money.
And again, I know it's not a lot of money. I get it, point taken. I'm just trying to wrap this up the way it was promised. If 4 players show up to play in the freeroll, then so be it.
