What makes a player pro player?
Semi pro?
Trying to understand how pool leagues and tournments and becomming professinal works.
Big money tournments invite only.
Do you pay for entry if amateur?
I assume multiple leagues and tournments all over different levels of pay out.
Do you have to join a league?
I understand vague question?
Just want to understand how it all works.
Thank you
Step 1: Buy or borrow a cue Step 2: Walk into nearest pool room Step 3: Pronounce yourself to be a pro. Done.What makes a player pro player?
Semi pro?
Trying to understand how pool leagues and tournments and becomming professinal works.
Big money tournments invite only.
Do you pay for entry if amateur?
I assume multiple leagues and tournments all over different levels of pay out.
Do you have to join a league?
I understand vague question?
Just want to understand how it all works.
Thank you
The labels Pro and Semi-pro have nothing to do with skill. Professional means that is how you make a living. Semi-pro means you make money at it but not enough to quit your day job. Amateur means you do it as a hobby without regard to making money.
Pool has no such structure. Very ambiguous/arbitrary. In golf you can not accept ANY cash prizes and are limited to $750 in vouchers, gift cert., etc.I can't believe no one has posted this. I think it is the same for golf and other sports. Not sure.
If you enter a pro event and you place in the money, ie. you get paid, you are designated a pro and are no longer eligible to enter any amateur event. This is permanent. You cannot go back to amateur status.
Anyone can enter a pro tournament. I have several times. It is getting paid to play that makes you a professional.
I can't believe no one has posted this. I think it is the same for golf and other sports. Not sure.
If you enter a pro event and you place in the money, ie. you get paid, you are designated a pro and are no longer eligible to enter any amateur event. This is permanent. You cannot go back to amateur status.
Anyone can enter a pro tournament. I have several times. It is getting paid to play that makes you a professional.
I can't believe no one has posted this. I think it is the same for golf and other sports. Not sure.
If you enter a pro event and you place in the money, ie. you get paid, you are designated a pro and are no longer eligible to enter any amateur event. This is permanent. You cannot go back to amateur status.
Anyone can enter a pro tournament. I have several times. It is getting paid to play that makes you a professional.
I can't believe no one has posted this. I think it is the same for golf and other sports. Not sure.
If you enter a pro event and you place in the money, ie. you get paid, you are designated a pro and are no longer eligible to enter any amateur event. This is permanent. You cannot go back to amateur status.
Anyone can enter a pro tournament. I have several times. It is getting paid to play that makes you a professional.
Not exactly the same but I've cashed in the DCC 1pocket many times but am nowhere near pro status.
I think you need to win or finish really high in a couple of big events, then perhaps you're consider to be at that level.
Lou Figueroa
I can't believe no one has posted this. I think it is the same for golf and other sports. Not sure.
If you enter a pro event and you place in the money, ie. you get paid, you are designated a pro and are no longer eligible to enter any amateur event. This is permanent. You cannot go back to amateur status.
Anyone can enter a pro tournament. I have several times. It is getting paid to play that makes you a professional.
If not having a real full time job makes you a pro then I've met a ton of them.
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I’ll say it again
Go win
Simple as that. Fargo smargo, leagues don’t count, local pool tourney’s are local yokels. That’s all no words and noise.
Pro speed don’t equal pro. I’ve known guys who played pro speed and couldn’t take they game out of their local room-social anxiety or something, who knows who cares?
When you can go “win” anywhere anytime and get the $ and that what you do-your a pro. Until then you aren’t.
Then you're eliminating the U.S. Open as a pro event???If anyone can enter, then it's NOT a Pro event!
Then you're eliminating the U.S. Open as a pro event???
I know better than to get into a Barton-esque debate with THE realkingcobra, but your reasoning leads straight back to one of the original questions:
Where is the separation between the "anyone" and the "pro"? There has to be a line drawn somewhere.
Who draws that line? Where is the information posted for one to look at?
It's too complicated and disorganized to differentiate between amateur/semi-pro/pro without stepping on some toes.
It's similar to the MLB's All-Star team picks. Someone deserving always gets left out.
Maniac
Also, if someone could control all the tournaments through one body and then let viewership pay the bill with online and tv.
It could be done. It's not something that would be easy but, I truly believe that someone will and when they do, lol....their gonna make a ton of money.
It's there, it just needs someone thag has the connections, knowledge and desire to do it.
Jeff
Old joke:
What's the difference between a Professional Pool Player and a Large Pizza?
Answer:
A large Pizza can feed a family of four.