How to run a CHIP tourney?

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deerhunter

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I understand that everyone gets so many chips, I was thinking 5. If you lose a game, you lose a chip.
How do you determine who plays and other factors of the tournament?
Thanks.
 
you randomly have people sign up or in with their rank (sl3-sl9) and than do a draw for each player. The two next to each other play each other. this is good for a venue with at least 6 tables. Then when the first player
wins he stays on and plays the next guy on the wait list to play. Kinda like a bar chalk board sign up.

If you lose you lose a chip.. Once all of your chips are gone you are out of the tournament. Had a great time at Diamond Billiards the night before the state tourney with this format. Shouldn't have told them I was a SL9 :lol:
 
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You can also do a ring game tournament. Mikeyfrost has posted info about a ring game format using poker chips; I tried it in a local pool room for a while and it worked nicely. We played 10-ball with different starting chip counts for A, B, and C players (I think we used 10, 15, and 20 respectively); maximum of 5 players per table with table consolidation occurring each time the total number of players decreased to a number evenly divisible by 5; starting ante of 1 chip per game with ante doubling each half-hour. We played call shot 10-ball, rollout at any time, and pass back after a foul, but you could use whatever rules you like. I think I still have a complete set of rules for this format along with a payout schedule if you are interested.

Aaron
 
deerhunter...I introduced Chip Pool tournaments to MT, and they've doing them now for 15 years. Give me a call, and I'll give you the details on how to do it easily and well. 773-551-7473

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

deerhunter said:
I understand that everyone gets so many chips, I was thinking 5. If you lose a game, you lose a chip.
How do you determine who plays and other factors of the tournament?
Thanks.
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If you're playing on bar tables and pumping quarters into the table, chip tournaments are HORRIBLE. They have a big one here in Columbus and you end up putting so much money in the tables, entry fee, time, food, drinks and everything else that its an annoyance for a small pay day. If you're doing it on open tables with a reasonable green fee, its a much better experience. Alot of times room owners use these tournaments to fill up their coin-op tables.
 
Dale...I do...however, I'm on the road for the next month, and they're at home in storage. I can probably recite most of them...which I am offering to deerhunter, just to help out. When I get back home, I will find what I have written down, and send you a copy. Done correctly, chip tournaments are a blast for everyone!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

cookie man said:
Scott, do you have any actual rules written up ? would be interested in a copy.
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Was told how some try to beat the system. When they lose they tap the inside of the container to make it appear to be dropping the coin in. The other is slow play meaning when you play slow the others are losing their chips faster, works great when you match up with a "buddy" both play real slow stalling while other lose their chips. This helps to keep them in until the money round.

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