Is winning a handicapped tourney really a big of a accomplishment?
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I really don't think it is if your the only one not in a wheelchair
I really don't think it is if your the only one not in a wheelchair
That's funny
Anytime you enter any kind of competition and you win it has to be satisfieing and for sure an accomplishment(except if you won by someone dumping, then it wouldnt mean nothing), after all arent you playing these tournaments to win and not lose? so yes a very big ACCOMPLISHMENT!
If there were a handicapped tournament held, what would they do about the parking? :smile:
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well if you sneak into a tourney and say your a 5 when your really a 7...thats ngtg.
It turns everyone into a monster..........
I like playing in them because you have to play everyone tough. One mistake and your usually done.
Most players have players below them that they have to give a spot to.
No matter what, in one of these events you need to play your top game.
Great practice.
I like playing in them because you have to play everyone tough. One mistake and your usually done.
Most players have players below them that they have to give a spot to.
No matter what, in one of these events you need to play your top game.
Great practice.
Pay Up Sucker
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There are guys that can play like a 10 early on in a tourney and always fold 3 rounds deep and they stay a 6. But they do damage 1st and 2nd rounds :grin:
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Is this a trick?
By the very definition, the better players are better and should win a tournament with a decent race. Would you feel better if you won an open tournament that played 1 rack on each side? Are you happy when you know you're improving?
If you're talking about only having to go to 4 to somebody else's 6, etc.. does it really matter if you aren't playing against the pros? After all, you're making it sound like it doesn't matter how you finish if you're not playing 'the best'.
Would you turn down odds in Vegas?
For league type players, yes. Personally I lothe handicapped tournaments.
I don't know in my mind if it is not an even race I don't feel satisfied even if I won. Like I did not really beat them. Maybe I am somewhat of a perfectionist and I will never be completely satisfied until I have beaten the best and never missed. But whats the chances of that. I guess my pool career will just never be complete...
Heck yeah it's an accomplishment winning a tourney and giving everybody weight except the people you play even with.
Sorry mikey I meant as someone taking weight. Guess I should of thought the original post out a little more...
Think this question is a lot like another famous one from the world of pool. Which is more pressure? Gambling or tournament play? If you lose at gambling, you can always reach in your pocket for more money. Lose in a tournament, like the single elimination SBE Amateur events, and you're done. Each has lots of different pressure associated with it.
Winning a handicapped event sometimes depends on who's being handicapped. If you win getting the last three and the wild eight and you "luck" in your money ball a few times against the better player, you have a valid question. If you are the best player in the event and you beat all the much weaker handicapped players, your question is still valid. You still beat a lot of players. Some of them had more potential killing bullets in their gun than you.
Intriguing question.
Lyn
Winning a handicapped event sometimes depends on who's being handicapped. If you win getting the last three and the wild eight and you "luck" in your money ball a few times against the better player, you have a valid question. If you are the best player in the event and you beat all the much weaker handicapped players, your question is still valid. You still beat a lot of players. Some of them had more potential killing bullets in their gun than you.
Intriguing question.
Lyn
Lol ya that's a good point
Isn't a high percentage of gambling done with some type of spot or handicap given by one player to the other? How many guys have you seen that got the spot and subsequently pocketed a couple thousand dollars seem depressed about it afterward? Or decline their winnings?
I believe one of the major problems with pool is the short sighted view so many professionals and better players have. Pool professionals will continue to play for peanuts until they and the influential people in pool realize the big money will never be the result of their great skills. It can only happen when the sport cleans up its image and you have millions of pool enthusiasts (most of whom can't play a lick) that will motivate sponsors and TV to put big money into the game. You only have to look at golf, the PGA players, how they conduct themselves, interact with fans and compare the money they make to get a clue. The 132nd ranked player on the PGA tour makes 4 or 5 times more money than does the top male pool professional.
I believe one of the major problems with pool is the short sighted view so many professionals and better players have. Pool professionals will continue to play for peanuts until they and the influential people in pool realize the big money will never be the result of their great skills. It can only happen when the sport cleans up its image and you have millions of pool enthusiasts (most of whom can't play a lick) that will motivate sponsors and TV to put big money into the game. You only have to look at golf, the PGA players, how they conduct themselves, interact with fans and compare the money they make to get a clue. The 132nd ranked player on the PGA tour makes 4 or 5 times more money than does the top male pool professional.