is this the best weekly tourney in the country?
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Best weekly Tournament, in my area ( holland, michigan )goes like this.
20 Entry Handicap
500$ added with 32, but owner pro-rates the added if its not 32 players, but generally they get 32-40 players.
7ft tables. Race to 7w 5L
handicap goes like this C- vs C player C- gets the last two, B vs C player C player gets the Wild 7. B+ vs C C player gets the break and Call 7. C player vs A- C player gets the breaks and call 6. Anyone a skill level under someone else IE B- vs B they get the last two. If its like a B- vs B+ they get the wild 8.
The tournament generally is filled with C- to B+ players, but local studs like Juan Garcia and Richie Richeson play, both of them are AAA players who give up the handicap and games on the wire too.
The pay out is normally about 300$ or more for 1st depending on how many people show up and the calcutta ranges from 400-600$ for first.
Also, if your thinking about trying to sneak in to steal the tourny, lol, good luck, guys get ratted out faster than you can get your cue outa the case. The one thing that sucks is, if your a newbie, you get way over rated, for the first week or three! So even if you cant hold a cue your get rated a B or higher.
20 Entry Handicap
500$ added with 32, but owner pro-rates the added if its not 32 players, but generally they get 32-40 players.
7ft tables. Race to 7w 5L
handicap goes like this C- vs C player C- gets the last two, B vs C player C player gets the Wild 7. B+ vs C C player gets the break and Call 7. C player vs A- C player gets the breaks and call 6. Anyone a skill level under someone else IE B- vs B they get the last two. If its like a B- vs B+ they get the wild 8.
The tournament generally is filled with C- to B+ players, but local studs like Juan Garcia and Richie Richeson play, both of them are AAA players who give up the handicap and games on the wire too.
The pay out is normally about 300$ or more for 1st depending on how many people show up and the calcutta ranges from 400-600$ for first.
Also, if your thinking about trying to sneak in to steal the tourny, lol, good luck, guys get ratted out faster than you can get your cue outa the case. The one thing that sucks is, if your a newbie, you get way over rated, for the first week or three! So even if you cant hold a cue your get rated a B or higher.
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mikeiniowa said:
Yes $500 added twice a week with only 20 players. Race track still matches pot if less.
Friday tournament is handicapped 9ball. Not too bad though, but at least gives the lower players a chance to place in the money. APA 1-3 go to 2. APA 4-6 go to 3. APA 6-7 go to 4. APA 8-9, unknown, and road players go to 5. The spot isn't unfair at all to a good player.
Saturday is non-handicapped, 8 ball, race to 3.
As you know Mike I've been to your tournament, and it is amazingly good, imo. Got to play Jamie Baraks my one time.
The only other weekly I've been to that rivals (rivaled?) it was the weekly at Airway Billiards in Dayton OH. I have no idea how much was added, etc. But it was a FIVE dollar entry, race-to-three (two on the B-side) 9-ball tournament that regularly attracted forty players who took it seriously. The low money didn't seem to matter at all. B players played it every week for years with a claim-to-fame being they once finished 5/6 or something. The week I was there (8 or 9 years ago) featured cuemaker Sherm Adamson, Steve (Cookie Monster) Cook, Jason Miller, Gary Spaeth, and many other straight shooters. Anyone know if it's still going strong?
The only other weekly I've been to that rivals (rivaled?) it was the weekly at Airway Billiards in Dayton OH. I have no idea how much was added, etc. But it was a FIVE dollar entry, race-to-three (two on the B-side) 9-ball tournament that regularly attracted forty players who took it seriously. The low money didn't seem to matter at all. B players played it every week for years with a claim-to-fame being they once finished 5/6 or something. The week I was there (8 or 9 years ago) featured cuemaker Sherm Adamson, Steve (Cookie Monster) Cook, Jason Miller, Gary Spaeth, and many other straight shooters. Anyone know if it's still going strong?
mikeiniowa said:
weekley tourny
Well me and the wife have a room now for 10 yr run a weekley [rated] tourny. and average 30-50 players on our sunday tourny 7ft bar box. with a $20 fee, our christmas party sunday dec 16 we had 62 players with pay prize of $1000 bucks $500 first with a players auction prize fund of $750 with a first of $350 bucks. free refreshments, and fun had by all!!!! STICKmikeiniowa said: