People seem to forget this has been an off and on thing for over three years. People really have no clue at all how many matches never happen that no one ever hears about. Its easily four to one. I started this thread because all other options were exhausted. It was a last ditch long shot effort. I guess some people see this thread and forget the twenty four previous matches that got done.
As for me needing to learn about human nature maybe thats the case but I have made my living working with professional gamblers and pool players. I would say I could teach some classes on human nature. Sometime you just have to cut bait.
A few people know how screwed up pro pool really is. I mean at a basic human nature level. Most really do not know because what they know is what is made public. Thinking you can apply standard business and sales tactics in this world is simply naive. I'm not a good business man and I'm not a good negotiator but as far as I can tell no one else has come close to doing what Chad and I have done as far as putting big name individual matches together. People that try invariably throw up their hands and walk away. A good businessman wouldn't have anything to do with pro pool. The only reason to have anything to do with it is out of emotional attachment to it. Good businessmen do not make emotional decisions regarding business.
Ask yourself this "Why isnt anyone else doing these types of matches in the U.S.?" I mean there are plenty of great marketing guys, negotiators and business minds out there. Seemingly most of them are on AZ. How come none of them have picked up the ball and ran with it? Use all that savvy and mental horsepower to really do things right ? I often ponder this question myself.
