I think I know what you mean about that ref. He is very arrogant and seems to want to make himself stand out.....to him it's not about the players or the fans....he himself wants to be in the limelight. I don't care much for him either. He's just too cocky for me........and I'm not sure he even knows very much about pool.
Oh and who is your boyfriend??
Being a TD for a pro event means that you have to deal with a lot of big egos and you have to have a pretty big ego yourself.
The TD at VF is one of the few I've seen that doesn't favor the big name players over the lesser known players. He treats them all the same and he doesn't take any crap from any of them. He is very experienced and well aware of some of the very subtle sharking moves and he doesn't let them get away with it. I like the way he runs a tournament.
As far as the new location, I'm sure the tournaments may fill up but they may not hit the numbers they have had in the past until the hotel is built.