Thanks
ironman said:
I'll say one thing, it's not like you guys didn't try.
Over the next few months tough, tournaments are going to get tougher and tougher in our region as the market gets mor and more saturated. There won't be a winner.
We're doing our best but the economy, gas prices and as you said the availabilty of so many tournaments make it harder and harder.
This tournament was originally started with the idea of giving players a chance to play the BCA State or BCA National type of environment with Diamond tables and a large entry field.
That was/is a good idea, but Diamond tables are no longer a drawing factor by themselves. There places in TX that have them and it's been a few years since their introduction so most of the players have been exposed and know how they play.
It's hard to get added money when you're paying a large fee to bring in the tables. With games costing a dollar each, and the cost of hotel and food, the gas etc., etc......you don't get the mini tournaments to go as well as you like hence it's hard just to make the tables pay for themselves, let alone get any extra to go back to the players. Sponsorship is tough if you're not well established and the TABC (SP?) makes it next to impossible to get any kind of tobacco or alcohol sponsorship.
To hold a tournament of this size requires a venue large enough which involves a cost and then they want to charge $4 a beer and $2 a bottle of water.....it's hard.
The players get angry at the costs and then they don't sign up which means the tournament slowly withers away and can no longer be held.
If the players signed up in the numbers they did last year....but what can you do? It's discouraging :frown:
I have suggested to the TD's that they think about moving this (If future events are feasible) back to the DFW area. The majority of the players except for the event last year in Houston are always from the DFW area. The players in my area are plentiful but for the most part "Social players' or " League Bangers". The majority of them don't play tournaments except State BCA. The small number that do play tourneys are not going to play in one that has an entry fee of over $20-30. So if you move it up there, you're not losing anything since they don't play when it's right in the area.
I feel for you Lewis, but at least Fast Eddies is established and you have sponsorship.
Take Care
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