Pro Billiard Series - Las Vegas Men's Open 10ball live now

[JPB2]

it's the CSI expo and league tourneys, pool player jamboree. that draws a lot of people and some of them watch the pro pool. they should build up better bleachers for final days though, more people deserved to see that filler v fedor match. jmho. maybe stu or bob jewett can give their opinion, but sure looked like more people wanted to watch

There were not a ton of seats in the bleachers and they would fill up at times. Some seats would not have a full view. But they were free. I saw Stu watching across from me one match but didn’t get to introduce myself. I also watched some on the outer tables. Had to stand for one but had seats for another. I like watching some of those matches and also sometimes watch a pro warm up or practice.

For me the event is good. I like watching to a point. I would not travel just to watch, but will watch some when I am there. I don’t know that is the best business model for them etc…. I will say that people would ask us about our cues and pool when they saw us out and about. (Did not get a room at the Westgate). They seemed to have some casual interest in it. We would tell them they could go watch pros for free. Dunno if any did, but for the ones who lived there it would be a good way to spend a couple hours.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... maybe stu or bob jewett can give their opinion, but sure looked like more people wanted to watch

I think a few of the matches could have filled twice as many seats. I think there were only 150 or so seats in each of the two arenas. Lots of people stood on the stairs or on chairs to peer over the railings. There were big screens to watch if you couldn't get a seat.

I heard that 12k league players were entered in various events with about 15k total entries. Not all were there at once.

 

[Bob Jewett]

One thing about the arenas that was great is the front row was elevated about two feet so you could see the balls on the table.