Went Down To Champions In Fredrick, Md. What A Lay Out ! ! Great Looking Place To Play. Only 3 Players Showed Up. Someone Missed The Boat Here. I Was Told There Were 10 Qualifers Around The Country This Weekend And Only 53 Players Total. Wow Is It The $2000 Entry Or What ?
Ipt Fredick Md.
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Hey BANKONIT, you went on a little journey yesterday! Home, Frederick, Downingtown, home. Nice lil Sat drive on an overcast day.BANKONIT said:
Without talking to the players that originally had plans to play in these qualifiers and confirming, what I'm about to say is speculation.
They cancelled the London tournament (that's true) and the reason they gave for that was they couldn't get the venue for the scheduled dates if I remember correctly. However, people called that venue and were easily able to confirm that the venue was indeed available for the scheduled dates. Red flag warning.
The IPT players have not been paid for the Reno event yet (that's true, no speculation there). This of course probably has A LOT to do with it. Pool players, just like anyone else, do not like to hear that people didn't get paid when they were supposed to. Big red flag warning.
The IPT gave a very lame excuse as to why the checks weren't in Reno. Another red flag for prospective qualifier players.
There are rumors that there will only be 7 events next yr instead 11 and that they will not start playing until June or July. Another red flag for any and all to think about.
There are also rumors that instead of playing at the Wynn in Vegas, they're going to be playing in Reno where they just had the last tourney. (providing the Dec tourney even happens)
There are obvious issues with the IPT (no checks in Reno) that some people have. I've listed my issues in other threads. These things coupled with the somewhat credible rumors would certainly be enough to make me keep my money in my pocket.
We'll just have to wait and see what happens. Hopefully the players get their checks at the beginning of the week, and hopefully some of these rumors will not come true after all. I would love nothing more than to be wrong on most things IPT and watch it grow into a viable tour.
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