"Skins" style ring America tournament?

[Dedeye1209]

I don't know where the "America" came from... lol

There are a couple of small (avg < 25 players) tournaments where I live, at 2 or 3 venues. No one is ever happy with the one 9-ball handicap event, so the #2 room is starting their own.

I'm sick of it, so I have an idea for a limited-field, low cost, tiered "skins" style ring game event.
I was thinking 3 or 4 tiers, 5 max players to start in each
Beginner & intermediate play a 9-ball ring game
Skilled players can play 10 ball
Advanced players play 10 ball or 15 ball (61) rotation.

Use poker chips, have $5 ($10, $15, $20) buy in, $5 re-buy
Winner of each 5 man game takes all
Start with 15 ch, pay 1/2 at 5 players
Pay 2/4 at 4 players
~HALVE CHIPS~
Pay 2/4 at 3 players
Race to 3 or 5 for the money at 2

This is intended for a local pool community, so everyone knows others' game... pretty hard to sandbag.

I'm thinking you could even take votes on entry fees for higher-level handicap games. If you want to jack the pot up, and everyone is in, go ahead.

Also, if you want to play up a skill level to challenge yourself, do so.

NO PLAYING DOWN, aka no stealing. Once you win 2/3 weeks at a given level, you move up.

This is in the "idea" stage, I'm taking suggestions.

 

[CokerFan82]

I really miss playing ring games. 10 ball to be specific. We always played with chips. $20-25 worth. No safety play.. the incoming player could hand the shot back. Ever three racks the money ball/s double value. Play until 1 guy has all chips

 

[Dedeye1209]

It has always been a kind of unspoken non-safety rule everywhere I've played. You can give the shot back only if the person shooting fouls.

All out offense makes it more interesting.

 

[Awizzzy]

It has always been a kind of unspoken non-safety rule everywhere I've played. You can give the shot back only if the person shooting fouls.

All out offense makes it more interesting.

That's how I've always played it.

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